Eric Boyd

Eric Boyd 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. Eric is a former member of the Celtic bands 1916, Sonic Impulse, Tartanic and Silent Planet as well as the prestigious Los Angeles Police Department Pipe Band, City of Glendale Pipe Band and Cabar Feidh Pipe Band. Eric has 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. He has performed at a multitude of concert venues as well as various private events for television and film stars. He has also played his bagpipes in the film Primary Colors with John Travolta and Larry Hagman and in a European televised commercial for Intel. Eric's non-musical talents have been put to use in the television show Monster House (Episode: Sultan House) as well as on the construction crews for the film Almost Heroes and television show Renovate My Family. Eric recently played his bagpipes in the independent film "Juan Frances: Live" as well as the epic Battleship. Eric is currently an instructor to the LA County Firefighters Emerald Society Pipe & Drums. In addition to the Great Highland Bagpipes, Eric also plays the Scottish small Pipes, acoustic, electric & bass guitar, whistles, drums, keyboards & piano.