Complex sentence: In the introduction to his first book of tunes, Terry Tully cites his father Tommy as having been the major influence on his playing career: a great tribute indeed to a great stalwart of the Pipe Band scene in Ireland.
Split into simpler sentences: In the introduction to his first book of tunes, Terry Tully cites his father Tommy as having been the major influence on his playing career. A great tribute indeed to a great stalwart of the Pipe Band scene in Ireland.