Bagpiper in West Yorkshire - Ed Arnold

A full time Yorkshire Based Traditional Highland Bagpiper who plays with pride and passion. He has performed at over 100 weddings, funerals & other public & private events with the experience to make YOUR SPECIAL OCCASION that extra bit special

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Ed Arnold - Bagpiper - West Yorkshire

A full time Yorkshire Based Traditional Highland Bagpiper who plays with pride and passion. He has performed at over 100 weddings, funerals & other public & private events with the experience to make YOUR SPECIAL OCCASION that extra bit special


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Ed has been playing the bagpipes for over 15 years. He has performed at over a hundred public and private events including weddings ceremonies, receptions, Indian weddings, corporate events and funerals.

Ed has also performed at a series of high profile events including football matches for Derby F.C, performing at Polyanna Pickering's Scottish Wildlife Art Exhibition, piping at the Roll's Royce Burn's Super Social Event (anually for 6 years) welcoming the New Year at the Marriott Hotel in Sheffield, performing for Neil Abel's testimonial ice hockey match at Sheffield Ice, peforming at the Sheffield Highland Fling, performing on stage at the Sheffield Arena for the IIFA 2007 (Bollywood Awards) in front of 12'500 people, marching (wih his side drummer Barrie Haigh) the Keighley town mayor and other council members from Keighley town hall to the town church, and most recently performing at the 2008 Yorkshire Nations Cup Polo competitions in Beverley.

Ed has performed at the Black Forest Beer Festival in Germany with the Nottinghamshire Police Pipe band and competed with Ashbourne Pipes and Drums in Grades 3 and 4 at piping competitions all over the country.

Ed has also performed for Radio Sheffield and has appeared in the Derby Telegraph, the Derbyshire Times, the Chesterfield Express, The Sheffield Star The Sheffield Gazette newspapers and The Keighley News.

Ed is available to hire for weddings, funerals, birthday parties, seasonal celebrations and all other occasions. The main areas he travels to are Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Northumberland, and Cumbria. However is always happy to consider travelling to anywhere in the UK and is also available to be booked internationally. Ed can be booked to perform solo or with a side drummer.


 

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Testimonials


 
Hi I would like to say a big thankyou to Ed Arnold who played the bagpipes at my mothers funeral on 11/04/2007 he did a fantastic job in finding the music to The Fields of Athenry and learning it at such short notice so again a big thankyou
Mrs V
 
Many thanks again for playing at our wedding and also for your performance at the Carnival, we are still receiving wonderful remarks about you
Elaine
 
Thank you for your message after the party; it was a great afternoon, much enhanced by your playing and that of the drummer of course also. Everyone has said how much they enjoyed the party, and Jane in particular was shell shocked for the rest of her stay with us ! Again, our thanks for helping make the afternoon such an enjoyable success
Frank and Gill
 
Hi Ed thanks again for performing at our School. The kids really enjoyed it and I'm sure they'll remember it for some time
Niala and Peter
 
Just a quick e-mail to thank you for your services at our Wedding on the 9th November 2007 and can say you went down a storm, even to the critical Scottish ears which were in attendance. So thanks again and hope you remain busy in your work and we would have no hesitation in recommending your services to anyone concerned
Gary

 

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Styles Covered
As a guide, we'd classify this band under these styles;
  • Bagpiper
 

Sample Repertoire
Here is a brief sample list of songs that this band cover;
  • MARCHES:
  • Scotland The Brave
  • Silver Threads Amongst The Hay
  • Barren Rocks of Aden
  • The Rowen Tree
  • Maries Wedding
  • Murdos Wedding
  • Bonnie Lass of Fyvie
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Areas Covered
Ed Arnold is based in West Yorkshire and cover the surrounding areas such as;
  • Wakefield
  • Castleford
  • Dewsbury
  • Batley
  • Pudsey
  • Pontefract
  • Barnsley
  • Halifax
  • Yeadon
  • Bradford
  • Cleckheaton
  • Wombwell
  • Brighouse
  • Leeds
  • Beeston
  • Wetherby
  • Royston
  • Otley
  • Tadcaster
  • Morley
  • Denton
  • Ilkley
  • Ossett
  • Normanton
  • Keighley
  • Huddersfield
  • Dukinfield