IPIPEIT Bagpiper For Hire

Every funeral, wedding or party is different. These are your functions and you tell me what you want and I will do my best to comply with your wishes. It is as simple as that!!!!!

If you want your booking fee paid for and also get the best piper on Gigsalad in the San Joaquin Valley, you have come to the right place!!!!!!! Mark always pays your booking fee so you don't have to! Mark is always ready to negotiate price too! Charity events are always NO CHARGE!

Mark Little possesses a lifetime of experience, performing and playing only the Bagpipes. He has played the Bagpipes for 43 years. Mark has been told by Pipe Majors of bands that he has been a member of over the years, that he is a rock solid piper. Mark is currently the Pipe Major for the FRESNO STAG AND THISTLE PIPES AND DRUMS. Mark is the most successful of any previous Pipe Majors of the Fresno Stag and Thistle Pipes and Drums, has been Pipe Major more times than any previous Pipe Majors, and has held the position longer than any previous Pipe Majors. The main goal of the Fresno Stag and Thistle Pipes and Drums is to always make sure that clients have the best piper for their money!

Mark started playing the bagpipes at age 16 when he joined the MCLANE PIPERS AND DANCERS under the direction of Larry Huck, the man that started the group in the mid 1960's. He was a true mentor to Mark. No other band director ever came close to keeping the integrity and professionalism of the Mclane Pipers and Dancers as Mr. Huck did. Mark was Pipe Major of the MCLANE PIPERS AND DANCERS his Senior year as were his sister and brother when they attended Mclane.

Mark plays a 1963 full sterling silver set of bagpipes made by R.G. Hardie. The chanter Mark plays is a Gibson solo wood chanter with a full sterling silver sole. A perfect look and sound for a wedding, funeral, or party.

Mark also has a set of Walsh Shuttle Pipes. In the National Parks there are decibel restrictions in most areas except for hotels and churches, such as the chapel in Yosemite. Only small pipes are allowed in restricted sreas.The Great Highland Bagpipe has one volume, which is very loud, and might not be appropriate for some gigs.

Mark Little has played for many, many, weddings, parties, and funerals over the years and will be more than happy to audition for you before being hired. Mark is well known and recommended by all of the Funeral Homes in the San Joaquin Valley and any of them can be contacted for reference. Mark has played for Chaffee Zoo, Tachi Palace, Fresno Police Department, CDF Fire Honor Guard, Armed Services Honor Guard, Fresno Community Hospital, Saint Agnes Hospital, the National Cemetery at Santa Nella California, and many Weddings in Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.....JUST TO NAME A FEW. Mark comes from a family of pipers as his brother and sister also play. Mark has played with the St. Andrews Pipe Band of Modesto, Clan Campbell Pipe Band of Modesto, and now the Fresno Stag and Thistle Pipes and Drums. Mark is a stickler for making sure your event is perfect. VERY REASONABLE RATES!!!!!!!!!!