Scots Hollywood star rejoins old school band to perform outside his £2m mansion
One person very close to the star was in tears over the performance
TOP OF THE CLASS Scots Hollywood star rejoins old school band to perform outside his £2m mansion
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EWAN McGregor rejoined his former school's pipe band for a performance at his Scottish mansion.
The Hollywood star played side drum while a pupil at Morrison's Academy in his hometown of Crieff, Perthshire.
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Ewan McGregor performed with his former pipe band
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The Hollywood star was all smiles outside the £2million mansion
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The school's pipe band were asked to come along to the £2 million home in Carse of Gowrie to serenade McGregor and friend Charley Boorman as they set off on their latest motorcycle adventure.
The performance is featured in the opening episode of the Apple TV series Long Way Home which sees the pair travel from McGregor's home in Scotland to Boorman's in the south of England - via Scandinavia.
McGregor's mum Carol shed tears as she watched her son join in with the band by playing the drum at the 18th century country retreat in Perthshire.
Speaking in the series premiere, the 54-year-old Trainspotting actor said: "I used to be a side drummer in this pipe band and my dad before me and my uncle. I come from a long line of drummers.
"It's a massive band now. There was only like nine of us in the band I was in.
"When they crack off it gets the hairs on the back of your neck standing up."
In a statement posted on social media, Morrison's Academy said: "Former pupil Ewan McGregor auditions for Morrison's Academy Pipe Band.....and deftly demonstrates that he's not lost his rhythm!
"We can let the cat out of the bag.
"Morrison's Academy pipe band were delighted to set former pupil Ewan McGregor and motorcycling buddy Charley Boorman off on their travels again across Europe."
McGregor's father Jim was a physical education teacher at the fee-paying school and helped arrange the performance.
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Long Way Home marks 20 years since McGregor and Boorman's first filmed adventure, called Long Way Round, which saw them travel from London to New York, via Europe, Asia and Alaska.
McGregor, who also has a home in Los Angeles, is now spending extended periods at his Scottish property which is set in more than 18 acres of land and gardens.
Property records show he bought the Category C-listed 10 bedroom property in 2023 for £2.35 million. It had been on the market for offers over £2.15 million.
The property comes with a gate lodge and a courtyard of outbuildings and has more than 15,000sq ft of living space on three floors, with a two-bedroom flat, stores and a wine cellar.
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A Hollywood star rejoined his school band to perform outside his £2m mansion
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Since buying the home, McGregor has been given permission to erect a replacement garage and to create a new master bedroom and bathroom suite.
In an interview last year, he said: "I definitely started to feel this pull home. I never saw it coming, it's weird.
"I think whoever made the world started with Scotland and got it right.
"I don't think you appreciate it when you're young as much as you do when you're older."
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