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THE PIPER JONES BAND

“EJ lives and breathes music...and that breath makes wonderful sounds…”

— Ed Miller

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MEET THE PIPER JONES BAND

The Piper Jones Band has one mission: to bring spirited, magical dance tunes and songs to everyone - from Celtic music veterans to those hearing it for the first time.

 

The Piper Jones Band is a lyrical, high energy trio based on the moving and beautiful sounds of the Highland bagpipes, accompanied by unique percussive chords from the bouzouki and inspired drums. While maintaining a strong musical base in traditional tunes from Ireland, Scotland, and Appalachia, the group also performs original instrumental compositions and powerful vocal harmonies, as well as stepping off stage from time to time to lead the audience in traditional Celtic dances. The Piper Jones Band brings authentic, traditional music to your audience in a fresh, entertaining way.

Piper EJ Jones has been performing and excelling as a performer of traditional Highland bagpipe music and folk music since he first picked up the pipes in 1987. He co-founded the renowned group Clandestine in 1991, with whom he produced five albums and won multiple awards.

 

He also performs with Medieval dance band Brizeus and produced a solo album, The Willow, with Gerry O’Beirne and Rosie Shipley. Know for his technical expertise and lyrical piping, EJ can be heard piping for other artists such as Ed Miller, Robert Earl Keen, and many more. EJ is currently serving as the Concert Director for Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, the largest Highland Games in the United States.

 

In addition to performing with the Piper Jones Band, EJ also teaches piping privately and at workshops and seminars across the country. In his spare time, EJ also creates bespoke, handcrafted smallpipes through his pipemaking company, Tidy Cottage Smallpipes. 

 

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Frances Cunningham is a native of Southeast Texas and fell into Irish music at an early age. She learned the Irish Bouzouki and became a founding member of the Celtic Rock band SixMileBridge which recorded and toured heavily from the late 90s into the 2000s. She moved to Nashville where she picked up the Tenor Banjo and since then has gone on to be an in-demand accompanist and session musician in the Nashville recording scene. She is a winner of the Midwest Fleadh on both the Bouzouki and Banjo. 


Frances spent 5 years playing the Bouzouki weekly on the Grand Ole Opry in the Mike Snider String Band and was very pleased to be an ambassador for the instrument to Country music audiences during those years. 

She currently tours with EJ Jones in the Piper Jones Band singing, playing, composing and Scottish Step Dancing. She released her first solo album last year which has been featured on Fiona Ritchie’s ‘Thistle and Shamrock’ as well as other radio shows.

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ACCOMPANIED AROUND THE WORLD

BY OUR ROSTER OF BRILLIANT PERCUSSIONISTS:

Wolf Loescher, multi-instrumentalist featured on The Wandering Stars & Crossing the Sabine

Andrew Toy, of the band The Pigeon Kings

Emily Dugas, bodhran player for Clandestine

Dean Atkinson, snare specialist from Houston, Texas

Kent Spillman, in Asheville, North Carolina

Justin Mabry, percussion instructor at North Carolina’s Mars Hill University

Jake Cooper, innovative tupan player on the Renaissance festival circuit

Alex Stewart, multi-instrument

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RELEASE HISTORY

The band has released three albums: The Wandering Stars, collected instrumental gems from years of travels, featured on the BBC Radio Scotland’s program Pipeline, NPR’s Thistle and Shamrock, and WNCW’s Celtic Winds; Crossing the Sabine, the daydreams of lands across the sea by Gulf Coasters; and Revel Grove, an unbridled festival raving party.

Also included here are solo albums: EJ's all-instrumental album The Willow & Frances Cunningham's Alcinoe, a culmination of 20 years of musical collaboration and friendship. 

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RELEASE HISTORY + TESTIMONIALS

"The Piper Jones Band pulls out all the stops! Always a rollicking good time of traditional and contemporary music. Reliable, professional, friendly, good entertainment that leaves the crowd more than satisfied."

— Edson Way, Lubbock TX Scottish Society

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Piper Jones Band Upcoming Shows

  • Sat, Apr 26
    Jefferson Patterson Park
    Apr 26, 2025, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
    Jefferson Patterson Park, 10515 Mackall Rd, St Leonard, MD 20685, USA
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  • Sat, May 03
    Balloon Fiest Park
    May 03, 2025, 9:00 AM – May 04, 2025, 5:00 PM
    Balloon Fiest Park, Albuquerque, NM 87121, USA
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  • Sat, May 10
    Belle Mont Mansion
    May 10, 2025, 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
    Belle Mont Mansion, 1569 Cook Ln, Tuscumbia, AL 35674, USA
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  • Sun, May 11
    Roosevelt Center
    May 11, 2025, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
    Roosevelt Center, Centerway, Greenbelt, MD 20770, USA
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  • Sat, Jun 14
    Renaissance Park
    Jun 14, 2025, 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
    Renaissance Park, 10542 OH-73, Waynesville, OH 45068, USA
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  • Mon, Jul 21
    Ireland
    Jul 21, 2025, 9:00 AM – Jul 30, 2025, 7:00 PM
    Ireland
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  • Sat, Aug 16
    Windsor Fair Grounds
    Aug 16, 2025, 10:00 AM – Aug 17, 2025, 7:00 PM
    Windsor Fair Grounds, 82 Ridge Rd, Windsor, ME 04363, USA
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  • Multiple Dates
    Sat, Aug 23
    Maryland Renaissance Festival
    Aug 23, 2025, 10:00 AM – Aug 24, 2025, 7:00 PM
    Maryland Renaissance Festival, 1821 Crownsville Rd, Annapolis, MD 21401, USA
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  • Fri, Nov 07
    McGonigels Mucky Duck
    Nov 07, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    McGonigels Mucky Duck, 2425 Norfolk St, Houston, TX 77098, USA
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  • Nov 08, 2025, 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
    Newman's Castle, 1041 Old Hwy 36, Bellville, TX 77418, USA
    Come experience a bunch of history freaks at a real castle in Texas!! It's the All For One Fencing Tournament and a renaissance clothing workshop with the Tudor Tailor and OUR MUSIC on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in the Texas Hill Country at a gigantic castle some rich person built a while back!
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BOOKING + PROMOTION

“The best thing we ever had…”

— Patrick Land, President, Charlotte Scottish Society

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CONTACT PIPER JONES:

713-526-7889

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