Bagpiper Michael Gibbs/Heathen Highlanders
- Salt Lake City, UT
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- 13 Verified Bookings
Blaine W. T. said “It was so touching to have a Scottish farewell for Uncle Bob. Everyone loved it thanks so much”
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Colorado's most loved bagpiper! Professional Bagpiper Scott Beach performs for over 250 events annually throughought Colorado and the US, trained in Scotland at the age of 10 years old, Scott has over 30 years of piping experience. Vist Scott at and invite Scott to grace your event with skilled piping and great energy.
Our experience with Scott was so perfect. He played beautifully, he was dignified and added the solemnness of the moment we sought. My mom would have loved this and I like to think she was there. Thank you Scott -
The Fairchild Family
Scott was absolutely perfect. Excellent Piper and he delighted our guests creating and amazing evening.
He did what we asked, and he did it well! I would recommend him to anyone one seeking his services. Thank you, Colorado bagpiper!
this was a 90th birthday celebration. it was engaging & enjoyable.
everyone that was a part of the experience had great things ro say.
We loved Scott our Colorado Bagpiper - he followed through with every expectation and added so much for our son's wedding, rehearsal dinner. Also played an encore for us to really absorb the celebratory vibe. Thanks again!
Scott & Sherry D.
Denver event!
Response from Colorado Bagpiper:
Long live Clan Bruce, and many congratulations to your growing family! I couldn't have found a better group of people to spend the evening with than Scott, Sherry, Katey and Kacy and friends and family. A truly wonderful group of people you all are!!!!
Scott was awesome! Arrived early to warm up. He was pleasant and kind to meet. He played a tune for the irish steppers to dance to. He took some time to educate the kids on the bag pipes. He also played a fun tune with the band. All in all, this is what we were looking for for our half way to St Patrick's Day party. We will surely hire him again!
What a great job Scott did to kick off our annual golf tournament. He was very personable and even played happy birthday for one of our volunteers. We will be bringing him back for our next years event !
Response from Colorado Bagpiper:
Stephanie,
You are too kind and I LOVED meeting you and your staff and fellow workers are truly good times!
Can;'t wait til next year, I'll be there.
Cheers,
Scott
Scott was so kind and good
Was on time and performed exactly how we had planned.
Excellent young man!!!!!!
A big hearty thank you Scott. Your professionalism, fully engaging and considerate respect to the moment and touching beautiful music created the perfect engaging space to bid farewell to our Mom. We very highly will recommend you to all wishing to add heart touching beauty to their event. Absolutely awesome.
Scott was amazing. He did a wonderful job for our sons birthday/graduation party. Very friendly and personable. Everyone loved it!
Scott showed up on time and got to know about our community prior to graduation. He was stellar as a musician and the reviews from our community are out of this world. We were so excited to have him play for our students. Scott is the ultimate professional.
Response from Colorado Bagpiper:
Thanks so much Johnny, I loved piping for you and the Boulder High School students, staff and families on Sunday. I was very inspired by your dedication to your students and your school's shared vision of supporting these amazing young people in attaining their HIgh School Diplomas. You clearly share your positive energy with your students, and thanks for dedicating your life to the future success of these young adults, and towards their future success in the world!!!!
Scott was awesome! His piping was very professional and perfect, but his charm, stories and excellent nature won over every single person at my Highland Games Party. He was pretty good at ax throwing but his pin the horn on the unicorn needs a little work!
We will hire him again!
Could not ask for a better or more special touch to our son Chad Day memorial service. Scott performed with two special musical requests, one at beginning and one ending the service
we will always remember and hold in our hearts. Many thanks to Scott, a true and talented Bagpiper.
Scott was great, he was on time and ready to go when we arrived. He not only was accommodating to what we wanted but also easy to work and super nice. He was genuinely excited for our daughters wedding, you can tell he loves what he does and is happy to share his bagpipe talent. He really added to the specialness of the day! Thanks so much Scott you were awesome!
We could not ask for a better, or more meaningful performance that brought tears of happiness to all who attended our son Chad's memorial, celebration of life event.
Scott did a great job entertaining our guests at the Patty Jewett golf club. His playing was great and he definitely looked the part. He was early and prepared. Easy to talk to and had a great attitude. Highly recommend.
I would use him at any event !!
Response from Colorado Bagpiper:
Pam, You are surrounded by an a amzing family and group of friends. You are terrific. God Bless.
Scott Beach is great to work with from the moment you start communication with him. Both his skill with his bagpipes and the music we chose together were an incredible success. Scott has a lovely voice and his ability to speak to you and your guests along with his Scottish Highland Dress and handsome looks is a wow, and a rewarding experience. The experience of having Scott play for my daughters birthday celebration will be remembered forever by me and my family. The children danced as well as some adults and my daughters nine month old baby loved the bagpipes music and was singing along. I could go on and on, we highly recommend Scott Beach if you need a bagpiper and a fabulous man to go with the music. Peggy Dillon
I would give 6 or 7 stars if your rating went higher. Our original date was April 28th, but the weather was not cooperative. I contacted Scott and we agreed on the following Thursday with no issue at all. It was our 48th wedding anniversary and due to Covid we couldn't celebrate it in Ireland, so we brought Ireland to us. What a delight! Scott followed my requests to a T and my wife was surprised and we both enjoyed Scott's performance. We also enjoyed sharing history and family ties. Absolutely the best experience we could have asked for. Thanks, Scott!!!
Response from Colorado Bagpiper:
What an amazing couple! 48 years together and an inspiration to everyone on how much they both still care about each other. Amazing people and thank you Jeffrey for being an amazing person.
I can’t begin to say enough about our experience, it was incredible and priceless. Communication was spot on, courteous and timely. Highly recommend Colorado Bagpiper!
Scott, our bagpiper, was wonderful! He was on time, very musically talented, and did everything we asked. We will definitely be using him again. I highly recommend him for any event!
He was fantastic. Played great, mingled with our guests for a bit. Will definitely work with him again!
Scott was easy to communicate with, professional and responsive. He is a wonderful young man with great talents in music and being responsive to people's needs.
I booked Scott to play a couple songs for my grandfather/grandmother's memorial service at Ft. Logan national cemetery. Scott did an amazing job before, during, and after the event. He was very familiar with the Ft. Logan memorial experience and was able to describe what I could expect from the area, timing, staff, and so on before the day arrived. Overall he was professional and provided lots of communication. I was never left wondering what was going to happen or what logistics I would have to plan for. After the memorial service I received lots of glowing comments from our friends and family on how the music made the entire service feel. Highly recommend. Thanks again, Scott!
Very professional and easy to work with. His music provided a very soulful and moving environment at my mother's memorial.
Scott has performed at our annual memorial service several times. his musicianship and reverence for the event is outstanding. Scott also has smaller bagpipes for indoor use.
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35 YEARS BAGPIPING EXPERIENCE - TRAINED IN SCOTLAND - GUINNESS AMBASSADOR - PERFORMED FOR ROYALTY IN SCOTLAND, PERFORMED FOR ARLINGTON CEMETERY VETERANS, FOR COLORADO'S GOVERNORS, PIPED WITH JOE COCKER - BAGPIPER STUDIO MUSICIAN FOR MANY ARTISTS - OVER 200 PERFORMANCES ANNUALLY - FULL TIME/ PROFESSIONAL BAGPIPER
Scott Beach has been playing the Great Highland Bagpipes for over 35 years. Being the son of an Irish descended US Navy father and a mother who was born in Scotland, Scott was originally trained on the bagpipes by the world famous pipers, Murray and Patricia Henderson in Scotland, where Scott lived for 4 years in the early 1980's. Scott is one of few bagpipers in Colorado trained in the Old Country and is devoted to sharing the Scots-Irish music and culture with his hundreds of audiences each year throughout the Rocky Mountain State and beyond.
At the age of 12 Scott played through the gates and out into the courtyard of Edinburgh Castle in Scotland as a member of the British Royal Legion Pipe Band, a troop of 200 bagpipers and 60 drummers performing for a truly spectacular event in the castle courtyard.
A few years ago Scott was requested to be the sole bagpiper to play to a very private company of several revered Lords and Ladies, including the Dowager Countess Strathmore (whose husband, the late Earl of Strathmore, was the Queen's Cousin) in Scotland. The Strathmore family has owned Glamis Castle, since King Robert II first bequeathed it to them in 1372. Glamis Castle was also the childhood home of Her Majesty the late Queen Mother. Scott thoroughly enjoyed piping at this special occasion, especially as it was held on the banks of a salmon river upon which Scott's Grandfather, Ned Coates, in his kilt as always, was employed as the estate Salmon Ghillie (guide) for over 40 years (Scott would spend his entire summers off school in the kilt and playing up and down the river banks as his grandfather guided the gentleman into catching salmon with their long Tay rods billowing in the breeze).
Scott performs for over 250 performances in Colorado and surrounding states each year. Scott has also been an official Guinness Ambassador, performing for and MC-ing all of the Guinness Legacy Events in Colorado (which have included several trips to Las Vegas). Scott remains Guinness's choice piper in Colorado. Scott has performed at concerts with Joe Cocker as well as events for Senators, Congressmen and Members of the British Parliament, and for Colorado's last 3 Governors. Scott recently performed select songs for the famous actor and writer Malachy McCourt (brother of Frank McCourt, Pulitzer Prize Winner) and Scott has opened a Colorado Rockies home game by piping solo on homeplate "America the Beautiful" as well as performing at Arlington Cemetery.
Scott has also been featured as a solo Colorado artist on channel 9's "Colorado and Company" which airs throughout the state of Colorado, a photo of which can be seen below.
Scott Beach on Colorado Company Channel 9
With a strong love and connection to Scotland and Ireland there's nothing more enjoyable than to light up the faces of audiences with the beauty and grace of the bagpipes. Please call Scott to reserve your performance date at (phone number hidden), or email Scott at (email hidden) and help to make your event a success.
December 15, 2024 • 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Christmas Party |
December 05, 2024 • 11:00am - 11:15am | Funeral/Memorial Service |
November 11, 2024 • 1:00pm - 1:30pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
October 27, 2024 • 11:00am - 11:30am | Funeral/Memorial Service |
September 27, 2024 • 4:00pm - 4:30pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
September 12, 2024 • 2:30pm - 3:00pm | Corporate Event |
August 29, 2024 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Rehearsal Dinner |
March 05, 2024 • 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
December 04, 2023 • 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Birthday Party |
November 30, 2023 • 10:00am - 11:00am | Funeral/Memorial Service |
November 09, 2023 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Personal Occasion |
October 07, 2023 • 7:00pm - 7:15pm | House Party |
September 14, 2023 • 8:30am - 9:00am | Corporate Event |
August 26, 2023 • 9:30am - 9:45am | Fundraiser |
June 22, 2023 • 6:30pm - 7:00pm | Rehearsal Dinner |
May 27, 2023 • 1:30pm - 1:45pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
May 06, 2023 • 2:00pm - 2:15pm | Teen Birthday Party |
October 07, 2022 • 11:00am - 11:30am | Funeral/Memorial Service |
July 22, 2022 • 6:30pm - 7:00pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
May 22, 2022 • 4:30pm - 5:00pm | Nonprofit Event |
April 30, 2022 • 1:00pm - 4:00pm | Fundraiser |
April 22, 2022 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
April 09, 2022 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
March 12, 2022 • 2:00pm - 2:15pm | Holiday Party |
December 10, 2021 • 7:30pm - 7:45pm | Christmas Party |
November 22, 2021 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
August 01, 2021 • 1:30pm - 2:30pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
June 27, 2021 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Birthday Party |
June 21, 2021 • 11:00am - 11:15am | Funeral/Memorial Service |
April 28, 2021 • 2:00pm - 4:00pm | Surprise |
March 20, 2021 • 6:00pm - 6:30pm | House Party |
March 13, 2021 • 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Product Promotion |
November 23, 2020 • 2:30pm - 4:00pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
April 12, 2020 • 2:00pm - 2:15pm | Birthday Party |
March 14, 2020 • 4:00pm - 4:45pm | House Party |
March 07, 2020 • 5:30pm - 6:00pm | Wedding Reception |
September 28, 2019 • 1:00pm - 1:30pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
July 18, 2019 • 8:00am - 10:00am | Fundraiser |
June 08, 2019 • 12:00pm - 12:30pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
May 25, 2019 • 9:30am - 10:30am | Funeral/Memorial Service |
May 24, 2019 • 10:00am - 10:30am | Funeral/Memorial Service |
March 20, 2019 • 12:00pm - 12:15pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
February 22, 2019 • 10:00am - 11:30am | Funeral/Memorial Service |
August 11, 2018 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
May 20, 2017 • 4:30pm - 5:00pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
June 24, 2016 • 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
Blaine W. T. said “It was so touching to have a Scottish farewell for Uncle Bob. Everyone loved it thanks so much”
Sheryl M. said “Michael played in our wine bar as part of our First Friday Artwalk event. Our guests loved his music, which was a mix of guitar and vocals and a mix of…”
Conner G. said “Joe was very easy to communicate with. If we had any questions he answered them. If we just needed to check in to make sure everything was good and planned…”
Tammie D. said “He played at my dear sweet Mother's funeral. Everyone loved him and he spoke with the guest afterwards. No one had experienced a ceremony with bagpipes.…”