Kathryn Tickell

Not many people could make an instrument as localized as the Northumbrian small pipes interesting, but that's exactly what Kathryn Tickell (who's also an accomplished fiddler) has managed to do, as evidenced by the global sales of her finest albums, including 1997's The Gathering, 2002's Back to the Hills, and 2012's Northumbrian Voices. Along the way, in addition to many records under her own name, she's recorded with Sting, Jon Lord, and the Chieftains. Her achievements succeeded in seeing her instrument's profile elevated on the international stage. Born in 1970 in Northu...