Piping in the Haggis

**jsrnephdoc** · 15th November 25, 12:27 PM

Is there a customary tune used for this at a Burns Night celebration?

Is it appropriate to end a Burns Night Celebration with Auld Lang Syne?

OC Richard, if you read this, do you have any recommendations for a Las Vegas piper who might be willing to play? What would be an appriopriate stipend if the gathering draws 25-40 people? Besides those two tunes, would you suggest any others?

I'm guessing we'd get our Haggis from The Scottish Gourmet.

**imrichmond** · 15th November 25, 02:53 PM

The traditional tune most commonly played for piping in the haggis is A Man's a Man for a' That.

**TheVintageLibertine** · 15th November 25, 04:20 PM

Rabbie wrote Auld Lang Syne, so it’s entirely appropriate for Burns Supper. I actually can’t remember ever attending a Burns Supper that didn’t end with a group rendition of Auld Lang Syne.

**OC Richard** · 17th November 25, 09:47 AM

Yes I do have a recommendation, a fine piper who was here in SoCal but who relocated to Vegas several years ago. Check your messages.

**SF Jeff** · 26th November 25, 10:55 AM

Any quality piper for hire will have a good repetoire of tunes for a Burns supper. No Awa' Tae Bide Awa' is another one to add to those already mentioned. An old joke is that you must play Scotland the Brave because you have to be brave to eat haggis.

Looks like OC Rich has you covered with his referral.