Robert White, Piper
Celtic Music for Weddings, Funerals, Burns Night, St Patrick's Day, New Years Eve and Special events.
 Robert in Sharpe's Sword with Daragh O'Malley and Sean Bean |
Robert plays the Highland, Lowland and Union (Uilleann) pipes, and the Northumbrian Smallpipes. He has extensive experience in theatre, film and television, and, among others, has worked for The National Theatre London and The Royal Shakespeare Company. Film work includes The Irish RM, SOS Titanic, The Four Feathers, The Truth about Charlie, The Lord of the Rings, Christmas Carol, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Shipping News, White Squall, The Mayor of Casterbridge, The 25th Hour, Gangs of New York, and Veronica Guerin. He has played live at many functions, including the wedding of Claudia Schiffer and also for Her Majesty The Queen. |
| To book Robert to play for your event, please click here to send an email. |
| To discover more about Robert's work, you can visit his personal web site which includes information on all of his recordings as well as a detailed CV. |
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The Union or Uilleann Pipes |
| The Union or Uilleann pipes are the king of bagpipes (key D and C), with a two octave sweet sound and are usually played indoors. These pipes blend well with other instruments and are well known from many film soundtracks, including The Shipping News, The Irish R.M., Gangs of New York and many others. Roberts' style of playing is influenced by Seamus Ennis and Willie Clancy. He has also studied the Union pipes with Liam Og O' Flynn. The pipes pictured were made by Robert, based on a late 19th century set. |
| The Lowland Pipes Pipes shown by Hamish Moore (Cox, 1740) |
The Northumbrian Smallpipes Pipes by R & A Evans |
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 The Lowland pipes sound similar to the Great Highland Bagpipes, but they are quieter and are lower in pitch (Key of A). Also, they have more range, being semi-chromatic, and they sound well indoors. |
 The Northumbrian Smallpipes have a sweet tone somewhat like a clarinet and blend well with other instruments. Robert has sets in the keys of G, F & D. Robert was featured playing in Beatrix Potters' The Tales of Peter Rabbit. |
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The Great Highland Bagpipe |
| Almost everybody is familiar with the Great Highland Bagpipe, which is very loud and is usually played outside. In addition to the standard Bb pipes, Robert has a copy of the famous Black Set of Kintail pitched in A (circa1785) and also Scottish Smallpipes. The dress shown is Pipe Major circa 1815. Robert played the part of the Pipe Major in Sharpes' Sword. |
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