Looking for an uilleann piper for an Irish funeral or wedding?

The Shanachie uilleann piper plays for funerals and weddings anywhere in Britain
Richard is our highly accomplished uilleann piper with a vast selection of Irish melodies and traditional tunes for every occasion, featuring classic Irish Jigs, Reels and Hornpipes and laments.
The beautiful haunting celtic sounds of this uniquely Irish instrument are a natural choice for funerals, wedding receptions, corporate functions and wakes.
View The Shanachie Pipers repertoire, his live video and hear his great samplers below.
His policy is ‘Have pipes will travel’ and has performed for us from as far south as Cornwall and as far north as Glasgow.
Richard travels across Britain to perform at funerals.
Over the past few months he has performed at funerals throughout the country at venues such as Putney Vale Crematorium in South London, Islington and St Pancras Cemetery in North London, North East Surrey Crematorium in Morden, Surrey, St Edwards Catholic Church in Windsor, West Hertfordshire Crematorium, St Luke’s RC Church in Salford, Lancashire, Carmountside Crematorium in Stoke on Trent, Widney Manor Cemetery in Solihull, Thetford Cemetery in Norfolk, Pitsea Crematorium in Essex and continues to be available for locations nationwide.
His video samplers Video 1
Video 2
- Stor mo chroi
- The Flags of Dublin/The Fairy Reel/The Merry Harriers/The Pinch of Snuff/The Bucks of Oranmore (reels)
- The Fox's Lament
- Paudin o'Raffety
- Mrs Judge and Jig (O'Carolan)
His tunes list
Amhrán na bhFiann (Soldier’s Song: Irish National Anthem)
An Caisideach Ban (Fair Cassidy)
Anach Cuan
Caitlin Trial
Cape Clear
Caoineadh an Spailpin
Carrickfergus
Dark Isle
Dark Woman of the Glen
Danny Boy
Donal og
Down by the Sally Gardens
Eamonn a Chnuic (Ned of the Hill)
Easter Snow
Eleanor Plunkett
For all those endearing young Charms
For Ireland I’ll not tell her Name
For the Love of a Princess (Braveheart)
Give me your Hand
Gol na mBan san Ar (The Weeping of the Women)
Inion an Fhaoit
Limerick’s Lamentation
My Lagan Love
Over the Sea to Sky
Paddy McGinty’s Goat
Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore
Port Gordon
Port na bPucai
Pretty Girl Milking the Cow
Raglan Road
River Dance Air
Roisin Dubh (Mise Eire)
Sean O’Dwyer of the Glen
She Moved through the Fair
Sliabh Gael gCua
Spailpin a Ruin
Stor mo Chroi (Treasure of my Heart)
Sweet Thames flow Softly
Taimse mo Chodladh (Do not waken, I am Dreaming)
The Banks of the Suir
The Bells of Shandon
The Bonny Bunch of Roses
The Brendan Voyage
The Brink of the White Rock
The Chanter’s Tune
The Coolin
The Cuckoo
The Dear Irish Boy
The Fairy Boy
The Flight of the Wild Geese
The Flower of Magherally
The Fox’s lament
The Galway Shawl
The Green Fields of America
The Little Cuckoo of Glen Neifin
The Mountains of the Women
The Munster Cloak
The Piper remembered
The Princess Royal
The Snowy Breasted Pearl
The Song of the Books (Valencia Harbour)
The Trip we took over the Mountain
The Water is Wide
The West Wind
The Wounded Hussar
The Yellow Bittern
Tip of the Whistle
Twisting the Hayrope
Were you at the Rock
Wild Colonial Boy
Women of Ireland
“Hi Sean. Just wanted you to know how grateful we are. Dicky was fantastic, he exceeded our expectations, my Dad would have been so proud 🤗”
“Myself and my family are so grateful to the Shanchie uilleann piper, for providing the most beautiful piper music at my Mother’s Funeral. The people who attended were emotionally moved by his musical talent. He was also a very kind gentleman who offered us words of sympathy at this very difficult time. If you require music to create an amazing atmosphere at your event, we would highly recommend this very talented Musician”. Elizabeth R. August 2025.
“Hi Seán, I just wanted to say thank you for arranging for the Shanachie piper to play at my father’s funeral. He was truly amazing – checked on all of the details in advance, was there really early liaising with the priest, etc, to make sure timings and plans were all clear and then played beautifully. Thank you again”. Siobhan.
“Hi Sean, Just to let you know that The Shanachie uilleann piper was absolutely amazing at my daughter’s wedding. He really was a hit with everyone and such a lovely gentleman”. Thank you, Janice W.
“The Shanachie piper was top drawer today. So glad we found your agency. The congregation were overwhelmed. It helped to the make the day. Thank you and best regards”, Nigel.
“Hi Seán, just to give you some feedback… thank you so much for organising your piper to play at my Dads funeral, it really made it. He was very kind and thoughtful. We invited him to the wake and he played his pipe as an extra, which was really appreciated. He played Carrickfergus beautifully which I know the Irish contingency were really appreciated of. He told us he was going through a similar thing with his Mum so I know it was probably a struggle for him, but he was very professional and kind and compassionate”. Anthony.
“Hi Seán just want you to know The Shanachie piper was fantastic, he had us all cheering at the graveside so happy and thanks again he really was a gift ☘️💚 “ Clare.
“Amazing service from start to finish, booking was made easy with the quick and efficient service of the agent. The Uillean piper was very professional, on time and played beautifully. Given the occasion I definitely would book again and would recommend. A truly great experience”. Greg C.
“Hi Sean, I just wanted to say thank you so much for sending us the Shanachie piper he was amazing and he will always be in our hearts and part of our family. Kind regards, Rose.”
“Hi Sean,
Just a note of thanks for organising Dicky D to play at my wife’s funeral; he was absolutely amazing and has left a beautiful memory for all the family. Kind regards, Duncan“.
“Sean, just to thank you for providing the Uilleann piper for this evening. He was excellent and was still playing tunes as the priest was trying to lock up! Thanks again.” Francis.
“Dear Sean, I would just like say how wonderful the Uilleann Piper was for my husband Paul’s wake. The choice of music he played was excellent and he certainly played a little longer than his booked hour, everybody was very complimentary. I cannot fault the service that you provided”. Kindest regards, Mrs Jackie O.
“I spoke to your administrator today however I thought I would email you as well. I wanted to express my thanks for the wonderful service provided by your company. The piper was fantastic, he was wonderful and did and excellent job”. Tracey M.
“Hi, just wanted to say a big thank you for the piper you provided for my Dad’s funeral yesterday.
He was amazing and everyone commented on how good he was and made the occasion.
thanks again”,
Abby.
“Just to let you know that Daithi did a great job and I certainly felt glad to have employed him for the service. I received a lot of feedback on how fitting the pipes were. Thanks a million for your help. Please pass on my compliments to the man himself. Regards”, Tony.