Pipe Major Harry Farrar played bagpipes for a special charity event at the Bel Air Country Club in Los Angeles.
The charity is called “FOG” or Friends Of Golf.
The proceeds go to education for high schools in Southern California.
This picture captures the actual “Swinging Bridge” and the fact that it is indeed swinging!
Bel Air Bagpipe player Harry and son are great for golf events.
Also bagpipers are a good addition to weddings, memorials, and birthday parties.
St. Patrick’s Day is a busy time for bagpipers, especially in Los Angeles.
Scottish Bagpipes & Drums has been serving Southern California since 1981.
It is easy to hire a solo bagpiper or a small group including drummers and Scottish dancers.
Based in Woodland Hills CA, Harry Farrar is able to serve events all over Southern California.
SP&D is one of the most popular bagpipe bands in Los Angeles that plays at private events and parties.
Our bagpipes are played by professional musicians who have years of experience playing Scottish music.
We offer a variety of different packages to fit your needs and budget.
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Professional Bel Air Bagpiper Harry Farrar And Son Also Perform
The great and the good of Hollywood have been associated down the years with the social scene of Bel-Air. And it was here that Howard Hughes once landed his aeroplane on the 14th fairway to impress Katharine Hepburn,. Interestingly she lived just off the course. As she was receiving a golf lesson from one of the club pros at the time, Hughes emerged from the aircraft and joined them for some practice.
Cosmetic revisions to the course have been made over the years by the likes of Dick Wilson, George Fazio and Robert Trent Jones. Bel-Air hosted the 50th USGA Seniors Championship in 2004 to mark the 80th anniversary of the club. The course actually opened for play three years after its formation in 1924. Bel Air Bagpiper Harry was not born until 39 years later!
Renaissance Golf Design embarked on a restoration project at the end of 2017, reducing the number of bunkers from 76 to 42 originals. Also removing two ponds and changing half the greens. All this came about because, in the words of Tom Doak, “the course was further from George Thomas’s design than most people realize.”
Writing in The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses Tom Doak commented as follows: “I rarely think about what courses I’d like to restore if I had the chance, but Bel Air has to be at the top of the list. Thomas’ plan for Bel Air may well be the most spectacular routing ever conceived.” Now it is the year 2024 and Harry Farrar is the Bel Air Bagpiper for one day for the great FOG charity event.