As Montreal store renews popular tradition, meet its first female bagpiper
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A downtown staple has made its return to Montreal. The Holt Renfrew Ogilvy store brought back its resident bagpiper after a few years hiatus.
It was pouring rain on Friday, but nothing could wipe the smile off of Jenna Dennison’s face as she reported for her first day of work.
After a few years’ hiatus, the Holt Renfrew Ogilvy department store in downtown Montreal decided to bring back its resident bagpiper.
And Dennison was a perfect fit for the job.
“We went through some auditions and we were really taken by Jenna, by her talent and approachability,” said Natalie Lord, divisional vice-president and general manager at Holt Renfrew Ogilvy.
Some, however, might be excused for thinking fate had a little something to do with it.
“When I first moved to Montreal, I was about 10 or 11 years old, and the first time I saw a bagpiper up close was actually here,” Dennison said.
“The sound really moved me, and I always remember that experience.”
It wasn’t until her teens, though, that Dennison decided to take up the pipes.
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