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Andrew Osborne - Halifax Bagpiper
Looking out the window at bagpiper on the Halifax Waterfront. Photo credit: Rix Mascarenhas
Dingle Wedding
CFL TD Atlantic at Halifax airport. Photo credit: Thomas Skrlj
Cruise Ship Piping and Highland Dance Show
CFL TD Atlantic at Halifax airport. Photo credit: Thomas Skrlj
Piping at the Alexander Keith’s Brewery.
Piping out the bride and groom.
Piping on the Halifax Waterfront beside tall ship Silva. Photo credit: Rix Mascarenhas
Staying cool with the bride and groom
Piping at the Halifax Citadel.
Overview
Add a touch of New Scotland to your next event with the thrilling sound of the Great Highland Bagpipe!
I believe in providing great customer service and a world-class performance. When you hire a bagpiper who takes pride in maintaining their finely-tuned instrument, you’re guaranteed to get your money’s worth!
Reviews
98 reviews
Bunch . R. J. F.
December 28, 2025Wonderful experience start to finish.
Booking was easy , communication was easy and very prompt. Andrew showed up promptly in what could have been a potential blizzard. He played as requested and offered up a lovely choice of jigs at the end - as we had asked for something light and with some Cape Breton Celtic roots. Hugely positive feedback from the guests as well.
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Andrew Osborne - Halifax Bagpiper
Hi Bunch,
Thanks so much for your kind words. It was a pleasure and an honour to play for your father’s memorial.
Sincerely,
Andrew
Tracy G.
October 7, 2025Amazing!!
We were so impressed with Andrew's service and music at our Oct 4th wedding!
From the beginning he was so easy too deal with and communicate with. We told him we would like to have a drummer as well do he found a drummer to play with him. I requested a special song (not typically played on bagpipes) for the song I walk down the aisle to and he did it without question. He even sent me a recording of it ahead of time for my rehearsal.
Would hire again in a heartbeat!
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Theresa L. B. . B.
September 16, 2025Thank you, Andrew
We hired Andrew to open a private event in Lunenburg. It was a pleasure to meet Andrew, who is a charming fellow. More to the point, we were all moved by the performance he gave. Is there anything more poignant than the sound of the bagpipes well played?
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Andrew Osborne - Halifax Bagpiper
Hi Theresa,
It was a pleasure to meet your group and play for your dinner.
Thank you for your kind words, Andrew
Donna G.
August 16, 2025He was great.
Andrew really added to our Opening Ceremonies.
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Andrew Osborne - Halifax Bagpiper
Thanks Donna and Wayne for having me pipe for the opening ceremonies of the 2025 Lacrosse Canada Minor Box Nationals! It was an honour!!
Adrienne C.
June 18, 2025Excellent experience
Many thanks to Andrew for providing such a memorable experience for our conference attendees. Andrew was easy to work with, on time and professional. I highly recommend his services!
Adrienne, Distill Strategic Inc.
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Andrew Osborne - Halifax Bagpiper
Many thanks for having us out!
Andrew
Booking information
Price range: $250 and up
Languages: English
Gig length: 10 - 120 minutes
What to expect
Add the sound of the Great Highland Bagpipe and the appearance of an accomplished, professional piper to your next special event.
Please take a look around my profile to see what it looks and sounds like to have me at your next event in the photos and audio sections.
But don't take my word for it, see what others have to say about me in the reviews section above.
About
With 30 years of piping experience, Andrew has been a member of competitive pipe bands in Ontario, a guest piper with bands from the United States and Scotland, and is now a volunteer member of the 12 Wing Shearwater Pipes and Drums in Shearwater, Nova Scotia.
As a founding member of the Paris Port Dover Pipe Band, Andrew led the band to become the 2005 North American Champions and the Ontario Champion Supreme Pipe Band in Grade 5 in only their second year of competition. In 2013, he returned to the band for a season, playing as a member of the Ontario Champion Supreme Pipe Band in Grade 3.
As a successful solo piper, Andrew competed under the tutelage of Jake Watson and John Cairns, both leaders of top Ontario pipe bands. He left his competitive career on top, having played up through the grades ultimately reaching the prestigious Grade 1 level.
In 2022, Andrew moved to Halifax and enjoys making events memorable by sharing the music of the Great Highland Bagpipe with locals and travellers to Nova Scotia.
Services offered
Upcoming booked events
June 2026
23
Tuesday
Corporate Event
5:30pm - 5:45pm
•
Halifax, NS
September 2026
19
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
3:00pm - 4:30pm
•
Berwick, NS
October 2026
10
Saturday
Wedding Reception
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Halifax, NS
Past booked events
December 2025
14
Sunday
Funeral/Memorial Service
4:30pm - 4:45pm
•
Chester, NS
October 2025
05
Sunday
Corporate Event
8:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Halifax, NS
04
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
3:30pm - 4:30pm
•
Halifax, NS
September 2025
07
Sunday
Surprise
5:30pm - 6:00pm
•
Lunenburg, NS
August 2025
11
Monday
Nonprofit Event
7:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Dartmouth, NS
July 2025
01
Tuesday
Nonprofit Event
11:00am - 11:15am
•
Halifax, NS
June 2025
17
Tuesday
Corporate Event
6:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Halifax, NS
January 2025
17
Friday
Wedding Ceremony
7:00pm - 7:45pm
•
Halifax, NS
November 2024
29
Friday
Funeral/Memorial Service
4:00pm - 4:30pm
•
Halifax, NS
16
Saturday
Graduation
2:00pm - 2:15pm
•
Halifax, NS
October 2024
11
Friday
Wedding Reception
5:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Halifax, NS
05
Saturday
Corporate Event
9:00pm - 9:30pm
•
Halifax, NS
04
Friday
Corporate Event
7:00pm - 7:15pm
•
Hunts Point, NS
September 2024
28
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
2:00pm - 2:30pm
•
Halifax, NS
August 2024
24
Saturday
Wedding Reception
5:00pm - 5:30pm
•
Eastern Passage, NS
October 2023
05
Thursday
Corporate Event
8:00pm - 10:00pm
•
Halifax, NS
June 2023
14
Wednesday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 6:45pm
•
Halifax, NS
May 2023
27
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
1:00pm - 1:15pm
•
Middle Sackville, NS
02
Tuesday
Funeral/Memorial Service
10:00am - 12:30pm
•
Halifax, NS
March 2023
23
Thursday
Surprise
5:00pm - 5:30pm
•
Halifax, NS
February 2023
25
Saturday
Wedding Reception
4:00pm - 5:30pm
•
Mahone Bay, NS
October 2022
05
Wednesday
Corporate Event
8:00pm - 8:15pm
•
Halifax, NS
September 2022
20
Tuesday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Halifax, NS
August 2022
07
Sunday
Personal Occasion
11:00am - 11:30am
•
Bedford, NS
06
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
11:00am - 11:30am
•
Halifax, NS
May 2022
14
Saturday
Personal Occasion
11:00am - 11:15am
•
Gads Hill Station, ON
April 2022
30
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
6:00pm - 6:15pm
•
Waterloo, ON
October 2021
23
Saturday
Personal Occasion
10:30am - 12:00pm
•
Wingham, ON
17
Sunday
Wedding Ceremony
10:00am - 11:30am
•
Delhi, ON
10
Sunday
Wedding Reception
6:30pm - 7:15pm
•
London, ON
September 2021
16
Thursday
Personal Occasion
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Baden, ON
August 2021
14
Saturday
Anniversary Party
3:00pm - 3:30pm
•
Brantford, ON
May 2021
08
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
12:00pm - 12:15pm
•
Kitchener, ON
October 2020
23
Friday
Funeral/Memorial Service
11:30am - 12:00pm
•
Cambridge, ON
July 2020
09
Thursday
Birthday Party
7:00pm - 7:15pm
•
Stratford, ON
June 2020
06
Saturday
Birthday Party
4:00pm - 4:30pm
•
Cambridge, ON
March 2020
07
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
2:30pm - 3:00pm
•
Guelph, ON
October 2019
05
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
2:30pm - 4:00pm
•
Wilsonville, ON
August 2019
01
Thursday
Launch Party
6:00pm - 6:45pm
•
Oakville, ON
July 2019
20
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
4:00pm - 4:30pm
•
Kitchener, ON
April 2019
06
Saturday
Product Promotion
8:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Cambridge, ON
March 2019
30
Saturday
Anniversary Party
2:00pm - 2:30pm
•
Guelph, ON
20
Wednesday
Funeral/Memorial Service
11:00am - 11:15am
•
Cambridge, ON
January 2019
05
Saturday
Wedding Cambridge
3:00pm - 5:00pm
December 2018
28
Friday
Funeral/Memorial Service
1:00pm - 1:30pm
•
Burlington, ON
October 2018
20
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
2:30pm - 2:45pm
•
Brantford, ON
06
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
5:00pm - 5:30pm
•
Elora, ON
September 2018
29
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
3:30pm - 4:00pm
•
East Gwillimbury, ON
22
Saturday
Wedding, Waterloo, ON
2:00pm - 4:00pm
15
Saturday
Wedding Langdon Hall
4:30pm - 5:30pm
15
Saturday
Wedding, Scotland, ON
1:00pm - 2:00pm
08
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
1:00pm - 1:30pm
•
Kitchener, ON
01
Saturday
Guelph Wedding
3:00pm - 7:00pm
August 2018
26
Sunday
McDougall Cottage
4:00pm - 4:30pm
25
Saturday
Private Function
2:00pm - 6:00pm
24
Friday
Guelph Surprise
6:00pm - 8:00pm
19
Sunday
Birthday Party
2:00pm - 2:30pm
•
Kitchener, ON
18
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
12:30pm - 2:00pm
•
Mississauga, ON
July 2018
27
Friday
Funeral/Memorial Service
5:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Brantford, ON
June 2018
16
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
2:00pm - 2:30pm
•
Kintore, ON
10
Sunday
Wedding
12:00pm - 1:00pm
May 2018
17
Thursday
Funeral/Memorial Service
4:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Stratford, ON
14
Monday
Funeral/Memorial Service
1:00pm - 3:30pm
•
Meaford, ON
04
Friday
Anniversary Party
8:30pm - 9:00pm
•
Brampton, ON
March 2018
17
Saturday
Nightclub Event
11:00pm - 12:00am (Sun)
•
Hamilton, ON
17
Saturday
Wedding
3:00pm - 4:00pm
14
Wednesday
St. Patrick's Celebration (LTC Facility) Kitchener
2:00pm - 3:00pm
February 2018
28
Wednesday
Curling Bonspiel, Kitchener
1:00pm - 2:00pm
January 2018
27
Saturday
Private party, Guelph
6:30pm - 10:00pm
25
Thursday
Robbie Burns Dinner
5:00pm - 9:00pm
25
Thursday
Robbie Burns Day, Waterloo
3:30pm - 4:30pm
13
Saturday
Private party, Paris
7:00pm - 11:55pm
November 2017
03
Friday
Fundraiser Concert
7:00pm - 8:00pm
October 2017
13
Friday
Wedding
4:00pm - 5:00pm
07
Saturday
Wedding
3:00pm - 5:00pm
September 2017
17
Sunday
Wilmot Terry Fox Run
12:00pm - 2:00pm
16
Saturday
Wedding
11:00am - 1:00pm
10
Sunday
Celebration of Life
5:30pm - 6:30pm
09
Saturday
Celebration of Life
2:00pm - 3:00pm
09
Saturday
90th Birthday
1:00pm - 2:00pm
November 2016
25
Friday
First Anniversary of Scran & Dram Scottish Public House
6:00pm - 9:00pm
11
Friday
Remembrance Service, Luther Village on the Park
10:00am - 12:00pm
October 2016
29
Saturday
Wedding, Waterloo, ON
1:00pm - 2:00pm
22
Saturday
Convocation, Renison University College
10:00am - 12:00pm
16
Sunday
Private Party, Elmira, ON
3:00pm - 4:00pm
08
Saturday
Wedding, Guelph, ON
1:00pm - 2:00pm
01
Saturday
Wedding, St. Thomas, ON
2:00pm - 3:00pm
September 2016
18
Sunday
Wilmot Terry Fox Run
12:30pm - 1:30pm
10
Saturday
Wedding, London, ON
3:00pm - 4:00pm
04
Sunday
Private Function, New Hamburg, ON
2:00pm - 3:00pm
03
Saturday
Wedding, Waterloo
9:00am - 10:00am
02
Friday
Funeral, Brantford, ON
2:00pm - 3:00pm
August 2016
28
Sunday
Piping Down the Sun, McDougall Cottage
4:00pm - 4:30pm
27
Saturday
Wedding, Port Elgin, ON
4:00pm - 6:00pm
19
Friday
Wedding, Burlington Golf Club
4:00pm - 6:00pm
13
Saturday
Wedding, St. Thomas, ON
7:00pm - 8:00pm
July 2016
17
Sunday
Private Function, Cambridge, ON
12:00pm - 3:00pm
15
Friday
Cambridge Scottish Festival Ceilidh
6:00pm - 11:00pm
14
Thursday
peopleCare AR Goudie, Kitchener, ON
2:00pm - 3:00pm
09
Saturday
Private Function, Brant, ON
4:30pm - 6:00pm
03
Sunday
Piping Down the Sun, McDougall Cottage
4:00pm - 4:30pm
June 2016
30
Thursday
Private Function, Waterloo Region, ON
2:00pm - 3:00pm
29
Wednesday
St. John's College Graduation, Sanderson Centre, Brantford, ON
7:00pm - 8:00pm
26
Sunday
CMHA's Ride Don't Hide, St. Jacob's, ON
9:00am - 11:00am
25
Saturday
Wedding, London, ON
5:00pm - 6:00pm
18
Saturday
Wedding, Sarnia, ON
7:00pm - 8:00pm
18
Saturday
Strawberry Festival
10:00am - 10:30am
15
Wednesday
Renison University College Convocation, Waterloo, ON
10:00am - 12:00pm
11
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
3:00pm - 11:00pm
•
St George Brant, ON
11
Saturday
Rising Dough Bakery's 20th Birthday Party
11:00am - 1:00pm
10
Friday
KW Relay for Life, Kitchener, ON
9:00pm - 10:00pm
May 2016
30
Monday
Busking, Stratford, ON
12:00pm - 2:00pm
29
Sunday
Tentative Gig, Cambridge, ON
1:00pm - 4:00pm
28
Saturday
Memorial Service, Cambridge, ON
10:00am - 12:00pm
27
Friday
Mennonite Relief Sale, New Hamburg, ON
6:30pm - 7:15pm
26
Thursday
Retirement Dinner, Brantford, ON
5:00pm - 7:00pm
21
Saturday
Private Function, Waterloo, ON
4:00pm - 5:00pm
21
Saturday
Wedding, Cambridge, ON
2:30pm - 3:30pm
19
Thursday
Celebration of Life, Toronto, ON
6:00pm - 8:00pm
17
Tuesday
Conestoga Golf Classic, Cambridge, ON
10:00am - 12:00pm
01
Sunday
KW MS Walk, Kitchener, ON
10:00am - 12:00pm
April 2016
23
Saturday
Wedding, Brampton, ON
5:00pm - 6:00pm
02
Saturday
UW Athletics Banquet, Waterloo, ON
5:00pm - 7:00pm
March 2016
26
Saturday
Whisky Tasting @ Scran & Dram, New Hamburg
6:00pm - 9:00pm
17
Thursday
St. Paddy's Day at the Scran & Dram, New Hamburg
2:00pm - 5:00pm
05
Saturday
Funeral, Oakville, ON
1:00pm - 2:00pm
February 2016
20
Saturday
Wedding, Cambridge,ON
7:00pm - 8:00pm
05
Friday
McCarthy Place Retirement Residence, Stratford, ON
7:00pm - 8:00pm
01
Monday
McCarthy Place Retirement Residence, Stratford, ON
7:00pm - 8:00pm
January 2016
25
Monday
Luther Village on the Park, Waterloo, ON
7:00pm - 8:00pm
25
Monday
Google Kitchener Waterloo
7:00pm - 8:00pm
25
Monday
Chartwell Wellington Park Retirement Residence, Guelph, ON
7:00pm - 8:00pm
25
Monday
Scran & Dram Scottish Public House, New Hamburg, ON
7:00pm - 8:00pm
24
Sunday
Celebration of Life, Guelph, ON
7:00pm - 8:00pm
23
Saturday
Private Parties, Aberfoyle, ON
7:00pm - 8:00pm
23
Saturday
Scran & Dram Scottish Public House, New Hamburg, ON
7:00pm - 8:00pm
22
Friday
Private Business Function, Stratford, ON
7:00pm - 8:00pm
December 2015
24
Thursday
Honouring the Fallen, Mount Hope Cemetery, Brantford, ON
7:00pm - 8:00pm
November 2015
21
Saturday
Wedding, Oakville, ON
7:00pm - 8:00pm
October 2015
24
Saturday
Convocation, Renison University College, Waterloo, ON
7:00pm - 8:00pm
September 2015
27
Sunday
Fabulous Firkin Music Matinee, Cambridge, ON
7:00pm - 8:00pm
26
Saturday
Funeral, Waterford, ON
7:00pm - 8:00pm
11
Friday
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
7:00pm - 8:00pm
05
Saturday
Wedding, Aberfoyle, ON
7:00pm - 8:00pm
July 2015
18
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
3:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Beamsville, ON
11
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
1:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Stratford, ON
April 2015
04
Saturday
Funeral Service
2:00pm - 2:30pm
•
Stratford, ON
Set list
Mostly traditional Celtic music written for the Great Highland Bagpipe.
Specific requests may be accommodated if made in advance. I’m able to learn new tunes with advanced notice, if suitable to the scale range of the Great Highland Bagpipe.
Setup requirements
There are few requirements other than avoiding small spaces and entrance ways as bagpipes are not the smallest or quietest instrument!
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