Wedding Bagpipers for hire in Shropshire

2 reviews

£160 - £325

Rick Brown

BagpiperShrewsbury

Pipe Major Rick Brown is the current Pipe Major of GMFRS Pipe Band - 2017 All England Champions. Also 5 time NW England Solo Champion.

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111 reviews

£225 - £275

Tony Hurst The Piper for All Occasions

BagpiperWiltshire

Traditional Highland Piper for all Occasions. with over 20 years experience, Full Public Liability Insurance to 10 M and a Member of the MU

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108 reviews

£160 - £200

Gary Thomson

BagpiperGlasgow

Pipe Major with many years of experience offering a friendly, professional service for any event.

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77 reviews

£187.50 - £312.50

Ross McCrindle

BagpiperEdinburgh

Ross is an award winning Edinburgh piper of 35 years. Former Senior Pipe Major of the British Army and lone piper at the Edinburgh Tattoo.

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73 reviews

£187.50 - £312.50

Andrew Brian

BagpiperWarrington

Full time, professional Highland bagpiper to hire throughout the UK. Specialist in Weddings and Funerals plus many other types of events.

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56 reviews

£215 - £340

Piper Millie Scott

BagpiperLondon

Professional female piper for any occasion 💐🍃 TV and media, school visits, private and corporate events 🍃Performed 350 events 2022-2024

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59 reviews

£180 - £200

Craig McIntosh

BagpiperGreat Britain, United Kingdom

The #1 Bagpiper, Wedding Piper, Funeral Piper, Private Events, Burns Night, Hogmany, Parties, Professional Bagpiper, all the United Kingdom.

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30 reviews

From£165

Matthew McRae

BagpiperLondon

With 27 years' of experience as a professional bagpiper, Matthew is the perfect addition to make your day special and distinct to any other!

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47 reviews

£165 - £185

Michael Gordon

BagpiperNottingham

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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41 reviews

£200 - £295

James Meiklejohn

BagpiperCardiff

I am a bagpipe player originally from Edinburgh but now living in Cardiff, and play at all kinds of traditional and contemporary events.

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40 reviews

£160 - £210

Chris Gray - Piper & Pianist

BagpiperGlasgow

Chris Gray is a Scottish Piper, Pianist, Whistle Player Composer & Tutor based in Glasgow, Scotland.

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38 reviews

From£180

Rob Muir

BagpiperCorby

Very experienced bagpiper having played for 40 years. Weddings/Funerals/Birthdays/New Year/Burns Night/Any special occasion

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36 reviews

£175 - £280

Colin Sutherland

BagpiperMorpeth

Colin is a superb bagpipe player with a huge repertoire of memorised tunes

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33 reviews

From£170

Andrew MacGregor

BagpiperBraintree

Andrew is a bagpiper based in Essex and is available for Birthdays, Weddings ,Funerals , Burns Nights , Hogmanay, Corporate Events and more.

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35 reviews

£200 - £300

David McRobb

BagpiperMiddlesbrough

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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39 reviews

£187.50

Paul Boness

BagpiperStratford-upon-Avon

Paul is a piper with over 50 years' experience. He will travel anywhere, and speaks fluent French and German.

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26 reviews

£225 - £312.50

Michael Quinn

BagpiperHyde

#40 years experience, ex Pipe Major of Manchester Fire Service Pipe band currently teaching competing with City Of Manchester Pipe Band

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27 reviews

£250 - £450

Tony Daniel

Wedding Bagpipers in Newport Wedding Bagpipers in Telford

BagpiperFolkestone

I'm Pipe Major Tony Daniel Of the City Of Rochester Pipe Band & also a member of The Southern Highlanders pipes & drums

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Bishop's Castle
Bridgnorth
Broseley
Church Stretton
Cleobury Mortimer
Craven Arms
Ellesmere
Ludlow
Market Drayton
Much Wenlock
Oswestry / Croesoswallt
Shrewsbury
Wem
Whitchurch

Postcodes covered:

CW3, DY12, DY14, DY7, LD7, LL14, SY1, SY10, SY11, SY12, SY13, SY15, SY2, SY21, SY22, SY3, SY4, SY5, SY6, SY7, SY8, SY9, TF1, TF10, TF11, TF12, TF13, TF2, TF3, TF4, TF5, TF6, TF7, TF8, TF9, WR15, WV15, WV16, WV5, WV6, WV7, WV8

Latest reviews of our Wedding Bagpipers in Shropshire

"A absolutely superstar and a friendly gentleman who played outstanding at my mums 80th garden party ,nothing was too much trouble and made it a fantastic evening, A1 recommended thank you john "

Kerry hired John Imrie for a Private event (available in Shropshire)

Verified Review, 4 July 2025

"Absolutely brilliant! As a piper myself Gordon’s piping was second to none! I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him for events. Promote, professional and polite. Loved every minute!"

Kate hired Gordon Raeburn for a Wedding (available in Shropshire)

Verified Review, 3 July 2025

"James was brilliant!! Made for a lovely morning and certainly will recommend. "

Meghan hired James Meiklejohn for a Wedding (available in Shropshire)

Verified Review, 2 July 2025

FAQs about hiring Wedding Bagpipers in Shropshire

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Can any bagpiper play my favourite song?

Professional bagpipers will often take requests, but you will need to give them plenty of notice. Please also keep in mind that bagpipers may ask for an small additional fee to prepare songs that aren't already on their song list. You can view the bagpiper's song list on their Encore profile.

How much time do bagpipers take to set up?

Your bagpiper will usually arrive about an hour or so before their performance begins to set up and get settled before they start playing. To avoid any delays, make sure the performance space is ready for the bagpiper prior to their arrival.

My venue has asked for the performer’s PLI & PAT inspection certificates. What are these?

PLI stands for Public Liability Insurance. This insurance covers damage to another person or their property (it is also known as third party insurance). As many of our bagpipers are members of the Musician's Union, they are already covered by PLI up to £10 million. PAT stands for portable appliance testing. Most of our bagpipers will already have a PAT inspection certificate for their musical equipment/PA system, which they can provide to your venue if they need it.

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