Name: Charlie Ward
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Rating: 5

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A Man's a Man for a' That

Jig Sample

Amazing Grace

About Charlie Ward

Solo piper and teacher. Originally from the hills outside of Edinburgh, but playing professionally in London for 12 years.

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Bagpiper

London

I began playing the pipes when I was eight and living in Scotland. I've played in various bands over the years, including the Pipes and Drums of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, but now perform mostly as a soloist. When I'm not performing I also teach the pipes.

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10 gigs

Experienced: 10 bookings through Encore

Musicianship

Genres:

Scottish music, Military, Traditional church music, Folk, Ceilidh, Traditional Scottish folk, Marching

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Instruments:

Bagpipes

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Event types:

Funeral / Memorial service, Wedding, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Burns night, Corporate event, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Arranger, Songwriter, Actor, Instrumental teaching

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Song list

Amazing Grace

Flower of Scotland

Going Home

The Dark Isle

Scotland the Brave

Highland Cathedral

Auld Lang Syne

Glasgow City Police Pipers

Dora Macleod

Troy's Wedding

John Roy Stewart

Caber Feidh

Lament for the Children

The Cameronian Rant

The Fiddlers' Rally

The Mist Covered Mountains of Home

The Drunken Piper

The Glendaurel Highlanders

I Gave a Kiss to the King's Hand

The Devil's in the Kitchen

The Irish Washerwoman

The Atholl Highlanders

The Gay Gordons

Balmoral Castle

Highland Whisky

Monymusk

The De'il among the Tailors

The Duke of Perth

Charlie Ward

5 out of 5

9 verified reviews

Satisfaction

5.0

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

5.0

Punctuality

5.0

Reviews

5 out of 5

Charlie played beautifully at my dad's funeral. He was polite, punctual and respectful. I cannot recommend him enough.

5 out of 5

Wow. I just wanted to say, on behalf of everyone that attended yesterday’s Funeral service a HUGE thank you to Charlie – everyone remarked on how wonderful his playing was, how respectful he was and the overriding emotion at the end of that day was that it was an amazing send off for my Mum, and one she would have loved to attend in person! I really cannot think of higher praise than this, other than to say that everything went exactly as my Father had pictured it in his mind, however the Piping was even better than he imagined it could be. Thank you sincerely and I can strongly recommend Charlie to other potential customers.

5 out of 5

I cannot give enough praise for Charlie from the moment we first talked. Charlie gave me such confidence when arranging my father’s funeral from sorting out the details to playing on the day. Charlie played Amazing Grace and it was amazing to hear. It gave my Father the send off he deserved.

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5 out of 5

Charlie played the pipes at our school Burns night ceilidh and he was absolutely fantastic. There was so much praise for him from all our guests who said how much he made the evening with his wonderful playing. And as the organiser of the evening I felt especially thankful, Charlie was really accommodating to all our needs, arrived in great time and was a pleasure to deal with. Thanks Charlie and look forward to getting you back soon!

5 out of 5

I found Charlie on line and contacted him by phone. He was a pleasure to communicate with. On the day, he was punctual, polite, showed great respect to both our home and our guests. He piped in and addressed the haggies to the excitement and delight of all. We parted on excellent terms; delighted that we have found Charlie.

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