Bagpipe Player in San Francisco Area, Champion Bagpiper Fred Payne Available for Events and Bagpipe Lessons

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	Champion Bagpiper, San Francisco Bay Area Bagpipe Player

•	Full time professional San Francisco bagpiper. Available on short notice for Scottish and Irish weddings, funerals, & other events, seven days per week, all hours.
•	Scottish & Irish traditional pipe music, wide selection available. Highland bagpipes for large venues, Scottish smallpipes for intimate settings.
•	Serving the San Francisco Bay area, Silicon Valley, Central and Northern California, Sacramento and Reno. Will travel throughout the U.S.
•	Choose from many styles of dress (available kilts: Hunting Buchanan, Ancient Buchanan, County Wexford).
•	Thoughtful and courteous service. Unlimited phone consultation in preparation for your event. Bagpiping references available.
•	Bagpipe lessons are available. Dancers and pipe band also available.

Three time Western U.S. Bagpipe Champion Fred Payne performs as a bagpipe player/soloist at events in the San Francisco Bay Area and throughout California. Fred is available for events in Central and Northern California, including the San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, and Reno. He performs regularly with Bushmill's San Francisco Irish Pipers. Fred has also performed recently with San Francisco Opera (2011), The California Symphony (2010), The Napa Valley Symphony (2008), and The Diablo Symphony (2008). Fred is an active member of the WUSPBA.

Fred is available for all events: weddings, anniversaries, memorials, funerals, graveside services, retirements, birthdays, graduations, banquets, community and corporate events, conventions, grand openings, country clubs, golf courses, wineries, festivals, fund raisers, reunions, showers, studio sessions.

View special wedding information here.

View special funeral/memorial service information here.

Learn to play the pipes! Fred also offers bagpipe lessons.

Latest News:

Performed with the San Francisco Opera in "Heart of a Soldier" during September. It was a memorable experience.

Won 1st place for solo piping at the Mt. Tam in June.

Secured the services of 8 other pipers and drummers for the grand opening of the new clubhouse at Martis Camp Golf Course near Tahoe. We play flawlessly! It was a big hit.

Performed for the season opening of Big Spring Gardens outdoor restaurant near Sierra City. What a beautiful setting.

Will accept last-minute bookings for funerals with as little as 2 hours notice.

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