Thistle Piping

Thistle Piping (Est 1999) provides professional bagpipe tuition &
Solo Piper's to perform at events in the Aberdeenshire area.
www. thistlepiping.com

Professional piper hire for special events such as weddings, burns suppers, funerals, parties in fact any event at all. Thistle Piping comprising of Pipe Major Julie Brinklow & her team of pipers cater for corporate and private hire requirement for all things "bagpipng" whether it be a solo piper or a full Pipe Band. Julie's team are all of Grade 1 piping standard which is the highest possible grade and is recognised globally.

We specialise in weddings and have been VOWS award finalists in 2009, 2010 & 2012, winning the title in 2009. VOWS stands for "Voted Outstanding Wedding Supplier". Please visit www. thistlepiping.com for more information and media samples.

We also teach all levels of piping wether it be a beginner wanting to learn from scratch or a more advanced piper wishing to improve their technique or work on solo aspects of their piping skills. Lessons are provided in 1 hour sessions or longer by arrangement.

All area's of piping are considered, fingerwork precision, reading music, blowing steady, pipe maintenance, choosing reeds, tuning & set up etc etc
so that our pupils have a well rounded level of expertise and can progress to become good pipers!

We also offer group tuition for both youth & adult. Arrangments are entirely flexible to suit your needs.

Lessons can be provided within the comfort of your own home at a convenient time.


JBrinklow Founder