Pipe Down are a mobile, high-energy, bagpipe and drum Pipe Band for Hire.  They will amaze your guests with a contemporary mix of Scottish traditional music, and rock and dance music.

Whether for a conference opener, a closing ceremony or as a highlight of your event in Scotland. Let Pipe Down bring the energy.

Pipe Down are a  high-energy talented group of musicians. Led by Bagpipes they excel at entertaining you with dazzling fast reels with the inclusion of dance, rock and pop soundtracks.

They can skillfully gel classic rock and dance hits alongside exhilarating Scottish tunes. The bagpipes are joined by an electric guitar that can rip and rock out. It has been known that they do a musical battle as well. Be warned!

With crossover bagpipe anthems such as Avicci and Daft Punk, this is a stage show not to be missed

Keyboards provide all the dance music hits and top recognizable tunes. A crowd favourite is our dance music megamix, which starts with Daft Punk and ends up with 2 Unlimited. All skilfully intertwined with Bagpipes.  This gets the whole room clapping along!

Finishing the line up we have our percussion. Our snare drummer is regarded as one of the top players in the world and will mesmerize your guests with breathtaking speed from his hands, and often the drummers do Battle! 

Pipe Down can burst into your event and leave your guests in awe. The fully kilted performers instantly bring the room alive and your guests are engaged in the 15-20 min performance. Clapping is compulsory and you and your guests will be singing along to big tunes

The band is mobile, so can also lead guests from one area to another, before wowing them with their performance.

The band has a trio of mini-kilted highland dancers who bring a choreographed routine into the show, to add an extra dimension 

Pipedown are an ideal band for your corporate event or conference dinner, giving your guests a modern take on Scottish tradition. They have wowed audiences all over the world with their performances and musicianship.

The band have played at such iconic Scottish venues as; 

• Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC)
• Scottish Event Campus (SEC) Glasgow
• National Museum of Scotland; Edinburgh
• Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh 
• Virgin Hotel, Edinburgh

The band are perfect for; 

• Conference opening Ceremonies
• Corporate event burst in performance
• Conference closing ceremony
• 15-minute Scottish showpiece event entertainment

The band usually perform as a 6 piece and can add Scottish Highland Dancers for an extra dimension to the contemporary Scottish show.

IF clients would like, there is the opportunity for guests to be involved, and learn some Scottish ceilidh dancing, for up to 40 minutes as part of the show.

Let us know how we can entertain you.

Quotes from PipeDown clients:

“May I send a huge thanks from all of us to you and your band for the support of the AC Forum event last week. You were such a hit with the VIP clients, they really enjoyed the event at Oran Mor and the lively PipeDown finale was the perfect way to round off the night. It is always a pleasure to work with you.” Aileen Crawford, Head of Tourism & Conventions, Glasgow Life, March 2025

“I love how PipeDown were featured at the IPVC2024 opening ceremony! They’re a mobile, high-energy, bagpipe and drum band. They amazed us with a contemporary mix of Scottish traditional music, and rock and dance music.” Phebe, November 2024

“Thanks for PipeDowning the guests from the Pentland to the Lennox suite. It was a real surprise for guests and got them moving quickly. The stage show was an amazing start to the conference dinner, thanks for your help, and many thanks to the band.” EICC, Edinburgh Conference: November 2024

“Amazing, thanks so much for the PipeDown performance at the end of the Awards Dinner.  It really blew the guests away after the awards ceremony.  Modern Scottish bagpipe rock, you guys nailed it!”  EICC, Edinburgh, October 2024

‘Massive thanks for the PipeDown performance at our conference.  The event was great, our clients were delighted, and the guests loved the music and show.  Thanks for playing.” Fairmont St Andrews, October  2024

“A huge thanks to the PipeDown band, was a great way to finish up the conference at the EICC, and then storming into the final session, to lead the guests to the exits, and then the performance will live long in the memory.  Thanks so much for organising.“ International Conference client April 2023, EICC, Edinburgh

“Thanks to PipeDown for last week. Everyone really enjoyed it, and it was the talk of the conference the next day”   International Conference client;  May 2023;  National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh 

“The PipeDown band and dancers were fabulous and we could tell how much the delegates enjoyed the show.”  Conference Client, DDL, EICC, Edinburgh  December 2023

“Thank you so much to Reel Time Events for providing both the arrival piper and the pre-dinner entertainment by Pipedown at the Scottish Whisky Awards 2022 The band were great to work with and created a vibrant, celebratory atmosphere for the night ahead. Highly recommend!” Scottish Whisky Awards November 2022, EICC Edinburgh.