John Grant (pipe-major), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Grant (pipe-major)

Scottish pipe-major, born 1876

Date of Birth: 11-Aug-1876

Place of Birth: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 25-Apr-1961

Profession: composer, musician, music journalist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

John Grant (11 August 1876 – 25 April 1961) was an amateur aficionado of the Great Highland bagpipe who, for over fifty years, composed piobaireachd and Ceòl Beag for members of the British Royal Family, important noblemen and women, and contemporary statesmen; wrote and published books on the Great Highland Bagpipe and its music; and taught students under the auspices of the [Royal] Scottish Piper's Society.