Hire David McRobb | Bagpiper in Middlesbrough

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From£200

1 hour

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Pmaj David McRobb Spire Memorial

Scots Guards Amazing Grace

David McRobb Lone Piper Basel Tattoo July 2019

About David

I have played the pipes since I was 8 years old played in world championship winning pipebands and also competed as a solo piper

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Bagpiper

Middlesbrough

Public liability insurance of £2 million

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I started to play bagpipes at the age of eight, at the age of 16 I joined the Army as a soldier and Regimental Piper. I re-enlisted September 2017 in the 1st Bn Scots Guards and carried out numerous public playing jobs including lone piper and playing for Her Majesty The Queen. 2017 also saw me win the Amateur Solo Piping Title . 2018 I attended the Army School of Highland Bagpipes first completing my class one and then doing a 7 month course to qualify as a Pipe Major (Army Qualification) from this I also received an HND in Music which allows me to Tutor the GHB in schools.

David

5 out of 5

33 verified reviews

Satisfaction

5.0

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

5.0

Punctuality

5.0

David's Reviews

5 out of 5

David was amazing, very professional and helpful. Highly recommend, he made my husband's 60th birthday extra special.

5 out of 5

Proactive communication. Impeccably presented, highly skilled musician. Would highly recommend.

5 out of 5

Perfect. What a talented and charming musician.

5 out of 5

I would recommend David to absolutely anyone he is a consummate professional and a thoroughly decent and kind man. He played the bagpipes for my nannas funeral today to perfection. She would have absolutely loved it! I really cannot thank him enough. Nothing was an issue he did everything we asked for and more. If you’re looking for a bagpiper then book this man he is worth every penny! Thank you from all of the Burke and Battell family!

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I am a competing solo piper and also play in a competing pipeband

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Top 10 booked musician of 2022

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25 gigs

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David's Song list

Highland Cathedral

Scotland The Brave

Flower of Scotland

Maries Wedding

Black Bear

Dark Island

Flowers of the Forest

A Mans A Man For Aw That

The Glendaruel Highlanders

The Atholl Highlanders

The Steamboat

The Green Hills of Tyrol

Battles Oer

Bloody Fields of Flanders

At Long Last

Hills of Argyll

The 51st Highland Division

The Dawning of The Day

PM Sam Scott

Trees of North Uist

John MacDonald of Glencoe

John Row Stewart

Cockerel in the Creel

Lucy Cassidy

Old wife of the mill dust

Kenny Gillies of Portalong

Crags of Tumbledown

Scotland The Brave

My Home

A Mans A Man

Highland Laddie

Dark Island

Irish Washer Woman

Blue Bonnets

David's Prices

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£150
Up to 1 hour	£200
Up to 2 hours	£250
Up to 3 hours	£300

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

Playing Ability

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Edinburgh Castle, Windsor Castle

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Willie Ross and my Pipe Majors past and present

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

Lone Piper Basel Tattoo Trooping The Colour Jools Holland New Year Show

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

We can be flexible and try to cater for change

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

This is not applicable to the service

How much time do you need to set up?

30 minutes before go time

Can I pick the pieces you play from the set list?

I have large choice of tunes and also happy to learn something for your occasion.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes solo musician so its just Bagpipes

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

Yes Given enough time I can learn new tunes you have selected

Musicianship

Genres:

Military, Traditional church music, Christmas, Contemporary Christian

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Instruments:

Bagpipes

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Event types:

Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Perfect pitch, Repetiteur, Fluent improviser, Fluent sight-reader

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