45 YEARS BAGPIPING EXPERIENCE · TRAINED IN SCOTLAND · SCOTS-IRISH HERITAGE · GUINNESS AMBASSADOR · PERFORMED FOR ROYALTY IN SCOTLAND · PERFORMED FOR ARLINGTON CEMETERY · PERFORMED FOR THE LAST 5 COLORADO GOVERNORS · BAGPIPED SOLO FOR JOE COCKER · BAGPIPED SOLO FOR GEORGE STRAIT · PERFORMED ON STAGE SOLO FOR OVER 65,000 AUDIENCE · BAGPIPER STUDIO MUSICIAN FOR MANY ARTISTS · PERFORMS FOR OVER 250 EVENTS ANNUALLY · FULL TIME / PROFESSIONAL BAGPIPER
EARLY LIFE & TRAINING
- ▸Born of an Irish-descended US Navy father and a mother born in Scotland — Scots-Irish heritage runs deep
- ▸Began playing the Great Highland Bagpipes at age 10 in Brechin, Scotland
- ▸Trained by world-famous pipers Murray and Patricia Henderson in Scotland
- ▸Lived in Scotland for 4 years in the early 1980s — one of very few Colorado bagpipers trained in the Old Country
- ▸At age 12, played through the gates of Edinburgh Castle as a member of the British Royal Legion Pipe Band — 200 bagpipers and 60 drummers performing in the castle courtyard in 1982
- ▸Devoted to sharing Scots-Irish music and culture with hundreds of audiences each year throughout Colorado and beyond
Arlington National Cemetery - Piping
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES & HIGHLIGHTS
- ▸Performed as sole bagpiper for a private gathering of Lords, Ladies and Members of Parliament — including the Dowager Countess Strathmore (cousin of the Queen) — held on the banks of a salmon river at Glamis Castle, Scotland
- ▸Scott's grandfather, Ned Coates, served as the estate Salmon Ghillie at Glamis for over 40 years — Scott spent his summers there as a boy, playing the pipes along the riverbanks
- ▸Official Guinness Ambassador — performed and MC'd all Guinness Legacy Events in Colorado, including trips to Las Vegas
- ▸Performed on stage with Joe Cocker and was personally hired by George Strait to entertain around a campfire in Colorado
- ▸Performed for Colorado's last 5 Governors, US Senators, Congressmen, and Members of British Parliament
- ▸Performed select songs for Malachy McCourt — famous actor and brother of Pulitzer Prize winner Frank McCourt
- ▸Opened multiple Colorado Rockies home games — piping solo on home plate performing "America the Beautiful"
- ▸Performed solo at Arlington National Cemetery for military services
- ▸Piped solo on stage at the Buffalo Chip in Sturgis, South Dakota for over 65,000 audience members with Tullamore Dew
- ▸Featured solo Colorado artist on Channel 9's "Colorado and Company" — aired statewide
- ▸Performs for over 280 events annually across Colorado and surrounding states
2025 Tullamore Dew Bagpiping on Stage before Nickleback takes the stage
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2025 Irish Attorney General - Rossa Fanning
CHEROKEE RANCH & CASTLE
- ▸Official bagpiper of Cherokee Ranch and Castle
- ▸Featured as a solo Colorado artist on Channel 9's "Colorado and Company" — aired throughout the state
- ▸Scott is the Presenter Spirit Guide for the monthly Cherokee Ranch and Castle Spirit Tastings - Bourbon, Scotch and Irish Whiskey/Whisky Tastings for the last 18 years (If you haven't attended one of these tastings — you should for a great night of education and fun)
Scott with John and Meg Lake, John being the Butler to Tweet of Cherokee Ranch and Castle
With a strong love and connection to Scotland and Ireland, there is nothing more enjoyable than lighting up the faces of audiences with the beauty and grace of the bagpipes. Call or text Scott to reserve your date and make your event truly unforgettable.
Scott's Family in Scotland
The Year 1920 — Scott's Grandfather was the last of a line of 3 Generations of Head Gamekeepers to the Carnegie Family at Kinnaird Castle — Scott's Great Great Grandfather — James Coates as a Boy Seated Bottom Right is Scott's Grandfather's Father at age 14 — the Man and Woman in this photo are the Father and Mother of all of the 13 people in this photo
Scott's Great Grandfather on his Grandmother's side was the Head Butler at this Castle, being the Head Estate Employee to the Earl of South Esk
Kinnaird Castle, N.E. Coast Scotland — Home of the Carnegie Family, where Scott's ancestors served as Gamekeepers and Head Butler
LEFT: Scott's Grandad Ned Coates, WWII Commando in North Africa fighting against Rommel's Africa Corps
CENTRE: Scott, at age ten, at Burnmouth B&B, his Grandparents house, Ned and Alison Coates, down the hill from where Scott grew up
RIGHT: Scott Beach playing at family friends in their Castle, aged 13
