Shawn McDonald Piping
Piobreachd Solo Competition Winter Storm '17
Dedication
Playing The Small Pipes Waiting For Solo Competition
Piping for my girls two hand jig at Lake Barrington Shores Irish themed golf outing.
My kids after regional solo competitions
My kids and I with Chicago Celtic Pipe Band
Playing after a funeral recessional
The Healing Fields 9/11
The Healing Fields 9/11/16
The Healing Fields 9/11
Overview
I am a competitive solo and pipe band bagpipe player. I also play for weddings, funerals, bar gigs that incorporate solo playing as well as group pipers and drummers.
Whether it be a wedding, party/event or a funeral, a bagpiper can bring a traditional touch to make it a day to honor and remember.
Every event is unique, and should be arranged to make those special moments very memorable.
Reviews
37 reviews
Betty T.
January 3, 2019Shawn at the Tabler Wedding
Shawn was very professional provided a great experience to many who have never had the pleasure of listening to bagpipes. He did a great job and I would recommend him for any event.
Hired as: Bagpiper
Sean O.
June 21, 2017Hire Shawn (and his daughters) and you'll be amazed!
Dear Shawn,
So professional! Really memorable! Just tremendous! (These were all comments made by our guests following the performance by Shawn and his two wonderful and talented twin daughters at our daughter's wedding at Gaelic Park.)
On behalf of my daughter, my wife, and the guests at the wedding, I need to say thank you for making such an impression and making the reception so special. Your piping was marvelous and the dancing and drumming by your daughters was the talk of the evening.
Your passion for what you do is obvious in the way you perform, and your conscientious approach and attention to detail made a real difference from our first conversation - all the way through your performance.
Thank you all for helping to make our daughter's wedding the wonderful event that she had dreamed of.
Warmest Regards, Sean & Karen O'Shea
Hired as: Bagpiper, Irish Dance Troupe
Shawn McDonald Piping
Thanks Sean, like I said, we had an extraordinary time playing for your daughter, "new" son, family and friends. Yes, we really enjoy what we do and these once in a lifetime moments are the most special to play/dance for!
Slainté!
Shawn
Peggy G.
October 13, 2016You will NOT regret hiring Shawn, he is spectacular!!!!
Shawn was wonderful to work with from my 1st request to hire him. He is nice, kind, very organized and very helpful from dates, to song choices, etc. I hired him for my father's 90th surprise birthday party and he was the hit of the party (next to the birthday boy of course) and his twin red headed Irish dancing daughters stole the show as well. I would recommend hiring him before any else.
Peggy
Hired as: Bagpiper, Irish Dance Troupe
Shawn McDonald Piping
Thanks so much for the wonderful review Peggy. As far as the girls and I are concerned, your father was the hit and it was a great honor to play for him and your family/friends. You were a joy to work with and I look forward to the next time I can have your Irish family & friends singing along to traditional Irish tunes. :-)
Shawn
Steve S.
January 2, 2026Never showed
We hired Shawn to play at my mother-in-law’s funeral and he never showed.
Hired as: Funeral Music
David M. S.
October 12, 2024Great performance
Nice job!
Hired as: Bagpiper
Shawn McDonald Piping
Thanks David and congratulations!
Booking information
Price range: Contact for rates
Services offered
Past booked events
May 2026
01
Friday
Funeral/Memorial Service
11:00am - 11:15am
•
Chicago, IL
September 2024
21
Saturday
Wedding Reception
7:30pm - 7:45pm
•
Kenosha, WI
July 2023
31
Monday
Funeral/Memorial Service
1:30pm - 1:45pm
•
McHenry, IL
29
Saturday
Wedding Reception
5:30pm - 6:30pm
•
Lincolnshire, IL
August 2022
28
Sunday
Birthday Party
1:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
March 2022
17
Thursday
Holiday Party
11:00am - 12:00pm
•
Aurora, IL
November 2021
06
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
11:00am - 12:00pm
•
Wheeling, IL
September 2021
05
Sunday
Dinner Party
7:00pm - 7:30pm
•
Lake Forest, IL
May 2021
05
Wednesday
Funeral/Memorial Service
5:00pm - 5:15pm
•
Naperville, IL
March 2021
13
Saturday
Product Promotion
12:00pm - 1:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
February 2020
29
Saturday
Personal Occasion
1:00pm - 1:30pm
•
Gurnee, IL
January 2020
25
Saturday
Corporate Event
1:00pm - 1:15pm
•
Wheaton, IL
August 2019
26
Monday
Funeral/Memorial Service
11:00am - 11:15am
•
Morris, IL
July 2019
28
Sunday
Birthday Party
1:00pm - 1:15pm
•
Niles, IL
December 2018
29
Saturday
Wedding Reception
6:00pm - 6:15pm
•
Joliet, IL
November 2018
17
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
1:30pm - 2:00pm
•
Beloit, WI
August 2018
25
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
4:30pm - 5:30pm
•
Chicago, IL
June 2018
09
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
11:00am - 11:30am
•
Dixon, IL
May 2018
12
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
1:30pm - 2:00pm
•
Janesville, WI
March 2018
01
Thursday
Funeral/Memorial Service
12:00pm - 12:15pm
•
Elgin, IL
February 2018
09
Friday
Funeral/Memorial Service
10:00am - 10:45am
•
Libertyville, IL
November 2017
11
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
12:00pm - 12:30pm
•
Hillside, IL
September 2017
09
Saturday
Wedding Reception
12:00pm - 12:15pm
•
Elgin, IL
August 2017
19
Saturday
Wedding Reception
6:30pm - 6:45pm
•
Chicago, IL
July 2017
29
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
4:30pm - 5:00pm
•
Flossmoor, IL
15
Saturday
Wedding Reception
6:30pm - 7:15pm
•
Chicago, IL
01
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
2:00pm - 2:30pm
•
Aurora, IL
June 2017
24
Saturday
Wedding Reception
7:00pm - 7:15pm
•
Schaumburg, IL
03
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
2:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Evergreen Park, IL
May 2017
19
Friday
Fundraiser
12:00pm - 1:00pm
•
Vernon Hills, IL
18
Thursday
Retirement Party
3:00pm - 3:15pm
•
Chicago, IL
April 2017
29
Saturday
Wedding Reception
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Calumet City, IL
March 2017
17
Friday
Cultural Event
1:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Park Ridge, IL
16
Thursday
Fundraiser
7:00pm - 7:30pm
•
Glenview, IL
15
Wednesday
Nonprofit Event
1:30pm - 2:15pm
•
Chicago, IL
January 2017
28
Saturday
Dinner Party
7:30pm - 7:45pm
•
Chicago, IL
28
Saturday
House Party
6:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Lake Bluff, IL
December 2016
30
Friday
Dinner Party
8:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Mundelein, IL
09
Friday
Corporate Event
8:00pm - 8:45pm
•
Chicago, IL
November 2016
26
Saturday
Wedding Reception
8:00pm - 8:15pm
•
Chicago, IL
19
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
4:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Hobart, IN
06
Sunday
Nonprofit Event
1:30pm - 1:45pm
•
Lake Forest, IL
August 2016
27
Saturday
Wedding Cocktail Hour
7:00pm - 7:15pm
•
Chicago, IL
July 2016
30
Saturday
Bachelorette Party
8:30pm - 9:30pm
•
Glen Ellyn, IL
June 2016
17
Friday
Funeral/Memorial Service
11:00am - 12:00pm
•
Aurora, IL
May 2016
29
Sunday
Wedding Ceremony
4:00pm - 4:45pm
•
Rockford, IL
April 2016
23
Saturday
Wedding Reception
6:00pm - 11:00pm
•
Harvard, IL
March 2016
14
Monday
Nonprofit Event
12:00pm - 2:30pm
•
Glenview, IL
February 2016
13
Saturday
Birthday (Adult)
3:00pm - 3:30pm
•
New Lenox, IL
November 2015
15
Sunday
Birthday (Adult)
1:00pm - 5:00pm
•
West Chicago, IL
12
Thursday
School Assembly
9:00am - 9:45am
•
Orland Park, IL
11
Wednesday
Retirement Party
1:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Chicago, IL
10
Tuesday
School Assembly
10:00am - 11:00am
•
Plainfield, IL
06
Friday
Funeral/Memorial Service
10:00am - 11:00am
•
La Grange, IL
October 2015
03
Saturday
Birthday (Adult)
1:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Janesville, WI
September 2015
18
Friday
Wedding Cocktail Hour
7:00pm - 7:30pm
•
Willowbrook, IL
15
Tuesday
Funeral/Memorial Service
10:30am - 11:30am
•
Niles, IL
06
Sunday
Birthday (Adult)
5:30pm - 9:30pm
•
Winnetka, IL
August 2015
15
Saturday
Birthday (Adult)
12:30pm - 3:30pm
•
Lake In The Hills, IL
15
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
11:00am - 12:00pm
•
Woodstock, IL
08
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
4:00pm - 11:30pm
•
West Dundee, IL
08
Saturday
Funeral/Memorial Service
11:00am - 11:45am
•
Lake Geneva, WI
07
Friday
Retirement Party
1:00pm - 2:30pm
•
Great Lakes, IL
July 2015
20
Monday
Funeral/Memorial Service
10:00am - 11:00am
•
Des Plaines, IL
08
Wednesday
Funeral/Memorial Service
4:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Lake Forest, IL
June 2015
20
Saturday
Wedding Ceremony
5:30pm - 10:30pm
•
Barrington, IL
March 2015
17
Tuesday
Other
1:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Crystal Lake, IL
February 2015
01
Sunday
Other
11:00am - 11:15am
•
Aurora, IL
December 2014
31
Wednesday
Holiday Party
12:00am - 12:15am
•
Union, IL