Funeral•Reviewed on November 14, 2016•From Jacksonville, FL
Paddy was great for my Mom's funeral. Appreciate his consideration and patience with us.
Review by Jeanie B.
Wedding•Reviewed on September 25, 2016•From Lake City, FL
Paddy was on time and very friendly. His playing was absolutely wonderful and made our daughter's day that much more special. I would highly recommend him to anyone who would like a piper for their event. I hope in the future to have other events in which we could have him play for us again. I am beyond pleased and happy we found him!!!!
Review by Pamela M.
Funeral•Reviewed on August 23, 2016•From Cape Canaveral, FL
From the initial contact to the final farewell Mr. Costello handled himself and the situation professionally and with compassion. I won't hesitate to recommend him to friends and family. We were pleased with the job he did for us.
Review by eugene r.
Memorial Service•Reviewed on August 2, 2016•From Ormond Beach, FL
We solicited Paddy Costello to play bagpipes at my father's memorial service. He is extremely talented and very accommodating when participants made certain music requests. We requested Paddy arrive at the event at 12PM but delays prohibited us from arriving at the event until almost 1PM. This pushed the time schedule back and he accommodated us by playing longer then he was originally requested .. he even volunteered to stay longer! Paddy made the event very special and all guests raved about his talent, after the event ended. I strongly recommend Paddy and will solicit his talent with future events.
Review by Matt T.
Funeral•Reviewed on July 22, 2016•From Fruitland Park, FL
We hired Paddy to play at a memorial service. He arrived on time and did a good job playing. When it came time to be paid Paddy had a problem with the check. #1 she made check out to Paddy Costello, which isn't his name he told her, so she wrote another check. # 2 he made a big deal that her name was not on the check, it was her deceased Grandfathers, which she is co-owner on the account. she has written out dozens of checks on this account with no issues, he requested she forge her Grandfathers signature. She had to find a family member with a checkbook to write him a personal check. This was very stressful to her at a time of grieving, very insensitive.
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Matt requested a bagpiper for a funeral on gigmasters. Matt passed on my phone number to the woman who hired me, The woman was the daughter of the deceased gentleman, but she was never on the gigmasters website. The check was made out to Paddy Covington. The woman told me that Matt told her that was my name. The second check was made out to me on the deceased gentleman's check and signed by the granddaughter. I informed the granddaughter that the bank would not cash the check as the check only had the deceased man's name on the account, her name was not on the check as a co-owner. The granddaughter then wrote a check from her business account.
Review by Susan S.
Funeral•Reviewed on July 5, 2016•From Mims, FL
Paddy was very professional and prompt. His performance of amazing grace added a beautiful and touching final goodbye to our father. I would highly recommend him. A pleasure to work with.
Review by Terry B.
Memorial Service•Reviewed on June 13, 2016•From Saint Augustine, FL
We are third generation Irish and I know that my parents where in heaven looking down and smiling . When he played amazing grace and oh Danny boy ,not a dry eye it was beautiful
Review by Kathy H.
Private Party•Reviewed on May 15, 2016•From Hilliard, FL
We absolutely loved him!!??
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Thank you Kathy. It was so much fun to play for your party and meet your family. Your kindness and generosity were greatly appreciated.
Review by Kimberly R.
Event•Reviewed on May 9, 2016•From Kingsland, GA
I was very pleased to have Paddy providing music at our event. I appreciated his communication to clarify what my expectations were and his details letting me know when to expect him. I have recommended him to my co-workers in the Jacksonville, FL area who also plan events. When in need of a bagpiper again, I will certainly be in contact with Paddy Costello!
Review by charles O.
Wedding Reception•Reviewed on March 28, 2016•From Gainesville, FL
Paddy was so amazing and easy to work with, everybody loved him, he played any requests and even played along side a violinist at the reception, this guy is an absolute pleasure to talk to and get to know, he really made the ceremony incredible, highly suggest Paddy over the local high priced guys.
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Thank you Charles. It was great meeting you and your friends and playing the bagpipes for the wedding reception. You and the guests were an amazing audience. It makes me very happy to play music for such nice people.
Review by Danielle M.
Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on March 20, 2016•From Saint Augustine, FL
Paddy did a great job playing right after our wedding ceremony. We walked out of the Lightner Museum after the ceremony to the sound of his beautiful bagpipes. He then led the way down the several blocks to our reception venue. It was one of my favorite parts of our wedding!! Thanks Paddy!!
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Thank you Danielle. It was a pleasure to play for your wedding.
Review by Rick S.
Funeral•Reviewed on August 23, 2015•From Gotha, FL
Paddy Costello was very accommodating. He helped us decide on some of the processional music and played beautiful renditions of Amazing Grace both at the church and at the cemetery. His flexibility, his creativity, his promptness,his professionalism, and his ability to play the bagpipes were outstanding. We would recommend Paddy to anyone wanted bagpipes at any ceremony.
Review by Greg S.
Memorial Service•Reviewed on August 16, 2015•From Palm Coast, FL
Review by Anne G.
Memorial Service•Reviewed on May 17, 2015•From Bushnell, FL
Thank you so much Paddy.
Review by Toni B.
Fraternity Function•Reviewed on March 15, 2015•From Keystone Heights, FL
Absolutely wonderful!
Review by Rebecca M.
Funeral•Reviewed on March 11, 2015•From Ormond Beach, FL
Thanks so much to Paddy - he did an excellent job. He was professional, friendly and is an excellent piper (and I am a piper myself). The only small issue I had was with the first song I asked him to play - Highland Cathedral. He played it several times before finally moving on to Amazing Grace and Taps....it is a minor thing, but I did lower 1/2 star on overall because it was very distracting and my sister and I started looking at each other - both wondering when/if he was going to move on to the next song ;)
But again - a very minor issue and he added a great deal to the service; my mother was thrilled that he played Saints at the end. I appreciated his work
Review by kay h.
Memorial Service•Reviewed on December 29, 2014•From Jacksonville, FL
He was easy to contact. He was agreeable to requests; he was prompt and courteous. His music was lovely.
Review by Julie W.
Funeral•Reviewed on October 27, 2014•From The Villages, FL
Paddy was so kind and compassionate at our time of loss. He arrived an hour ahead of time so we didn't have to stress at all. When we left he was inside the hospice building playing for one of the patients which I thought was awesome and warmed my heart. Thank you Paddy!
