Thank you to Peter Wills Photography for sending me these photos. Taken at a wedding we both worked at in June, at the Lynnhurst Hotel in Johnstone. I especially like the one with the bride & groom – caught off-guard! #bagpiper #wedding #hireapiper #scotland Share this post Author: Jonathan Graham http://www.jgrahampiper.com Jonathan Graham – Bagpiper for Hire…
It was great to play for a school pal’s wedding this weekend, congrats Brogan! The ceremony was in the epic Glasgow Uni Chapel and then onto the newly-opened Boclair House Hotel. The previous weekend I piped at Kilchurn Castle for 2 American couple’s marriage vow renewals. I had never been to this venue before and hadn’t…
The photo on the left is me with the STV Charity Kids Appeal mascot! The event was hosted by Lorraine Kelly @ STV Studios and raised £2.6mil for young people in poverty in Scotland The next one is at the Peace & Unity conference attended by Sturgeon and the Corbyn at the City Chambers, and on…
2 Hogmanay gigs to bring in the bells of 2018! First was in Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, a gig i’ve done for the past few years. Family favourites like Amazing Grace / Highland Cathedral / Scotland the Brave are very common tunes for me to play, but with the…
Share this post Author: Jonathan Graham http://www.jgrahampiper.com Jonathan Graham – Bagpiper for Hire – 1st class Hons Degree in Scottish Music from Royal Conservatoire of Scotland – performed at Commonwealth Games Ceremonies (Dehli 2010 & Glasgow 2014) to televised audience of 2.5 billion – piped for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II & His Holiness Dalai Lama…
Last month I was 1 of 30 performers who were in Shanghai for a street festival. It was my first trip to China and really enjoyed it. The gig lasted for a week and, being the only Scot, that was plenty of the hot & humid weather for me! The Chinese seemed to appreciate the…
Share this post Author: Jonathan Graham http://www.jgrahampiper.com Jonathan Graham – Bagpiper for Hire – 1st class Hons Degree in Scottish Music from Royal Conservatoire of Scotland – performed at Commonwealth Games Ceremonies (Dehli 2010 & Glasgow 2014) to televised audience of 2.5 billion – piped for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II & His Holiness Dalai Lama…
The lovely @jgrahampiper playing during the #wedding of James and Rodney who came all the way from #Australia to get married at #Cromlix. pic.twitter.com/CQ820PEnv8 — Cromlix (@CromlixHotel) March 1, 2017 Share this post Author: Jonathan Graham http://www.jgrahampiper.com Jonathan Graham – Bagpiper for Hire – 1st class Hons Degree in Scottish Music from Royal Conservatoire of Scotland…
Video taken 11th Feb by lovely reception staff as wedding guests go upstairs to the ceremony 🙂 Share this post Author: Jonathan Graham http://www.jgrahampiper.com Jonathan Graham – Bagpiper for Hire – 1st class Hons Degree in Scottish Music from Royal Conservatoire of Scotland – performed at Commonwealth Games Ceremonies (Dehli 2010 & Glasgow 2014) to televised…
I was teaching a couple of NFL dudes, Steve Smith & Danny Shelton, how to play bagpipes in Edinburgh recently! They were here as part of the NFLUK tour and at the time were also getting fitted for kilts in Geoffrey Tailor Kiltmakers on the Royal Mile, Edinburgh. One of the lads had size 16 feet…