ABOUT CAMERON
CAMERON STEWART
Early Years / Teachers
Cameron started piping at age 6 with his first lessons with his dad, Mark. He was fortunate to have principal teachers Anne Spalding and Alex Gandy guide him to great success on the solo piping competition scene in both Scotland and Canada.
He's also had tuition at workshops from Bruce Gandy, Matt MacIsaac, Finlay MacDonald, and Ross Ainslie.
Inaugural Royal Performance
Cameron's first-ever public Pipe Band performance was for Prince William and Kate, the Earl and Countess of Strathearn, as part of the Crieff Royal Visit Massed Pipe Band.
On the special occasion, he got to play with his mum, Mickey, who was in charge of the Drum Corps and arranging the drum scores for the event.
2015 – 2018: MacKenzie Caledonian Pipe Band
Cameron spent his formative competitive band years under Pipe Major Anne Spalding, competing with the MacKenzie Caledonia Novice Juvenile band.
In 2018, he performed with the Juvenile and Grade 2 band in a historic concert celebrating the band's centennial year. (Click the image to watch).
Formed in Dundee in 1918, the band attracted members returning from the horrors of the trenches of France and Belgium following the First World War.
July 2017
Antigonish Highland Games
Piper Of The Games (Grade 3)
Piobaireachd Champion (Grade 3)
1st in Piobaireachd
1st in Jig Heat A
2nd In Jig Playoff
2nd in March
4th in Strathspey/ Reel.
2019 Summer 2019
Antigonish Highland Games (Canada)
Grade 2 Piobaireachd Champion
Grade 2 Piper of The Games
1st Place: Grade 2 Piobaireachd
2nd Place: Grade 2 Strathspey/Reel
2nd Place: Grade 2 March
3rd Place: Grade 2 Hornpipe/Jig
Spring 2020
World Online Piping & Drumming Championships
4th Place: Grade 2 Jigs
Spring 2020
World Online Piping & Drumming Championships
4th Place: Grade 2 Jigs
February 2021
Halifax Citadel Mini Gatherings
1st Place: Grade 2 6/8 March
March 2021
Halifax Citadel Mini Gatherings (Canada)
Grade 2 Champion Overall Champion
Winner of the MacCallum Cup
1st Place: Grade 2 Slow Air/Jig
1st Place: Grade 2 MSR
2nd Place: Grade 2 Piobaireachd
March 2021
Gordon Duncan Experience
Successfully secured a place in the Gordon Duncan Experience Composition Masterclass along with 19 of Scotland’s best young musicians of all instruments.
Personal Mentee of Ross Ainslie
Championships
May 2022
North of Scotland Pipe Band Championship
- 1st Place with Vale of Atholl Pipe Band - Grade 3A
May 2022
British Pipe Band Championship
- 1st Place with Vale of Atholl Pipe Band - Grade 3A
June 2022
European Pipe Band Championship
- 1st Place with Vale of Atholl Pipe Band - Grade 3A
June 2022
Crieff High School
Pipe Major’s Award
Cape Breton Connection
Cameron is extremely proud to be half Scottish and half Canadian.
Having a mum from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, meant that Cameron has been fortunate to spend most summers and Christmas holidays in Canada.
Every summer, he would make the rounds of the solo piping circuit in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and perform regularly at local festivals and special events.
He is the official piper of the Boularderie MammoWarriors DragonBoat team, of which his grandmother was a founding member.
Atholl Highlanders
In 2025, Cameron was invited to be a piper in the Atholl Highlanders by the Duke of Atholl.
In the Spring of 2025, he went on tour with the regiment to the Eastern United States, performing in the New York Tartan Day Parade, the State House of Boston, and the British Ambassador's Residence in Washington.
Here he is officially welcomed into the Atholl Highlanders, being presented with his sprig of juniper by the Marquess of Tullibardine, heir apparent, Michael Murray.
