Mackay Piping Distinguished Military Piper available nationwide.

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Available to book from £200. For an accurate quote please make an enquiry.

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DISTINGUISHED MILITARY PIPER

With 22 years experience in piping and 16+ years as a Military Piper including such events as the Queens Funeral, The Kings Coronation and the lone piper at The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, I have built up a piping resume that a few can match,

British Army Pipe Major Qualified and Pipe Major of a Pipe Band. I have plenty more experiences such as State Banquets, Military Tattoos, Weddings, Funerals, Birthday Parties and competed Successfully in Major Pipe Band and Solo Competitions.

I will work with you behind the scenes to tailor make what I can offer to best suit your needs.

Providing a highly disciplined bagpiper with the correct dress and deportment to add flare to your occasion wherever that may be nationwide.

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There are currently 12 user ratings for Mackay Piping

AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in Middlesbrough, Cleveland

Will travel up to 500 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 500 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 20 miles)
Please note that the circles shown on the map are calculated "as the crow flies". By road distances may vary, so please get in touch for an accurate quote.

Highland Cathedral

Scotland The Brave

Flower of Scotland

Maries Wedding

Black Bear

Dark Island

Flowers of the Forest

A Mans A Man For Aw That

The Glendaruel Highlanders

The Atholl Highlanders

The Steamboat

The Green Hills of Tyrol

Battles Oer

Bloody Fields of Flanders

At Long Last

Hills of Argyll

The 51st Highland Division

The Dawning of The Day

PM Sam Scott

Trees of North Uist

John MacDonald of Glencoe

John Row Stewart

Cockerel in the Creel

Lucy Cassidy

Old wife of the mill dust

Kenny Gillies of Portalong

Crags of Tumbledown

Scotland The Brave

My Home

A Mans A Man

Highland Laddie

Dark Island

Irish Washer Woman

Blue Bonnets

and many more .....

Happy to learn tunes if unknown.

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

15 Minutes before performance to be made available in order to be tuned up.


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

No we don’t provide sound and lighting equipment.


What information do you require about a venue?

Location, Time and Point of Contact.


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

We don’t normally but we are happy to help out where needed


Do we need to Pay before the day?

We prefer to have all payments settled just before or on the day. We provide top notch service and don’t want to be chasing you while you’re sipping cocktails on the beach ☺️

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever played at?

I have performed at many state level occasions such as the Queens Funeral and also the Edinburgh Millitay Tattoo Lone Piper, an extremely proud moment in my piping career to date.


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

Alasdair Gillies - one of the most prestigious pipers of all times and I am now great friends with his son also.


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

Asked through word of mouth and recommendations to play at weddings and the reputation has grown since then.


What's your favourite type of event to play at?

I Love full weddings where I can throw myself into proper character and bring happiness and great entertainment at a professional level to special days, the smiles and photos say all.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

Arrive a good hour - 1.5Hrs before to get the feel for the venue and not out any more information that may be needed on the day and to be there in good time and manner.


Are you happy to perform outside?

Yes more than happy to play inside and outside in all weather if required.


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

We do ask if there is anything tune wise that we can entertain we have had some “wonderful” requests in the past, if we can do it we will.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

Professional, friendly and nothing is too hard approach with great communication.


Can we choose songs and tunes?

Yes you can but we will go to work and find out if it is doable on the bagpipes as not all songs are due to the limitations of the Pipe Chanter

Recent Clients

Mackay Piping has performed for these clients:

Angela and Scott

Diane and Mav

The Royal Household

King Charles the 3rd

Edinburgh Tattoo Spectators

Venues

Mackay Piping has performed at these venues:

Buckingham Palace

British Embassy- Ethiopia

Edinburgh Castle

Hotels

Sydney Harbour Bridge

Wellington

Ukraine Memorial -Kyiv

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