Portland and District Pipers Celtic Bagpiper from Portland, CT

Coreyanne Armstrong, along with a select group of high caliber pipers, performs all over New England. Hire a professional for your once-in-a-lifetime event who can handle any request and will work tirelessly to ensure your event exceeds your expectations. Coreyanne Armstrong is the newest member of Award-winning Celtic Band THE ROGUES, playing with them at Festivals across the country. She grew up on other instruments, playing the classical piano and flute since ages 4 and 10, respectively. After time spent in the military, Coreyanne took up the bagpipes and has performed for seventeen years. She was the resident bagpiper with Hawaii's premier Celtic band, the Doolin Rakes, and a guest artist with several other Celtic bands on the Highland Pipes, Walsh Shuttle Pipes, and Irish whistle. Coreyanne has travelled extensively with the military, allowing her to be a member of bands in Monterey, CA, Hawaii, the United Kingdom, and Charleston, SC. She is currently with the Talcott Mountain Highlanders in CT but also played with the Rhode Island Highlanders and Worcester Kilties since moving to New England. She has performed with The Piano Guys in Providence, as well as with the Wantage Brass in England and is the chosen piper for several high profile churches in Connecticut. For 2021 and 2022, Guinness relied on Coreyanne to provide excellent piping for marketing and performances in cities around the country including Baltimore, Chicago, New York, and Boston. Coreyanne is a Grade 2 piper in the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association, still competing up and down the East Coast in band and solo competitions. She performs full time for weddings, funerals, graduations, golf tournaments, parties, military ceremonies, parades, and concerts. Matthew Phelps has been performing the highland bagpipe since the age of eight and also plays Scottish smallpipes. Phelps has performed at hundreds of events throughout New England as well as in Scotland, Ireland, Australia, Switzerland, Canada, Panama, and Italy. Last year's highlights included performances with the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall. 2016 saD, w Phelps winning his first World Pipe Band Championship in his capacity as Pipe Sergeant of the Worcester Kiltie Pipe Band. Phelps performs and teaches bagpipes full time, having traveled regularly in MA, NH, VT, ME, and CT. Phelps has instructed the Scots Highland Pipes and Drums of Leominster, MA, The Rhode Island Highlanders, the Manchester Regional Fire and Police Band, and the Commonwealth Pipes and Drums of Boston as well as numerous private students. Matthew Phelps is an Open or Professional member of the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association. He has recently relocated to Halifax, Nova Scotia, but returns regularly to the area to perform. For the month of March, P&D Pipers also books events for Bob Hunter, guitarist and singer from Connecticut. He performs covers in all genres as well as Irish standards to quiet listening groups or packed bars and clubs. You may contact Portland and District Pipers to hire an individual piper or groups of pipers and drummers. You can read about some of our other performers on our personal site: http://*******.***

• The Ewe with a Crooked Horn
• Susan McLeod
• Paddy's Leather Breeches
• The Irish Washerwoman
• The Blue Cloud | Adam Quinn
• The Gael
• Dick Gossip's Reel | Hamish Moore
• Steam Train to Mallaig | MaryAnn MacKinnon
• Hellbound Train | Mark Saul
• Shipping Up to Boston | The Dropkick Murphys
• Long Way to the Top | AC/DC
• Itchy Fingers
• The King of Love My Shepherd Is
• Alleluia What a Savior
• Amazing Grace
• Be Thou My Vision
• The Foxhunter
• The Duck
• Spanner in the Works | Hamish Moore
• The Panda
• Biddy from Sligo
• Queen of the Rushes
• Jig of Slurs
• The Gravel Walk
• Andy Renwick's Ferret | Gordon Duncan
• A Man's a Man for That
• When the Battle is O'er
• Canon in D | Pachabel
• The Green Hills of Tyrol
• Rowan Tree
• Garryowen
• The High Drive | Gordon Duncan
• Good Drying | Gordon Duncan
• Pressed for Time | Gordon Duncan
• Star of the County Down
• I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
• Let All Things Now Living
• Abide With Me
• Danny Boy
• Simple Gifts
• The Mist Covered Mountains
• At Long Last
• Clumsy Lover | Neil Dickie
• Mason's Apron | trad
• Zeeto the Bubbleman | Gordon Duncan
• Sleepy Maggie
• The Skye Boat Song | Trad
• Flower of Scotland | Trad
• Scotland the Brave | Trad
• The Minstrel Boy | Trad
• The Wearing of the Green | Trad
• Highland Cathedral | Korb
• Amazing Grace | Trad
• Going Home | Dvorak
• The Flowers of the Forest | Trad
• The Fields of Athenry | Trad
• Paddy's Green Shamrock Shores | Trad
• Trumpet Voluntary | Purcell
• Here Comes the Bride | Mendelssonn
• Mairi's Wedding | Trad
• Plus HUNDREDS of others, Just Ask!