Eric is an award winning,  third-generation bagpiper of Scottish descent.  He has been playing and writing music for the Great Highland Bagpipe since he was only ten years old.  

Eric was trained by some of the best bagpiping instructors in the United States. His natural talent and extensive training have helped him to earn several first place medals at bagpiping competitions all over the west coast. 
661-992-6011 thedesertpiper@msn.com
The Desert Piper • PO Box 3012 • Quartz Hill CA 93536
© 2007 Eric & Vickee Boyd
Credentials & Accomplishments

-  Nominated for a 2007 Celtic Radio Music Award

-  Former member of the Techno-Fusion bagpipe band Sonic Impulse

- Performed at the World Highland Games in Glasgow Scotland

-  Formally trained by Pipe Majors' Seamus Coyne, Allan Weidlich,          Stephen Megarity & GlenThompson, as well as John McLean Allan.

-  Former member celtic band Silent Planet

-  Performed & recorded with Tartanic

-  Former member of the Los Angeles Police Department Pipe Band,      City of Glendale Pipe Band & Cabar Feidh Pipe Band

-  Performed in the film Primary Colors with Larry Hagman and in a          European televised commercial for Intel

-  Performed with world renowned bagpiper Eric Rigler and his
   band Bad Haggis, as well as  The Pacific Symphony Orchestra,
   Golden Bough, The Wicked Tinkers, Carol Tatum,  The Browne
   Sisters & George Cavannah

-  Performed at the Los Angeles Film Festival as well as various   
   Celtic Festivals, Renaissance Pleasure Faires & Highland Games

-  Performed at Universal Citywalk Hollywood, Downtown Disney
  California, Knotts Berry Farm, Harrah's Hotel & Casino Reno,
  Fitzgerald's Hotel & Casino Reno, Ghirardelli Square San   
  Francisco, Pier "39" San Francisco, The Cannery San Francisco