A bagpiper for ceremonial (in full highland regalia), or in other styles of attire, for weddings, funerals, civic or corporate,
or for private anniversaries, Robert Burn's evenings, Haggis address and even whisky tastings, is easily arranged
for local region venues. Further afield, for other regions of New Zealand, either by
travelling or referral to out of area contacts, a piper can usually be arranged.
Bryan has regularly played for Cambridge civic ceremonies (solo piping for
remembrance services) and for RSA and Le Quesnoy related events for 40+ years, as well as being the
P/Mjr of the Cambridge & Districts Pipe Band for 35 years during this period.
Prior to this he was P/Mjr for a period of the City of Hamilton Pipe Band having previously played
with the City of Auckland P.B. and the North Shore Highland Pipe Band. He has in past years also
played concurrently with the Auckland Police Pipe Band and the City of Manukau Pipes & Drums in
local contesting and overseas performances in Australia, U.S.A., and Canada.
I can service funerals throughout our regional towns, such as Huntly, Ngaruawahia, Morrinsville,
Matamata, Tirau, Putaruru, Tokoroa, Otorohanga, Te Awamutu, Pirongia, Cambridge and Hamilton.
Piping services can be as wanted for:
And have provided service to these funeral homes as well as families who independently organise their piper.
Funeral homes or funeral services like Haven, Grinters, Watersons, Broadway, Woolertons, Morrisons,
Seddon Park, Simplicity, Simply, Pellows, Ana-Maria, Heritage, South Waikato, Rosetown, Sadliers.
Piping the casket in.
Piping the casket out.
To your selected tunes.
Play tunes in the background while tributes are placed on the coffin once in the hearse.
When the hearse departs the pipes can be played from a stationary position,
OR can lead it away, for the final send off.
If a burial follows the service:
the cemetery (graveside) can also be included:
Pipe the pallbearers to the grave site.
Play a lament as the coffin is lowered
Play as final tributes are cast into the grave.
Mostly tunes requested are Airs or Laments, but sometimes folk want uplifting tunes
to celebrate the life of the deceased. This is something the pipes can do very well.
Attendance is always in kilted garb and if the deceased is ex-Military,
if requested, I can wear full Highland military garb to honour their service.
E-mail your inquiry to Bryan
 Cambridge. |
 Tauranga. |
 Raglan. |
 National Pk. |
 Cambridge. |
 Tirau. |
 Hamilton. |
 Pornic, France. |
 Te Rapa. |
 Budapest. |
 Danube. |
 Bratislava. |
 Bavaria. |
 Salzburg. |
 Brittany. |
 Le Pouldu, Fr. |
 Shetland. |
 Dublin. |
 St.Andrews. |
 Re-Enactment. |
Choice of tartans. If you want the piper attired in a Scottish, Irish, Welsh or even Cornish tartan, ask, it is probably possible. Choice of different Highland dress styles. Styles of attire can vary from full No.1 Highland Regimental dress (military regalia) best used in winter & cooler weather, or in feilidhmhor or feilidhbeag kilted attire in styles including various plaid and jacket combinations.(refer to the small photo images above). Choice of different Locations. Anywhere in the NZ within reason and within your budget, even at sea. Pipers can perform in almost any location. Usually individual pipers have a base fee. But beyond a 'home' radius of their domicile, extra time and travel costs will probably apply. Bryan for example has played in many places for weddings; on mountains, hills, plains, at beaches, parks, gardens, farms, lakesides, churches, halls, grand mansions, civic centres, theatres, hideaway lodges, chapels, cathedrals, temples, public and private locations. Almost anywhere is possible - At times even places like France and Scotland were possible on rare occasions- but referrals to pipers there are also possible. |
 Bryan, at the Tetoto Gorge, a sea breached volcanic caldera on the western side of Mt Karori near Raglan. |
 Amidst the Ling heather in National Park. We cover piping engagements throughout the Waikato, BOP, King Country, Sth.Auckland, & and Auckland |
 Bryan, piping for a wedding in St.Andrews, Scotland. |
E-mail your inquiry for a piper to
Bryan Mitchell.
Scottish
&/or
Irish tunes for a wide range of functions.
Funerals,
Weddings,
Anniversaries, Birthdays,
Events, Conferences, Highland & Ceilidh Dancing, etc.
Locally a range of attire to suit the occasion is possible,
even with kilt tartan options. If you have special bagpipe
tune requirements, let me know. I can compose a tune for
that special person or occasion. I have a library of many
thousands of bagpipe tunes, in books and in digital format
so can usually find tunes or track them down, and transpose
them if required and appropriate to the bagpipe scale.
This is something done for other pipers as well.
Tips on Using a Piper at a wedding in NZ.
Learn about the role of a Piper in NZ.
Learning to Play the Bagpipes - Tuition
Interested in learning to play the bagpipes?
I Teach. Tutor book and resources are available.Are you looking for Bagpipe
Music authoring and editing software?
Use the Electric Pipes (Epipes) app from the Baked Bean Company site.
It is free to download AND TO USE the Demo install for as long as you like.
It will read, display and play 'abc', 'bww', 'bgp', 'bmw' bagpipe music files.
You'd need to register it with the author (and pay) if you want editing, and printing.
Also recommended is the use of 'ABC' music notation and
Michael Eskin's Free to use ABCTools app
Learn 'abc' notation for bagpipe music when having bagpipe tuition from me.
Be aware our email IS NOT linked through to any cellphone,
so response will not be immediate, but would normally be within 24 hours.
There is a facebook page, @NZpiper4U, However again on there queries
are asked to be directed to the email address as fb is accessed less frequently
than our email system and fb response is NOT immediate and so could take longer.
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