GEMMA BRIGGS BAGPIPING
Tampa Bay Professional Bagpiper


ABOUT GEMMA BRIGGS BAGPIPING

I started playing the bagpipes at the young age of 11 in Dunedin, FL under the tutelage of Sandy Keith at Dunedin Highland Middle School. I was instantly hooked! My first few years were spent honking away, but I excelled quickly and began competing as a soloist and with bands. In high school, I played for Tampa Bay Pipe Band and continued to hone my piping skills learning from Scottish and Canadian bagpiping masters.
A bagpipe scholarship took me to the College of Wooster, a liberal arts school near Cleveland, OH with a strong Scottish connection. I played countless concerts, publicity events, recruitment dinners, sports games, and private gigs as a representative of the college, gaining experience as a professional musician while I earned my Neuroscience degree. I had the honor of leading the band as the College of Wooster Pipe Major during my senior year, and was selected as one of only 20 pipers to compete in the Balmoral Classic US Junior Solo Bagpiping Championships. I am now a Grade 2 player, with a goal of becoming Open Professional within the next few years. I also play the piano, guitar, electric bass, sing, and compose my own music.
Today, I have played hundreds of gigs and I love to share the art of bagpiping with the world. I look forward to bringing my musical passion to your event.
Yours in piping,
Gemma Briggs
I'm not just a piper...
I'm a lifelong musician
I play the Bagpipes, Piano, Guitar, Electric Bass, Sing, and write my own music!
I am also currently recording my first solo album
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Past Performances and Clients
Festivals
2021 Long's Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival, with North of Argyll
2021 Virginia Highland Games, with North of Argyll
2021 Scotland Country Highland Games, with North of Argyll
2021 Arkansas Scottish Festival, with North of Argyll
Guest Artist 2022 Mt. Dora Celtic Festival, with Celtica Nova
Past Clients and Venues
Avila Golf and Country Club
The Patio Longue, Tampa
Big Storm Brewing
Sereneity Meadows Memorial Gardens
MacDinton's Irish Pub Tampa
Countryside Country Club
Curlew Hills Memorial Gardens
The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota
The Longboat Key Club
Loyless Funeral Homes
Sarah Bay Country Club
Laurel Oaks Country Club
The Ryan Nece Foundation
University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee
University of South Florida Tampa
Tunnels to Towers Foundation
Westchase Golf Club
St. Petersburg Country Club
Innisbrook Golf Club
Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell
Sarasota National Cemetery
Bay Pines National Cemetery
University of Florida
Lanky Lassie's Shortbread, Dade City
To set up a gig, please contact me at (727) 400-8585 or GBbagpiping@gmail.com for a free consultation