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Today's post features several videos of famous piper Dr. John McAskill. Dr. McAskill is perhaps most known today for his composition Lexy McAskill — a very well-known four-parted reel. Today's videos come from Studio member Beau Buffington, who writes: I had the opportunity to work with Dr. John McAskill at the 1988 College of Piping Summer School in Idyllwild, California. (Back then, I went by my middle name 'Andrew' because I thought it sounded more Scottish than my nickname "Beau"). Also teaching at the school that year were Seamus MacNeill and Jimmy Bayne. In addition to being a well-known composer and judge, McAskill had been a student of and personal physician to Angus MacPherson, a situation which he described as a 'golden opportunity.' On a side note, several students decided that "Tunes of Glory" should be shown for movie night, and Dr. John agreed to this on condition that "Easy Rider" would be shown the ...