Pipe Major Bill Boetticher

Bill’s is such an awesome bagpiper! What a talent! What a great addition to my Mother’s 76th birthday!
Thanks Bill!

I had bagpiper Bill Boetticher play at my wife’s funeral last month and I couldn’t be more pleased. Particularly his providing invaluable feedback about playing at a funeral, his willingness to please, and his overall performance. He played two songs; “Amazing Grace” as the casket was brought to the gravesite, and “Going Home” at the end of the service. I received so many positive comments on his professionalism, his timing of when to play, how well he played and how much his performance added to the atmosphere of the funeral. He was definitely the hit of the funeral.

Pipe Major Bill made my wife’s birthday party a event that will not be forgotten by all who had the pleasure to hear him. The guests at Joan’s 80th were elated when Bill started to play and Joan was “ over the wall” listening to Bill playing the pipes. Thank you Bill for making Joan’s birthday so special. Les and Joan Esposito

Piper Bill set the tone for a most magical wedding on the hills above the sea. Beautiful melodies brought tears of joy to all. Thank you!!

I wanted a bag piper at my sons garden wedding to represent our Scottish heritage and Mr. Boetticher was perfect for the roll, he played for our guests as they arrived, then led the wedding procession to the altar, and pipped again after the vows were said. It was an amazing day and I couldn’t be more pleased!

I couldn’t have asked for more. Everything was perfect. I wonderful tribute to my dad. Piper Bill was amazing in all aspects, flexible, compassionate, professional….

Bill Boetticher was a great addition to my husband's memorial event - Bill is very reliable, was on time and did a beautiful job of playing Amazing Grace as the finale to the event. He has a lovely personality and afterwards stayed while we took photos of him with our family and friends.

The San Fernando Valley Patriots' 20-anniversary 9/11 Memorial Tribute included dramatic readings from the news accounts/journals of the time, a salute to firefighters and Pipe Major Bill Boetticher. Mr. Boetticher's eloquent rendition of a compilation of sacred music, including "Amazing Grace" brought tears to the eyes of several attendees at the intimate restaurant--and comments in writing later. He arrived ready, dressed in full costume for a fire service memorial and even helped correct a staging glitch. His presence made our memorial outstanding. We recommend him without reservation. Thank you, Bill!

Very professional and great entertainer would recommend him to anyone very happy

Exceptional performance! We and our wedding guests loved him! Very friendly and easy to work with. If you want great entertainment, you need to hire Pipe Major Bill!!!

Everything was professionally done.

I found Pipe Major Bill online and he has been a local piper in Ventura for decades. What a great performance Bill did for us and the price was really reasonable for such talent and experience.

Piper Bill did an outstanding job - our Scottish wedding was greatly enhanced by the sound of the bagpipes played by Bill Boetticher.

Bill is such a kind person. He helped us get through the ceremony and played songs that mom would have loved. I can't say enough good things about him and his beautiful music. We were extremely fortunate to have him there with us. Our rating is a 10 stars!!

My father's memorial was made so much more special having Bill Boetticher perform there.

Was the perfect final salute to my husband at his memorial with Bill leading the processional playing beautifully “Amazing Grace”. The guests commented to me how incredibly it impacted them. I would highly recommend him as he is a gifted musician.

Overall, Bill was great!

Bill was an outstanding piper. He was so personable and was super talented!
A delightful man and easy to work with. Everyone was impressed!

Bill did a beautiful job at our joint 80th birthday/New Year’s Eve gathering. The birthday boy loves Celtic music and pipes, and Bill happily took requests and was lovely in his interactions with guests. I highly recommend and would use again!!

I will be eternally grateful to Pipe Major Bill Boetticher for his excellent performance at my mothers funeral and on such short notice. I am still getting feedback on how wonderful the service was and particularly the bagpipes which even the Deacon said he wants at his funeral. It was such a regal performance that I know my mother would have been proud and loved. It is exactly what I had envisioned. I will be asking him to do the graveside memorial as well. Thank you Bill. I won’t forget your kindness ever.

Pipe Major Bill played for my mom's memorial service. He was fantastic on the bagpipes! He arrived early and remained a little after to speak to guests. He was professional and courteous. He was flexible with any last minute changes we made. I highly recommend Pipe Major Bill for any event.

Bob Boetticher was fantastic! Played beautifully!

Bill absolutely made this a memory I'll carry with me the rest of my life. Hearing his pipes play as I walked through the bullets with my family for the last time was amazing! Absolutely recommend Bill for any function or event. With only 10 minutes discussion prior to the event just to review what we had talked over previously, he took charge and set the tone for the whole thing. Great performance!

Bill came to the gravesite service and played for my mother. He is very good and very professional.....just what we needed to send my mom off to heaven.

This is the second time Major Bill played for my husband's celebration - and it was a highlight experience for our guests. He is fabulous. We highly recommend him!

We booked bill to close out our wedding ceremony, which contained a lot of moving parts and his presence, professionalism and excellent playing all added to the specialness of our event. Fully recommended!

Jeff

He showed up early and made a suggestion that was great. He stayed till the end and played choices we asked. Everyone was impressed.
Thank you.

Bill was an expert musician and I recommend him to anyone . Thank you

Bill led our football team to the across-street opposing team. The bagpipe stirred emotions to drive our team on and strike fear in the opponents! It must have worked as we won handily 48-7. Highly recommended. Thank you Bill! Excellent, 5 stars!

My wife and I hired Bill as a surprise attraction for a friend's 60th birthday party, and he was a gigantic hit! Bill was a joy to work with. He was totally professional, very responsive, very outgoing, has a terrific sense of humor and, dressed in his Kilt, made our friend's birthday party a night to remember! We can't recommend him more highly!

Bill was so professional. He was very prompt, even w/the horrible traffic that day.
Played the most amazing bagpipes I've ever heard.... He was such a overwhelming presents.....

My husband loved bagpipes, so when I was planning his beach memorial service, l I thought it would be a beautiful way to honor him, when we did the ballon release at the end of the service, to have Piper Bill come from the outskirts playing his bagpipe to where we were holding the service. He was in full custom garb and his playing was regal. I only shared with a few family members that he would be playing, so it was a delightful surprise for most of the guests. They loved ending the service watching the balloons float away with the bagpipes soaring. Thank you, Piper Bill, for this amazing tribute to my amazing husband.

Made our wedding perfect. On time, very professional, everyone loved him. Very reasonably priced.

It was a lovely beginning to the service to have Bill Boetticher playing Amazing. grace walking down the church. He also ended the procession from the sanctuary and added something special to our memorial for my husband. Donna Bennett

Having Bill at my mothers memorial service was the hit of the service. His playing was beautiful as is he. I had many positive comments about his playing. Playing the Notre Dame victory march brought many smiles to those who knew how much my mom loved Notre Dame. She was victorious in her journey and Bill make sure all knew that with his music. Wish he could have stayed and visited but, because he is so good at what he does, he had another event to attended. I would highly recommend Bill. Thanks Bill !!