I play events based on your needs, time and location. Each occasion requires different set of tunes and ensuring your piper has the repertoire and experience for each occasion is an important decision you should research before hiring a piper. They are traditionally associated with events that that require a sense of occasion such as weddings, funeral and corporate events. The bagpipes are a unique instrument with haunting and melodious tones that provide listeners with a range of emotions and played correctly, will enhance any occasion with its harmonious sound. I hope the information here will help you understand more about how the pipes can benefit and enhance your event. I have played at numerous weddings, funerals, concerts and events all over Ireland and abroad.
#Bagpipe player for funeral professional#
The retired solider added: “I’ve no intention of ever stopping playing as I’m humbled by everyone who has asked me to be present to be at a funeral”.My name is Joe Delaney and I am a professional bagpipe player from Ireland. “Over the years I’ve become good friends with Aslan singer Christy Dignam as we perform at a cancer charity event every September and I’m so sad to hear his beloved father Christopher has died.” I’ll be performing at the funeral of a man in the coming days who asked me many years ago to be there so I am overwhelmed to be able to do that. The popular player says he has a, “list as long as his arm from people who are alive and want me to play at their funeral. Those who have died are placed in double body bags, sprayed as is the coffin, it’s sealed and sprayed again while all along maintaining the dignity and respect of the person who has passed away, so I have no fears.” Check out what this quality bagpiper can do to make your special event even more special. “I liaise with Funeral Directors and they tell me what to do and what not to do. I’m not afraid of the virus and I want to keep playing for bereaved families. My heart goes out to everyone, it’s not only a job to me, I want to be there for them.
#Bagpipe player for funeral for free#
“I perform out of respect for people and I do it for free because I want to honour them. Mr O’Brien, who also performs with the Irish United Nations Veterans Association Pipe Band, said he is not worried for his own health while performing during the crisis and at Covid-19 deaths. I played at two recent funerals in Shanganagh cemetery in Shankill and it was horrendous and so eerie seeing the entrance gates being firmly closed behind the mourners as they went in.” “In normal circumstances I wait for the mourners to arrive at the graveside but now that has all changed. Two of the main differences he has seen in funerals during the crisis are, cemetery gates being closed after the cortege has entered and not being able to play at the grave-side until every one of the allowed 10 mourners leave.
David was dressed in tartan & his playing.
It was so upsetting and heartbreaking they couldn’t attend and surround the bereaved with love and hugs.” Booked David Carril (Piper) for our Mums funeral on Friday where he played Scottish music before & after the service. “People lined the streets from her home to the Church and from there to the nearby crematorium. I performed at the funeral of a 15-year-old girl only a couple of weeks ago and I cried so much while trying to play. “It’s really sad to see that so many people can’t attend funerals, it’s very hard on the families who have lost loved ones. “I’ve played at thousands of funerals over the years, but over the past four weeks, in particular due to the restrictions around them, they are a lot different,” explained Mr O’Brien.
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