| Description | Price |
| Small event, less than 30 mins | £200 |
| Funeral. Leading hearse, leading bearers, during service, music afterwards. | £250 |
| Wedding. Guests, entry music, exit music, confetti parade, reception, wedding breakfast. | £350 |
The Suffolk Bagpiper is a professional bagpiper based in Suffolk, available to hire for weddings, funerals, Burns Nights, and special events across Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire.
Peter is an experienced bagpiper and Pipe Sergeant of the Glenmoriston Pipe Band, providing reliable, high-quality performances tailored to your occasion. Whether you need a memorable wedding entrance, a dignified tribute at a funeral, or a striking centrepiece for a celebration, the sound of the bagpipes creates a powerful and lasting impression.
Peter also offers one-to-one bagpipe tuition for beginners and developing players, with flexible in-person or remote lessons to suit your location.
Based in Diss, Norfolk
= areas covered (up to 100 miles)
= free travel (up to 40 miles)
Flower of scotland
Mari’s wedding / gairloch
Highland cathedral
I see mull
Balmoral
Bonny dundee
Mucking of Georgies’ byer
Corriechoille
Terribus
Dark isle
51st
Old Rustic bridge
Highland laddie
Scotland the brave
Highland wedding
The Atholl Highlanders
Amazing Grace
Banjo Breakdown
Bathgate Highland Gathering
Felicite Stewart-MacFarquar Peters
Battle of the Somme
Heights of Dargai
Black Bear
HIghland Laddie
Bonnie Dundee
Dark Isle
Liberton pipe bad
Love was a lassie yet
Dawning Of the Day
Kelly the boy from Killane
Minstrel Boy
Dream Valley
Bloody fields of Flanders
Argylls Crossing the River Po
Flowers of the forest
Green Hills
Battles O'er
Lochanside
High Road to Gairloch
Mairi's Wedding
Highland Cathedral
Invercauld
John D Burgess (
Donald Maclean of Lewis
Kilworth Hills
Loch Maree
Atholl & Breadalbane Gathering
Australian Ladies
Auchmountain’s Bonnie Glen
Old Rustic Bridge
Bluebells of Scotland
51st Highland Division
Salute to James A Henderson
Kenny Gillies of Portnalong Skye
Molly Connell
Sleepy Maggie
Sandy's new Chanter
Because he was a bonny lad
Ghlass Ault
She Moved Through Fair
Ian's Wedding
42nd Highlanders –Wha saw the Forty twa
Scotland the brave
Amazing Grace
Naw awa tae bide awa
Rowantree
Bonnie Galloway
Steamboat
Auld Adam
Massacre of Glencoe
Drunken Piper
Banks of Locheil
My home
Mist covered mountains
Hector the Hero
Duncan MacInnes
The Skye boat song
A Man’s a Man
Auld Lang Syne
All The Blue Bonnets Are O’er The Border
Amazing Grace
Angus MacKinnon
Argylls Crossing the River Po
Arthur Bignold
Auld Adam
Auld Lang Syne
Banjo Breakdown
Bathgate Highland Gathering
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Waterloo
Becky Ewen
Because He Was A Bonny Lad
Bloody Fields Of Flanders
Bonnie Galloway
Bonnie Loudens Woods and Braes
Caledonian Canal
Cattle Grid
Cock of the North
Colin's Cattle
Colonel Forbes of Inverernan
Corriechollie's Welcome
Crags of Tumbledown Mountain
Cutting The Cheese
Dark Island
Dark Isle
Dawning Of The Day
Donald MacLean’s Farewell to Oban
Donald McLean Of Lewis
Dream Valley Of Glendaruel
Duncan McInnes
Eddie's Lamentation
El Alamein
Famous Ballymote
Felicite Stewart
Flett From Flotta
Flowers of the Forest
Ghlass Ault
Glasgow City Police
Green Hills of Tyrol
Hector the Hero
Heights of Dargai
High Road To Gairloch
High Road to Linton
Highland Cathedral
Highland Laddie
I See Mull
Ian's Wedding
I'll Gang Nae Mair
Invercauld
Itchy Fingers
Jenny's Bawbee
John D. Burgess
Kelly The Boy From Killane
Kenny Gillies
Killiecrankie
Loch Maree
Loch Rannoch
Loch Ruan
Lochanside
Loudon’s Bonny Woods
MacDonald’s Awa’ Tae The Wars
Mairi's Wedding
Major Bobby
Major May
Marion and Donald
Minstrel Boy
Mist Covered Mountains
Miss Ada Crawford
Molly Connell
Molly On The Shore
Munlochy Bridge
Murdo’s Wedding
My Darling Asleep
My Home
No Awa' Tae Bide Awa'
Orange and Blue
Salute to James A. Henderson
Sandy's New Chanter
Scotland Is My Ain Hame
Scotland The Brave
Scots Wha Hae
Sean Truibhais
She Moved Through The Fair
Skye Boat Song
Sleepy Maggie
Smith's A Gallant Fireman
Solus Na Madainn
Spicy MacHaggis
Sweet Maid Of Glendaruel
Teribus
The Atholl Highlanders
The Banks of Locheil
The Battle of Waterloo
The Bells of Dunblane
The Black Bear
The Bonnie Lass of Fyvie
The Braemar Gathering
The Crags of Tumbledown Mountain
The Day the Guns Fell Silent
The Deer Forest
The Fair Maid of Barra
The Fittie Boatman
The Galloway Hills
The Glendaruel Highlanders
The Goat Herd and the Sheepherd
The Hills of Glenorchy
The Kesh
The Massacre of Glencoe
The Old Rustic Bridge
The Parting Glass
The Road To The Isles
The Rowan Tree
The Shoreline of Lewis
The Sleeping Tune
The Steamboat
The Walrus
The Water is Wide
The Weary Maid
The Wee Highland Laddie
The Wisemaiden
Thug Mi Gaol
Trip to Pakistan
Tripping Up The Stairs
When the Battle’s Oer
Wha Saw The 42nd
Whistle O’er The Lave O’T
Wings
Within A Mile of Edinburgh Toon
We’re No Awa’ Tae Bide Awa’
Willie Ross' Farewell
A high ceiling is good for pipes, outside is perfect. And sunshine please.
I require no amplification.
Reversed parking is a bonus. I need somewhere to warm up the pipes, usually in the car park but an indoor space is useful.
N/A
Yes. After all, bagpipes come from Scotland, where rain is part of everyday life! Light rain is usually no problem. In heavy rain or storms, it's better to move under cover: the guests are unlikely to want to stand outside in a downpour either. I adapt to the conditions on the day.
Every wedding is special and the grand halls around Suffolk and Norfolk are amazing to be in. My best gig was possibly introducing the orchestra at Snape Malting just after the Queen had passed, playing Sleep, Dearie Sleep.
Restricting this answer to bagpiping only, I'm influenced by Stuart Liddell.
I've played in jazz, folk and rock bands all my life. In piping I play with the Glenmoriston pipe band and started taking solo jobs in 2019. I've done many funerals, weddings, Burns nights and all sorts of corporate events.
Oddly, I find a funeral very rewarding. I fill a particular role that makes a huge difference to the mourners, and everyone is so grateful for my presence.
There are lots of opportunities to include bagpipes throughout your wedding day. Popular options include welcoming guests as they arrive; piping the bride or wedding party into the ceremony; piping the newly married couple out; playing during confetti or photographs; entertaining guests during the drinks reception; announcing and leading guests into the wedding breakfast; and performing later at the reception. Every wedding is different, so the performance can be tailored to your plans.
Not at all. Many of the weddings I play have no Scottish connection whatsoever. I'm not Scottish myself, although I often joke that I am on my father-in-law's side, which is actually true! Bagpipes add a real sense of occasion, and I often receive thank-you messages saying that guests were still talking about the pipes afterwards.
I like to be about 30 mins early to introduce myself and warm up the pipes. I can play solidly for 30 mins at a time, but this is normally spread out over the event as short sets of 3 or 4 tunes played together.
Yes, this is normally best for me.
We will discuss particular choices if you have any. I have plenty of suggestions to help you decide on major points, but I'm happy to just provide music from my experience. I can also learn a new tune if it's required and I have at least 2 weeks notice.
Here is a typical review:
Absolutely wonderful! It was exactly what we had hoped for, and our guests loved being welcomed to the church by the sound of the bagpipes.
I especially loved walking down the aisle to the bagpipes and being piped out as newlyweds afterwards - both moments felt so memorable. Thank you for helping make our wedding day so special. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend you!
Wattisham Flying Station
Bury Beer Festival
The Newmarket Jockey Club
Many Weddings
Many Funerals
Many Burns nights
Hintlesham Hall, Suffolk
Bury St. Edmunds Cathedral
Snape Maltings
Lanwades Hall, Newmarket
The Jockey Club, Newmarket
Wedding
Birthday Party
Private Event
Corporate Event
Hotel / Restaurant Event
Bar / Venue Event
Funeral / Memorial
Wedding Proposal
Concert
Religious Event
Recording Session
Cruise
Virtual Event
Charity Event
Theatre Show
Burns Night
Christmas Party
New Year's Eve
Medieval / Early Music
Traditional Scottish Folk
Christmas
Military
Church Music
Scottish Music
Instrumental
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