2002
Gus Millar
Gus started his drumming career aged 10 with the Boys’ Brigade Pipe Band and competed for the first time at The Cowal Highland Gathering whilst he was still at primary school. His pipe band drumming style is still every bit to the fore today, his tight rolls and immaculate phrasing have been copied but never equalled by most if not all of today’s dance band drummers. Gus’s playing style is immediately recognisable no matter which band he is gracing. His credits to date include recordings with many familiar names including Jimmy Shand, Andrew Rankine, Colin Finlayson, Hamish Menzies, Lex Keith, Grace MacCleaver, John Carmichael, Ronnie Easton, Colin Dewar, Jimmy Shand Jnr, John Renton, Bill Black, Ian Holmes, Max Houliston, John Huband, Frank Thompson and Donald MacLeod. Gus is probably best known for his collaboration with Freeland Barbour over 35 years including The Occasionals and of course the unforgettable Wallochmor Ceilidh Band.
Gus Millar
Gus started his drumming career aged 10 with the Boys’ Brigade Pipe Band and competed for the first time at The Cowal Highland Gathering whilst he was still at primary school. His pipe band drumming style is still every bit to the fore today, his tight rolls and immaculate phrasing have been copied but never equalled by most if not all of today’s dance band drummers. Gus’s playing style is immediately recognisable no matter which band he is gracing. His credits to date include recordings with many familiar names including Jimmy Shand, Andrew Rankine, Colin Finlayson, Hamish Menzies, Lex Keith, Grace MacCleaver, John Carmichael, Ronnie Easton, Colin Dewar, Jimmy Shand Jnr, John Renton, Bill Black, Ian Holmes, Max Houliston, John Huband, Frank Thompson and Donald MacLeod. Gus is probably best known for his collaboration with Freeland Barbour over 35 years including The Occasionals and of course the unforgettable Wallochmor Ceilidh Band.