The Scottish Highland Bagpipes is an instrument that stirs the soul, uplifts, and can bring both nobility and joy to any occasion. Rosalind is available for hire to perform on the Great Highland Bagpipes in full Scottish attire as well as with the quieter, sweet Scottish Smallpipes and whistle. It is the piper’s great honor to provide music for funerals, memorials, weddings, and celebrations of any kind. The power and beauty of the instrument can be used to create just the right atmosphere for your event. Please contact Rosalind to discuss your needs and take a listen to the recordings below. Prices available upon request. Rosalind is available within 100 miles of Asheville, North Carolina.

Are you interested in learning the pipes? Rosalind is an experienced teacher of Scottish bagpipes and would love to share the tradition and help you on your path to becoming a piper. Please get in touch to discuss lessons.

Amazing Grace – Traditional – John Newton wrote lyrics in 1772, tune possibly based on hymn New Britain

At Long Last – James MacHattie

Biography
Rosalind Buda is an accomplished Highland Bagpiper and Scottish Smallpipe player and teacher. Rosalind plays with the Celtic/Appalachian pipe and harp duo, The Reel Sisters, and tours yearly as a multi-instrumentalist with acclaimed Scottish fiddler, Jamie Laval. As a performer on highland pipes and bombarde, Rosalind plays with the band Brizeus and also specializes in early music, performing on medieval bagpipes and recorder with Houston-based early music ensemble, Istanpitta.

Coming from a traditional background on the pipes, Rosalind has competed at the World Pipe Band Championships with the Grade II St. Thomas Alumni Pipe Band and competes as a solo player through the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association. Rosalind has a deep love for Celtic music and looks to music from Scotland, Ireland, Brittany, and Appalachia for inspiration.

Years of experience as a performer and teacher in these different genres gives Rosalind a unique perspective on music and a multi-faceted, holistic approach to teaching both classical and folk music. She brings this musically encouraging approach to both her private students and college students. Rosalind is in demand as a workshop clinician and most recently taught at the Pipers Gathering in Litchfield, CT.