When could a piper play?

Not all points in the list below will be appropriate for every funeral - I recommend choosing the two or three that fit best with your arrangements.

Church Service

• As mourners arrive - Piping for approximately 20 minutes before the service starts.
• As the cortège enters - Playing as the coffin is brought into the service.
• As the cortège exits - Playing as the coffin is leaves/is brought outside.
• After the service - Leading the cortège as it moves away.

Cremation

• As the cortège enters - Playing as the coffin is brought into the service.
• As the coffin is lowered - Playing during the service when the coffin is lowered.
• After the service - Leading family and friends out of the crematorium once the service has concluded.

Home Service

• As the cortège exits - Playing as the coffin is brought outside.
• Leading the cortège - Leading the coffin as it leaves home for the final time.

Cemetery

• Gates to graveside - Once everyone has arrived at the cemetery, your piper will lead the cortège to the graveside.
• The final lift - Playing during the final lift as the coffin moves from the hearse to the graveside.
• After the committal - With mourners paying their final respects, the sound of the pipes will fade away as your piper marches off into the distance.