Hire Bagpipe Delight | Bagpiper in Edinburgh

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From£175

1 hour

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About Bagpipe Delight

Professional events Piper with an immense amount of experience. From Lone Piper at the Commonwealth Games to Functions around the globe!

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Edinburgh

Public liability insurance of £1 million

Starting to play the bagpipes early into my childhood, it quickly grew into a passion. I competed in several Piping Competitions with my local band at numerous Highland Games, including the World Championships. At the age of 17 I joined the military and since then have received an incredible amount of tuition and education on this instrument, as well as some amazing opportunities to play all over the world. I’ve fully achieved my PDQB Level 8. As well as the illustrious world recognised Pipe Majors Course. I’ve played at Events all over the world, covering every single state in America (bar Alaska), China, Japan, Korea, Colombia, Norway, Cyprus.. to name but a few. I’ve performed on the BBC2 New Years Hootenanny, as well as the Queens Birthday Parade (Trooping the Colour), 3x State Banquet’s, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Lone Piper at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Presidents Day Larade Colombia.. as well as numerous events across Scotland and the rest of the UK. Looking forward to hearing from you! Damian

Bagpipe Delight's Reviews

Damian thankyou for coming and playing with the Orchestra! We simply loved your performance and can’t wait to have you back for next Hogmanay. Superb!

Absolutely top class performance. Completely set the tone for the remainder of the Wedding, true professionalism throughout. 10/10

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Bagpipe Delight's Song list

Weddings:

•Highland Cathedral

•Amazing Grace

•Mhairi’s Wedding

•Scotland The Brave

•Black Bear

Funerals Tunes:

•Skye Boat Song

•Morag Of Dunvegan

•Mist Covered Mountains

•My Home

•Flowers Of The Forest

Slow:

•Waters of Kelskue

•Flower Of Scotland

•Caledonia

•The Gael

Marches:

•Highland Laddie

•Scotland The Brave

•Black Bear

•Caber Feidh

•Garb of Auld Gaul

•A Mans A Man

•Battle of Waterloo

•Cragg’s of Tumbledown Mountain

•Green Hills of Tyrone

•The Battle’s O’er

•Kilworth Hills

•Lochinside

•Brown Haired Maiden

•High Road To Gairloch

•Atholl Highlanders

•Glendarule Highlanders

•Cock of The North

•Piobaireachd of Donald Dhu

•Donald MacLeod

Sets:

•Battle Of Waterloo

Steam Train To Malaig

Atholl Highlanders (Jig)

Waters Of Kelskue

Devilinside

The Band Block Peacock

The Pumpkins Fancy

The Double F Dilemma

•La Baum

Devil In The Kitchen

Itchy Fingers

Clumsy Lover

•Road To The Isles

The Soup Kitchen

Glasgow City Police Pipers

Skye Boat

Strathspey

Masons Apron

Piobaireachd:

•The Groat

•Port A Bhata

•Fields of Gold

•Corrienessans Salute

Popular:

•Avici - Wake Me Up

•We Will Rock You

•Thunderstruck

•The Final Countdown

•Happy Birthday

•Jingle Bells

•Auld Lang Sine

•The Hokey Pokey

•Jumping All Over The World

Huge Variety of hundreds of other Marches, Strathspeys, Reels, Hornpipes and Jigs.

Bagpipe Delight'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	£175
Up to 2 hours	£200
Up to 3 hours	£300

Wedding

Piping the guests into the Wedding Venue, then Piping a request as the Bride arrives. Piping Bride and Groom out of the Venue. Piping Guests into the Reception, Piping in Top Table plus 1 set.

£300

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

The passion that I bring to the table. Especially at parties where there is scope for a more “fun” way of playing the pipes, rather than strictly classic.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Buckingham Palace The Hydro SECC Edinburgh Castle The Pentagon BBC New Years Hootenanny Multiple British Embassy’s Murrayfield

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

P/M Willie Ross P/M Stuart Samson P/M Gordon Webster Lincoln Hilton

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

I was Lone Piper on the 2012 Commonwealth Games Gymnastics Medal Ceremony, which broadcasted to over 72 Million people live. Aside from that, performing for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Barrack Obama, BBC1 and BBC2.

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

Not a problem, as long as you let me know as soon as possible I will be able to remain flexible and together we’ll ensure everything runs smoothly.

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

Not Applicable

How much time do you need to set up?

I usually arrive atleast 30 minutes before my first time, which enables me to make sure everything is in order. I can have my bagpipes set up and tuned to perfection within 2 minutes.

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

Of course, I know hundreds of tunes by memory, if there is anything in particular (even if not on set list) the chances are I will know it.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

100% I bring everything I need with me.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

Yes, dependant on notice given - most likely I will already know the piece.

Musicianship

Genres:

Scottish music, Military, Christmas, Marching, Folk, Ceilidh

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Instruments:

Bagpipes

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Event types:

Wedding, Funeral / Memorial service, Wedding proposal, Hotel / Restaurant event, Private event, Charity event, Burns night, New Year's Eve, Birthday party, Christmas party

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Other skills:

Composer, Fluent sight-reader, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching, Fluent improviser, Repetiteur, Perfect pitch, Dancer

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