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La Phooka 'Promo' and E.P. Launch

'John Farnham' - You're The Voice (Excerpt) at Olympics 2012. Ft. R.Jasper + R. Anderson on Pipes

Pied Piper Oasis of the Seas

About Richard

Richard is a Bagpiper and Singer/Songwriter with many years experience.

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Bagpiper

Oxford

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Richard is a Highland/Scottish Bagpiper with over forty years experience. He has played at many events and functions both nationally and internationally including TV, Film, Radio, Weddings, Remembrance, Burns Nights and Corporates. Richard has also competed at the highest level in 'Grade 1' with various Bands.

Richard

5 out of 5

11 verified reviews

Satisfaction

5.0

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

5.0

Punctuality

5.0

Richard's Reviews

5 out of 5

We booked Richard to play at our wedding. He was brilliant and all the guests commented how nice of an addition he was to out wedding. Would highly recommend

5 out of 5

Fantastic - everyone said how much they appreciated Richard's playing, including several people in the village who just enjoyed hearing the pipes from afar. Lilac Bridge.

5 out of 5

Excellent

5 out of 5

I would like to say how wonderful Richard was when he came to play the bagpipes at Earlsdon Park Village on New Year’s Day. Our residents absolutely loved it and would like him to come back again (they are still talking about it now)! Richard was very accommodating to our needs and requirements; he played in both our main reception area and in our second, smaller building so that as many people as possible got to see and hear him play. Richard was extremely professional and a really nice person to talk to. Several residents had a chat with him once he finished playing. We would certainly look to bring Richard back to our Village for other occasions.

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JUST TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU FOR PLAYING AT MY FATHER’S FUNERAL IN BROADWELL ON THE 12TH JULY. IT MAY SOUND A BIT STRANGE BUT WE ALL REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY SPECIAL DAY AND A LARGE PART OF THAT WAS HAVING A PIPER TO LEAD THE PROCESSION, SO THANKS FROM ALL OF US.’’

MANY THANKS FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO OUR WEDDING ON 3RD MAY AT BLENHEIM PALACE. I HOPE THE PIPING AND MARCH UP TO THE PALACE DID NOT EXHAUST YOU TOO MUCH! WE HAD LOTS OF COMMENTS FROM THE GUESTS ABOUT HOW GOOD THE PIPING WAS AND HOW IT ADDED TO THE SPLENDOR OF THE OCCASION.’’ BEST WISHES, DAVID.

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10 gigs

Experienced: 10 bookings through Encore

Saved the day!

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

8th Anniversary

This act has been working with Encore for over 8 years

Richard's Song list

Wonderwall - Oasis Em

Waterloo Sunset - Kinks

Summertime - Gershwin Am

Hallelujah - Rufus Wainright C

Wild Mountainside - Eddi Reader G

Catch The Wind - Donovan G

Love Is A Losing Game - Winehouse C

Budapest - George Ezra G

Sailed Away - La Phooka (Original) G

You Belong To Me - (Shrek) C

Leaving of Liverpool - The Dubliners D

Galway Girl - Steve Earle D

For No One - The Beatles C

Inbetween Days - The Cure G

Ride On - Christy Moore Am

Dirty Old Town - Pogues G

Irish Rover - Pogues G

Sally MacLenanne - Pogues D/G

Star of the County Downe - Pogues Em

Let Me Go - La Phooka G

Far Away - La Phooka G

Diggers Ticket - La Phooka D

No More Tomorrows - La Phooka G

Down Some Roads - La Phooka F

Regular Army O - La Phooka Em

Black Velvet Band - The Dubliners G

Jigs - (on bagpipes) Bb

Reels - (on bagpipes) Bb

Seven Seas - Bunnymen Cm?

First Picture of You - Capo on 7th Em

See You - Depeche Mode Am

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol A

Valerie - Amy Winehouse G

Rip It Up - Orange Juice Cm

High and Dry - Radiohead. D

Sit Down - James E

One I love - REM Em

Richard's Prices

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Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£250
Up to 1 hour	£300
Up to 2 hours	£350
Up to 3 hours	£400

Wedding ceremony

This includes music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave.

£400

Musicianship

Genres:

Folk, Pop, Military, Film / TV music, Ceillidh, Irish rock, Folk rock, Traditional English folk, Traditional Irish folk, Traditional Scottish folk, Originals, Marching, Rock, Alternative rock, Britpop, Pop rock, Indie, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Vintage, World music, Asian music, Indian music, Scottish music

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Instruments:

Bagpipes, Singer, Guitar, Composer, Singing guitarist

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Event types:

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

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Other skills:

Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Audio engineer, Songwriter, Sound technician, Drum technician, Actor, Perfect pitch

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