Seán Cummings

Fáilte! (Welcome!)

As an experienced bagpiper for hire, I bring the thrill and spectacle of Scottish Highland Bagpipes, appropriately attired in the national dress of Scotland, to events such as weddings, military dining outs, funerals and memorial services, golf tournaments and sporting events, birthday parties, school presentations and corporate events.

With over 30 years performing experience and seven generations of clan tradition I guarantee an evocative and memorable experience for you and your guests.

My services are available throughout California and Nevada (as well as  the rest of the world). I frequently perform in the ‘Loch’ Tahoe basin cities including; South Lake Tahoe, Stateline, Zephyr Cove, North Lake Tahoe, Tahoe City, Truckee, Incline Village, as well as San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, Carmel, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Carson City, Reno and Fallon. Have pipes – will travel!

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Mar 21

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another beautiful sunset at the ritz-carlton in half moon bay

another beautiful sunset at the ritz-carlton in half moon bay ...

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Feb 15

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there might be something wrong with you.

there might be something wrong with you. ...

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Sep 21

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so honored to be one of the pipers to put the sun down, seven days a week, year round, at this wonderful property!

so honored to be one of the pipers to put the sun down, seven days a week, year round, at this wonderful property! ...

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Dec 5

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and they’re off! honored to pipe for the start of the the nasa 25 hours of thunderhill presented by hawk performance, the longest endurance race in the nation. #drivenasa #havefun #nasa25hour #nasanorcal

and they’re off!
honored to pipe for the start of the the nasa 25 hours of thunderhill presented by hawk performance, the longest endurance race in the nation. #drivenasa #havefun #nasa25hour #nasanorcal ...

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Nov 16

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The Dreaming tree I see a rock that looks like a wall? I hear a bag piper. I smell pine trees. I feel sand. I wonder how the bag piper plays so well. By: Lade The Dreaming Tree watercolor painting is a timeless image representing the beauty of Lake Tahe, and enjoying a happy, healthy childhood. The Trails & Vistas Art in Nature field trip hosts 500 third grade students exploring the environment through the arts of storytelling, music, environmental education, poetry, and visual art. Image and nature poem created by a third grade student from Glenshire Elementary School. Host Sponsor: Sand Harbor State Park, Lake Tahoe Nevada Learn more about the non-profit of Trails & Vistas at www.TrailsAndVistas.org

The Dreaming tree
I see a rock that looks like a wall?
I hear a bag piper.
I smell pine trees.
I feel sand.
I wonder how the bag piper plays so well.
By: Lade

The Dreaming Tree watercolor painting is a timeless image representing the beauty of Lake Tahe, and enjoying a happy, healthy childhood.

The Trails & Vistas Art in Nature field trip hosts 500 third grade students exploring the environment through the arts of storytelling, music, environmental education, poetry, and visual art.

Image and nature poem created by a third grade student from Glenshire Elementary School.

Host Sponsor: Sand Harbor State Park, Lake Tahoe Nevada

Learn more about the non-profit of Trails & Vistas at www.TrailsAndVistas.org ...

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Oct 31

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good morning! from the start line of the lake tahoe marathon.

good morning!
from the start line of the lake tahoe marathon. ...

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Oct 29

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got the sweetest note from one of our guests

got the sweetest note from one of our guests ...

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Oct 11

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“you don’t pay musicians for playing music. you pay them for all the other crap they have to go through to play music.” - robin morton (pictured - giving the girls some love in the form of a major overhaul)

“you don’t pay musicians for playing music. you pay them for all the other crap they have to go through to play music.” - robin morton
(pictured - giving the girls some love in the form of a major overhaul) ...

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Sep 13

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honored to pipe for the annual changing of the flag on highway 50 at spooner summit to remember those lost on 9/11/01. photo by jeremy spiller

honored to pipe for the annual changing of the flag on highway 50 at spooner summit to remember those lost on 9/11/01. photo by jeremy spiller ...

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Aug 24

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received the most wonderful gift from my dear friend and patron willie puchert and in the tradition of kitting out their piper as a reflection of the clan’s greatness. a beautiful sgain dubh, kilt-pin, buckle and cuff links featuring the cummings clan crest. thank you willie, i am touched and honored. your loyal and devoted piper, sean

received the most wonderful gift from my dear friend and patron willie puchert and in the tradition of kitting out their piper as a reflection of the clan’s greatness. a beautiful sgain dubh, kilt-pin, buckle and cuff links featuring the cummings clan crest. thank you willie, i am touched and honored. your loyal and devoted piper, sean ...

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Aug 16

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i’ve been hired to pipe the sundown every wednesday, thursday and friday at the ritz-carlton, half moon bay, ca! i’m over the moon. chuffed to bits. pleased. proud. and grateful…

i’ve been hired to pipe the sundown every wednesday, thursday and friday at the ritz-carlton, half moon bay, ca!
i’m over the moon. chuffed to bits. pleased. proud. and grateful… ...

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Jun 7

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Sierra Highlanders Pipe Band To Play 60th Anniversary Concert The Sierra Highlanders Pipe Band will mark its sixth decade with a concert at Piper's Opera House in Virginia City at 3 p.m., Sunday, June 27th. The Sierra Highlanders will be joined with performances by the Northern Nevada Scottish Highland Dancers, who with the pipe band have performed in the past at venues including the Northern Nevada Celtic Celebration and the Nevada Society of Scottish Clan’s Annual Robert Burns Dinner. Tickets are $12 in advance through Eventbrite and $15 at the door. All ages welcome! Seating is first come, first serve. Bar provided upstairs. Members of the band will also warm-up before the show at The Canvas Cafe, 10 N C St. at noon. After the show, enthusiasts and musicians familiar with Celtic music are invited to join a Traditional Celtic Music Session at The Red Dog Saloon, 76 N C St. For questions or more information about the show, please call 775-847-0433 or email info@pipersoperahouse.com.

Sierra Highlanders Pipe Band To Play 60th Anniversary Concert

The Sierra Highlanders Pipe Band will mark its sixth decade with a concert at Piper's Opera House in Virginia City at 3 p.m., Sunday, June 27th.

The Sierra Highlanders will be joined with performances by the Northern Nevada Scottish Highland Dancers, who with the pipe band have performed in the past at venues including the Northern Nevada Celtic Celebration and the Nevada Society of Scottish Clan’s Annual Robert Burns Dinner.

Tickets are $12 in advance through Eventbrite and $15 at the door. All ages welcome! Seating is first come, first serve. Bar provided upstairs.
Members of the band will also warm-up before the show at The Canvas Cafe, 10 N C St. at noon.

After the show, enthusiasts and musicians familiar with Celtic music are invited to join a Traditional Celtic Music Session at The Red Dog Saloon, 76 N C St.

For questions or more information about the show, please call 775-847-0433 or email info@pipersoperahouse.com. ...

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Jun 6

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Sierra Highlanders Pipe Band To Play 60th Anniversary Concert The Sierra Highlanders Pipe Band will mark its sixth decade with a concert at Piper's Opera House in Virginia City at 3 p.m., Sunday, June 27th. The Sierra Highlanders will be joined with performances by the Northern Nevada Scottish Highland Dancers, who with the pipe band have performed in the past at venues including the Northern Nevada Celtic Celebration and the Nevada Society of Scottish Clan’s Annual Robert Burns Dinner. Tickets are $12 in advance through Eventbrite and $15 at the door. All ages welcome! Seating is first come, first serve. Bar provided upstairs. Members of the band will also warm-up before the show at The Canvas Cafe, 10 N C St. at noon. After the show, enthusiasts and musicians familiar with Celtic music are invited to join a Traditional Celtic Music Session at The Red Dog Saloon, 76 N C St. For questions or more information about the show, please call 775-847-0433 or email info@pipersoperahouse.com.

Sierra Highlanders Pipe Band To Play 60th Anniversary Concert

The Sierra Highlanders Pipe Band will mark its sixth decade with a concert at Piper's Opera House in Virginia City at 3 p.m., Sunday, June 27th.

The Sierra Highlanders will be joined with performances by the Northern Nevada Scottish Highland Dancers, who with the pipe band have performed in the past at venues including the Northern Nevada Celtic Celebration and the Nevada Society of Scottish Clan’s Annual Robert Burns Dinner.

Tickets are $12 in advance through Eventbrite and $15 at the door. All ages welcome! Seating is first come, first serve. Bar provided upstairs.
Members of the band will also warm-up before the show at The Canvas Cafe, 10 N C St. at noon.

After the show, enthusiasts and musicians familiar with Celtic music are invited to join a Traditional Celtic Music Session at The Red Dog Saloon, 76 N C St.

For questions or more information about the show, please call 775-847-0433 or email info@pipersoperahouse.com. ...

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Mar 17

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hope it warms up a bit before i welcome the kids to the creekside charter elementary school in squaw valley. happy st. patrick’s day!

hope it warms up a bit before i welcome the kids to the creekside charter elementary school in squaw valley. happy st. patrick’s day! ...

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Jan 24

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happy robbie burns day! may i present ‘a man’s a man for a’ that’. the traditional tune used to pipe in the haggis to formal dinners celebrating the birth of scotland’s national bard, robert burns (25 january 1759 – 21 july 1796). the final words of the tune (by burns) are particularly appropriate now; “then let us pray that come it may, (as come it will for a' that,) that sense and worth, o'er a' the earth, shall bear the gree, an' a' that. for a' that, an' a' that, it's coming yet for a' that, that man to man, the world o'er, shall brothers be for a' that.” your friendly town bagpiper, sean cummings 8 generations of clan tradition want to encourage this sort of behavior? www.venmo.com/seanthetahoebagpiper paypal.me/yourbagpiper yourbagpiper.com #tahoebagpiper #bagpipes #laketahoe #bagpiper #bagpipeplayer #scottish #scottishbagpipes #scottishbagpiper #bagpipemusic #bagpipemusician #bagpipesrock #playingbagpipes #bagpipesareawesome #bagpipe #bagpipersofinstagram #bagpiperforhire #bagpiperforwedding

happy robbie burns day!

may i present ‘a man’s a man for a’ that’. the traditional tune used to pipe in the haggis to formal dinners celebrating the birth of scotland’s national bard, robert burns (25 january 1759 – 21 july 1796).

the final words of the tune (by burns) are particularly appropriate now;

“then let us pray that come it may,
(as come it will for a' that,)
that sense and worth, o'er a' the earth,
shall bear the gree, an' a' that.
for a' that, an' a' that,
it's coming yet for a' that,
that man to man, the world o'er,
shall brothers be for a' that.”

your friendly town bagpiper,
sean cummings
8 generations of clan tradition

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Jan 1

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my best wishes for a really happy, very healthy and wonderfully prosperous new year! … and there's a hand, my trusty fiere and gie's a hand o' thine and we'll tak a right gude-willy waught for auld lang syne for auld lang syne, my jo for auld lang syne we'll tak a cup o' kindness yet for auld lang syne … your friendly town bagpiper, sean cummings 8 generations of clan tradition yourbagpiper.com www.venmo.com/seanthetahoebagpiper paypal.me/yourbagpiper #tahoebagpiper #bagpipes #laketahoe #bagpiper #bagpipeplayer #scottish #scottishbagpipes #scottishbagpiper #bagpipemusic #bagpipemusician #bagpipesrock #playingbagpipes #bagpipesareawesome #bagpipe #bagpipersofinstagram #bagpiperforhire #bagpiperforwedding

my best wishes for a really happy, very healthy and wonderfully prosperous new year!

… and there's a hand, my trusty fiere
and gie's a hand o' thine
and we'll tak a right gude-willy waught
for auld lang syne

for auld lang syne, my jo
for auld lang syne
we'll tak a cup o' kindness yet
for auld lang syne …

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sean cummings
8 generations of clan tradition
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Dec 26

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merry christmas! here’s my final submission for my ‘twelve days and it’s christmas!’ tune campaign. this is one of my favorites, it fits so nicely on the bagpipe; ‘we wish you a merry christmas’ thank you so much for you kind words and encouragement! there were times when i wondered what i’d gotten myself into (like after my umpteenth take to nail a recording), but you all made it so rewarding. thanks for listening, i love you all. want to encourage this sort of behavior? www.venmo.com/seanthetahoebagpiper paypal.me/yourbagpiper your friendly town bagpiper, sean cummings 8 generations of clan tradition yourbagpiper.com #tahoebagpiper #bagpipes #laketahoe #bagpiper #bagpipeplayer #scottish #scottishbagpipes #scottishbagpiper #bagpipemusic #bagpipemusician #bagpipesrock #xmas #xmasmusic #xmasbagpiper #playingbagpipes #bagpipesareawesome #bagpipe #bagpipersofinstagram #bagpiperforhire #bagpiperforwedding #jigglebells #christmasmusic #christmasbagpipes

merry christmas! here’s my final submission for my ‘twelve days and it’s christmas!’ tune campaign. this is one of my favorites, it fits so nicely on the bagpipe; ‘we wish you a merry christmas’

thank you so much for you kind words and encouragement! there were times when i wondered what i’d gotten myself into (like after my umpteenth take to nail a recording), but you all made it so rewarding. thanks for listening, i love you all.

want to encourage this sort of behavior?
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paypal.me/yourbagpiper

your friendly town bagpiper,
sean cummings
8 generations of clan tradition
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Dec 25

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it’s christmas eve! here’s; ‘hark! the herald angels sing’ for my ‘twelve days and it’s christmas!’ tune campaign. i’ve tried to go even fancier tonight. this is what i call my ‘christmas tartan’ (cummings modern). notice i’ve even cut my hair? (and, no, scott, i’m not wearing pants!) special thanks to my generous patron @beth kirkland davis! want to encourage this sort of behavior? www.venmo.com/seanthetahoebagpiper paypal.me/yourbagpiper your friendly town bagpiper, sean cummings 8 generations of clan tradition yourbagpiper.com #tahoebagpiper #bagpipes #laketahoe #bagpiper #bagpipeplayer #scottish #scottishbagpipes #scottishbagpiper #bagpipemusic #bagpipemusician #bagpipesrock #xmas #xmasmusic #xmasbagpiper #playingbagpipes #bagpipesareawesome #bagpipe #bagpipersofinstagram #bagpiperforhire #bagpiperforwedding #

it’s christmas eve! here’s; ‘hark! the herald angels sing’ for my ‘twelve days and it’s christmas!’ tune campaign.

i’ve tried to go even fancier tonight. this is what i call my ‘christmas tartan’ (cummings modern). notice i’ve even cut my hair? (and, no, scott, i’m not wearing pants!)

special thanks to my generous patron @beth kirkland davis!

want to encourage this sort of behavior?
www.venmo.com/seanthetahoebagpiper
paypal.me/yourbagpiper

your friendly town bagpiper,
sean cummings
8 generations of clan tradition
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#tahoebagpiper #bagpipes #laketahoe #bagpiper #bagpipeplayer #scottish #scottishbagpipes #scottishbagpiper #bagpipemusic #bagpipemusician #bagpipesrock #xmas #xmasmusic #xmasbagpiper #playingbagpipes #bagpipesareawesome #bagpipe #bagpipersofinstagram #bagpiperforhire #bagpiperforwedding # ...

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Dec 24

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day 10?! of my ‘twelve days and it’s christmas!’ tune campaign. may i present; ‘angels we have heard on high’. special thanks to my generous patron @colleen danaher! want to encourage this sort of behavior? www.venmo.com/seanthetahoebagpiper paypal.me/yourbagpiper your friendly town bagpiper, sean cummings 8 generations of clan tradition yourbagpiper.com #tahoebagpiper #bagpipes #laketahoe #bagpiper #bagpipeplayer #scottish #scottishbagpipes #scottishbagpiper #bagpipemusic #bagpipemusician #bagpipesrock #xmas #xmasmusic #xmasbagpiper #playingbagpipes #bagpipesareawesome #bagpipe #bagpipersofinstagram #bagpiperforhire #bagpiperforwedding #jigglebells #christmasmusic #christmasbagpipes

day 10?! of my ‘twelve days and it’s christmas!’ tune campaign. may i present; ‘angels we have heard on high’.

special thanks to my generous patron @colleen danaher!

want to encourage this sort of behavior?
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paypal.me/yourbagpiper

your friendly town bagpiper,
sean cummings
8 generations of clan tradition
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Dec 23

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day nine of my twelve days and it’s christmas!’ tune campaign. here’s a favorite of mine on the pipes; ‘we three kings’ it’s almost christmas! and, have you noticed? i’m dressing fancier and have broken out the ‘big girls’ for the home stretch. hope you enjoy! want to encourage this sort of behavior? www.venmo.com/seanthetahoebagpiper paypal.me/yourbagpiper your friendly town bagpiper, sean cummings 8 generations of clan tradition @todd poth yourbagpiper.com #tahoebagpiper #bagpipes #laketahoe #bagpiper #bagpipeplayer #scottish #scottishbagpipes #scottishbagpiper #bagpipemusic #bagpipemusician #bagpipesrock #xmas #xmasmusic #xmasbagpiper #playingbagpipes #bagpipesareawesome #bagpipe #bagpipersofinstagram #bagpiperforhire #bagpiperforwedding #jigglebells #christmasmusic #christmasbagpipes

day nine of my twelve days and it’s christmas!’ tune campaign. here’s a favorite of mine on the pipes; ‘we three kings’

it’s almost christmas! and, have you noticed? i’m dressing fancier and have broken out the ‘big girls’ for the home stretch. hope you enjoy!

want to encourage this sort of behavior?
www.venmo.com/seanthetahoebagpiper
paypal.me/yourbagpiper

your friendly town bagpiper,
sean cummings
8 generations of clan tradition
@todd poth
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Weddings

“Your guests may not realize there are eight generations of bagpipers dancing through his fingers, but they will remember hearing it!”

With Seán, you’re not only getting the most experienced bagpiper in Lake Tahoe, you’re getting generations of Cummings Clan tradition. For over 200 years, a Cummings has performed the duties of wedding bagpiper – aye! We’ve got it right!

 

The Pipes, The Pipes Are Calling

Seán is an experienced piper and adept at piping for any occasion. He will help plan the bagpipe portion of your event so it becomes a seamless part of your gathering or celebration.

  • Memorial Services
  • Sporting Events
  • Formal dinners, dining out/in, mess nights
  • Birthdays
  • Graduation and award ceremonies
  • Educational presentations
  • Lessons and coaching