Austin Long- Professional Bagpiper

I began my professional piping career after 2020 when the world shut down as a hobby to "pass" the extra time I had inside at during this period as many other people during this time had done so. I found out that I absolutely loved this instrument and had a great passion to learn the "Great Pipes". During this time, I also played the bass drum as well when I was learning the Great Highland Bagpipes and still play it on occasion to this day. After taking professional lessons and tuition on this endeavor, I have since then grown my skillset even further by playing in two pipe and drum bands with multiple forms of musical instruction in the technical styles of piping. I myself have been fortunate enough to perform alongside on stage with the likes of the "Red Hot Chili Pipers" and the "Piano Guys" which has further inspired my piping style and direction leading up to this point. I also am presently a serious solo competitor in the world of competitive bagpiping through EUSPBA (Eastern United States Pipe Band Association) which I do to keep myself at my best playing quality/standard and also I am a very competitive person. My dress consists of a variety of styles and types with my main area of specialization being in the dress of historical uniform and dress of a piper from various time periods. I also like to coincide my historical reenacting with my musical piping abilities as historically the "Great Pipes" were played into battle which provides a very informative history lesson with it. Although I can appear in other forms of dress too from standard waistcoat and tie to full dress. If there is something specific that you would like me to wear, I would be more than happy to accommodate your request. My repertoire consists of many different tune selections and types with new tunes being added regularly. If there is a specific tune request that you have for your special event, I would be more than happy to accommodate your request. In the case I would not know the tune you would request, I would be very eager to learn this new tune request with advanced notice (depending on difficulty and technicality as these will take much longer to learn) as I do not know every single tune out of thousands that exist; I am always looking to add to my repertoire. I available to play for all forms of events from weddings, funerals, birthdays, ceremonies, etc. to make your event even more special. And if you have any questions or requests about my services, I would be delighted to discuss them with you.