Young piper busks his way to New York

A 10-year-old Scottish piper has become an honorary member of a New York firefighter pipe band after busking for six months so he could take part in the city’s Tartan Day Parade.

Josh Bruce spent time playing the pipes on the streets of his home in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and in Aberdeen city centre to raise money for flights to New York.

The youngster has been piping since he was five and plays using a set of pipes made in memory of the firefighters who died at the World Trade Centre on 9/11.

On hearing about his fundraising efforts, the New York Fire Department Emerald Society Pipe Band invited Josh to march in the city’s Tartan Day Parade.

On arrival in New York, Josh met the fire crew, was presented with a personalised jacket and made an honorary member.