Bagpipes for Your Wedding

Serving Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts

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BAGPIPES ARE WONDERFUL AT WEDDINGS

The romantic strains of the pipes add a special touch to any wedding, whether inside a church sanctuary or outside in a park or garden. For centuries in Scotland and Ireland the music of the pipes have heralded the approach of the bridal party. Today the popularity of "Riverdance" has made the music of the pipes more desired than ever. No longer need a family be of Celtic ancestry to enjoy the skirl of the pipes on this most important day.

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1. Testimonials from Weddings Bruce Has Piped For	2. Suggestions for Piping During Your Wedding
3. Bruce's E-mail Address	4. Some Suggested Tunes
5. The Rates Bruce Charges	6. How to Make a Payment
7. Check Bruce's Calendar for Availability	8. Free MP3 Downloads of Bruce's Piping
9. Order Bruce's CD 'The Duty Piper'	10. Bruce is Listed in the CONNTours Directory of Performing Artists
11. Bruce Mentioned in Modern Brides Magazine	12. A List of Weddings Bruce Has Piped For
13. Hire Bruce's Folk Duo Tara's Thistle for Your Reception and Receive a Discount	14. Here are More Photos of Bruce Piping
15. Here are Links to Other Pipers	16. Here is a WikiPedia article about Bruce

Here Are Testimonials!!

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SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR WEDDING

Bruce offers any or all of the following services at your wedding:

..........to pipe beforehand outside in the parking lot as your guests arrive

..........to pipe the bridal party down the isle (processional)

..........to play a selection during the service

..........to pipe the bride and groom out of the church (recessional)

..........to pipe outside afterwards as guests go through the receiving line

..........to pipe in the parking lot as guests leave

..........to pipe the bride and groom into the reception hall

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Bruce's E-mail

You may e-mail Bruce by clicking on this link. bahedman@earthlink.net

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Suggested Tunes

Bruce often pipes the following tunes at weddings:

.....for the processional: Ode to Joy, Sing to Jesus (Hyfrydol), The Wedding March

.....during the service: Amazing Grace, Enduring Young Charms, Bluebells of Scotland

.....for the recessional: Scotland the Brave, Highland Laddie, Mairi's Wedding

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Bruce Charges the Following Rates

......for piping at the church ...........................$350.00

......for attending the rehearsal, if needed........$150.00

......for piping the couple into the reception.....$150.00

......for transportation......................................50 cents per mile from Mansfield Center, Connecticut

A 50% deposit is required to book a date. The balance will be due two weeks prior to the wedding ceremony. In short, this means I ask $350 for the first location, and $150 for each location thereafter, plus transportation.

How to Make a Payment

First, check Bruce's availability either by e-mail at bahedman@earthlink.net or by phoning him at (860) 456-8733. He will also quote for you mileage charges. You will need to make a 50% deposit in order to book the date. The balance will be due two weeks before your wedding ceremony.

You may pay in either of two ways: First, you may mail a personal check to Bruce at 18 Charter Oak Square, Mansfield Center, CT 06250. Or secondly, if you wish to use a credit card, click on the link to PayPal below.

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Check If I Am Already Booked on Your Date

Between Tara's Thistle and private weddings I booked over eighty engagements last year. To see if I am available for your date, please check the calendar page of our Tara's Thistle website by clicking on the link below.

Click Here for the calendar page of Tara's Thistle.

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Listen to a Clip of Bruce's Piping

If you stay on this page a couple minutes, you will hear Bruce piping part one of the regimental 6/8 march "The Athol Highlanders." It is now being downloaded as background sound from a .wav file, and will begin playing in a couple minutes.

Here Are Some Free MP3 Downloads of Bruce's Piping

Here are some tracks from Bruce's album "The Duty Piper" which you can download as MP3 files.

Click here to download the "Bridal March" played on the pipes.

Click here to download the traditional bridal procession from Scotland's Isle of Lewis, "Mairi's Wedding."

Click here to download Beethoven's "Ode to Joy."

Click here to download a medley of hornpipes, "Scotland the Brave," "The Wearing of the Green," and "The Clumsy Lover."

Click here to download a medley of 6/8 regimental marches.

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How to Order a Copy of Bruce's CD

You may ORDER A COPY of "The Duty Piper" in CD format:

.by sending a check for $20 to Bruce Hedman, 18 Charter Oak Square, Mansfield Center, CT 06250.

.Or if you wish to use a credit card, click on the link to PayPal below.

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The contents of the album are listed below.

An Album of Bruce's Solo Piping

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CONNTours Directory of Performing Artists

Bruce is one of only two pipers who have been voted into the CONNTours Directory of Performing Artists, funded by the State of Connecticut's Commission on Culture and Tourism. Click here to link to his duo's CCT listing.

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Modern Bride Connecticut Magazine, Spring, 2005

A wedding I piped for on May 8, 2004 in Essex, Connecticut, was featured in the Spring, 2005 issue of Modern Bride Connecticut. Click here for "Ship Shape," Modern Bride Connecticut, Spring, 2005

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Bruce Has Piped for These Weddings

6/7/08 - private home, Douglas, MA
10/7/07 - Greenmanville Chapel at the Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT
10/6/07 - private home, Bethlehem, CT
9/28/07 - Independence Harbor, Assonet, MA
9/15/07 - Corpus Christi RC Church, Wethersfield, CT
9/14/07 - Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Newport, RI
9/1/07 - South Britain Congregational Church, South Britain, CT
8/24/07 - Blithewold Manor, Bristol, RI
8/18/07 - St. Anthony of Padua RC Church, Litchfield, CT
8/12/07 - Glen Manor House, Portsmouth, RI
7/21/07 - Connor Chapel, St. Joseph's College, West Hartford, CT
6/3/07 - Kensington Fire House, Berlin, CT
5/26/07 - St. Clement's Castle, Portland, CT
10/1/06 - The Manor House Inn, Norfolk, CT
9/17/06 - First Congregational Church, Ansonia, CT
9/9/06 - Spring Glen United Church of Christ, Hamden, CT and Grassy Hill Lodge, Derby, CT
8/26/06 - Christ and the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church and Inn at Longshore, Westport, CT
7/29/06 - Inn at Longshore, Westport, CT
7/22/06 - St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Jewett City, CT
6/17/06 - Potowomut Country Club, Warwick, RI
6/3/06 - Lord Thompson Manor, Thompson, CT
6/2/06 - Lake of Isles, Foxwoods, Ledyard, CT
2/19/06 - Kay Chapel & Hotel Viking, Newport, RI
10/9/05 - First Congregational Church, Branford, CT
9/24/05 - Fairfield Country Hunt Club, Westport, CT
9/9/05 - The Farmington Club, Farmington, CT
9/4/05 - St. Matthew's Roman Catholic Church, Norwalk, CT
8/27/05 - private home, North Smithfield, RI
6/25/05 - Essex Yacht Club, Essex, CT
6/4/05 - The Casino House, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI
5/29/05 - Water's Edge, Westbrook, CT
5/14/05 - Castle Rock Clubhouse, Branford, CT
4/2/05 - St. George's Episcopal Church, Newport, RI
10/16/04 - private residence, Wakefield, RI
10/8/04 - Westerly Yacht Club, Westerly, RI
10/3/04 - Webb House, Wethersfield, CT
10/1/04 - St. Barnabas RC Church, Portsmouth, RI
9/25/04 - St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Ridgefield, CT
9/18/04 - Second Congregational Church, Greenwich, CT and Round Hill Country Club, Greenwich, CT
7/18/04 - Tunxis Plantation Country Club, Farmington, CT
7/17/04 - First Congregational Church, Essex, CT, & parade thru town
6/19/04 - St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church, Newport, RI
6/12/04 - St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Shelton, CT
5/30/04 - Farmington Country Club, Farmington, CT
5/29/04 - Burr Homestead, Fairfield, CT
5/8/04 - St. John's Episcopal Church & the Essex Yacht Club, Essex, CT
11/15/03 - St. Peter Clavier Roman Catholic Church, West Hartford, CT
9/26/03 - First Congregational Church, Litchfield, CT
8/30/03 - The Newtown Meeting House, Newtown, CT
7/19/03 - The Church of St. Mary, Newington, CT
7/5/03 - The John Eliot Church, South Natick, MA
6/28/03 - St. Batholomew's Roman Catholic Church, Providence, RI
6/27/03 - Sacred Heart Roman Cathlic Church, Feeding Hills, MA
5/31/03 - Tunxis Plantation Country Club, Farmington, CT
10/9/02 - St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Stamford, CT
8/17/02 - Balloonists' Wedding, Toutant Airport, Woodstock CT
8/10/02 - Lord Jefferies Inn, Amherst, MA
6/29/02 - Johnson Chapel & Alumni House, Amherst College, Amherst, MA
6/15/02 - Trinity Lutheran Church & Omni Hotel, New Haven, CT
6/8/02 - White Horse Inn, Thompson, CT
12/29/01 - Silvermine Tavern, Norwalk, CT
11/25/01 - Monet's Table, Tolland, CT
9/22/01 - St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church, Litchfield, CT
9/6/01 - St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Enfield, CT
8/25/01 - St. John's Roman Catholic Church, Cromwell, CT
8/17/01 - Sturbridge Host, Sturbridge, MA
8/11/01 - St. Monica's, Northford, CT
6/16/01 - The First Congregational Church, Goshen, CT
10/20/00 - The Griswoldville Chapel, Wethersfield, CT
10/14/00 - First Congregational Church, Norfolk, CT
9/24/00 - Old Stone House, Little Compton, RI
8/15/00 - First Congregational Church, Bethel, CT
7/15/00 - The Inn at Woodstock, Woodstock, CT
6/3/00 - St. John's Episcopal Church, Vernon, CT
5/28/00 - White Memorial Park, Litchfield, cT
8/28/99 - St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Simsbury, CT
6/20/99 - St. James Church, Newport, RI
10/25/97 - Roman Catholic Church, Neeham, MA
10/10/97 - Lord Thompson Manor, Thompton, CT
9/21/97 - Lord Thompson Manor, Thompton, CT
7/12/97 - Yacht Club, Westport, CT
6/12/97 - Watt Horse Farm, Taunton, MA
5/17/97 - Hampton Congregational Church, Hampton, CT
4/12/97 - Webb House, Wethersfield, CT
12/28/96 - Netto's Restaurant, Mansfield, CT
10/26/96 - St. Joseph's Church, Pawtucket, RI, reception, Marriot, Providence, RI
10/19/96 - Westfield Congregational Church, Danielson, CT
9/21/96 - Britannia Spoon Restaurant, Yalesville, CT
9/21/96 - St. Sebastian's Church, Middletown, reception,Water's Edge, Westbury, CT
8/10/96 - The Golden Lamb, Brooklyn, CT
8/10/96 - Roseland Cottage, Woodstock, CT
2/10/96 - Abington Congregational Church, Pomfret Center, CT
5/20/95 - St. Mary's Church, Putnam, reception The Inn at Woodstock, Woodstock, CT
5/20/95 - St. Columba's Church, Andover

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Tara's Thistle at Your Reception

Bruce is the piper for the Celtic folk duo "Tara's Thistle." He also performs on the Scottish small pipes, and the Irish flute and whistles. To view their website, including their calendar of up-coming gigs, click on the following link.

Tara's Thistle Home Page

Instead of a DJ, consider having live Celtic folk music during your wedding reception. Tara's Thistle often performs during wedding receptions, and their fee is $500. This is a discount, because it includes all of Bruce's services as a piper and all transportation costs for weddings in Connecticut and Rhode Island.

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Bruce's Piping Education

Bruce Hedman began piping at age twelve in Seattle, Washington where he received his first lessons from Pipe Major Jack Ironsides. Since 1993 Bruce has studied with Pipe Major Donald Lindsay of the Invermark College of Piping in Petersborough, New York. Bruce is a member of the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association (EUSPBA), with whom he holds standing as a Piper 3, earned by competing at Highland Games throughout New England. In recent years Bruce has medaled ten times in these competitions, including four firsts and "Piper of the Day" at the Southern Vermont Highland Games in Mount Snow, Vermont. While on sabbatical leave as a visiting professor at the University of Edinburgh in 1998-1999 Bruce took lessons from Iain MacInnes, host of BBC's weekly program "Pipeline." Bruce plays a set of African blackwood bagpipes which were made for him in 1992 by Piob Mhor of Blairgowerie in Perthshire, Scotland, and which were turned in the antique style. Bruce is a professor of mathematics at the University of Connecticut.

Click here to go to Bruce's website at the University of Connecticut.

More Photos of Bruce Piping

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Hand verified BagPipes sites here.

The Eastern US Pipe Band Association has a great website with yellow pages.

Need a piper in your locale? This links to Bagpiper Central.

Bagpipe Web Directory is one of the most comprehensive listings of most piping sites.

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contact Bruce by e-mail, U.S. mail, or phone...

Bruce Hedman

18 Charter Oak Square

Mansfield, CT 06250

1-860-456-8733

Copyright 2004. bahedman@earthlink.net



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