Bruce C. Wright

Bruce Wright has played bagpipes for many high-profile events in central North Carolina, including the opening ceremonies for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, graduation services at the University of North Carolina, several events at Pinehurst, the opening of the 5-star Umstead Hotel in Cary, the annual Children's Christmas Eve service at Duke University Chapel in Durham, the annual "12 Days of Christmas" Scottish dinner at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill, and many other events such as Burns suppers, charity events, church services, St. Patrick's Day celebrations, golf tournaments, country club dinners, private parties, and business functions, as well as weddings and funerals.

He has been playing the pipes for over 25 years and has studied piping under several of the most prominent piping instructors in North America, including Sandy Jones (former Pipe Major of the US Air Force Pipe Band and former Director of Piping at the Citadel in Charleston, SC), Colin MacLellan (Winner of the Gold Medal and the Clasp, two of piping's highest awards), and Ed Neigh (Former Pipe Major of the Grade 1 Guelph Pipe Band from Ontario, Canada). Bruce was the Pipe Major (Director) of the City of Oaks Pipe Band in Raleigh for over 10 years, and is currently the piping instructor for the North Carolina State University Pipes and Drums Grade 4 band. He currently plays with the NCSU Pipes and Drums Grade 3 (upper-level) band.

He is available for weddings, funerals, private parties, and all other events that would be enhanced by the pipes.

• 10th Battalion Highland Light Infantry Crossing the Rhine - Donald Shaw Ramsay
• 42nd Highlanders - Traditional
• 51st Highland Division at Wadi Akarit - LCpl W. MacDonald
• 79's Farewell to Gibralter - P/M John MacDonald
• A Hundred Pipers - Traditional
• A Man's a Man for All That - Traditional
• A Nation Once Again - Traditional
• Abide With Me (Eventide) - William H. Monk
• Accordian Man - Traditional
• Airlie's Big Day - Murry Blair
• All These Endearing Young Charms - Traditional
• Alleluia Sing to Jesus (Hyfrydol) - Charles Wesley
• Amazing Grace (New Britain - Hymn tune setting) - J. Newton
• Amazing Grace (Pipe band setting) - J. Newton
• America the Beautiful - Samuel A. Ward
• Anchors Aweigh (Navy) - Charles A. Zimmerman
• Andy Warnock - Dr. George M. McIntyre
• At Long Last - James MacHattie
• Auld Hoose - Traditional
• Auld Lang Syne - Traditional
• Balmoral - R. Bruce
• Blue Bells of Scotland - Traditional
• Bonnie Dundee - Traditional
• Bonnie Galloway - Traditional
• Bridal March - Richard Wagner
• Bugle Horn - Traditional
• Cabar Feidh - Traditional
• Caisson Song (Army Song) - Traditional
• Calum Ian - Roddie MacDonald
• Castle Dangerous - J. Haugh
• Cock of the North - Traditional
• Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing (Nettleton) - John Wyeth
• Corriechoillie's Welcome to the Northern Meeting - P/M William Ross MBE
• Cullen Bay - Ian Duncan
• Cutting Bracken - Traditional
• Dagshai Hills - J. Wallace
• Danny Boy - Traditional
• Doctor Ross' 50th Welcome to the Argyleshire Gathering - P/M Donald MacLeod MBE
• Donald MacLean's Farewell to Oban - Archibald MacNeill
• Down by the Sally Gardens - Traditional
• Duncan McGillivray Chief Steward - Jim McGillivray
• Erin Far O'er The Sea - Traditional
• Farewell to Nigg - Duncan Johnston
• Flee the Glen - P/M Robert Mathieson
• Flett From Flotta - P/M Donald MacLeod MBE
• Flowers of the Forest - Traditional
• Garb of Old Gaul - Traditional
• Ghillie Callum (Sword Dance) - Traditional
• God Bless America - Irving Berlin
• God of Grace and God of Glory (Cwm Rhondda) - John Hughes
• God the Omnipotent (Russia) - Alexis F. Lvov
• Going Home - Anton Dvorak
• Green Hills of Tyrol - P/M John MacLeod
• Gypsy's Warning - Traditional
• Happy Birthday - Traditional
• Heights of Dargai - J. Wallace
• High Road to Linton - Traditional
• Highland Cathedral - Roever and Korg
• Highland Harry - Traditional
• Highland Laddie - Traditional
• Highland Wedding - Angus MacKay
• How Firm a Foundation (Foundation) - Traditional
• Inniskilling Dragoon - Traditional
• Inveran - P/M George S. MacLennan
• Itchy Fingers - Traditional
• Jean Mauchline - W. Bryson
• John D. Burgess - George Cockburn
• Jolly Beggarman - Traditional
• Just As I Am (Woodworth) - C. Elliott
• Kate Dalrymple - Traditional
• Kelly the Boy From Killanne - Traditional
• Kelsey's Wee Reel - Iain Symington
• Kesh Jig - Traditional
• Kilworth Hills - P/M George S. MacLennan
• King George the V's Army - P/M George S. MacLennan
• Leaving Port Askaig - P/M W. Ross
• Let Erin Remember - Traditional
• Lexy McAskill - Dr. John N. MacAskill
• Loch Marie - P/M George S. MacLennan
• Loch Rannoch - John Wilson
• Loch Ruan - Dr. George M. McIntyre
• Lochanside - P/M John MacLellan
• Lord Lovat's Lament - Traditional
• MacRae Meadow - Charlie Glendenning
• Maggie Duncan - P/M W. G. Duncan
• Mairi's Wedding - Traditional
• March du Petre - J. Pincet
• March of the Champions Supreme - W. Baird
• Marine's Hymn - Jacques Offenbach
• Men of Argyll - P/M John MacLellan
• Miss Mary Grant of Lochgelly - DSgt Duncan Calder
• Moonstar - Charlie Glendinning
• Morag Duncan - John Wilson
• Morag of Dunvegan - Neil Matheson
• Mrs. John MacColl - John MacColl
• Mrs. Lily Christie - P/M Donald Shaw Ramsay
• Murdo's Wedding - P/M Gavin Stoddart
• My Home - Traditional
• My Land - Norman MacLean
• My Lodging's on the Cold Ground - Traditional
• My Love She's But a Lassie Yet - Traditional
• O For A Closer Walk With God (Martyrdom) - Hugh Wilson
• O For A Thousand Tongues to Sing (Azmon) - Carl Glaser
• Ode To Joy (9th Symphony) - Ludwig von Beethoven
• O'Keefe's Slide - Ailean Nicholson
• Old Rustic Bridge - Traditional
• Orange and Blue - Traditional
• Paddy Maginty's Goat - Traditional
• Paddy's Leather Breeches - Traditional
• Pikemen's March - Traditional Arr Dave Rickard
• Pipe Major J. K. Cairns - Archie M. Cairns
• Pipe Major Willie Gray's Farewell to the Glasgow Police - P/M John MacDonald
• Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow (Old Hundredth) - Traditional
• Rab's Wedding - John Kerr
• Roddy McCorley - Traditional
• Rose Amongst the Heather - Traditional
• Rose of Allendale - Traditional
• Rowan Tree - Traditional
• Saint Andrews Society of Charleston - P/M Sandy Jones
• Sally Wilson - Dave Laws
• Sandy's New Chanter - P/M Tom MacAllister Jr.
• Scotland the Brave - Traditional
• Scots Wha Hae - Traditional
• Sean South of Garryowen - Traditional
• Seann Truibhas - Traditional
• Semper Paratus (Coast Guard) - Frances S. Van Boskerck
• Shall We Gather At The River (Hansom Place) - Robert Lowry
• Skye Boat Song - Annie MacLeod
• Sleepy Maggie - Traditional
• Sound of Sleat - D. MacKinnon
• Susan MacLeod - P/M Donald MacLeod MBE
• Tail Toddle - Traditional
• Teribus - Traditional
• The Barnyards of Delgaty - Traditional
• The Barren Rocks of Aden - P/M A. MacKellar
• The Battle of the Somme - William Lawrie
• The Battle of Waterloo - Traditional
• The Black Bear - Traditional
• The Bonnie Lass of Fyvie - Traditional
• The Brown Haired Maiden - Traditional
• The Campbelltown Kiltie Ball - P/M John MacLellan
• The City of Hastings Highland Pipe Band - W. M. Barrie
• The Dark Island - I. McLaughlan
• The Dawning of the Day - Traditional
• The Day Thou Gavest Lord Is Ended (Saint Clement) - Clement Cottevill Scholefield
• The Duck - P/M Donald MacLeod MBE
• The Duke of Perth's Reel - Traditional
• The Dusty Miller - Traditional
• The High Road to Gairloch - Traditional
• The Intercontinental Gathering - G. McIlwham
• The Kilt is My Delight - Traditional
• The King of Love My Shepherd Is (Saint Columba) - Traditional
• The Lord's My Shepherd I'll not Want (Brother James' Air) - J. L. MacBeth Bain
• The Marquis of Huntley's Highland Fling - John Bowie
• The Massacre of Glencoe - Traditional
• The Minstrel Boy - Ludwig von Beethoven
• The Mist Covered Mountains - Traditional
• The Pony Gallop - M. Forsyth
• The Rakes of Mallow - Traditional
• The Road to Passchendaele - P/M Gavin Stoddart
• The Roses of Prince Charlie - The Corries
• The Siege of Delhi - Traditional
• The Silver Spear - Traditional
• The Soldier's Return - Traditional
• The Spacious Firmament on High (Creation) - Franz Joseph Haydn
• The Steamboat - Traditional
• The Sweet Maid of Glendaruel - Traditional
• The Water is Wide - Traditional
• These Are My Mountains - J. Copeland
• Thomas Sander - P/M Karl Walford
• Tis The Gift To Be Simple (Simple Gifts) - Joseph Brackett Jr.
• Tripping Up the Stairs - Traditional
• Twenty Men From Dublin Town - Traditional
• Waters of Kylesku - Traditional
• Wearing of the Green - Traditional
• Weary We've Been - Traditional
• We're No Awa' to Bide Awa' (Johnnie Scobie) - Traditional
• Wha Wadna Fecht For Charlie - Traditional
• When I Survey The Wondrous Cross (Hamburg) - Arr. Lowell Mason
• When Irish Eyes Are Smiling - Ernest Ball
• When The Battle's Over - P/M William Robb
• Will Ye No Come Back Again? (Bonnie Charlie) - Traditional
• Willie Davy - Traditional
• Wings (March of the Royal Engineers) - W. J. Newstead
• Within a Mile of Edinburgh Town - Traditional
• Yankee Doodle - Traditional

Anniversaries, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Halloween Parties, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Sweet 16 Parties, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

• Bruce helped to make my Mom's 90th birthday party the hit of Greensboro. I was in China when we set it up over email. We even scheduled his appearance to be a surprise to her.... and a surprise it was. A week later, she and her friends are still talking about it. Bruce played some traditional and special tunes. He made it interesting by even explaining the Scottish connections to some of the songs. Ever heard 'Happy Birthday' sung to 'the pipes'? T'is a lot of fun. Bruce is a professional...plays and instructs with NC State pipers and provides private instruction. I would not hesitate to recommend him. -- Ben M, Greensboro, NC, 2/25/2012
• Mr. Wright arrived well ahead of time to scope out the area and to prepare. He played beautifully, walking around the quad outside while people arrived for the funeral. It was very inspiring to hear the sound of the bagpipe as folks arrived. The last song we heard just as we (the pastors and family) were entering the church was "Amazing Grace." Thank you, Mr. Wright, for enhancing this experience of grief and celebration for a life well-lived. -- Rev. Betty B, Durham, NC, 4/26/2012
• We wanted bagpipes at our wedding to play in memory of my grandfather, but were on a tight budget. Bruce Wright not only accomodated us pricewise, but was very professional and experienced. He showed up early (where we showed up late, ha!), but was very friendly to us and our wedding party. Our guests very much enjoyed the element he brought to our wedding. -- Stephanie P, Raleigh, NC, 4/28/2012

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