Kirk Van Hyning - Highland Bagpiper Bagpiper from Garner, NC

Whether your event requires the penetrating skirl of the Highland pipes or the quieter, more pub-friendly decibels of the smallpipes, you can be sure to have the right instrument and tune selection for your event. As a member of two local pipe bands I have plenty of experience addressing and playing in front of crowds. I first learned of the pipes through bagpipe maker Charlie Kron of C.E. Kron and Co, where I worked as a machinist during high school - shaping the instruments I would later learn to play. A few years later I joined the Iona College Pipe Band, regularly playing in local parades, including the notable St. Patrick's Day Parade in NYC. From there I struck off solo, playing at weddings, funerals, country clubs and pub sessions. I am the Pipe Sergeant of An Gorta Mor Memorial Pipes and Drums and also play with Wake and District.