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Recent Examples of piper
And, in Edinburgh, the especially brave get the chance to play bagpipes with Scotland’s national piper, Louise Marshall, who has entertained queens, popes, and celebrities.
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Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
The piper will play at the beginning and end of the service at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 26, as well as accompany the hymns and choir.
Those who have Scottish regalia (kilts, tartans, etc.) are invited to wear it and attend the church at 310 W. Broadway.
—Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
It was preceded on departure from Kensington Palace by a piper from the Royal Dragoon Guards, for which Katharine had been the Deputy Colonel-in-Chief since the regiment's inception in 1992.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
After the Red Hook show, the pipers from Connecticut waited for Chaimbeul to sign their albums before piling back into their van.
—Elena Saavedra Buckley, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025
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Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
The piper will play at the beginning and end of the service at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 26, as well as accompany the hymns and choir.
Those who have Scottish regalia (kilts, tartans, etc.) are invited to wear it and attend the church at 310 W. Broadway.
—Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
It was preceded on departure from Kensington Palace by a piper from the Royal Dragoon Guards, for which Katharine had been the Deputy Colonel-in-Chief since the regiment's inception in 1992.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
After the Red Hook show, the pipers from Connecticut waited for Chaimbeul to sign their albums before piling back into their van.
—Elena Saavedra Buckley, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piper
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The remaining band members include guitarist Patrick Sauber, lead vocalist Trisha Gagnon, five-string banjo player Nick Hornbuckle and fiddler Greg Spatz.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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The event marks exactly 100 years since the original broadcast featuring fiddler Uncle Jimmy Thompson.—
Caché McClay,
Nashville Tennessean,
28 Nov. 2025
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Waiting in the greenroom was Robert Alan York, a veteran organist who studied classical repertory and improvisation in Paris and also possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of the American songbook.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Anna von Hausswolff, Iconoclasts Some of the hardest rock and roll of the year came from … a pipe organist?—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
12 Dec. 2025
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Dead drummer Mickey Hart said at one point legendary concert promoter Bill Graham vented to him about the lack of catchy songs.—
Adam Levine,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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The band's other drummer, Mickey Hart, practically an original member since joining in 1967, is also alive at 82.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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An hour later, for its first concert since the fires, parishioners sat in awe as Grammy Award winning violinist Anne Akiko Meyers weaved her bow across her violin, the music of Johann Sebastian Bach echoing through the church.—
Camelia Heins,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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It will be played by flutist Mark Teplitsky, violinist Eric Gratz, cellist Julian Schwartz and harpsichordist Ian Pritchard.—
Deborah Martin,
San Antonio Express-News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Wednesday’s concert at Conrad Prebys Concert Hall on the UCSD campus will find Narucki performing with two frequent collaborators, coloratura soprano Kirsten Ashley Wiest and pianist Donald Berman.—
Beth Wood,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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Tamami Honma is the guest pianist.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Renowned trumpeter, composer and percussionist Etienne Charles is also on the closing night bill.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Koan consists of trumpeter Ian Behrstock, alto saxophonist Danny Trainor, pianist Indra Carpio Pretel, guitarist Jameson Denyse, drummer Jahian Cooper-Monize and bassist Kai Caban.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 Jan. 2026
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It will be played by flutist Mark Teplitsky, violinist Eric Gratz, cellist Julian Schwartz and harpsichordist Ian Pritchard.—
Deborah Martin,
San Antonio Express-News,
8 Jan. 2026
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And guitarist, saxophonist and flutist Joe Harrison, a Canyon Crest Academy alum, toured this year as the bassist in Black Keys.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Dec. 2025
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Gutierrez wore a striking red silk gown with a black cape and a spiky headpiece, a look inspired by past highlights in her metal harpist career.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Rrban jazz harpist Mariea Antoinette will perform.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Dec. 2025
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“Piper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piper. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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