25 Years Experience - Trained in Scotland - Guinness Ambassador - Performed for Royalty in Scotland - Studio Musician - Over 280 Performances Annually - Full Time/ Professinal Bagpiper

Scott Beach has been playing the Great Highland Bagpipes for over 25 years. Being the son of an Irish descended father and a mother who was born in Scotland, Scott was originally trained on the bagpipes by the world famous pipers, Murray and Patricia Henderson in Scotland, where Scott lived for 4 years in the early 1980's. Scott is one of few bagpipers in Colorado trained in the Old Country and is devoted to sharing Scots-Irish music and culture with his hundreds of audiences each year throughout the Rocky Mountain State.

At the age of 12 Scott played through the gates and out into the courtyard of Edinburgh Castle in Scotland as a member of the British Royal Legion Pipe Band, a troop of 200 bagpipers and 60 drummers performing for a truly spectacular event in the castle courtyard.

A few years ago Scott was requested to be the sole bagpiper to play to a very private company of several revered Lords and Ladies, including the Dowager Countess Strathmorestrong (whose husband, the late Earl of Strathmore, was the Queen's Cousin) in Scotland. The Strathmore family has owned Glamis Castle, since King Robert II first bequeathed it to them in 1372. Glamis Castle was also the childhood home of Her Majesty the late Queen Mother. Scott thoroughly enjoyed piping at this special occasion, especially as it was held on the banks of a salmon river upon which my Grandfather, in his kilt as always, was employed as the estate Salmon Ghillie (guide) for over 40 years (Scott would spend his entire summers off school in the kilt and playing up and down the river banks as his grandfather guided the gentleman into catching salmon with their long Tay rods billowing in the breeze).

Over 2006 Scott has performed for over 280 performances in Colorado. As an official Guinness Ambassador, performing for and MC-ing all of the Guinness Legacy Events in Colorado (which have included several trips to Las Vegas) Scott remains Guinness's choice piper in Colorado. Scott has recently performed at concerts with Joe Cocker as well as events for Senator Allard, and for former Colorado Governor Bill Owens. Scott recently performed select songs for the famous actor and writer Malachy McCourt (brother of Frank McCourt, Pulitzer Prize Winner) and for direct descendents of Mary Queen of Scots.

Scott has also been featured as a solo Colorado artist on channel 9's "Colorado and Company" which airs throughout the state of Colorado, a photo of which can be seen below.

Scott Beach on Colorado Company Channel 9

With a strong love of and connection to Scotland and Ireland there's nothing more enjoyable than to light up the faces of audiences with the beauty and grace of the bagpipes. Please call Scott to reserve our performance date at 303-521-8346, or 303-988-5448 at any time, or email Scott at scott@coloradobagpiper.com and he will help to make your special occasion a truly memorable success.