Tag Archives: funerals

Celebrations of Life for Lost Loved Ones

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Mike Chisholm

Tweet(Click here to contact Mike directly) It has been a brutal 15-months. For families who lost loved ones during the Covid-19 pandemic, the sense of loss can be overwhelming. Losing isolated family members and unable to be by their bedside … Continue reading →

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The rise and follies, highs and lows of a Vancouver bagpiper

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Mike Chisholm

TweetIt’s no fun when you are booked to play at a wedding ceremony – and you’re the only one who shows up. It happens and it stinks after taking the time out of your day, driving to a venue and getting the … Continue reading →

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Playing bagpipes for Police Funerals and for Deputy Sherriff Jeremiah MacKay

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Mike Chisholm

TweetA lone piper stood outside the San Bernardino County Coroner’s Office on February 14, lamenting the death of a fellow piper and deputy sheriff, Jeremiah MacKay.  After years of playing at funerals for fallen police colleagues as the chief piper … Continue reading →

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