Jack Lee (bagpiper)
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Jack Lee is a Canadian
bagpiper and the pipe sergeant
and co-founder of the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band
. The band has won the World Pipe Band Championships
several times.
He is also a solo competitor, having won a significant number of major prizes, including both Highland Society of London Gold Medals (Argyllshire Gathering in 2001 and Northern Meeting
in 1981, the former winner's Clasp at the Northern Meeting (1994), the Canadian Gold Medal (2002)), and was the first North American piper to win the Glenfiddich Solo Piping Championship (2003).
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
bagpiper and the pipe sergeant
Pipe Sergeant
The Pipe Sergeant, commonly abbreviated as "P/Sgt", is the number two person in charge of the pipers in a Scottish pipe band or pipes and drums. In terms of seniority, the Pipe Sergeant is secondary only to the Pipe Major, who is the director of bagpipe music in a pipe band. A Pipe Sergeant...
and co-founder of the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band
Simon Fraser University Pipe Band
The Simon Fraser University Pipe Band is a grade one pipe band affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada . The band has consistently placed in the top three in world competition and has won the Grade One World Pipe Band Championships six times: 1995, 1996, 1999,...
. The band has won the World Pipe Band Championships
World Pipe Band Championships
The World Pipe Band Championships is a pipe band competition currently held in Glasgow, Scotland every August. The event has been operating regularly since 1930, when the Scottish Pipe Band Association was formed...
several times.
He is also a solo competitor, having won a significant number of major prizes, including both Highland Society of London Gold Medals (Argyllshire Gathering in 2001 and Northern Meeting
Northern Meeting
The Northern Meeting, established in 1788 in Inverness, Scotland, is best known for its bagpiping competition in September. These competitions are among the most prestigious solo events in the piping world. The most famous competition is the pìobaireachd competition, which is organized in three...
in 1981, the former winner's Clasp at the Northern Meeting (1994), the Canadian Gold Medal (2002)), and was the first North American piper to win the Glenfiddich Solo Piping Championship (2003).