Bagpiper Professional | Westwood
Harry Farrar performed the Scottish Bagpipes for a fallen soldier at National Cemetery in Westwood Ca.
The honor guard and the gun salute was very impressive. The cemetery was an impressive place to be able to visit. And, nicely kept. The cemetery is basically full with thousands of graves.
The Los Angeles National Cemetery opened as one of 11 facilities operated by the Veterans Administration. This was on lands shared with national veterans’ homes or asylums for disabled soldiers. Also, The Pacific Branch of the National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers was established in 1887. And, on Santa Monica ranch lands donated by Senator John P. Jones and Arcadia B. de Baker. Interestingly, the following year, the site grew by an additional 200 acres. Following, in 1890, 20 more acres were appended for use as a veterans’ cemetery. By this time, with more than 1,000 veterans in residence, a new hospital was erected in 1900. It was replaced in 1927 by Wadsworth Hospital. Indeed, as second facility, Brentwood Hospital, was constructed in the 1920. Thirty miles north, another cemetery grew with military fallen. And, this was in Canyon Country.
National Cemetery Bagpiper | Riverside |Bakersfield | Los Angeles
Bagpiper Harry has performed a few times at Arvin or Bakersfield National. A very nice place to quietly pay respects. The bagpipe means a lot to the families. Sometimes drums also are asked for. Also Forest Lawn has a yearly Memorial Day ceremony at all Southern California properties. Westwood is closest to SP&D Headquarters
Harry Farrar has been an experienced bagpiper for memorials since the beginning in 1981. See more videos of Harry on youtube
Bag Piper | Service Locations
Places National Cemetery Bagpiper Harry plays: Malibu, Woodland Hills, Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood, Westwood, UCLA, Burbank, and Encino.
Also well know areas include: Van Nuys, North Hollywood, Pasadena, Glendale, Glendora, Granada Hills, and Porter Ranch. Many of these locations are on Los Angeles City Limits and Ventura County. These include Agoura Hills, Oak Park, Westlake Village, LAX, Valencia, Santa Clarita and in the mountains of San Bernadino “Big Bear”.
Cities and smaller towns include Whittier, Thousand Oaks, Oxnard, Pacific Palisades, Palos Verdes, Laguna Beach and Dana Point. Because any town in SoCal are potential service locations ! The number of towns that fall in Los Angeles County and Ventura County is endless. Bagpipe musicians from our team perform in Camarillo, Hidden Hills, West Hills , Canoga Park, Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, Ojai and Santa Monica. Which is a few minutes away from National Cemetery, Westwood Los Angeles.