Mother's Day Party•Reviewed on May 14, 2018•From Modesto, CA
She was wonderful!
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Thank you very much, Darlene. I came home and told my family about your lovely Hula dancing. What a special treat that was! :)
Best Wishes,
fiddler Elise
Review by Rhoda J.
Memorial Service•Reviewed on April 8, 2018•From Gilroy, CA
Elise arrived in plenty of time prior to the event. She is very accommodating and extremely easy to work with. I will keep her number handy and would not hesitate for a moment to recommend her to anyone. Besides my request she added an extra song which worked out beautifully and better than I had originally plan.
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Thank you very much, Rhoda. It was a lovely ceremony, with you in that pretty dress and your great community of friends. I hope we'll see each other again at some more masonic events.
Best Wishes,
piper Elise
Review by Stephen S.
Memorial Service•Reviewed on March 12, 2018•From Santa Cruz, CA
Elise exceeded my expectations for my wife’s celebration of life service. She was very talented in her performance of Amazing Grace and performed another song to get people seated. She was very appropriate, dressed beautifully in Celtic garb, and was easy to work with. I give Elise my highest recommendation and would definitely book her again!
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Thank you very much Stephen. I enjoyed your whole group, and it was a lovely sendoff for your wife to have all those people there who clearly cared about her a great deal.
Best Wishes,
piper Elise
Review by Murray L.
Funeral•Reviewed on February 26, 2018•From Concord, CA
Elise exceded our expectations. Planning for this event was rushed and Elise helped us plan out the "on the spot" details. Seemed more familiar with the way things worked than we were. We made the right choice. The performance had most of us in tears of remembrance and joy. Thank you Elise.
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Thank you very much, Scott. I appreciate your kind words.
Best Wishes,
piper Elise
Review by carol b.
Funeral•Reviewed on January 21, 2018•From Aptos, CA
We were extremely happy with the talent and respect shown by Elise. Many commented after the funeral that her playing "made the day" For us Scots to be "piped Home" is moving and takes us back to the hills of Scotland. We thank Elise and have told her so.
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Thank you very much Carol. It was an honor to play for all of you!
Best Wishes,
piper Elise
Review by Caitlin J.
Memorial Service•Reviewed on December 27, 2017•From Watsonville, CA
She was warm, friendly, professional, punctual, and respectful!
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Thank you Caitlin. You had a wonderful group of relatives up there, and it was a pleasure playing for all of you.
Best Wishes,
piper Elise
Review by paul R.
Celebration•Reviewed on November 17, 2017•From San Francisco, CA
Kids loved her! She did a wonderful job explaining the bagpipes to a group of kids that never experienced this type of music.
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Thank very much, Paul. Likewise, I was very impressed with the attention span and great audience-manners of your kids! They may be financially underprivileged, but somebody (either your school or the parents - probably both) has done a great job teaching them how to sit still and listen attentively (even to the slow funeral tune I played :)
Review by Mark N.
Funeral•Reviewed on October 10, 2017•From Santa Cruz, CA
We had a wonderful experience with Elise...start to finish!
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Thank you, Mark. And, likewise, the same from me to you!
Best Wishes, piper Elise
Review by Kathleen B.
Celebration•Reviewed on August 28, 2017•From Antioch, CA
Elise was fantastic and we would definitely hire her again. She was on time and very professional
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Thank you very much, Kathleen. Your whole group were about the friendliest folks I have ever played for. Best Wishes to all of you! piper Elise
Review by Donald K.
Memorial Service•Reviewed on May 22, 2017•From Oakland, CA
Elise played at a Celebration of Life for my brother on San Francisco Bay. She was very familiar with the challenges of playing on a moving sailboat and handled it smoothly. I also requested a song that was unfamiliar to her and she gladly located an arrangement of it and played it for us. Elise was very accommodating of all of our requests and it was a pleasure to have her with us.
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Thank you for your kind words, Don. I am still telling stories from our adventure on the water. Your family was charming, especially your mom - wow, I came right home and told my mom about the 92-year old woman who could stay chipper during a hot four-hour boat ride. And now I feel fully confident that I can play bagpipes wearing a lifejacket!
Best Wishes to You and Your Family,
piper Elise
Review by Jacqui S.
Funeral•Reviewed on May 15, 2017•From Pacific Grove, CA
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Thank you, Jacqui. I'm still remembering the cute baby whale swimming with the dolphins. That was a beautiful morning for your grandma's sendoff! - piper Elise
Review by Susan C.
Memorial Service•Reviewed on April 3, 2017•From Palo Alto, CA
Elise is extremely talented and professional and would be an asset to any event that calls for a bagpiper.
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Thank you very much Susan! Perhaps during our next drive through Flagstaff I'll need to practice my bagpipes, and you'll hear Skye Boat Song drifting toward you on the breeze. And we'll bring a supply of carrots for the donkeys.
Best Wishes,
piper Elise
Review by Mary W.
Saint Patrick's Day Party•Reviewed on March 30, 2017•From Pleasanton, CA
Elise played both the fiddle and the bag pipes to the delight and enjoyment of the entire neighborhood! Amazing musician and so approachable. The kids were enthralled. Thank you again, Elise!
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Thank you very much, Mary! I am still feeling amazed at your ability to overcome challenges that would intimidate other people, and be the full-on host of your great party. New Mexico will be lucky to have you...
Best Wishes,
Elise
Review by Alecia E.
Club Event•Reviewed on March 19, 2017•From Stockton, CA
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Thank you, Alecia, for inviting me to play at your lovely resort. I greatly enjoyed the fruit while driving from Stockton to Walnut Creek. For future, if you've got members wishing for any particular tunes, I'll be happy to learn up to two new tunes per gig, if you give me at least a month of advance notice. In fact, taking requests can be great fun, because sometimes people come up with really unusual requests (like Led Zeppelin Into the Light, and Procul Harem Whiter Shade of Pale). Also, I appreciate learning from my clients which of the many hundreds of old traditional pipe tunes people most want to hear.
Best Wishes, piper Elise
Review by Juliana M.
Community Event•Reviewed on March 18, 2017•From Walnut Creek, CA
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Hi Juliana,
Thank you for inviting me to play for St. Pat's party. You have the most attentive seniors I have ever played for as a group, which was fun because they clearly wanted to be entertained. If you decide to have a piper again next year, I would definitely arrange the room sideways, to have the piper stand outside those double doors and everybody facing them, so nobody needs to sit too near the loud music.
I hope the rest of your party was a great success!
Best Wishes,
piper Elise
Review by Ann P.
Memorial Service•Reviewed on March 13, 2017•From Watsonville, CA
We needed someone last minute. Eliza came through with flying colors. Will definitely call her again.
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Thank you very much, Ann. It's a lovely space you have up there. I'll look forward to coming back! piper Elise
Review by Kerry s.
Memorial Service•Reviewed on November 20, 2016•From Redwood City, CA
Elise is an Amazing bagpiper! She came early and played right on through! She was also very kind and professional for my sisters memorial! I will definitely hire her again and recommend her 100 percent! Thank you so much Elise
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Thank you very much, Kerry. I appreciated the warm reception from all the friends of you and your sister. I will spread the word about Emergency Barbecue - sometimes there are days where you've just gotta have it!
Best Wishes,
piper Elise
Review by Kent R.
Memorial Service•Reviewed on November 2, 2016•From Le Grand, CA
Elise was great. She helped me with the selection of songs to be played during my father's service and they were moving and very heartfelt. Elise was not only a piper, but a key person with heartfelt emotions for this service. I can't thank her enough. She was grand!
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Many thanks for your kind words, Kent. Your family and guests were all so warm and friendly that I felt taken in from the moment I arrived. And it was a pleasure listening to your relatives' childhood adventure stories - they kind of made me wish I had grown up as a cowgirl!
Best Wishes,
piper Elise
Review by Susan S.
Wedding Reception•Reviewed on September 25, 2016•From Piedmont, CA
Elise was exceptional!
We chatted several times before event and made all arrangements together.
She was easy to work with, flexible when it came time for her performance and very willing.
She's on my list to call again!
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Your kind words are much appreciated, Susan. And boy did you catch me by surprise when your spontaneous dance conjured a whole circle of dancers! I think you can take credit for turning that gathering into a party. If I am ever bagpiping for you again, I will be ready to bust out the polkas! Best Wishes to you, and your son and new daughter-in-law. - piper Elise
Review by Andrea S.
Fundraiser•Reviewed on August 20, 2016•From Castro Valley, CA
Elise is an amazing and talented bagpiper!! She performed at our church's St. Patrick's Day Dinner Dance and set the tone of the night by piping our guests into the event. Elise is very professional and super easy to work with! She is very communicative and also responded quickly to any questions. Thank you for sharing your talents...it was a great night! Look forward to working with you again!!!
Review by carmen m.
Graduation Party•Reviewed on June 17, 2016•From Stockton, CA
Elise, was amazing! She literally had one day's notice. We had previously booked someone else and unfortunately they weren't able to make it. She drove from Santa Cruz to Stockton which is about a 2 hour drive. Her pricing was reasonable. Thanks again Elise.
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Thank you very much, Carmen. It helped that you were able to think quickly when your other piper needed to cancel, and that you trusted my intuition for how to follow in his footsteps.
Warmly, piper Elise
Review by David B.
Funeral•Reviewed on June 5, 2016•From San Francisco, CA
Elise exceeded expectations In helping us to select songs for our scattering of ashes in San Francisco Bay. She was very professional in every step of the process and her bagpipe playing was enjoyed by all of our family.
Don't forget to ask for Amazing Grace if it is appropriate for your event. She gets a ten and two thumbs up. Highly recommended !
Thank you Elise for helping to make this a special experience for everyone !
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Wow, David. I feel honored. And thank you very much for being well organized in communicating with everyone about the timing and location of the ceremony, so they could all make it to the boat on time, feeling relaxed, and absorb themselves completely in giving your mom a great sendoff.
Warmly, piper Elise
Review by Sue T.
Club Event•Reviewed on April 18, 2016•From San Jose, CA
Elise was great. I got a lot of nice comments about her. The audience enjoyed the music.
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Thanks very much Sue for taking the time to review me, and for your kind words. I've talked to Jason about playing for you again in the Fall. He wants a Led Zeppelin song. Since bagpipes only have 9 notes, this is going to be a fun challenge!
Cheers, Piper Elise
