Basic cost: $.00 Honorarium This includes up to 4 hours involvement, with travel up to 30 miles from . Please note that this applies to performance at one location only. Travel to a separate location will generally count as an additional performance. Additional Charges - Travel over 30 miles from . Fee equal to current national average for mileage + expenses if applicable. - Performances requiring involvement for an extended time. Generally billed at $ per additional hour. - Short notice (except usually with funerals). Additional fee is generally increments of $ or 50 to 100% of my honorarium. (within two weeks away is 200% of honorarium + expenses if applicable,within three to four weeks away is 150% of honorarium + expenses if applicable). - Holidays. -Dates which conflict with previously scheduled events. - Learning new/special tunes. Piping Instruction Pipe lessons are available at the cost of per 1 hour lesson or $ per month for 1 hour per week (payable at or in advance of the first lesson of each month.)

Availability Performances are available for most any event, including weddings, funerals, wakes, retirement partiesand much more! * If can not fill your request due to differences in schedule or required piping ability, we will usually try to find another performer(s) and/or make referrals to another performer(s) as a courtesy. Preparation A piper requires a place to prepare both their instrument and themselves, preferably out of direct earshot of the guests/attendees. Volume Highland Bagpipes are extremely loud and their sound carries long distances. If the piping is to be a surprise, please keep this in mind. A room far-removed from the event or even a neighbor's house is ideal. Outdoor Functions Rain will harm bagpipes. If the forecast calls for wet weather, please provide a sheltered location for piping. Special Tunes While it is generally against policy to learn new tunes for an event, on occasion it may be possible to do so on the following conditions: 1. Request must be made a minimum of eight to twelve months in advance. 2. We will research the tune in question to determine if it is feasible and/or desirable to learn and play. 3. If it is determined that your request can be filled, an additional fee for learning the tune, along with a deposit (50% of total bid) and signed contract will be required before starting to learn the new tune. *All deposits are non-refundable