Year of birth: 1969 Place of birth: Portadown Occupation: Civil Servant Date of joining FMMPB: 2007

Some facts about Mark:

• Mark started piping at the age of 9 and was taught by Norman McCutcheon and Lenny Browne.
• Mark had already proven himself as an established piper at a very young age, winning his status as a senior player on the Northern Ireland solo scene by the age of 18.
• Mark’s previous bands include the Graham Memorial Pipe Band, Battlehill Pipe Band, and the Pipes & Drums of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, of which he was the pipe major of all three, winning several majors with Battlehill and leading the RUC for a successful seven years from 1992-1998.
• Mark’s favourite FMM performance was at the World Championships in 2002.
• His favourite piping composers are G. S. MacLennan and Ryan Canning.
• Major influences on his piping career include the 78th Fraser Highlanders of 1987, Strathclyde Police in their later years and our very own Richard Parkes.

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