About Ian

Ian McKinnon is one of the most acclaimed Highland bagpipers of the Scottish diaspora. In an award-winning career spanning four decades, Ian has piped across the globe as an innovator in modern Celtic music, from solo to symphonic work, and as a co-founder of the Celtic Rock band, Rawlins Cross.

Also proficient on lowland pipes, tin whistle and bodhran (Celtic drum), Ian has competed at the Open Class (Professional) level and been honoured by his peers with a dozen East Coast Music Awards, Nova Scotia Music Awards and two Juno Award nominations. Ian has performed on stages in North and South America, Europe and Asia. Rawlins Cross continues to perform and record, releasing its 11th studio album in 2022.