The 25th of January, the evening we raise a glass to the Bard. For your Burns Supper, you want a piper who knows the form, who can pipe in the top table with the right swagger, who can deliver Robert Burns’ Address to the Haggis in an accent that isn’t embarrassing, and who can stay for the after-dinner entertainment if the committee wants it.

What Kevin brings to your Burns Supper

• Arrival piping as guests gather
• Piping the top table to their seats (the traditional proper way to open)
• The Address to the Haggis — Burns’ original eight stanzas, performed properly, with the sgian-dubh flourish
• The Selkirk Grace if you’d like it spoken
• Post-supper pieces — requests welcome
• Optional: Highland dancer partnership for larger events (enquire)

Typical timings

Most Burns Suppers book Kevin for a 3-hour window: arrival piping (30 min), piping-in and Address (30 min), dinner (the committee eat; Kevin steps away), after-dinner pieces (30–60 min as required).

Price

• Burns Night Traditional — from £295 for up to 3 hours, including the Address to the Haggis.
• Weeknight dates (26–31 Jan) — same price.
• Out-of-area travel: transparent £0.60/mile over 30mi from Falkirk.

Book early

January is Kevin’s most booked month. Committees that sort their piper in October and November always get the date they want. By the second week of January, the 25th is usually long gone. Enquire now for next January’s supper.

Frequently asked

Will you deliver the Address to the Haggis?

Yes — in Scots, at your committee’s signal, with the dirk.

What if our supper is not on the 25th?

Most aren’t. Any Saturday in late January or early February works and is the same price.

Can you do St Andrew’s Night (30 Nov) or Hogmanay too?

Yes — both are covered; enquire for availability.

Do you supply the haggis?

No — Kevin pipes it in, your caterer supplies it.