Bagpiper Stephen Holter
Stephen Holter Interview
Amazing Grace OhioBagpiper
Paddy's Green Shamrock Shores/Leaving of Liverpool
Military Tribute
Sarah's Song
Tommy Tully’s Air
Amazing Grace
Wayfaring Stranger
Gilbert Lightfoot
Stephen performing with the Chieftains
Stephen at Cleveland Playhouse Square
Performing at Texas Folklife Festival with cousins Margie and E.W.
Piping for Outdoor Wedding
St. Patrick's Day Parade in Boardman
Akron Wedding
2022 World Online Piping & Drumming Championships
Wedding Piping
Wayfaring Stranger
Wayfaring Stranger video
Shipping Up To Boston
Alamo
World Pipe Band Championships. Glasgow.
World Pipe Band Championships 2023 with band from Malaysia.
Tournament of Roses Parade 2024
Benefit for Navy Seals. Piping some “Shipping Up to Boston.”
Rocking with an AC/DC band.
Piping a mariachi wedding
Piping at Pearl Harbor anniversary in front of the USS Missouri.
Arizona piping
Rocking onstage with AC/DC band.
Piping for an Easter service
Overview
Stephen Holter is an award-winning Highland bagpiper based in Maricopa, AZ, performing throughout the Phoenix and Tucson areas and beyond. From weddings and memorials to parties, corporate events and special celebrations, Stephen brings powerful live piping and professional showmanship to every occasion. A two-category winner at the 2022 World Online Piping & Drumming Championships, he has opened for Rod Stewart and performed with The Chieftains, Gaelic Storm and The Piano Guys. Whether you want something traditional, Celtic, or bold and unexpected, Stephen can create a memorable performance tailored to your event.
Reviews
72 reviews
Caroline M. M. D. A. T. C.
October 24, 2026Wonderful and very professional
Stephen arrived very early to assure he was on time! He was attentive to every detail of a somewhat 'free form' memoial service. We would hire him again in a heartbeat!
Hired as: Bagpiper
Lynn E.
July 30, 2026Highly Recommend
I wanted a bagpiper to play Amazing Grace at my Dad’s celebration of life. After contacting Stephen he suggested that could play while people came in and signed the guest book. It turned out perfect. Stephen made the service unique and special. He was so accommodating and open to last minute changes. I highly recommend Stephen for any event you are planning.
Hired as: Bagpiper
Prescott M.
May 20, 2026Polite, on time, and talented
Booked for a bachelor party, did an incredible job!
Hired as: Bagpiper
Kelly C.
March 23, 2026Wedding surprise for my new Scottish family
I Stephen to surprise our Scottish family traveling from Scotland for our Mexican Scottish wedding and he nailed it. He played amazingly the family was very impressed and my family was amazed.
Hired as: Bagpiper, Irish / Scottish Entertainment
Katrina Z.
March 15, 2026Great job
We enjoyed this so much. What a great job.
Hired as: Bagpiper
Booking information
Price range: $225 – $275 per event
Languages: English
About
Stephen Sutherland Holter grew up enjoying the piping performances of his cousins, founding members of the San Antonio Pipes and Drums. Now, with over 25 years experience as a piper, Stephen enjoys returning to Texas annually to perform with his family at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio.
Previously a member of the North Coast Pipe Band, based in Cleveland, Ohio, Stephen has been a member of several competitive pipe bands. In addition to participating in award-winning pipe-band performances, Stephen has also been a medalist in solo piping competitions in the U.S. and Canada.
Some of the highlights of Stephen’s piping career include performing a solo on-stage with The Chieftans at the Palace Theatre in Playhouse Square and opening for a Rod Stewart concert. Recent performances include collaborations with the Piano Guys as well as performing in the Tournament of Roses Parade and Disney New Year’s Parade. In addition, Stephen has performed numerous promotional events for Bailey's Irish Cream, Guinness and for George Killian himself. Stephen also has extensive experience piping for a variety of special events including weddings, parties, funerals, golf outings, and St. Patrick’s Day festivities.
Services offered
Upcoming booked events
March 2027
20
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
2:00pm - 2:30pm
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Phoenix, AZ
Past booked events
October 2026
23
Friday
Nonprofit Event
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Gilbert, AZ
23
Friday
Funeral/Memorial Service
12:00pm - 12:30pm
•
Sun City, AZ
10
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
10:30am - 12:00pm
•
Wickenburg, AZ
September 2026
26
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
3:00pm - 3:30pm
•
Mount Lemmon, AZ
July 2026
16
Thursday
Funeral/Memorial Service
12:00pm - 12:30pm
•
Phoenix, AZ
11
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
12:30pm - 1:30pm
•
Tucson, AZ
June 2026
06
Saturday
Bachelor Party
7:00am - 7:15am
•
Scottsdale, AZ
May 2026
30
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
10:00am - 12:00pm
•
Chandler, AZ
16
Saturday
Birthday Party
12:30pm - 12:45pm
•
Scottsdale, AZ
15
Friday
Nonprofit Event
4:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Fort Mcdowell, AZ
April 2026
26
Sunday
Funeral/Memorial Service
3:00pm - 3:30pm
•
Peoria, AZ
12
Sunday
Birthday Party
12:00pm - 12:15pm
•
Mesa, AZ
March 2026
21
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
4:30pm - 5:00pm
•
Scottsdale, AZ
15
Sunday
Holiday Party
2:30pm - 3:30pm
•
Sun City, AZ
14
Saturday
Retirement Community Event
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Mesa, AZ
14
Saturday
Nonprofit Event
4:30pm - 4:45pm
•
Phoenix, AZ
13
Friday
Retirement Community Event
3:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Gilbert, AZ
February 2026
28
Saturday
Fundraiser
6:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Glendale, AZ
22
Sunday
Funeral/Memorial Service
1:30pm - 1:45pm
•
Tucson, AZ
14
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
4:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Phoenix, AZ
12
Thursday
Funeral/Memorial Service
11:00am - 11:30am
•
Marana, AZ
07
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
2:00pm - 2:15pm
•
Tempe, AZ
06
Friday
Personal Occasion
2:30pm - 3:30pm
•
Glendale, AZ
January 2026
24
Saturday
Dinner Party
6:30pm - 8:00pm
•
Phoenix, AZ
December 2025
23
Tuesday
Birthday Party
9:00am - 9:15am
•
Marana, AZ
14
Sunday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Phoenix, AZ
November 2025
30
Sunday
Personal Occasion
11:00am - 11:30am
•
Phoenix, AZ
29
Saturday
Nonprofit Event
8:00am - 9:00am
•
Queen Creek, AZ
07
Friday
Festival
5:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Tucson, AZ
October 2025
25
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
4:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Apache Junction, AZ
September 2025
05
Friday
Grand Opening
9:30am - 10:30am
•
Buckeye, AZ
August 2025
23
Saturday
Nonprofit Event
2:30pm - 5:30pm
•
Sonoita, AZ
22
Friday
Corporate Event
9:00am - 12:00pm
•
Scottsdale, AZ
June 2025
01
Sunday
Funeral/Memorial Service
3:00pm - 3:30pm
•
Green Valley, AZ
May 2025
05
Monday
Wedding Ceremony
6:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Tucson, AZ
02
Friday
Funeral/Memorial Service
12:30pm - 1:00pm
•
Phoenix, AZ
March 2025
16
Sunday
Nonprofit Event
2:30pm - 2:45pm
•
Scottsdale, AZ
15
Saturday
Dinner Party
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Scottsdale, AZ
15
Saturday
House Party
3:30pm - 5:30pm
•
Phoenix, AZ
14
Friday
Cocktail Party
4:30pm - 6:30pm
•
Goodyear, AZ
February 2025
28
Friday
School Assembly
11:00am - 1:00pm
•
Queen Creek, AZ
22
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
1:00pm - 1:45pm
•
Buckeye, AZ
January 2025
25
Saturday
House Party
6:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Tucson, AZ
November 2024
29
Friday
Funeral/Memorial Service
11:00am - 11:30am
•
Phoenix, AZ
October 2024
18
Friday
Wedding Ceremony
3:30pm - 6:30pm
•
Tucson, AZ
September 2024
24
Tuesday
Funeral/Memorial Service
3:00pm - 3:15pm
•
Scottsdale, AZ
06
Friday
Funeral/Memorial Service
9:00am - 9:30am
•
Phoenix, AZ
August 2024
30
Friday
Funeral/Memorial Service
1:30pm - 2:00pm
•
Mesa, AZ
04
Sunday
Funeral/Memorial Service
11:30am - 11:45am
•
Phoenix, AZ
May 2024
19
Sunday
Funeral/Memorial Service
5:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Scottsdale, AZ
17
Friday
Funeral/Memorial Service
12:30pm - 12:45pm
•
Phoenix, AZ
April 2024
05
Friday
Nonprofit Event
7:00am - 7:15am
•
Scottsdale, AZ
March 2024
17
Sunday
Cocktail Party
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Buckeye, AZ
17
Sunday
House Party
3:30pm - 4:00pm
•
Peoria, AZ
17
Sunday
Holiday Party
1:00pm - 2:30pm
•
Phoenix, AZ
16
Saturday
Dinner Party
7:30pm - 7:45pm
•
Peoria, AZ
16
Saturday
Fundraiser
6:30pm - 6:45pm
•
Phoenix, AZ
15
Friday
Corporate Event
11:30am - 12:00pm
•
Phoenix, AZ
14
Thursday
Retirement Community Event
2:00pm - 2:45pm
•
Phoenix, AZ
February 2024
04
Sunday
Funeral/Memorial Service
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Glendale, AZ
December 2023
24
Sunday
Surprise
4:00pm - 4:15pm
•
Prescott, AZ
08
Friday
Corporate Event
8:00pm - 8:15pm
•
Scottsdale, AZ
November 2023
25
Saturday
Birthday Party
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Goodyear, AZ
24
Friday
Worship Service
5:00pm - 5:30pm
•
Tucson, AZ
18
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
3:00pm - 3:15pm
•
Marana, AZ
17
Friday
Funeral/Memorial Service
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Tucson, AZ
11
Saturday
Parade
9:00am - 10:00am
•
Black Canyon City, AZ
October 2023
28
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
11:30am - 12:15pm
•
Gold Canyon, AZ
August 2023
04
Friday
Funeral/Memorial Service
11:00am - 11:30am
•
Tucson, AZ
July 2023
01
Saturday
Grand Opening
6:00am - 8:00am
•
Tempe, AZ
June 2023
09
Friday
Anniversary Party
11:00am - 11:15am
•
Scottsdale, AZ
03
Saturday
Surprise
7:00am - 7:15am
•
Scottsdale, AZ
April 2023
22
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
10:00am - 11:00am
•
Tucson, AZ
08
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
4:00pm - 4:30pm
•
Phoenix, AZ
March 2023
25
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Tucson, AZ
17
Friday
Dinner Party
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Scottsdale, AZ
17
Friday
House Party
12:00pm - 12:15pm
•
Tucson, AZ
January 2023
08
Sunday
Birthday Party
5:00pm - 5:30pm
•
Phoenix, AZ
December 2022
22
Thursday
Wedding Ceremony
4:30pm - 5:15pm
•
Gilbert, AZ
November 2022
10
Thursday
Nonprofit Event
7:30am - 8:30am
•
Casa Grande, AZ
05
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
11:00am - 1:00pm
•
Tucson, AZ
October 2022
29
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
2:30pm - 2:45pm
•
Mesa, AZ
August 2022
18
Thursday
Birthday Party
8:30pm - 9:00pm
•
Tucson, AZ
June 2022
26
Sunday
Wedding Ceremony
1:30pm - 3:00pm
•
Oakmont, PA
04
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
12:30pm - 1:15pm
•
McKeesport, PA
May 2022
21
Saturday
Wedding Reception
6:00pm - 6:15pm
•
Lakewood, OH
15
Sunday
Graduation
2:30pm - 3:30pm
•
Cleveland, OH
14
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
2:00pm - 2:45pm
•
Pittsburgh, PA
February 2022
05
Saturday
Concert
7:30pm - 7:45pm
•
Butler, PA
January 2022
26
Wednesday
Birthday Party
7:00pm - 7:30pm
•
Glenshaw, PA
22
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
3:00pm - 3:15pm
•
Austintown, OH
November 2021
06
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
1:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Lakewood, OH
06
Saturday
Fundraiser
8:00am - 8:15am
•
Hawthorn, PA
October 2021
09
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
3:30pm - 4:00pm
•
West Mifflin, PA
September 2021
25
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
4:30pm - 6:30pm
•
Pittsburgh, PA
22
Wednesday
Funeral/Memorial Service
6:00pm - 6:15pm
•
Youngstown, OH
18
Saturday
Birthday Party
7:00pm - 7:45pm
•
Munhall, PA
August 2021
21
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
4:30pm - 5:15pm
•
Cranberry, PA
07
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
4:30pm - 5:00pm
•
Mentor, OH
July 2021
24
Saturday
Birthday Party
12:30pm - 4:30pm
•
Lakewood, OH
18
Sunday
Funeral/Memorial Service
11:00am - 3:00pm
•
Canal Fulton, OH
June 2021
19
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
1:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Fairview, PA
13
Sunday
Funeral/Memorial Service
8:30am - 9:00am
•
Akron, OH
12
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
2:30pm - 3:00pm
•
Burgettstown, PA
12
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
10:00am - 10:30am
•
Youngstown, OH
05
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
10:30am - 12:30pm
•
Thompson, OH
March 2021
20
Saturday
Birthday Party
2:00pm - 2:15pm
•
Reminderville, OH
18
Thursday
Cocktail Party
6:00pm - 6:15pm
•
Canfield, OH
11
Thursday
Product Promotion
4:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Cleveland, OH
January 2021
23
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
11:00am - 11:45am
•
Akron, OH
November 2020
21
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
9:30am - 10:00am
•
Poland, OH
October 2020
31
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
1:30pm - 4:30pm
•
Canton, OH
24
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
2:30pm - 4:00pm
•
Ashtabula, OH
10
Saturday
Birthday Party
4:00pm - 4:15pm
•
Hudson, OH
01
Thursday
Wedding Ceremony
3:00pm - 3:15pm
•
Slippery Rock, PA
September 2020
13
Sunday
Wedding Reception
5:30pm - 6:30pm
•
Brecksville, OH
12
Saturday
House Party
8:30pm - 9:00pm
•
Avon, OH
05
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
10:00am - 11:00am
•
Newton Falls, OH
July 2020
11
Saturday
Worship Service
12:30pm - 12:45pm
•
Strongsville, OH
03
Friday
Wedding Ceremony
1:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Willoughby Hills, OH
June 2020
27
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
4:00pm - 4:15pm
•
Dover, OH
September 2019
21
Saturday
Wedding Reception
2:30pm - 2:45pm
•
Enon Valley, PA
July 2019
12
Friday
Anniversary Party
3:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Oil City, PA
March 2019
30
Saturday
Birthday Party
5:00pm - 5:15pm
•
Akron, OH
November 2018
10
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
12:00pm - 1:00pm
•
Conneaut, OH
September 2018
28
Friday
Wedding Ceremony
5:00pm - 5:45pm
•
Ellwood City, PA
October 2017
13
Friday
Wedding Ceremony
4:30pm - 5:30pm
•
Youngstown, OH
June 2017
25
Sunday
Wedding Ceremony
3:30pm - 4:30pm
•
Dennison, OH
May 2017
27
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
10:30am - 10:45am
•
Youngstown, OH
January 2017
14
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
10:00am - 11:00am
•
Youngstown, OH
May 2016
14
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
4:30pm - 5:00pm
•
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
March 2016
13
Sunday
Birthday (Adult)
10:30am - 12:00pm
•
Sebring, OH
June 2015
06
Saturday
Bachelorette Party
9:00pm - 1:00am (Sun)
•
Cleveland, OH
December 2014
04
Thursday
Funeral Service
11:00am - 12:30pm
•
Youngstown, OH
October 2013
19
Saturday
Funeral Service
1:00pm - 3:30pm
•
Chagrin Falls, OH
August 2013
31
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
3:00pm - 3:30pm
•
Rochester, PA
March 2013
16
Saturday
Luncheon/Tea
1:00pm - 1:30pm
•
Pittsburgh, PA
Testimonials
Stephen did a wonderful job with our wedding. He listened to our ideas of what we wanted and fulfilled the request fully. I would recommend his piping services to my family or friends. -Doug J, 8/29/2009, Wedding, Valencia, PA
– Doug J.
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