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California

Bagpiper Ron - Have Pipes, Will Travel is a lifelong Professional Musician, Performer, & Entertainer. P.M./E. of The Stag & Thistle Pipe Band. Retired Music Director of McLane High School. I have played for many weddings, funerals, military events, with satisfied clients from Scotland to Monterey, Ca. I can provide the proper Celtic Spirit for your event. My resume also includes a Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance, 1976 from Fresno Pacific University and 34 years as a Music Educator in Ca. Public schools.  Let me help you make your Highland dream become a reality.

Be sure when listening to the samples of any performer, you notice the intonation of the pipes.  Bagpipes have a bad rap because of poor tuning.  When the chanter is locked in with all three drones, a beautiful hum is created.  "This background "humming" is what characterises the instrument and remains steady and continuous as the pipes are being played. Many assert that the humming is what attracts aficionados to the instrument."  This is a part of the mystery that is bagpipes..

An outdoor event requires the majesty of The Great Pipes. If you have an indoor, more intimate event/ setting, consider my softer, sweet sounding, cold wind, bellows blown, Scottish Small Pipes that are approved for events in the national parks where there may be DB restrictions. Have a peek at my extensive song list. Chances are you will find something that will be appropriate for your event.  

I treat every performance with the utmost care, as if it were an event for my own family. Bagpiper Ron - Have Pipes, Will Travel, will be delighted to discuss an appearance at your next occasion that will leave a truly lasting impression.  This is the simple formula for your Celtic vision of your special event. 
                  
                 Quotes of Note

**He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing...( English Proverb )

**"“To the make of a piper go seven years of his own learning and seven generations before. At the end of his seven years, one born to it will stand at the start of knowledge, and lending a fond ear to the drone, he may have parley with old folks of old affairs.” (Neil Munro-“The lost Piobaireachd”).

**Ancient Celts knew... that of all the sounds that mankind 
could make... only the pipes... could be heard in both worlds.

Ron was AWESOME. He called me and I booked him, I had another pipper named Mark trying to go behind Ron and get me to switch. The greatest decision I could have ever made was to book Ron, on the basis of professionalism I would not EVER book Mark because of the integrity issue. Once again thank you RON not a dry eye in the church after how great thou art and amazing grace! Thank you. 

Ron was amazing. He learned Star Wars and Lady Gaga's Bad Romance within the week per my request. Really made the whole event come together. So honored to have had him play at my wedding and walk me down the aisle.

Ron was great! His rendition of Pachelbol Canan in D with organist had everyone in tears.  Highly recommend Ron for any occasion!!

Conon 'n' D (transposed in E flat)

Scotland the Brave

Robert Burns Dinner promotion

Wearing of the Green

Highland Cathedral- A Wedding Tune

Caubeen Trimmed in Blue- small pipes

Amazing Grace

She Walked Through the Fair/ Spancil Hill- small pipes

Rakes of Mallow

Stumpie

Copper River Golf Event

Highland Cathedral, small pipes

Caber Feidh- march

Going Home-memorial piece

Atholl Highlanders

Bagpipes

Celtic Bagpipes

Wee Totum Fogg

The Rock and the Wee Pickle Tow

Johnie Cock up Your Beaver

Steam Train to Mallaig

Pachelbel Canon in D

Tam Bein's Lum

The Sands of Kuwait

Duncan Johnstone- hornpipe

On the Wings of a Snow White Dove

Suo Gan

How Great Thou Art

Greensleeves

Danny Boy

Mull of Kintyre

Simple Gifts

If You Want My Body

Gilligan's Island

Ye Banks "n Braes O Bonny Doon

Flower of Scotland

Mauri's Wedding

Murdo's Wedding

The Battle's O'er

The Green Hills of Tyrol

Military Themes ( Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard )

Wearin'O'the Green

Caubeen Trimmed in Blue

Highland Laddie

Road to the Isles

Gary Owens

Kilworth Hills

Maids of Mourne Shore

Leaving of Liverpool

Minstral Boy

The Rakes of Mallow

Spancil Hill

Raglin Road

She Moved Through the Fair

Paddy's Leather Breeches

The Ass in the Graveyard

Paddy McGinty's Goat

Steamboat

Ye Banks and Braes

Black Bear

Susan McLeod

Rowen Tree

Skye Boat

Cockney Jocks

Glasgow Police Pipers

Edinburgh Tatoo

Bessie McIntire

Auld  Lang Syne

No Awa Tae Bide Awa

The Old Rustic Bridge

Balmoral

Morag of Dunvegen

Wings

Flet from Flotta

The Battle of the Somme

The Argyles Crossing the River Po

The Gael

Bugle Horn

Bonnie Dundee

The Mucking of Geordies Byre

Oft in the Stilly Night

Barren Rocks

Cock 'O' the North

High Road to Gairlock

Orange and Blue

Miss Ada Crawford

The Devil in the Kitchen

Farewell to Camraw

Itchy Fingers

The Battle of Waterloo

Cabar Feidh

Walter Douglas

The Men of the West

Pipe Major Donald McLean of Lewis

Heights of Dargai

Archie McKinley

Hecter the Hero

The Dark Isle

Lord Lovat's Lament

Lochabar No More

Mist Covered Mountains

The Old Hag at the Churn

Rockin' the Baby

Troy's Wedding

The Gold Ring

Hamilton's Nutsack

Trumpet Voluntary

Roast Beef of Old England

Sandy's New Chanter

Love Devine

Here Comes the Bride

Highland Cathedral

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