Bagpipes and Celtic Music Reviews

Darrius was very personable, amiable and entertaining. Fit in well with the theme of the occassion. Worked well with the band that we hired, even playing together on a few songs. Experience was excellent.

We hired Darius for a Funeral. He was very professional and dressed the part (even in the freezing cold weather). I think this bagpiper is perfect for St. Paddy's day parties as background music. Unfortunately, we hired him for a funeral and all ears were on him as the casket was being brought into the church. It sounded ok at first and then we heard the squeaks and missed notes. On the way out of the church he began to play again. Again there were lots of pitch problems. He continued to play well after the casket was in the hearse. While the widow was accepting condolences, he played on. She could barely hear because the bagpiper would not stop playing. He is decent enough to play at drunken parties, but I wish he wouldn't play at a funeral again. He was distracting, and not up to parr for an event like this. Aside from all of that, his price range says 100-500. He was at the church for less than an hour and played 2 songs. He charged me $200. I can't imagine what he would do for $100. I am not happy with this experience, and the family was actually angry with me for hiring him. My advice for anyone dealing with funeral arrangements is to let the funeral director deal with everything. They will get a proffessional accredited bagpiper for you.

I was disappointed. He didn't know Irish songs or bagpipes. He said he marched with Monaghan 20 yrs ago and couldn't remember the tones. Duh.. that's why I hired him. A nice guy. The group loved him but I wouldn't recommend him to anyone. To be honest, I feel taken. I wouldn't show it in front of my mother and her friends. He wasn't very good .. I know the difference. He wasn't.

I was extremely frustrated when our bagpiper Darius called me the night before the wedding (less than 24 hours before he was supposed to be playing) to inform us that he WOULD NOT be able to make it because he gotten a better offer, completely disregarding the contract we had. He then informed me he had another piper to play, Tim Grant, and he raved about how wonderful and professional Tim was. He told me Tim knew all the details of our wedding, where the church was, time to be there, songs to play etc. He guarenteed us Tim would be fantastic. We felt we were given no choice than to just go with Tim, who we knew nothing about. Darius gave me Tim's phone number, I called him and he assured me everyhting would be perfect. Time was given instructions by both Darius and myself to arrive at the church by 5:30 THE LATEST in order to be playing during our receiving line which began at 5:45pm. He was supposed to play for 30-40 minutes. However when we walked out of the church at 5:50pm Tim was still nowhere to be found. With no bagpiper there to listen to, every just got in their limos and cars at 6pm and left for the reception. On our way to the reception I checked my cell phone and there was no call from Tim or Darius to let us know what happened. I called Darius to thank him for giving a piper that never showed up and he had no idea what happened. I told him if he got in touch with him to at least send him to our cocktail hour, even though we had many family and friends that were very disappointed there was no piper at church on st. patricks day. Darius did get in touch with Tim and sent him the Botanical Gardens for cocktail hour. Cocktail hour began at 7pm, Tim arrived at 7:20pm so we figured he would play the entire duration of cocktail hour. Instead he took 3 breaks in the 35 minutes that he played. Overall we were extremely disappointed because we wanted someone playing outside the church. The whole reason we didnt want a piper for cocktail hour was because it was too overwhelming in such a small room. I am so upset that we paid the full $350 for such an unprofessional experience. To be honest I feel we should be refunded some of our money. -Melissa Medina-Deierlein

Darius Kaufmann is kind and professional. His Bagpipes skill is Excellent. We enjoyed his music and received many compliments after his performance. My family and I will hire Darius Kaufmann in the future and strongly recommend him. Thank you Darius.

Darius was a great addition to my cousins memorial. His music brought a sense of joy and happiness to a rather sad day. My cousin loved the music and Darius made everyone smile with his tunes. Thanks again for making the day special for all.

Yes yes yes to Darius! He was great. Played traditional Irish music as well as other fun songs. Super talented and personable.

Darius is extremely talented, a consummate professional, and we would rehire in a heartbeat! Excellence!

Darius was incredible from the very beginning. Not only is he an incredibly talented musician, but he is a genuinely wonderful human being as well. He made our wedding ceremony and reception extra special! I highly recommend booking Darius for your event and would be happy to share more information about how Darius made our NYC wedding day extra special. Sincerely, I would love to chat with you if you are having trouble making a decision. I've been there, and am SO happy we decided to go with Darius!

He was great!! Very talented; brought everything I wanted to this program for educated women! I would recommend him to anyone!

Darius was a tremendous hit, strolling through our cocktail hour and playing wonderful Irish tunes. Would definitely book him again for this event next year.

Absolute magic. Darius turned my husband's 60th birthday celebration into something extraordinary. He has a lively, kind-hearted spirit and his music captivated the entire crowd. He was professional, courteous and mindful of the natural breaks between toasts and throughout the meal. His talent is beyond measure- so much fun! Your cheeks will hurt from all the smiling. Look no further, you will be delighted.

Darius was simply great! He was so easy to work with. So knowledgable and helpful in planning. Very professional. And the music he provided us was perfect and everyone loved it! Would recommend him to any and all and would absolutely want to use him again if I needed any awesome bagpipes!

Darius was such a delight to work with in planning my ceremony. His playing was beautiful and a perfect soundtrack to our wedding. I can't thank him enough!

It was an absolute pleasure to work with Darius. He was so responsive and accommodating to all our requests, not to mention the quality of his performance!!! One of the highlights of our event. Would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone. Wonderful!!!!

Darius was fantastic! He really made the ceremony so special. He was very professional and he is very talented. I definitely recommend hiring him.

Darius is super talented and was absolutely amazing while performing at my daughter's wedding. The wedding was held outside at the Veranda Café at Silver Lake GC in Staten Island on a totally gorgeous day and all the guests raved about him. The best part however was that the bride and groom had no idea he was going to perform at their ceremony and were completely surprised and blown away! Darius was engaging and accommodating and would highly recommend him to anyone. Thank you again Darius for sharing and taking part in our special day!

Darius was absolutely phenomenal. He played both the bagpipes and the flute during our wedding ceremony. He arrived way ahead of time to prepare. He was extremely professional and a fantastic musician. Two weeks after our wedding we are still getting so many compliments about Darius. We would highly recommend Darius for any type of event!

The Piper was most excellent, and really set the tone for the Memorial service. All who attended were extremely happy with his unique addition to the Service. His playing of our requested songs was thoroughly enjoyed by all! I'd recommend him any time! Thank you so much!!

Darius was great. He came to our party and everyone absolutely loved him. We were singing along to his Irish whistle and dancing to his bagpipes. He's a great guy too, we will certainly hire him again.

WOW!!! Darius is such a talented musician. It was so enjoyable having him perform at my birthday party. He plays multiple instruments, hands out music lyrics for all to follow along and join in (which most people do if you give them the lyrics!), got the children involved and takes requests and plays all the old favorites. I highly recommend Darius (Bagpipes and Celtic Music) for your next function....so talented and personable! I great musician and a great guy! Barry