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Pipe Major Ryan Morrison, the "Birmingham Bagpiper," is a professional Scottish Ceremonial Bagpiper performing for weddings, funerals, and all other services anywhere in the state of Alabama and throughout the region. With thirteen years of experience, Ryan is an accomplished award-winning solo bagpipe competitor, as well as the Pipe Major and Director of the Birmingham-based award-winning bagpipe band the Heritage Pipes & Drums. Under his direction, Heritage Pipes & Drums is sponsored by two of the largest Scottish-enthusiast organizations in the state, The St. Andrews Society of the Middle South and the Caledonian Society of Alabama. He has led HPD as a featured band at City Stages and at ceremonial events for state and foreign dignitaries, and has even performed along with several members of our band as an opening act for Rod Stewart!!! He is a competing member of the Bushmills Irish Pipers Pipe Band of San Francisco's Grade 3 band as well as the instructor for the first ever school-sponsored piping program in the state of Alabama at the Evangel Classical Christian School in Alabaster.

Ryan was featured in an HBO documentary about the deadly MacDonald Chapel tornado of 1998 and can be heard piping in a local television advertisement for the Ross Bridge Golf Resort recorded by Airwave Recording Studios. He is also featured playing bagpipes on albums with professional recording artist Jeff Sauceda and Celtic Harpist Cynthia Lynn Douglass. Ryan was recently recognized by the Alabama Celtic Association and awarded an ACA Honors Award in recognition of his commitment to the Celtic cultural arts in Alabama. Ryan plays the bagpipes for a living and is booked for various ceremonial events well into summer 2007 from Orange Beach, AL to the Callaway Gardens in Georgia.

Ryan has been performing recitals in the state of Alabama for over a decade. Statewide, he has played for over 700 weddings, funeral services, and other special occasions. He has also recorded with professional recording artist Jeff Sauceda and Celtic Harpist Cynthia Lynn Douglass.

Praise from friends and clients ...

We had not attended the Caledonian Dinner for several years until last night and I must say that the music there performed by you and the Heritage Pipes & Drums was wonderful. As an observer of the solo tunes that you played, I can only say that it was to me quite pleasing, and you have made great progress. The selections that you played solo stole the show. We were bowled over by them. Have you ever looked into a recording of tunes such as these? If not, you really must consider it. I for one would be proud to have it in my collection. At any rate, thanks for the experience. It was greatly appreciated and I look forward to any future recital.

-- Ron Harlan

Great to meet and hear such an amazing piper!

-- Sir Jeremy Bell, Knight of Toasting
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Thanks so much for your professional services and your friendship.

-- Paul Andrews

You did a beautiful job, as always. How do you top "perfect"?

-- Joanne McGlown