Nicholas Hadwen began his violin studies with his father at two years of age. He continued under his father's tutelage until being awarded a place at the Royal Northern College of Music,  Manchester.

He then went on to do his Master's degree at Michigan State University,  USA in Solo Viola Performance. 

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On returning to the UK, he pursued a busy freelance career, performing regularly with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra,  the Ulster Orchestra,  Manchester Camerata and Northern Ballet. He also toured with Andrea Bocelli in Portugal with Orchestra du Nord, performed in several concert dates with Rod Stewart and toured with the West End production of Oliver. He also maintained a vibrant and busy private teaching schedule.

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Nick was offered the position of Violin and Viola Instructor for the National Youth Orchestras of Scotland based in Lochaber - a position he held for seven years - before moving south to take up the role of Head of Strings at Wycombe Abbey School. 

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After thirteen years he and his wife relocated to the Isle of Lewis where his wife Shona is from. Nick and Shona now live in Ness and he has started his own string teaching programme for beginner to advanced string players.​

Peter Moger was born in the East Riding of Yorkshire.  He read Music at Merton College, Oxford and after postgraduate study in composition, worked initially as a schoolteacher and church organist.  He then read Theology at St John’s College, Durham where he was also organ scholar.  For 26 years he served as an ordained minister in the Church of England, including posts at Ely Cathedral and at York Minster, where he had responsibility for worship and oversaw the music departments.  In November 2019 he moved to Lewis as the Scottish Episcopal priest at Stornoway and Eoropaidh. 

 

Peter has continued to compose throughout his life, with a particular focus on choral and church music.  He has contributed several hymn tunes to the 2013 edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern, and a number of choral works in response to commissions, most recently from the Choir of York Minster, and the Micklegate Singers. He became musical director of the Stornoway Singers earlier this year.

"I started my piping in 1960 under Kenny  'Captain' MacLeod who emigrated to Canada in 1963 .

My next tutor, for three years, was John Rennie, probation officer, who then left for Inverness.

My next mentor was P/M Willie MacLeod,

Seaforth Highlanders, and Pipe Major of the Lewis Pipe Band. Willie took me into the band in 1967 to 1971.

 

I then left Lewis to find a job and returned in 1979 and became Pipe Major of the Lewis Pipe Band  in1980 and survived for 15 years! During that time I tutored many young learners  and continued tutoring up to the present time.

 

In 2001 I was asked to be Pipe Major of the newly formed Eilean nan Fhraoich  Pipe Band and had ten very enjoyable years there."