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The Season Ahead
Believe it or not, February is one of my favourite months as it provides a short rest from the full on commitment of the other months yet consistently proves to be the busiest month for confirmed bookings, both for this year coming and next. As a wedding piper based in Edinburgh I love playing in [...]
A pause for breath
What a year it has been so far! In this the Pickled Piper’s fifth year in business, bookings for 2012 have surpassed everything that has gone before and looking ahead, 2013 is equally exciting. My sincere thanks to Paul Selwood and David Brown for their efforts throughout the year. As our feedback shows, we have [...]
Pickled Folk
At last! The link on my home page is now up and working to take you to my new sister site www.pickledfolk.co.uk Pickled Folk works with the very best Scottish musicians and entertainers to provide a first rate service to events and weddings in Edinburgh and the central belt of Scotland. So, if in addition [...]
Summer time
I can’t believe that in two weeks time rehearsals will begin again for the summer show at Prestonfield and that my previous news post here was in January! With February remaining true to form as the quietest month of the piper’s year, March was very busy and from now on in for the next seven [...]
The Year Ahead
As The Pickled Piper grows and grows I am delighted to report that the current level of 2012 bookings far exceeds anything that has gone before. Between Paul, David and my other piper friends however I know that we will always be in a position to offer the very best service to the many weddings [...]
And for my next trick…….
I had great fun yesterday filming with the BBC for its new series of The Magicians due to go out in later January.http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b019fyjl There was a large number of female bystanders which I initially put down to the old Pickled Piper magic at work until I realised that Keith Duffy of Boyzone fame was appearing [...]
Wedding Fare
After a fantastically busy and rewarding summer, The Pickled Piper’s thoughts have turned to next years wedding and events and it was such fun to meet so many brides and grooms to be at this weekend’s wedding fare at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange. The opportunity to get to know fellow wedding suppliers was also really [...]
Old age and cups of tea
Earlier this month I had a ball as I spent a couple of evenings behind the scenes at the Edinburgh Tattoo. I got chatting with some young Scots Guards pipers and shared some of my own memories of my last Tattoo 26 years ago when I had the honour of being the lone piper. Realisation [...]
Busy times
What a busy summer it has been so far! (that’s not a complaint) Aside from the core business of weddings and events I have now got a grip of Facebook and Twitter which I hope has brought The Pickled Piper to a wider audience. Looking ahead, I will be joined by Paul and David at [...]
Bagpipes for Obama
Having just watched on TV the pipe band of the Scots Guards (my old Regiment) on the lawn of Buckingham Palace welcoming The President of the USA I was delighted to take a phone call from my friend Mark McRae of that very band, just fresh from the event itself. Pipers now off to prepare for state [...]