Playing with Rock and Folk bands at major events and festivals.Performing as a soloist at the prestigious Melba Hall, Melbourne University.Contact us today, we'd love to have a chat. We have packages to suit all possible needs.Ĭallum can play from the traditional Scottish repertoire or can perform your special tune.Ī traditional dress uniform will be worn at your event which adds a unique touch to your photos.īagpipes are suitable for any range of environments including beaches, parks, gardens, or traditional churches and halls. How long the piper plays is totally up to you. You don’t have to be Scottish or Irish in order to have bagpipe music at your event, this is music for all. So if you require something unique through to standard tunes, Callum is the piper for your event. As a part of his music degree, Callum majored in composition and studied music arrangement for which he is sought after internationally. He is an acclaimed, world-class bagpipe soloist specialising in music for wedding ceremonies, funeral services and public events located across Victoria.Ĭallum will bring a touch of theatre with his emotive performances helping create an event you and your guests will remember for a lifetime. You can follow her on Facebook at “Michigan Bagpiper for All Occasions.Callum Watson (BMus, Monash University) is a Victorian Highland Bagpiper. Along with her solo piping for events, Kim also shares her enjoyable and entertaining Scottish program at schools, libraries, corporate events, shows, senior centers, assisted living facilities. Kim is the most popular piper in Michigan and Ohio, with over 40 years of experience as a competition grade bagpiper. Not many people are able to craft a hobby that they love into a full-time, successful business.
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She pipes for their 6 yearly commencements, and proudly wears the BGSU recently designed, beautiful tartan kilt- along with the full Highland Regalia. In 2017, Kim was chosen and honored to become the Bowling Green State University bagpiper.
Patrick’s Day events with local beer distributors. Kim also performed at: the ceremony for the Moving Wall when it visited Hamburg, Michigan, multiple Relay for Life events across metro-Detroit, weddings in the MGM Grand Hotel and Detroit Yacht Club, the Oakland University ethnic program, Bacardi/Dewar’s corporate events, and yearly St.
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Some of Kim’s favorite events as a professional bagpiper in Michigan include: opening for Rod Stewart concerts and opening for the premier of the movie “Our Vietnam Generation” at the Fox Theater.
She often shares this program at parties, schools and libraries. This program includes a musical performance and informational sharing about Scottish traditions, folklore, history behind the songs, and an explanation of the traditional bagpiper uniform. Kim’s interest in her Scottish heritage (Clan Montgomery and Clan Johnston) has inspired her to pair her musical talent with her “love for all things Scottish” to create a unique and entertaining Scottish program. Kim is now the Pipe Sargent and band manager, as well as one of the founding members of the brand new competition pipe band- Motor City Pipes & Drums. She holds a minor in music from Oakland University.Īs a young teenager, Kim began taking bagpipe lessons from Pipe Major William O’Donnell. She has always loved music and has enjoyed playing the guitar and piano, as well as singing and performing. Together they raised their 6 beautiful children and currently enjoy being grandparents to 4 awesome grandchildren. Kim resides in Troy, Michigan with her husband, Jay. Kim Motgomery Johnson - wife, mother, and professional bagpiper in Michigan and Ohio.
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