Our Story
Johnny 'Caledonian Cowboy' Gauld is the enthusiastically humorous and engaging piper/poet, writer, adventurer and all round Scottish raconteur, whose tales songs, stories and poems are the perfect antidote to whatever ails you! He's part Huckleberry Finn, part Oor Wullie. A cross between Bill Bryson and Indiana Jones. A modern day Burns with a hint of McGinn...H. Rider Haggard meets Moses!
As well as as being a well seasoned performer of the works of Robert Burns, Caledonian Cowboy has a massive repertoire of his own hilariously honest poems, songs and tales to entertain every size of audience. Whether it be his one man show or with his army of performers with 'Wee Jock's Big Braw Scottish Nite', Caledonian Cowboy is more than able to bring laughter and entertainment to every type of event. Annually his one man Caledonian Cowboy/Robert Burns Celebratory Tour, sells out on every occasion to great acclaim.
He regularly hosts whisky and rum tasting events at numerous venues, and has also hosted steak tasting dinners. With an ever-growing roster of ceilidh and folk performers, Caledonian Cowboy regularly performs with a vast array of qualified and professional musicians (billed as Caledonian Cowboy Ceilidh Collective) capable of entertaining any corporate or private party.
Caledonian Cowboy Collective is a full time 18 piece professional pipes & drums band who have performed at many of the finest venues in the country. The Collective can tailor it's numbers to suit, from a solo piper to a full 36 piece Collective.
Speaking and performing are only a small part of Caledonian Cowboy's career and he is also a successfully published author of original poems and songs, as well as works in both fiction and non-fiction.
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As a piper, he has played live at all of Scotland's major music festivals such as T in the Park, Rockness, The Wickerman, Live at Loch Lomond and Belladrum. He has also performed on many of Glasgow's famous stages i.e. The Barrowland Ballroom, the 02 Academy, The S.E.C.C., The Hydro, The A.B.C., Glasgow Green, Hampden, The Clyde Auditorium and The Tallship. Other venues and events in Scotland include The Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh Castle, The Picture House, Corn Exchange and Liquid Rooms in Edinburgh, the Caird Hall in Motherwell, The A.E.C.C. in Aberdeen, The Royal Highland Show at Ingliston, amongst many more. Likewise, Caledonian Cowboy has played at a whole of celebrations and events throughout the U.K and the world with New York’s Tartan Day Parade, Sun Studios - Memphis, Checkpoint Charlie - New Orleans, Hank Williams boyhood home - Alabama, the Comedy Theatre and the Festival Hall - Melbourne, Australia, Heralding in the New Year in Fiji, and the Lady Boy Street Performers of Thailand being some of the highlights. On top of that there has been countless other performances throughout Spain, France, Italy, Dominican Republic, Czech Republic and Ireland.
Some of the well known singers and bands that Caledonian Cowboy has performed with are - Ian Brown, Madness, The Alabama 3, The Aliens, Steve Mason, The Enemy, Deacon Blue, The Horne Section, The Stone Roses, Bill Drummond, The Amphetameanies, The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra, Ruts D.C., Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott, and The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu.
Caledonian Cowboy was also the solo piper to launch the Queen's Baton for the Commonwealth relay/Glasgow 2014.
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