In Europe shows are played from Netherlands to Italy, from Northern Germany to Southern Spain. This year brings lots of touring in the USA playing shows from New Mexico to Alaska, from Newport, RI, to San Francisco, so Celtica invests in a complete 2 nd backline, a van and trailer for the US. Really enjoyed your music and meeting you all. Sally Garen, promoter of the Canmore Highland Games, Canmore/ CAN: “Celtica has a very professional show, crowd-interactive, with high-caliber studied musicians. The co-operation with AKG, a world famous company for audio technical equipment, starts.Įnergized by their second CD release “Oceans of Fire”, which contains also original tunes, they are booked solid on the European festival circuit from May to October, only to be joyfully interrupted by the 1 st Canada- and USA-tour including prestigious Celtic Festivals like Canmore and their 100th performance at Tulsa, Oklahoma. Trying to extend their popularity “across the pond”, they start gaining notoriety with several US- and Canadian promoters, leading to the planning of their first North American Tour for fall of 2012. Duncan Knight becomes the male bagpiper of Celtica. The season extends Celtica’s touring territory in Europe and even bigger festivals, while they start working on their second CD “Oceans of Fire”. Their first CD “Rising” becomes a “Celtic” favorite on European radio stations and a hot seller on Internet Music outlets. The combination of the traditional sound of Scottish bagpipes with the power of a Rock Band promises to become a recipe for international success.ĭuring the summer touring season Celtica plays most of Europe’s major Celtic and/or Scottish themed festivals, as well as many local Music and Art Festivals, taking them to Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Croatia, and Austria, just to name a few. Thomas Rettl, kilt maker and fashion designer, supports the band from the very beginning with for the band designed kilts and accessories. Bass player Harald Weinkum stays as founding band member till presence. On bagpipes: John McLean Allan and Gwendolen Rowe. views and over 30.000 follower till end of the year!Ĭeltica –Pipes Rock is founded in December 2009 by the Austrian guitarist, composer and producer Gajus Stappen who gathers several European and US-American musicians in Phoenix, AZ, to record their first CD “Rising” and to shoot their first video at Grand Canyon and Monument Valley for the song “Atholl Highlanders”. New videos, especially releases taken from the Merkenstein-Show, bring more fans on Youtube: close to 12 mio. Speaking French and Spanish fluidly was very helpful. Ernesto presented himself as a perfect musicak bagpipe-partner of Duncan and terrific whistle-player. Besides this sensational event, Celtica was able to return on stage for a few shows, all with Corona-safety restrictions. Celtica used the time to create a spectacular show featuring more than 70 artists! A mighty choir, gast musicians, additional drummers, dancers and a breath taking fire show were the ingredients for the biggest and best Celtica-Show ever, and as a live-stream you could watch it all over the world! Edited and optimised got it released as double CD and DVD. In 2021 the pandemic continued to block performances world wide. In Summer 2021, David was appointed Pipe Major of Grade 1 Police Scotland Fife Pipe Band having had short stints leading Lomond and Clyde and MacKenzie Caledonian Pipe Bands. A list of David's piping and dancing accolades is presented below.ĭavid now lives in Arbroath, Scotland, with his beautiful wife and daughter, Clare and Caoimhe.2021: Covid, Merkenstein-Show and some Performances Prior to this David worked at as a full-time Bagpipe Instructor at The National Piping Centre, in Glasgow, Scotland. ![]() Parallel to his dancing career David is a professional Bagpiper teaching full-time at the High School of Dundee, one of Scotland’s leading Independent schools, as the Pipe Major. David is a Fellow of the United Kingdom Alliance and the Scottish Dance Teachers Alliance and through this imparts his knowledge and experience to dancers throughout the world as an instructor and lecturer. ![]() In his career, he went on to win 192 championships including 7 World Championship titles with the bulk of his tuition coming from his mother, Delma Wilson. After moving to Forfar, David continued his dancing tuition with Frances Paterson and soon after catapulted to success by winning his first dancing championship entered at age 7. He began Highland Dancing at 5 years of age initially being taught by Linda Napier, in Arbroath. ![]() David, Director of the David Wilton Dance Clinics, was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and moved to Scotland at the age of 4.
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