About William

Piping in Central Virginia


As a soloist William Plail has played in local towns and cities throughout the area: Lynchburg, Danville, Bedford, Roanoke, Salem, Farmville, Charlottesville, Waynesboro and Lovingston. Solo piping engagements have taken him to every county in the Central Virginia region: Amherst, Nelson, Albemarle, Augusta, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Franklin, Prince Edward and Rockbridge.

Variously as a band or ensemble piper or as a soloist he has played at Monticello, Montpelier, and Ashlawn, at Smith Mountain Lake and at the Massanutten and Wintergreen resorts. Area institutions where he has played include the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Hollins University, Longwood University, Hampden-Sydney College, Lynchburg College, Randolph College and Sweet Briar College