Jonathon Graham

PIPER FOR HIRE & PIPING TUITION
Work Plays Worldwide Cell Phone: 07765 668025 AIM: @jgpiperforhire Website: Jonny Graham Piper For Hire

Biography

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Jonathon Graham is a Scottish based piper available for wedding and functions in Scotland and Worldwide.

Based in Glasgow, Jonathon is available for weddings, funerals and functions within the Stirlingshire, Loch Lomond & Trossachs area. Professional, reliable and competitively priced, you can expect a fantastic performance every time. He is the dashing piper in the TV series Outlander, after all!

Jonathon has many testimonials from happy clients.

Jonathon is also available to teach, and sessions are available via Skype.

About Graham

Grade 1 bagpiper Jonathan Graham has played since the age of 10, his raw talent gaining him numerous awards as a solo piper. He developed an interest in bagpipes from an early age through hearing his Grandfather play on a regular basis. Jonathan is a piping tutor and has many students in Glasgow, as well as foreign students in Holland, France, Germany and the US which he teaches via Skype. He is a former tutor at the world-renowned National Piping Centre and held the post of Evening Class Coordinator there. He graduated in 2012 with a First Class Honours degree in Scottish Music – Piping at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

He is a successful solo competitive piper and has played in many pipe bands, most recently the prestigious Scottish Power Pipe Band, and has also travelled the world representing Scotland with the National Youth Pipe Band. Aside from the traditional side of piping he participates in many contemporary projects, the main one being the world-famous Red Hot Chilli Pipers, who he travelled to America with recently for a tour. Due to this wealth of experience in all contexts of piping he is often asked to speak to journalists and film crews about Scottish music, history and culture when they visit Scotland. He also has experience judging piping competitions; whether it be solo or bands.

 

Career Highlights

1st class Hons Degree in Scottish Music from Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
performed at Commonwealth Games Ceremonies (Delhi 2010 & Glasgow 2014) to televised audience of 2.5 billion
member of the world-famous Red Hot Chilli Pipers
piped for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, His Holiness Dalai Lama & MMA Superstar Conor McGregor!
played alongside celebrities such as Rod Stewart, Susan Boyle, Amy MacDonald, The Proclaimers, Deacon Blue, Amir Khan, Peter Andre, Ross King, Chris Pine and has received praise from Simon Cowell & Donald Trump!
17 years piping experienceplays traditional & contemporary music

 

Jonathon playing alongside Amy MacDonald in 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

To enquire about booking a piper, fill out the ‘Contact Me’ form and I will get back to you ASAP with a quote.

My standard wedding package includes piping for:
-guests and bridal party arriving at church
-bride up and down aisle (optional)
-photos
-guests and bridal party arriving at reception
-top table/bride & groom in for dinner

My standard funeral package includes piping for:
-before & after service
-into crematorium/cemetery & graveside

I am open to suggestions on tune selection for all events. Here are some popular tunes I have recorded: Scotland the BraveAmazing GraceHighland Cathedral

I also run an agency so if I am not available, I will provide another high-quality piper for your event.