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…
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…
Watch me introduce some big NFL dudes to the bagpipes and show them how to play a few notes on the chanter! Happy Birthday @89SteveSmith 🎉 Take a 👀 at the time he learned to play the bagpipes with @Danny_Shelton55 in Scotland! 😂 pic.twitter.com/Z2Q1Hyh7Sp — NFL UK (@NFLUK) May 12, 2017 Share this post Author: Jonathan…
Sometimes I turn up to a gig not knowing much about it. This time I had a location & time, that was it. The people I ended up piping for were the cast of new Robert the Bruce movie ‘Outlaw King’! I played as they all arrived and then piped the haggis in for their…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Hello! Busy busy here updating things – new website & new business cards, keeping things fresh. Big shout out to an old pal Lee from Quality Designs who’s doing both. He is doing a great job AND putting up with all my messages 😛 The cards aren’t ready yet, but check out this proof of the…