Summary
Northumbrian piper Jacqui Powell-Swinburne is blowing a storm through the windswept hills of Northumberland ( and giving her historic musical instrument a new, rock-style image.
Jacqui, 43, has ruffled the feathers of many die-hard fans of traditional folk music with her revolutionary way of playing the pipes. She combines their unique, lilting sound with an eclectic mix of heavy metal rock music, with strong influences from the likes of Metallica, Iron Maiden, Jimi Hendrix and German band Rammstein. Now Jacqui, who has a 15-year-old son Edward and lives near Rothbury, Northumberland, has set up her own business ( Dragon Storm Productions ( to continue her quest to drag the historic instrument into the 21st Century.See the full content of this document
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Jacqui's the 'Rock' Piper
She has launched the venture with advice and financial support under the New Deal scheme...
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