Book Michael Gordon, Bagpiper in Nottingham

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LA Scots Pipe Band Medley QuaL World Pipe Band Championships Sat August 17, 2013

About Michael

Michael is a highly skilled bagpiper based in Nottinghamshire. Michael is available to play the pipes at Weddings, Funerals & other events.

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Bagpiper

Nottingham

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Michael is a highly skilled bagpiper based in Nottinghamshire. He has over forty years experience and has been piping with Grade 1 (highest grade) pipe bands for the last 18 years. Currently Michael is a guest piper with the premier grade 1 pipe band in the USA – The Los Angeles Scots Pipe Band. He has played all over the world and has performed at countless weddings, funerals, Burns Suppers, Birthday Parties etc. Michael has also performed on TV, radio and in films.

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Booked for an Encore gig with less than 24 hours’ notice

5th Anniversary

This act has been working with Encore for over 5 years

10 gigs

Experienced: 10 bookings through Encore

Musicianship

Genres:

Christmas, Military, Traditional church music, Medieval music, Folk, Ceillidh, Traditional English folk, Traditional Scottish folk, Traditional Irish folk, Marching, Scottish music

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Instruments:

Bagpipes

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Event types:

Funeral / Memorial service, Wedding, Wedding proposal, 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, Virtual event

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Other skills:

Arranger, Composer, Fluent sight-reader, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching, Composition teaching

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Song list

Scotland the Brave

Amazing Grace

Flower O' Scotland

Highland Cathedral

Green Hills of Tyrol (Scottish Soldier)

When the Battle's O'er

Bonnie Dundee

Glendaruel Highlanders (Campbeltown Loch)

The Black Bear

Auld Lang Syne

The Skye Boat Song (Speed Bonnie Boat)

Danny Boy

Dark Island

The Rowan Tree

I Love a Lassie

A Man's a Man

Rantin' Rovin' Robin

Cock O' the North

Customer questions

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

I always try my best to be flexible to help ensure your event runs as smoothly as possible. If timings change slightly in the run up to the event just let me know

How much time do you need to set up?

I am usually fully dressed and ready to play on arrival. I may need up to 15 minutes out of earshot to tune my bagpipes.

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)	£100
Up to 1 hour	£165
Up to 2 hours	£175
Up to 3 hours	£185

Michael

5 out of 5

14 verified reviews

Satisfaction

5.0

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

5.0

Punctuality

5.0

Reviews

5 out of 5

Michael made a special day even better He communicated effectively with the bride and groom . He was punctual and played a great range of tunes , piping the couple down the hill from the hall to the church where he continued to play outside the hall . He really helped create a great atmosphere. Thank you x

5 out of 5

Michael did exactly what we had asked for at dads funeral. He was able to play the songs we requested and piped in front of the hearse and after the service. It was a lovely moment and received some many comments from our friends and family Thank you Michael.

5 out of 5

Michael was professional and read the guests/room well and created a great atmosphere

5 out of 5

Amazing for my wedding Thankyou!!

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Hi Michael, Thank you so much for making our Burns Night such a success again this year. Manny of our guests, said how amazing the pipes where and your address, of the Haggis. Could we please book you again for our Burns Night on Saturday January 26th 2019, if you could just confirm for me please that would be just perfect. Manny thanks again. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Kind regards Anne.

Michael was an absolutely fantastic addition to our wedding day! He was friendly and professional and we all thoroughly enjoyed him playing the bagpipes for us. He even piped us and all our guests to the reception which was amazing! Even though the timings of our day did not run completely to plan, Michael was so joyful and just went with the flow of the day! We cannot thank him enough for helping us to celebrate our wedding day and will remember him and his bagpipes fondly in the years to come!