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I
am honored to pipe for any denomination. I will arrive in
full uniform dress and ready to play selections of
the families choosing, or I will suggest appropriate tunes.
Pipes can be played at the service and at the burial site if
wanted. However, please remember that the pipes become very
unstable at cold temperatures (under 50 degrees) so in the winter,
I must keep my pipes warm until the last minute. |
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There
are several things I can do at the service: |
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Be
playing as family and guests arrive |
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Pipe
the casket to and from the alter |
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Play
a brief interlude during the service |
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Lead
the pallbearers down the aisle and outside |
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Pipe
as the casket is placed in the hearse |
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A
traditional use of the piper at a funeral is to have them stand
watch over the casket before the ceremony |
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At
the cemetery: |
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Lead
the guests to the gravesite |
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Be
playing at the gravesite when people are arriving |
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Play
an interlude during the service |
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Lead
the family back to their cars |
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I
have also done other types of memorial services including scattering
ashes off a boat, a small private backyard memorial and special
services for Veterans. |
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Pipers Carol Thompkins and Josh Spencer lead a procession of family members and close friends into the Bigfork High School gym at the start of the service for Matt Saltz. Matt was the first soldier from Montana to be killed in Iraq. The service was attended by over 700 people including Montana Governor Judy Martz and high ranking military officers from throughout the Northwest.
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