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Robert Burns Bagpiper from San Diego, CA

Will travel up to 100 miles

  • Avg 5.0 | 68 Reviews
  • 148 Verified Bookings
  • Member Since 2007
  • 14 Awards & Badges
  • Accepts Online Payment
  • Starting at $200 per event

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I play the bagpipe commonly known as the Great Highland Bagpipe or the Irish Warpipe. I generally perform alone but can perform with one or more other pipers and drummers. The most common demands for pipers are weddings, funerals, and parties for which I have an ample repertoire. I play a lot of the ceol mor, i.e., the great salutes, laments, etc. often called the "classical music of the pipes" and won the professional grade competition on 5/27/2016 at Scottish Fest U.S.A. at the Orange County Fairgrounds. I won the professional Pipe Major Angus MacDonald Western Regional Championship on 11/18/2017. I also play a lot of Irish and Scotch stepdance tunes most commonly associated with the auld Scotch culture of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. I have been an happy member of the American Federation of Musicians since August 15, 1996. I have two CDs available online via https://artists.spotify.com/c/artist/5JaQEYSI6Y5jAb0l4M65n2/profile/about one dealing with Hallowe'en, Los Días de los Muertos, and funerals and the other with Christmas carols.

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Review by Clark S.

Father's Day PartyReviewed on January 20, 2025From Poway, CA

High fives to Robert and his performance. He was communicative, prompt, personable, and delighted our family with his performance. Cannot give him a 6 or I would. I consulted with my 12 year old niece who plays music and asked her how he did. She said he deserved a good tip! Will definitely consider him

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Review by Myra M.

Memorial ServiceReviewed on January 5, 2025From La Mesa, CA

Not meeting Robert before his performance was a little mixup in his arrival but he picked a location in the park and started playing. He started with somber tunes but when requested he change to up beat music which matched my husbands and his personality. Ross,my husband also played the pipes so setting and choices were perfect. Ross would have loved it. Mr Burns is talented and could play tunes familiar to the ears . A joy to have him and referral may come from the senior facility where I live Robert dined with the family later and had no trouble making conversation with others around him.

Robert Burns:

Thank you for you warm comments and the treasured sharing at the family meal. For readers, it should be noted I was contracted to play at a park, was given no specific place in the park, arrived very early to find none of the memorial party at the park, was unable to reach anyone by telephone, text, or E-mail, and so I started piping at the appointed time at a proper location and the memorial party arrived afterwards. Also, my contact provided "to commence piping at 3:00 P.M. with performance of Amazing Grace before the benediction and an a light, upbeat, lively tune after the benediction for the closing of the memorial" but after the family showed up there was confusion as to what I was to play before the benediction beyond Amazing Grace which is uniformly performed as a dirge. I thus tried my best to accommodate the change in directions.

Review by joseph G.

Corporate FunctionReviewed on October 20, 2024From San Diego, CA

Piper Robert Burns did a truly memorable presentation for us who played Danny boy, an amazing grace, and another great song. Then we broke for the pledgr of allegiance and a toast to all pilots that have died after that, he played TAPS America, the beautiful and the Star-Spangled Banner the 310 veterans pilots in attendance stood and sang with his bagpipe America, the beautiful and the Star-Spangled Banner I don't know what further tribute they could've given to this wonderful presentation I'm a Scotsman myself

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Past Events

January 19, 2025 • Father's Day Party
Sun4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Poway, CA
January 4, 2025 • Memorial Service
Sat3:00 PM - 3:30 PM La Mesa, CA
October 19, 2024 • Corporate Function
Sat6:30 PM - 7:15 PM San Diego, CA
August 7, 2024 • Funeral
Wed12:00 PM - 1:00 PM San Diego, CA
July 11, 2024 • Memorial Service
Thu10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Poway, CA
May 18, 2024 • Memorial Service
Sat10:30 PM - 11:00 PM San Diego, CA
March 13, 2024 • Funeral
Wed1:00 PM - 1:15 PM Del Mar, CA
March 11, 2024 • Memorial Service
Mon10:30 AM - 11:30 AM San Diego, CA
January 20, 2024 • Memorial Service
Sat1:30 PM - 2:30 PM La Mesa, CA
October 21, 2023 • Memorial Service
Sat3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Spring Valley, CA
October 14, 2023 • Wedding
Sat2:30 PM - 3:00 PM San Diego, CA
August 11, 2023 • Funeral
Fri1:00 PM - 2:00 PM San Marcos, CA

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