The Sight And Sound Of A Highland Piper
The presence of a Highland Piper in full dress can bring a deeply personal and emotional touch to a funeral. A piper can be instructed to play at specific moments chosen by you — perhaps one significant tune at a particularly meaningful point in the service.
What Can A Piper Be Used For?
A piper can enhance your farewell in several ways:
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Play as mourners gather
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Lead the cortege to the place of service
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Pipe into the service
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Play a lament after the final words of committal
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Pipe after the service
Tunes Your Piper Can Play
Our recommended piper, Gary Anderson (The Sussex Bagpiper), can discuss your requirements in full prior to the service.
Typical choices include:
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Funeral laments or marches: Flowers of the Forest, Sleep, Dearie, Sleep, Lochaber No More
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Popular tunes: Amazing Grace, Flower of Scotland, Going Home, Loch Lomond, Skye Boat Song, Mull of Kintyre, Danny Boy, Fields of Athenry
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Traditional Highland / Gaelic tunes: The Dark Island, The Mingaulay Boat Song, Soraidh Leis an Ait (Farewell to the Land of My Birth), My Home, The Mist Covered Mountains of Home
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Popular Scottish songs: The Rowan Tree, Auld Lang Syne, The Bluebells of Scotland
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Modern / other options: Highland Cathedral, The Sands of Kuwait
There are many more tunes than these — if you hear of others you prefer, you are welcome to request them.
Meet The Sussex Bagpiper – Gary Anderson
We are pleased to recommend Gary Anderson, a professional bagpiper based in Brighton, covering Worthing and the wider Sussex area.
Gary has decades of experience playing at funerals and other ceremonial events. He can tailor traditional laments, marches, or other music to your service and has been regularly booked by local funeral directors for processions, service piping, and ceremonial moments.
Contact Gary directly:
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Phone: 07801 069897
Cost Of A Piper
Fees vary depending on uniform choice and level of ceremonial dress:
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£600 – Highland day dress (kilt, Argyll jacket, Glengarry bonnet)
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£650 – Full ceremonial Highland dress (kilt, horse hair sporran, doublet, full plaid, ostrich feather bonnet)
Fees are fully inclusive of all piping at as many locations as required, including travel.
Prices are correct as of 2026 and may be subject to change.
If you would like to include a Highland Piper as part of a funeral service, our experienced team is here to help. We can talk through your wishes, explain the options available, and take care of all the arrangements for you.
No obligation. Just calm, supportive advice, whenever you need it.