Colleen Poe

Charlestown, RI

$200 and up

Travels up to 30 miles

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Overview

Colleen provides professional and expert services for weddings, funerals, and other events in the Rhode Island area. She's been playing for over 15 years and has established herself as a top-performing Grade 1 competitor in the United States. She has a minor degree in Bagpipe Performance from Carnegie Mellon University and served as the Pipe Major for the Grade 5 Carnegie Mellon Pipe Band.

Her favorite gigs include:
1. Accompanying the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's "The Film Music of Howard Shore" Performance
2. Accompanying the River City Brass Band "Celtic Connections" Performance
3. Performing at the Pittsburgh Firefighter Convention Memorial Service


Reviews

18 reviews

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Christopher A.

September 26, 2025
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Outstanding

Colleen played pipes for the retirement of URI's Research Vessel Endeavor. The ship was returning to home port for the last time in a 50-year career. It was a bittersweet day that brought a lot of old shipmates together one last time, and Colleen's piping could not have been better for it. She chose a selection of songs fitting to the nature of the event, and she played the heck out of them. We could hear her from the ship across Narragansett Bay, and it set the perfect mood for the entire event. I would highly recommend her for any important occasion, and I hope to hire her again some time down the road. I know I can speak for everyone who was there when I say we'll never forget it.

Hired as: Bagpiper


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Hemenway

September 8, 2023
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Great job!

Colleen played at my daughter’s wedding and did a fabulous job!

Hired as: Bagpiper


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Jerilyn G.

June 8, 2023
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Wonderful!

Colleen was the sweetest to work with and she is a wonderful bagpiper! Thank you for adding a special touch to our daughter's wedding!

Hired as: Bagpiper


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Audra E.

March 18, 2023
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Bagpipe Surprise for Neighborhood Party

Colleen was WONDERFUL! Prompt, great with all the kids at the party and I can truly say the bagpipe surprise was the HIGHLIGHT of the whole day!! We are ABSOLUTELY booking Colleen again next year!!!

Hired as: Bagpiper


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Joe A. S. M.

August 26, 2022

Made party a huge success

Colleen placed at our annual chicken wing competition. Needed a bagpiper for my wing presentation to the judges. Colleen played the music I had requested (ACDC/Drop Kick Murphys), and helped me to a first place finish. Colleen then played rock/celtic songs during the party and was a huge success. That Colleen got the vibe of the evening and really contributed to it, Iwe can't thank her enough.

Hired as: Bagpiper

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Booking information

Past booked events

September 2025

20

Saturday

Retirement Community Event

2:30pm - 3:00pm

Narragansett, RI

August 2025

16

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

5:00pm - 5:15pm

Newport, RI

July 2025

12

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

5:00pm - 5:30pm

Newport, RI

September 2023

03

Sunday

Wedding Reception

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Bristol, RI

August 2023

19

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Jamestown, RI

June 2023

03

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

7:00pm - 7:15pm

Middletown, RI

March 2023

17

Friday

Surprise

5:00pm - 5:15pm

East Greenwich, RI

July 2022

01

Friday

Birthday Party

6:00pm - 6:30pm

Westerly, RI

May 2022

29

Sunday

Birthday Party

6:00pm - 6:15pm

Portsmouth, RI

February 2022

02

Wednesday

Funeral/Memorial Service

10:30pm - 11:15pm

Cranston, RI

December 2021

18

Saturday

Birthday Party

6:00pm - 6:45pm

North Kingstown, RI

18

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

2:30pm - 4:30pm

Newport, RI

03

Friday

Retirement Party

4:00pm - 4:30pm

Newport, RI

March 2021

17

Wednesday

Personal Occasion

7:30pm - 7:45pm

Dedham, MA

13

Saturday

Virtual Event

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Boston, MA

August 2020

29

Saturday

Children’s Birthday Party

5:00pm - 6:00pm

East Longmeadow, MA

May 2020

22

Friday

Funeral/Memorial Service

11:00am - 11:45am

Wrentham, MA

21

Thursday

Personal Occasion

6:00pm - 6:30pm

Worcester, MA

16

Saturday

Graduation

11:00am - 11:30am

Raymond, NH

March 2020

14

Saturday

Funeral/Memorial Service

12:30pm - 2:30pm

Wrentham, MA

October 2019

20

Sunday

Funeral/Memorial Service

1:00pm - 1:30pm

Falmouth, ME

04

Friday

Personal Occasion

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Lowell, MA

September 2019

21

Saturday

Funeral/Memorial Service

1:00pm - 1:15pm

Edgartown, MA