FULLY BOOKED JANUARY 25th 2025
The Highland Bagpiper- Simon Addison
There's nothing quite like the unique sight and sound of a traditional Highland Piper to add a distinctive touch to any special event. Playing to a high standard, Simon is the leading piper in Herefordshire and surrounding areas and he can supply the tunes to make your occasion memorable. He is Pipe Sergeant for the Cwmbran & District Pipes and Drums, currently the largest pipe band in Wales and has over 23 years providing a top-class and authentic piping experience.
About Simon
Simon Addison is a full-time, professional Highland Piper and he has been playing the Great Highland Bagpipe for over 20 years. Already an accomplished musician, having trained as a classical trumpeter at the age of 12, Simon took up the pipes at the age of 19 and studied at the College of Piping in Glasgow as well as having personal tuition from a former Argyll and Sutherland piper, he has gone on to become a very talented and accomplished Highland Piper. He has recently been promoted to Pipe Sergeant for the Cwmbran and District Pipes and Drums in South Wales. Simon is a full-time piper and also offers tuition for the Great Highland Bagpipe.
In great demand, Simon is available to perform for your special occasion and these include-
Weddings/civil partnerships
Funerals and memorial services
Burns Night
Birthdays and anniversaries
Corporate entertainment
Film/TV
Armed Forces events
Charity/fundraising events
And anything where the sound of the pipes would make a unique and spectacular addition!
Reliable, professional and immaculately turned out, Simon has a long and established pedigree of solo piping and he is constantly in demand. As a solo and band piper, he has piped nationally and overseas including performing at Les Transhumances Musicales in the South of France.
References and testimonials can be supplied and Simon holds full PLI.
Based in Hereford, Herefordshire
= areas covered (up to 500 miles)
= free travel (up to 20 miles)
These are just some of my current repertoire with more tunes being added all the time.
10 HLI Crossing The Rhine
100 Pipers
51st Highland Division
A Man's a Man for a' that
Abide With Me
Amazing Grace
A & D Jig
Atholl Highlanders
Auld Lang Syne
Balmoral
Balmoral/My Land
Battle Of The Somme
Battle's O'er
Black Bear
Bonnie Dundee
Bridal March
Bugle Horn
Bonnie Galloway
Bonnie Lass O Fyvie
Calon Lan
Castle Dangerous
Cock Of The North
Cockney Jocks
Collin's Cattle
Cork Hill
Cullen Bay
Cwm Rhondda
Dark Isle
Dawning Of The Day
Deck The Halls
Diu Regnare
Dornoch Links
Donald Blue
Eagle's Whistle
Earl Of Mansfield's March
Farewell To Aberdeen
Farewell To The Creeks
Flee the Glen
Flett From Flotta
Flower Of Scotland
Flowers Of The Forest
Going Home(Largo)
Glen Coe
Green Hills of Tyrol
Greensleeves
Greenwoodside
Happy Birthday
Haste To The Wedding
Hector The Hero
Heilan' Laddie
Highland Cathedral
Inisheer
Itchy Fingers
I See Mull
I Will Sing The Wondrous Story
Jingle Bells
Kantik Bro Penity (Breton air)
Land Of My Fathers
Land Of My Youth
Laundry On A Sunday!
Leave Her Johnny
Leaving Port Askaig
Little Drummer Boy
Loch Tay Boat Song
Local Hero Theme
Lochaber No More
Loch Lomond
Lochanside
Massacre Of Glencoe
Mairi's Wedding
Mingulay Boat Song
Mist Covered Mountains of Home
Miss McLeod's Reel
Minstrel Boy
Minnie Hind
Morag Of Dunvegan
Mull Of Kintyre
Murdo's Wedding
My Home
My Land
O Come All Ye Faithful
Ode To Joy
O Laidh
O'er the Bows to Ballindalloch(Strathspey)
Oft In The Stilly Night
Orange and Blue(Strathspey)
Outward Bound
Padstow Farewell
Plant Un Chou
Prince Charles Welcome To Lochaber
Pibroch Of Donald Dhubh
Rakes Of Mallow
Remembering Vimy
Road To Islay
Roaring Jelly
Rocking The Baby
Rowan Tree
Salute To The Royal Fendersmith
Scotch and Cider
Scotch on the Rocks
Scotland The Brave
Scots Wha Hae
Sleep Dearie, Sleep
Sleeping Tune
Smash The Windows
Son Ar Chistr (Breton march)
Spicy McHaggis Jig
St Patrick An Dro
Star Of The County Down
Strangest Dream
Steamboat
Suo Gan
Teribus
Telstar
Tripping Up The Stairs
The 150th Song Requirement
The Atholl Highlanders
The Barren Rocks of Aden
The Battle Of Waterloo
The Battle Of The Somme
The Battles' Over
The Bells Of Dunblane
The Clumsy Lover
The Crags of Tumbledown Mountain
The Fair Maid of Barra
The Garb Of Auld Gaul
The Hag At The Churn
The Heights of Dargai
The High Rise
The High Road To Gairloch
The Mist Covered Mountains Of Home
The Piper Of Drummond
The Roadmaker
The Road to Islay
The Strangest Dream
The Siege of Hereford
The Water Is Wide
The Yarmouth Hornpipe
The Steamboat
The Wye Invader
We're No Awa Tae Bide Awa
Westering Home
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Wha' saw the 42nd
When The Battle's Over
When The Piper Plays
Wooden Heart
Wings
I don't require any form of amplification or a power supply.
I'm entirely self-contained
I usually ask for a room in which I can leave instrument cases and get changed (if required)
No, as I'm an entirely acoustic act
There are too many excellent gigs to mention but Brympton House in Yeovil and Stanbrook Abbey in Worcester are possibly the best wedding venues I have ever piped at.
Piping wise- Fred Morrison, Bill Livingstone, Gavin Stoddart and Davy Spillane. As for pipe bands- the 78th Fraser Highlanders, the pipes and drums of the Atholl Highlanders, Huntly And District, The Gordon Highlanders and Bagad Kemper from Brittany. Cullen Bay is possibly my favourite tune to play on the pipes along with The Heights Of Dargai
My first ever gig was piping in the New Year at a hotel in Hereford in 2000 and since then, I've performed at literally thousands of events over the last 23 years.
I enjoy all events as they each have a unique experience. I pipe for a lot of solemn events such as funerals, ceremonial events and memorial services and for those, I am in heavy demand but my favourite type of event has to be Burns Night or a Hogmanay party.
Yes, I play the Scottish Smallpipes and they are great for adding some background music at indoor events where the Highland Pipes would be too loud
I usually require at least 10 minutes to get the pipes set up and in tune and a room to get changed if I have to travel to a performance.
Yes , I play outdoors as well as indoors.
I am happy for a client to submit a request although I have an extensive repertoire which I'm more than happy to let the client choose music from the list. I also advise as to which pieces will be suitable for the client's needs.
Please read my testimonials for details!
Numerous wedding planners, wedding venues and suppliers in the West Midands
1st choice of piper for Herefordshire undertakers and funeral directors
Cheltenham Racecourse
Army In Wales
The Blowe Estate, Gloucestershire
Brympton House in Yeovil
Kings College Taunton
Stratford On Avon Town Hall
Hampton Court
The National Arboretum, Staffordshire
Brinsop Court
Stanbrook Abbey
White Castle Monmouthshire
Hay Castle
Huntsham Court Devon
Ocean Kave Westward Ho!
Oystermouth Castle
Northgate and Hendon Cemetery, London
Hereford Cathedral
Brecon Cathedral
Peterstone Court
And many more
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