Roddy MacLeod MBE is one of the most distinguished and widely accomplished pipers of his generation, and one of Highland piping’s most profoundly influential identities.
As one of the world's most accomplished competitive solo pipers, he is also The National Piping Centre's founding director of piping. Roddy was tutored by eminent piper and composer Duncan Johnston who found him a painstaking and musically gifted pupil. Roddy MacLeod went on to win all of solo piping's most coveted awards, many of them several times over.
He was Pipe Major of the World renowned Grade 1 Scottish Power Pipe Band from 1995 - 2005 during which time he led them to many successes in major competition including the Cowal Championships and the All-Ireland Championship.
Aside from leading the band to success on numerous occasions, Roddy's solo piping achievements are quite remarkable:-
Solo competition prizes include:
Achievements Include
Awarded MBE for Services to Piping -2003
Winner of the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Award for Music 2004.
Winner, Kishmul Banner composition competition.
Solo competition prizes include:
Glenfiddich Piping Championship, overall winner (3 times), MSR winner,Piobaireachd winner (5 times);
Northern Meetings, Inverness - Highland Society of London Gold Medal, Bicentenary Gold Medal and Clasp ( 2) , Former Winners MSR
Argyllshire Gatherings, Oban- Highland Society of London Gold Medal, Senior Piobaireachd, Former Winners MSR (2), and Open Jigs.
Bratach Gorm (4 times);
Silver Chanter (3 times);
Gillies Cup Open Piobaireachd, London ( 9 times );
London Medallion Former Winners MSR ( 2 times );
Scottish Piping Society of London overall champion (7 times);
National Mod overall champion (5 times);
Uist and Barra overall winner (5 times);
Donald MacLeod Memorial Competition overall winner ( 2 times )
Springbank Invitational Overall Winner;
Dunvegan Medal;
Dunvegan Colonel Jock MacDonald Clasp (4 times);
Dr Allan MacDonald Cup for overall winner at Skye (3 times);
Highland Society of London Gold Medal, overall winner (Skye) (3 times);
Dr Dan Reid Invitational overall winner (3 times);
G.S McLennan Invitational overall winner;
Scottish Pipers Association overall winner (4 times);
Scottish Pipers Association Piping Times Knockout winner;
Highlands and Islands Festival Invitational Piobaireachd winner (4 times);
Clan Donald Quaich winner;
Lochaber Tuagh Or Invitational Piobaireachd winner (3 times);
Haddo House Quaich Invitational winner;
Scotway Garden Festival 20th Century Piobaireachd winner;
Scotway Lord Provost of Glasgow¹s Competition MSR (3 times);
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