003: Rose Fletcher

Rose Fletcher Interview

Episode 3 – In the third interview of our series, Pipers’ Persuasion travelled to the Manchester area to see England’s godmother of piping, Rose Fletcher. Now in her mid-90s, Rose has dedicated her life towards promoting the art of piping in the north west of England, developing little or no interest in the music in that part of the country into a healthy, burgeoning community of piping and pipe band people. Rose explains how she first fell in love with the bagpipes while she was a young highland dancer and how she took an active interest in the instrument and started the 1st Ashton Scottish Pipe Band in 1935, later to become the successful Rose Fletcher Pipe Band. No end to her talents, Rose even taught drumming to interested children in the cotton mills. Rose’s influence on the pipe bands scene in her area has left a legacy of a sociable piping community that is the pride of England, which is still fostered today by her daughters Janet, Jennifer & Pauline, and Pauline’s husband Owen Nash, who all join Rose during this fascinating interview.

Episode 3 – This is an edited and refurbished new publication updating the old interview and displaying the full interview to prevent YouTube diminishing the quality of vision and sound and also giving access to the full and complete story.  This should give a bigger sharper viewing experience amongst other benefits and hopefully enhance your visit to the site watching the best that Pipers’ Persuasion has for you

and here are the Audio Files:

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