Funeral Delft
Bagpipe music at a funeral
Music is an important part of
any funeral service.
The bagpipes have been
commemorating the loss of
our loved ones with music at
funeral services for hundreds
of years.
Many people associate
bagpipes with funerals. This
is because they powerfully
touch our deepest emotions.
The soulful and haunting
sounds of the bagpipes
express feelings that words
alone may fail to convey.
It is ‘live’ music that I bring, I
am available to the people, in
contrast to distant,
electronically produced music
from loudspeakers.
This music can be played in
the church or other building
where the funeral service is
held, but also as the coffin is
being borne to the
deceased’s final resting place
in the graveyard or
crematorium.
Funeral Drenthe
Funeral Wassenaar
Arrival of the deceased at the church where the funeral service will be held,
Vleuten, Utrecht
Marching in front of the courtege, Flushing, Zeeland
Funeral at Middelharnis, ZH
© Gareth Fraser 2013 - 2022
Nederlands:
Deutsch:
YouTube film in which I play the well known tune
‘Amazing Grace’ when carrying the deceased into an
Amsterdam church:
Upon reception at the cemetery in Gouda with the
tune ‘Lights Out’:
Small part of the funeral march ‘The Flowers of the
Forest’. Also played at Prince Philip’s funeral in 2021:
Playing ‘When the Battle is Over’ at arrival
Schiedam crematorium:
A very nice tune is ‘Iain Ruaidh’s Lament’:
Retreat march ‘Kilworth Hills’ at the New
Eastern Cemetery, Amsterdam:
Marching in front of the funeral bus
Playing Amazing Grace while lowering the coffin
at a nature cemetary
Photographer: Marcel Ravers
Arrival of the deceased at the church where the
funeral service is held, Vleuten.
Bagpipe music at a funeral
Music is an important part of any funeral
service.
The bagpipes have been commemorating
the loss of our loved ones with music at
funeral services for hundreds of years.
Many people associate bagpipes with
funerals. This is because they powerfully
touch our deepest emotions. The soulful and
haunting sounds of the bagpipes express
feelings that words alone may fail to convey.
It is ‘live’ music that I bring, I am available to
the people, in contrast to distant,
electronically produced music from
loudspeakers.
This music can be played in the church or
other building where the funeral service is
held, but also as the coffin is being borne to
the deceased’s final resting place in the
graveyard or crematorium.
you tube film where I play the pipes
at a funeral:
