Wedding Bagpipers for hire in Tyne and Wear

34 reviews

£175 - £280

Colin Sutherland

BagpiperMorpeth

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

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3 reviews

£200 - £300

Stevie Bagpipes

BagpiperBedlington

Full time Professional Highland Piper. Weddings, Funerals, Corporate Events and Special Celebrations. Based in the North of England.

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104 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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73 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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70 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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54 reviews

£225 - £325

Piper Millie Scott

BagpiperLondon

Professional female piper for any occasion 💐🍃Performed over 250 bookings 🎶 TV and media, school visits, private and corporate events 🍃

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28 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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52 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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44 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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38 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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37 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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37 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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34 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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38 reviews

£188

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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31 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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25 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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26 reviews

£187.50 - £312.50

Brodie Savage

BagpiperWarrington

Award winning Cheshire based professional Scottish Bagpiper.

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68 reviews

£218.75 - £281.25

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Blaydon
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Houghton-le-Spring
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Longbenton
Meadow Well
Ryton
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Tynemouth
Wallsend
Washington
Whickham
Whitburn
Whitley Bay

Postcodes covered:

DH3, DH4, DH5, NE1, NE10, NE11, NE12, NE13, NE15, NE16, NE17, NE2, NE21, NE23, NE25, NE26, NE27, NE28, NE29, NE3, NE30, NE31, NE32, NE33, NE34, NE35, NE36, NE37, NE38, NE39, NE4, NE40, NE5, NE6, NE7, NE8, NE9, SR1, SR2, SR3, SR4, SR5, SR6, SR7

Latest reviews of our Wedding Bagpipers in Tyne and Wear

"Absolutely fantastic couldn't fault him he was tentative to what we wanted definitely recommend he was the star "

Alison hired Colin Sutherland for a Wedding (available in Tyne and Wear)

Verified Review, 27 September 2024

"Colin was incredible playing for our guests arrival for our wedding on Saturday. Thank you so much for making our wedding so special Colin! "

Rachel hired Colin Sutherland for a Wedding (available in Tyne and Wear)

Verified Review, 31 August 2024

"The family of Harriet Simmonds would like to thank Colin for his exalent part in our Mother's final journey. The music he played both at her home and at the Crematorium was beautifully done. We highly recommend him to anyone thinking about using a piper for any occasion. Once again thank you Colin."

Peter hired Colin Sutherland for a Funeral / Memorial service (available in Tyne and Wear)

Verified Review, 21 August 2024

FAQs about hiring Wedding Bagpipers in Tyne And Wear

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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.

Hiring a Wedding Bagpiper in Tyne And Wear

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