Bagpiper Los Angeles Flagship Cemetery. Harry Farrar performs many times a month at Forest Lawn Glendale and has been sending the sounds of the bagpipes into the hills at this iconic final resting-place since 1981. Events include Church and chapel services as well as graveside burial ceremonies. Many famous people are among the over 250,000 whom are at rest here including Jimmy Stewart, Clark Gable, Elizabeth Taylor and Walt Disney. 

The Church of the Resurrection and the Wee Kirk O’ The Heather are famous spots for funeral services and weddings on occasion. The first Forest Lawn (Glendale) opened in 1906. The large 300 acre land parcel is a few miles from downtown LA, and the famous Griffith Observatory is easily seen from the cemetery just 4 miles to the west. 

Several notable families own large sections of FL Glendale including the McMillan, Stewart and Wilkinson families. On Memorial Days Harry Farrar, and fellow performers participate with pipes and drums, in the annual remembrance ceremony produced by long time special events planner for FL, Tom Smith.

Contact ForestLawn.com . Harry Farrar is the regional bagpiper for hire  on call for the Southern California Forest Lawn properties. He can be reached at +1 (818) 716-7522.  

Forest Lawn – Glendale

Our original Forest Lawn location has been a Southern California landmark since 1906. It has a world-renowned art museum, extraordinary statuary, and the Hall of the Crucifixion-Resurrection which is home to two of the largest religious paintings in the Western hemisphere. 

Forest Lawn is truly more than a cemetery. It’s a special place where people visit again and again. A place where friends might take a walk or where one may read a book under a tree. See many properties including Covina.

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