Kevin Dugas

May 15, 2012

Cape Breton

Born in Inverness, Cape Breton, Kevin has been playing the great highland bagpipe for 17 years, starting at the age of 10. His early piping career was heavily influenced by many great tutors at the Gaelic College summer school. These individuals include John MacLean, Ed Neigh, Michael Grey, and the late Alasdair Gillies. Kevin's current piping tutor is Bruce Gandy from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He competes at the professional level in piping solos and in band competitions with the 78th Highlanders Halifax Citadel grade 1 pipe band.

With respect to piping in a more traditional sense, Kevin has been inspired since a young age by Scottish traditional musicians among his MacDonnell roots and Acadian musicians among his Dugas roots in Digby County, Nova Scotia, as well as the many great Scottish traditional musicians from Inverness County like Kinnon Beaton, Andrea Beaton, and Glenn Graham. Kevin particularly enjoys attending square dances throughout Inverness County and playing for square sets whenever possible. He has previously recorded with the great Cape Breton piano player Mac Morin on his solo album.

Kevin is currently completing a PhD in school and applied child psychology at McGill University in Montreal. He intends on pursuing a career in mental health in childhood intervention and therapy.

2 Responses to Kevin Dugas

  1. Albert Aucoin July 17, 2012 at 11:26 am #

    Fantastic video,.Kevin has a real bright future ahead of him. Great talent

    Albert Aucoin

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  2. Devon Strang July 19, 2012 at 3:40 pm #

    Thanks for the comment Albert. We’re thrilled to have him perform this year. The Piper’s Ceilidh is always a hit and “A Tale of Four Islands’ in Inverness promises to be an amazing show.

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