Funeral Bagpiping Services
For over 30 years, Ed Arnold has provided moving and respectful bagpipe tributes for funerals across Yorkshire, including Sheffield, Leeds, Bradford, and surrounding areas. He plays traditional Scottish and Irish music to honour loved ones and create a fitting farewell.
Ed can wear full Highland regimental dress, formal Scottish day wear, or Irish attire, depending on your preference.
Typical services include:
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Piping as the hearse arrives and leading the cortege briefly from the home
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Leading the procession into the crematorium or church
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Playing as the casket enters the building
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Performing a reflective piece during the service
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Piping after the committal as guests leave
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Playing at the graveside as the coffin is lowered or walking away while playing to close the ceremony
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Piping as guests arrive at the wake
Ash Scattering
Ed also plays at ash scattering ceremonies, adding a thoughtful and emotional touch to the occasion.
Repertoire
The following tunes are frequently requested for funerals:
- Flower of Scotland
- Amazing Grace
- Highland Cathdedral
- Sleep Dearie Sleep
- Oft In the Stilly Night
- Mist Covered Mountains
- Skye Boat Song
- My Home
- Going Home
- The Dark Island
- The Green Hills of Tyrol
- When The Battle’s Over (Bonnie Soldier)
- Auld Lang Syne
- The Black Bear
- Scotland The Brave
IRISH
- When Irish Eyes are Smiling
- The Fields of Athenry
- Danny Boy
- She Moved Through the Fair
- The Wearing of the Green
- Carrickfergus
- The Wild Rover
- The Dawning of The Day
If a tune you require is not listed above please advise Ed and he will confirm if it can be played or not.
“We were privileged to have Ed play his bagpipes at my 99 year old father’s scattering of ashes on top of Mossley Cross. Ed’s rendition of Oh Danny Boy and Amazing Grace echoed through the winds as my dad was released to his childhood home. It could not have been a more perfect day.”
“During these times it was hard to make the final farewell one that my mum deserved but with Ed walking her to her final resting place it made a very difficult day somewhat easier. Ed came to swanwick crematorium and staged my mum to the door. A highly professonal, respectful and reliable bagpiper. My mum would have adored you and not a note out of tune, thank you so much xx”
Areas Covered
Ed is based in South Yorkshire and offers his services as a bagpiper for funerals in all surrounding towns and cities including Chesterfield, Huddersfield, Halifax, Manchester, Leeds, Bradford, York, Harrogate, Wetherby, Hull, Doncaster, Nottingham, Derby, Lincoln. He is proud be a first point of contact for a number of funeral directors including Newsome’s Funeral Directors, Barnsley, AW Lymn Funeral Directors, Nottingham, Dyson Funeral Directors, Sheffield, G & M Lunt, Sheffield, Co-Op Funeralcare, Leeds, Harold Lilleker, Chesterfield.
Other areas Ed covers include:
Northern England (North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber):
Accrington, Alnwick, Barnsley, Barrow-in-Furness, Batley, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Beverley, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Bradford, Burnley, Bury, Carlisle, Chester-le-Street, Chorley, Cleckheaton, Cleethorpes, Clitheroe, Darlington, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Durham, Gateshead, Grimsby, Halifax, Harrogate, Hartlepool, Huddersfield, Hull, Kendal, Keighley, Lancaster, Leeds, Leigh, Lincoln, Macclesfield, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Morecambe, Morpeth, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northallerton, Oldham, Penrith, Pontefract, Preston, Rotherham, Scarborough, Scunthorpe, Selby, Sheffield, Skipton, South Shields, Stalybridge, Stockport, Stockton-on-Tees, Sunderland, Tameside, Warrington, Whitehaven, Whitby, Wigan, Wilmslow, Workington, York.
Midlands (East and West):
Alfreton, Ashbourne, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Banbury, Bedworth, Belper, Birmingham, Boston, Bourne, Buxton, Cannock, Chesterfield, Coalville, Coventry, Daventry, Derby, Dudley, Evesham, Grantham, Halesowen, Hereford, Hinckley, Kettering, Kidderminster, Leamington Spa, Leicester, Lincoln, Loughborough, Lutterworth, Malvern, Mansfield, Market Harborough, Matlock, Melton Mowbray, Newark-on-Trent, Northampton, Nottingham, Nuneaton, Oakham, Redditch, Retford, Rugby, Rushden, Shrewsbury, Solihull, Stafford, Stamford, Stoke-on-Trent, Stratford-upon-Avon, Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, Telford, Uttoxeter, Warwick, West Bromwich, Wellingborough, Wolverhampton, Worcester, Wrexham.