Funeral Memorials | Bagpipe Players | Add a Unique Memory for Graveside Services.
Funerals Memorials | Bagpipe Players | Traditional Church Services.
It is common to incorporate Bagpipes at the beginning and at the close of the service. Furthermore, the acoustics in the church setting is moving and impressive. Additionally the Bagpipes can be accompanied by the choir or other grand instruments such as the traditional pipe organ.
Popular tunes from the Bagpipes include “Danny Boy”, Going Home”, The Skye Boat Song” and “How Great Thou Art”.
Equally important, coordination with the Church officiants and family is handled by the bagpiper or planner.
Graveside ceremonies commonly use Bagpipes for the conclusion of the funeral with “Amazing Grace”. In addition, a Bagpiper provides live music at the final resting place, which is comforting to have.
Music is not always available for the conclusion at the ceremony. Therefor Bagpipers can be a simple way to fill the air with these historical sound and melodies.
Jewish Traditions | Solo Bagpiper
Bagpiper Harry Farrar performs often for funerals at Mt. Sinai Cemetery in Hollywood Hills as well as Groman Eden in Mission Hills, CA. Because Jewish services do not usually have bagpipers, these are special cases where the well know song “Amazing Grace” is usually requested by the family.
When the hearse/coach arrives at the cemetery, having the bagpipe lead the casket to the graveside is a memorable start for the final portion of the funeral. As a result more people can be part of the ceremony.
Funerals Memorials | Bagpipe Players
Bagpiper Harry Farrar has performed at thousands of services in the Southland including the National Cemeteries in Riverside, Westwood, and Bakersfield, with honor. Because of his experience, Harry Farrar is the preferred piper for Oakwood, San Fernando Mission. Also for the largest cemetery in North America- Rose Hills Cemetery.
Harry Farrar has been performing services at all the notable Forest Lawn Cemeteries since 1981. As a result he is the house bagpiper on call.
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Veterans & Military
The Veterans and all Military are annually remembered on Memorial Day and Veterans Day with Bagpipes and Drums.
A small group of pipes and drums is nice for parades and official ceremonies. Besides, annual events like July 4th, and Memorial Day are good venues for Bagpipers and Drummers to help with the theme of these national days.
Burials at Sea and ceremonies at Sunset or Sunrise are settings where the flexibility, and because of the simplicity of having a single Bagpipe Player, this is a great convenience. To learn more about Scottish Pipes & Drums click “More About Us”
There are many other types of service locations that Bagpipers are selected to perform. Often Bagpipe Players are a good fit at Private Estates and Homes, Country Clubs, Historical Landmarks and countless famous locations. Because of this, it is easy to find a place for the bagpipe to fit in.
