{"id":1974,"date":"2019-05-24T00:08:15","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T23:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/?p=1974"},"modified":"2023-08-07T12:16:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T11:16:33","slug":"top-10-bagpipe-songs-for-a-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/top-10-bagpipe-songs-for-a-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Bagpipe Songs for a Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>We\u2019re up in the Highlands with this one, and have selected our top 10 bagpipe songs for a wedding!<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve added some information about each tune, giving you a little backstory you may not have known before. We\u2019ve also included some clips from our Encore bagpipers to show you just what they can do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most songs for bagpipes are Scottish (but not all), and are often traditional tunes that have been passed down for generations. That said, the sound of the bagpipes are truly timeless: the immemorial sound of Scotland. Bagpipes are also a mainstay of Scottish weddings, and are usually played to pipe in the bride to ceremony. A wedding bagpiper can also play as guests arrive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve not yet booked a bagpiper for your wedding ceremony and you&#8217;re looking at having one, we&#8217;d recommend taking a gander at some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/bagpipers?utm_source=encoremusicians.com\/blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=top-bagpipe-songs&amp;utm_content=link-category-bagpipers\">fantastic bagpipers available to book<\/a> on Encore. We have over 90 bagpipers available throughout the UK\u2014so no matter if you&#8217;re up in Skye, or down in Dover, we&#8217;ve got you covered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-2 maxbutton maxbutton-hire-musician-long-button\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Browse all musicians\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/bagpipers?utm_source=encoremusicians.com\/blog&#038;utm_medium=blog&#038;utm_campaign=top-bagpipe-songs&#038;utm_content=button-category-bagpipers\"><span class='mb-text'>Browse all Bagpipers \u2192<\/span><\/a><ul>\n<li><a href=\"#traditional\">What are some traditional songs for bagpipes?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#modern\">What are some modern songs for bagpipes?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#bagpipercost\">How much do bagpipers cost?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Why now listen to our top 10 bagpiper songs video while you browse?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"770\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MUIBBi6mUYI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Need advice on planning your wedding music? 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Seeing a piper play this one is certainly something special. The original melody, a 2\/4 march, had been attributed to a composer from the 1800s. This song will certainly set the mood for a highland wedding, especially if you want to be piped into the ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"770\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wScjZ8-_fmA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Encore bagpiper, <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/Matthew-McRae?utm_source=encoremusicians.com\/blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=top-bagpipe-songs&amp;utm_content=link-profile-matthew-macrae\">Matthew McRae<\/a>, performing <em>Highland Cathedral<\/em> in traditional full Highland dress<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Skye Boat Song<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the story behind this one is more than a little dramatic (let\u2019s just say it involves a boat, a prince running from enemy troops after a failed battle, and the beautiful Isle of Skye), it certainly is a nice tune. It has well and truly entered the modern folk canon, and has been covered by musicians such as Rod Stewart, Tom Jones, and Tori Amos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Wedding March<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Probably the most well known of all wedding tunes, the Wedding March was originally written for the pipe organ (in 1842 by Felix Mendelssohn). However, it works equally well for solo instruments, and even more so as a wedding song for bagpipes. This is because the drone of the pipes acts as a sort of organ drone itself, allowing the melody of the piece to ring out beautifully overtop\u2014a sublime accompaniment to your special day.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"enquiry-widget\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"enquiry-widget__title\">Need to hire a bagpiper?<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"enquiry-widget__description\">Get instant quotes from our selection of the UK's top bagpipers.<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"enquiry-widget__list\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"enquiry-widget__item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"enquiry-widget__item__icon\">\u2b50<\/span>Over 13,000+ 5 Reviews\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"enquiry-widget__item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"enquiry-widget__item__icon\">\ud83e\udd1d<\/span>Trusted by event planners\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"enquiry-widget__item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"enquiry-widget__item__icon\">\u23f0<\/span>Quotes within 30 minutes\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com?enquiry=Bagpiper&amp;utm_source=encoremusicians.com\/blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=blog_enquiry_widget&amp;utm_content=bagpipersongs\"target=\"_blank\" \r\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"enquiry-widget__button maxbutton-3 maxbutton maxbutton-search-musicians\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mb-text\">Get free quotes<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"enquiry-widget__footer\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uk.trustpilot.com\/review\/encoremusicians.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size:14px\">Rated Excellent<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/img\/trustpilot\/trustpilot-stars.png?w=770&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Encore's Trustpilot rating - Excellent\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"enquiry-widget__footer__reviews\">See our <strong>212<\/strong> reviews on Trustpilot\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mairi&#8217;s Wedding<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This song was originally about Mary C. McNiven winning a gold medal in the Royal National M\u00f2d. But the song has since taken on a wider resonance. It celebrates the joy of marriage, and the feeling of endless possibility that accompany the event. The lyrics that accompany the song sound like something out of a modern pop song, with each verse ending on a similar refrain to Bruno Mars\u2019 Marry You: \u201c&#8230;oh! I&#8217;m going to marry her.\u201d As far as bagpipe music goes, this is high on the list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She Moves Through The Fair<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At first glance, this is a song about a narrator who, seeing his lover walk through the fair, looks forward to their soon-coming wedding day. However, soon after the song\u2019s initial publication, some extra verses were found. They seemed to imply that the lover was actually a ghost! An interesting and perhaps morbid backstory, but that hasn\u2019t stopped plenty of people making versions of their own: Van Morrison, Sarah Brightman, and Josh Groban included.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"770\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5dVoV3kGQsc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Scotland the Brave<\/em>, performed by Encore bagpiper, <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/Callum-Russell?utm_source=encoremusicians.com\/blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=top-bagpipe-songs&amp;utm_content=link-profile-callum-russel\">Callum Russell<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flower of Scotland<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Composed by Roy Williamson (from the folk band, The Corries) in the 1960s, Flower of Scotland has since become the unofficial national anthem of Scotland, and a well-known standard for bagpipers and pipe bands. It makes sense that this song should be included as a bagpipe tune at a highland wedding (usually alongside Scotland the Brave). It has a similar emotional intensity to a tune like <em>Amazing Grace<\/em>, so it might be useful to have some tissues nearby if there are any diehard Scots in the room.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All Those Endearing Young Charms<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set to the tune of a traditional Irish air, this song had lyrics added to it by the Irish poet, Thomas Moore. The poet\u2019s wife was worried that her good looks might fade; that she might not be beautiful forever. The lyrics are a reassuring reminder of inner beauty and its lasting nature. The melody itself is also endearing in a way Irish airs never fail to be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whisky in the Jar<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Associated with the southern mountains of Ireland, and specifically mentioning the counties Cork and Kerry, Whiskey in the Jar is a traditional Irish song. It is probably one of the most widely performed traditional Irish songs and has been recorded, covered, and recomposed by dozens of artists over the years. The most famous of these recordings is by The Dubliners, who have since made it their signature tune.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"770\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/75TDliBgywY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Encore bagpiper, <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/Edward-Seaman?utm_source=encoremusicians.com\/blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=top-bagpipe-songs&amp;utm_content=link-profile-eddie-seaman\">Eddie Seaman<\/a>, performs an Irish tune alongside singing guitarist, Luc McNally<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-are-some-modern-songs-for-bagpipes\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><b><a id=\"modern\"><\/a>What are some modern songs for bagpipes?<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here Comes the Sun<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by George Harrison<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here Comes the Sun is not very well known for being played on the bagpipes, but we assure you: it sounds just as good (albeit quite different to the voices of George Harrison or Nina Simone)! The song celebrates the arrival of spring, so there is no doubt it works pretty well for celebrating a marriage too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&#8217;m Gonna Be (500 Miles)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by The Proclaimers<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apparently written in only 45 minutes, 500 Miles was an absolute smash-hit when it first came out. It\u2019s a simple tune, but is ridiculously catchy (as anyone who has heard or sung it can attest)! In fact, it charted in more countries than I could possibly list here. Pretty impressive stuff for a song written in 45 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-much-do-bagpipers-cost\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><b><a id=\"bagpipercost\"><\/a>How much do bagpipers cost?<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most bagpipers prices range from \u00a3150 to \u00a3250, on average costing around \u00a3200. Arranging a bagpiper for your wedding day is almost always cost-effective\u2014especially when compared to hiring a <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/string-quartets\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Hire String Quartets\">string quartet<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/function-bands\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"13\" title=\"Hire Function Bands\">function band<\/a> (which often cost upwards of \u00a31000)! As a guide, the price of booking a bagpiper are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting Price: \u00a3150<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Average Price: \u00a3200<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High-end Price: \u00a3250<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>And that&#8217;s it for now! The only problem is that there are so many more fantastic wedding songs for bagpipes we haven&#8217;t covered here. The solution: get in touch with any one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/occasions\/wedding\/bagpipers?utm_source=encoremusicians.com\/blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=top-bagpipe-songs&amp;utm_content=link-occasion-wedding-bagpipers\">incredible wedding bagpipers<\/a>! They will no doubt have a deep knowledge of all the tunes in their song list, and can give you insight into what kind of songs will work best for your big day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-2 maxbutton maxbutton-hire-musician-long-button\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Browse all musicians\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/bagpipers?utm_source=encoremusicians.com\/blog&#038;utm_medium=blog&#038;utm_campaign=top-bagpipe-songs&#038;utm_content=button-category-bagpipers\"><span class='mb-text'>Browse all Bagpipers \u2192<\/span><\/a><p>If you&#8217;re already sorted with a bagpiper for your wedding but looking for entertainment for later in the day, we have thousands of acts ready to make music sweet to the ears and the soul (plus dancing feet)! 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