Perth teenager is perfect pitch in solo bagpiping performance on Murrayfield rooftop

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A Perth teenager proved she had a head for heights – as well as perfect pitch – when she climbed to the rooftop of Murrayfield and played the pipes to sold-out stands.

Despite studying sports coaching and development at Perth College UHI, 17-year-old Katie Duthie wasn’t invited to stand atop the packed national venue to observe the Scotland versus New Zealand game.

She had been asked to play solo bagpipes with more than 67,000 rugby fans focused on her.On November 13 she played the Scottish national anthem Flower of Scotland followed by Flowers of the Forest, the lament for Remembrance Sunday.Katie, a former pupil of Perth Grammar, stood tall in kilt and bonnet, making her solo piping debut – seen by the Murrayfield fans and millions more watching worldwide live on Amazon Prime.“It was surreal and I was more than a bit nervous,” she revealed after the milestone moment in her piping career which she began at the tender age of five.Katie is a member of the Perth and District Pipe Band – seen recently leading the Mod – in which her father, Alistair Duthie, is Pipe Major as well as the ceremonial Piper for the City of Perth.But on Sunday Katie was out with her other pipe group, Police Scotland Fife Pipe Band, which were lined up to entertain at ground level.

Katie said: “Police Scotland Fife Pipe Band were booked to perform at the Scotland v All Blacks event.“The week before, my group was asked if they would put forward someone to do the lament on the roof and they particularly wanted a female piper.