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Allys Turn

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 18 January 2012

Published : 18-January-2012
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Haddington Pipe Band - The Haddington Turnpike

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 11/05/2012 00:00:00

Published : 11-May-2012
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The Band and Committee are highly regarded for their outstanding work within the Lothians and beyond and were recognised for this by being voted Pipe Band Of The Year at The Scots Trad Music Awards 2009.

The album is named after the tune The Haddington Turnpike, composed by Dr Bruce Thomson, which won the Pipe Band's competition to find an East Lothian 'anthem' in the year of Homecoming Scotland. (November 2011)

Tunes included;

Leaving Port Askaig / Farewell To The Creeks
Loch Ruan / Murdo's Wedding / Flett From Flotta / Wings
The Green Hills Of Tyrol / The Battle's O'er / Lochanside
The Piper's Waltz / Cork Hill
The Haddington Turnpike / Steamboat / Cock Of The North / Bonnie Dundee
La Baum
The Drunken Piper / Pipe Major Willie Ross / Because He Was A Bonnie Lad / Tail Toddle
Going To Pitlochry / Archie McKinley / Battle Of The Somme / Heights Of Dargai
Highland Cathedral
Pipe Major J K Cairns / Kilworth Hills
Scotland The Brave / Rowan Tree / Johnnie Scobie
Itchy Fingers
Sarah's Song
The Freedom Come All Ye.

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Rura - Break It Up

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 07/05/2012 00:00:00

Published : 07-May-2012
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The band features three "BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Of The Year" finalists and an "All Ireland Bodhran Champion." Winners of "The MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards 2011 - Best Up And Coming Artist."
Rura combines the passions and influence of some of Scotland's most exciting young musicians and the album is a fine balance of tunes, including a Pibroch, and songs. Tight instrumentals and stunning vocals.
Jack Smedley (fiddle), Steven Blake (bagpipes, whistle), Chris Waite (guitar), David Foley (bodhran, flute), Adam Holmes (vocals, guitar), James Lindsay (bass guitar).

Tracks included are;

Intro: Oran Nan Mogaisean / The Bird's Nest / Mike Foley's Bodhran Problems / Three Crowns
The New Yorker
Mary
Sorley's: Sorley MacLean's / Tune For The Lassies / Kelly's Delight
Break It Up: Still Drunk In The Morning *
Elliott's: Elliot Fin MacDonald / Marcia De San Roque
Allegory
Viva: The Sherriff / Viva Calicia
Jigs: Skipping Through The Bogs / A Bottle Of Vodka, Twenty Marlboro Reds And £50 Cashback Please / Abdouls
Lament For Donald Ban MacCrimmon.

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Glengarry

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 19/03/2012 00:00:00

Published : 19-March-2012
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N.B. Please note US sizes are 1/8 more than UK sizes for example a size 7UK will be a 7 1/8US. Measurements should be taken round the head where the bottom of the hat will sit.

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Jim McGillivray - Piobaireachd Fingerwork

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 16/03/2012 00:00:00

Published : 16-March-2012
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If you liked Rhythmic Fingerwork, there’s more right here!

Piobaireachd Fingerwork takes exactly the same approach as its predecessor, breaking the difficult technique of piobaireachd into bite-size morsels that are understandable and that come together into complete movements.

There are 118 exercises and five complete piobaireachds to help you put the exercises into practice. All are recorded into mp3 files that are easily downloaded from a web location specified in the book. The book deals not only with piobaireachd movements, it also describes the most common piobaireachd variations (dithis, siubhal, breabach, etc) and how they have been traditionally played.

One whole chapter is devoted to how to read scores as printed in the Piobaireachd Society and Kilberry collections. Another details the intricacies of canntaireachd, the pipers’ musical language. Piobaireachd Fingerwork even addresses movements as they were published well before the Piobaireachd Society, in the works of Angus Mackay, Donald MacDonald and others.

If you’ve always wanted to try piobaireachd, or if you want to improve your fundamentals in a logical, proven, and easy-to-understand method, this is your chance!

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National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland - Illumination

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 09/03/2012 00:00:00

Published : 09-March-2012
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**AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER** Release date 23 March 2012

Featuring Scotland’s most talented young pipers and drummers from across Scotland’s 32 councils, The National Youth Pipe Band provides unique development opportunities for its young members and an exceptional musical experience for its audiences. The NYPB is a dynamic, exciting, and modern spin on the traditional pipe band experience, and performs both at home and abroad.

The recording showcases Scotland’s next generation of pipers and drummers and includes 14 tracks from the band’s exciting concert repertoire, performed on their return to the Glasgow stage in April 2011. There is also a special performance from Catriona Watt BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2007. From the traditional March, Strathspey and Reel to rock guitar themed suites, the album will have plenty of sets for everyone to enjoy.

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Donald MacLeod Classic Collection of Piobaireachd Volume 13

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 23/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 23-February-2012
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Donald MacLeod, MBE, was born in Stornoway, on Lewis, in the Scottish Hebridean Islands in 1916. He became a piper for the Seaforth Highlanders in 1937, reaching the level of pipe major after only four years. He served in France in World War II, and was taken prisoner by the Germans at St. Valery, escaped during a forced march and managed to return to the UK. In 1945, he piped his battalion across the Rhine during an assault crossing -- even though he had been forbidden to do this by his commanding officer.

During his army career, he was highly successful in piping competitions, winning numerous medals. MacLeod retired from the army in 1963 and from competition in 1966, but neither marked the completion of his piping career. He continued to give recitals in Scotland and around the world, and he provided instruction to many pipers at all levels of ability. He was awarded the Membership of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1978 for outstanding service to piping.

Tunes Included are;
Mrs MacLeod Of Talisker's Salute * Cluny MacPherson's Salute * The Men Went To Drink * Glengarry's Lament * The Lament For The Duke Of Hamilton * MacDonald Of Kinlochmoidart's Lament No. 2 * MacCrimmon Will Never Return * Lament For The Departure Of King James * The Rout Of The MacPhees * The Carles With The Breeks * The MacDonald's Salute

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Donald MacLeod Classic Collection of Piobaireachd Volume 15

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 23/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 23-February-2012
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Tunes Included are;
The Earl of Ross's March, The MacLeod's Short Tune, The Red Hand in The MacDonalds' Arm, The Battle of Britain, Lament For the Dead, The Blind Piper's Obstinacy. Nameless (Campbell Canntaireachd). The MacNab's Gathering, The MacLean's March, Lament For the Harp Tree and The Menzies' Salute.

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Donald MacLeod Classic Collection of Piobaireachd Volume 16

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 23/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 23-February-2012
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Tunes Included are;
The Middling Spree * The Boat Tune * Tulloch Ard * The Daughter's Lament * Lament For The Old Sword * Isabel MacKay * Lachlan MacNeill Campbell Of Kintartbert's Fancy * MacLeod Of MacLeod's Lament * The Parading Of The MacDonalds * The Park Piobaireachd No. 1 * Glengarry's March.

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Donald MacLeod Classic Collection of Piobaireachd Volume 17

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 23/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 23-February-2012
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Tunes Included are;

Lament for The Laird of Anapool, The Battle of the Bridge of Perth, Nameless - Piobaireachd Society Book 4, Lament for Finlay, The Highland Society of Scotland's Salute, Lament fo Alasdair Dearg MacDonell of Glengarry. Nameless - Campbell Canntaireachd Vol.1 Tune 24, Lament for Lochnell, The Bells of Perth, The Sister's Lament, The Gordon's Salute, MacKenzie of Gairloch's Lament.

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Donald MacLeod Classic Collection of Piobaireachd Volume 18

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 23/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 23-February-2012
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Tunes Included are;
MacDonald's (or Duntroon's) Salute, MacDonald of Kinlochmoidart's Lament, The Battle of Sheriffmuir, Fair Honey, MacKinnon's Lament. The Laird of Contullich's Lament, Tulloch Ard - The MacKenzie's Gathering, War or Peace from Angus MacKay, John Garve MacLean of Coll's Claymore, Lament for Hugh, Neil Angus MacDonald's Salute.

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Donald MacLeod Classic Collection of Piobaireachd Volume 19

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 23/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 23-February-2012
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Tunes Included are;

1. Port Urlar, 2. Chisholm of Strathglass's Salute, 3. Nameless (Hiharin Dareche Dareche), 4. Ewen of the Battles, 5. Lament for Bobs of Balmoral.
1. My King Has Landed in Moidart, 2. The Company's Lament, 3. MacLeod of Raasay's Salute, 4. Nameless, a Lament 5. The Frasers' March, 6. Prince Charles Lament.

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Donald MacLeod Classic Collection of Piobaireachd Volume 2

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 23/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 23-February-2012
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Tunes Included are;
Lament for Captain MacDougall, In praise of Marion (Morag), MacDougall's Gathering, Lament for John Morrison of Assynt House, Salute to Donald, Mrs Smith's Salute. MacCrimmon's Sweetheart, Too long in this Condition, Queen Anne's Lament, Lament for the Iolaire, Lament for Red Hector of the Battles, I am Proud to play a pipe.

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Donald MacLeod Classic Collection of Piobaireachd Volume 20

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 23/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 23-February-2012
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Tunes Included are;
John Garve MacLeod of Raasay's Lament, 2. The Black Wedder's White Tail, 3. Lord MacDonald's Lament, 4. King James the Sixth's Salute, 5. MacLaine of Lochbuie's Lament. Castle Menzies, 2. Craigellachie: or The Grants' Gathering, 3. Nameless (Hodinbain Hodre Chi Hodre), 4. Lament for Lord Breadalbane, 5. Sandy MacPherson's Salute, 6. Nameless (Hiharin Himtra Hihodrodroo).

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Donald MacLeod Classic Collection of Piobaireachd Volume 21

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 23/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 23-February-2012
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Tunes Included are;

The Desperate Battle of the Birds, 2. Lament for the Castle of Dunyveg, 3. Nameless (Hiharin hodin himin), 4. The Unjust Incarceration, 5. Hail To My Country A Son's Salute To His Parents, 2. The Old Woman's Lullaby, 3. Lament For The Viscount of Dundee, 4. Good Health to You Donald, 5. The Brother's Lament.

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Donald MacLeod Classic Collection of Piobaireachd Vol 4

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 23/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 23-February-2012
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Tunes Included are;

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Donald MacLeod Classic Collection of Piobaireachd Volume 10

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 20/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 20-February-2012
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Tunes Included are;

Beloved Scotland * Beinn a Ghrainn * Duncan MacRae of Kintail’s Lament * Nameless, Hiharin droo dro * Clan Ranald’s Salute * MacLeod of Colbeck’s Lament * The Pride of Barra * Nameless, Cherede darievea * The MacRae’s March * The Battle of Waterloo * Salute on the Birth of Rory Mor MacLeod.

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Donald MacLeod Classic Collection of Piobaireachd Volume 11

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 20/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 20-February-2012
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Tunes Included are;

Battle Of Bealach Nam Brog * Little Spree * Field Of Gold * The Glen Is Mine * Nameless - A Gathering * Young George's Salute * Lady MacDonald's Lament * The Prince's Salute * Rory MacLeod's Lament * March For A Beginner * The Little Finger Tune.

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Donald MacLeod Classic Collection of Piobaireachd Volume 12

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 20/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 20-February-2012
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Tunes Included are;
Donald Gruamach’s March * The Groat * The Stewarts’ White Banner * Keppoch’s March * Salute to the Glasgow Highland Club * All the old men paid rent but Rory * His Father’s Lament for Donald MacKenzie * The Lament for the Only Son * Nameless Campbell Canntaireachd Vol. 2, tune 42 * The Battle of Glenshiel * The sound of waves against the Castle of Duntroon.

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Donald MacLeod Classic Collection of Piobaireachd Volume 14

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 20/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 20-February-2012
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Tunes Included are;
The Young Laird Of Dungallon's Salute * The MacKay's Short Tune * Cronan Corrievrechan * Fannet * The Red Speckled Bull * The Battle Of Waternish * Lament For Donald Duaghal MacKay * Grain In Hides, Corn In Sacks * Clan Campbell's Gathering * Hector MacLean's Warning * The Pretty Dirk * MacNeil Is Lord There.

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Ghillie Brogues- Endrick

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 17/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 17-February-2012
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Don't be fooled by the price this is a quality brogue that is tried and tested in Pipe Band competitons and parades. UK made with Full leather upper, synthetic linings and sole. Padded top line for extra comfort.

As this is a made to order item please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery.

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Ghillie Brogues - Thistle inch Piper inch

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 17/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 17-February-2012
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Genuine waxy leather upper for added wet weather protection
Fully leather lined
Steel quarter tip on heel
Sports lining insole for maximum comfort
Lightweight rubber sole for all terrain mobility and grip

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Ghillie Brogues - Thistle 1112

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 17/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 17-February-2012
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Genuine leather upper
Stitched leather sole
Poron shock absorber insoles for maximum comfort and anti-stress through the lower limb joints
Steel quarter tip on heel for maximum durability
Fully leather lined with kip lining
Dust bags to protect shoes insert

As this is a made to order item, please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery

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Ghillie Brogues - Piper

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 17/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 17-February-2012
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This shoe offers unsurpassed comfort. It utilises the latest technology including: micro-cellular rubber layering, full length high density padded insole, padded top-line for extra comfort and premium quality full leather upper.

As these are a made to order item, please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery

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Ghillie Brogues - Blane

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 17/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 17-February-2012
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Please note this is a made to order item, please allow up to 6 weeks delivery

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Post Cards- Large Piobaireachd Window

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 17/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 17-February-2012
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This work was commission by The Piping Centre to accentuate our commitment to the classical form of bagpipe music called Piobaireachd also known as Ceol-Mor which is unique to Scotland. It is specifically on the oral form called Canntaireachd which was used before the music was written down as a way of preserving and passing on both the melody and fingering of the tunes. It is made up of vocables which have no meaning as words but when sung expresses the music. There are standardised forms of Canntaireachd one of which is used here but pipers often have their own system.

The intention of these windows is to give an indication of the formal yet poetic nature of Pibaireachd and to illustrate the complexity and multi-layered quality of this music.

There are three windows describing three different Piobaireachds. The design for the windows is based on a proportional grid. Into this grid is written part of a Canntaireachd starting from the beginning. The windows only give glimpses of forms as in the music only a glimpse of the theme can be attained. The use of the continuous base colour of blue from which the themes seem to materialise and then fade is reiniscent of the melody of the chanter arising from the background sound created by the drones.

The windows reflect in the imagery used the different types of Piobaireachd; the Strathspey, Lament and March. Also included are elements which are suggested by the titles of the music and also elements which have a particular resonance in Scottish History.

The Three Piobaireachds are;

The Sound of Waves Against the Castle at Duntroon

The Battle at Waternish

Glengarry's March

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Post Cards - Small Windows

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 17/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 17-February-2012
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The intention of these windows is to give an indication of the formal yet poetic nature of Pibaireachd and to illustrate the complexity and multi-layered quality of this music.

The Three Piobaireachds are;

The Sound of Waves Against the Castle at Duntroon

The Battle at Waternish

Glengarry's March

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Josh Dickson - When Piping was Strong

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 15/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 15-February-2012
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By considering historical and cultural contexts such as the patronage of the old Clanranald aristocracy, the grass-roots traditions of song, story and dance and the legacy of ’improved’ notions of transmissions and performance in the piping world, a picture emerges of dynamic musical tradition which has adapted and survived through centuries of sweeping social change.

Overall, this book is a record of the history and aesthetics of the Great Highland bagpipe in the southern Outer Hebrides from as much as the internal Gaelic perspective as it is possible for an outsider to comprehend. Interviews with local sources were conducted in Gaelic and consideration is given to the context of traditional Gaelic social culture. It therefore fills a gap in Scottish ethnology and piping history often neglected through a lack of impetus among Gaelic-speaking scholars.

Joshua Dickson was born in Alaska and came to Scotland to study at Aberdeen University. He completed a PhD in Scottish ethnology at Edinburgh University in 2001 and currently works at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow.

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Josh Dickson - The Great Highland Bagpipe

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 15/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 15-February-2012
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The Highland bagpipe, widely considered 'Scotland's national instrument', is one of the most recognized icons of traditional music in the world. It is also among the least understood. But Scottish bagpipe music and tradition - particularly, but not exclusively, the Highland bagpipe - has enjoyed an unprecedented surge in public visibility and scholarly attention since the 1990s.

A greater interest in the emic led to a diverse picture of the meaning and musical iconicism of the bagpipe in communities in Scotland and throughout the Scottish diaspora. This interest has led to the consideration of both the globalization of Highland piping and piping as rooted in local culture. It has given rise to a reappraisal of sources which have hitherto formed the backbone of long-standing historical and performative assumptions. And revivalist research which reassesses Highland piping's cultural position relative to other Scottish piping traditions, such as that of the Lowlands and Borders, today effectively challenges the notion of the Highland bagpipe as Scotland's 'national' instrument.

The Highland Bagpipe provides an unprecedented insight into the current state of Scottish piping studies. The contributors – from Scotland, England, Canada and the United States – discuss the bagpipe in oral and written history, anthropology, ethnography, musicology, material culture and modal aesthetics. The book will appeal to ethnomusicologists, anthropologists, as well as those interested in international bagpipe studies and traditions.

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Music of Scotland, The MacArthur - MacGregor Manuscript of Piobaireachd (1820)

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 15/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 15-February-2012
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The MacArthur-MacGregor Manuscript of Piobaireachd contains thirty compositions for the Highland bagpipes for use on ceremonial occasions, compiled by the pipers Angus MacArthur of Trotternish in Skye and John MacGregor of Fortingall in Perthshire, and overseen by Andrew Robertson of the Highland Society of London. This Piobaireachd Society manuscript (deposited in the National Library of Scotland) is published here for the first time in a volume comprising extensive background material, critical and performing editions of the music, and a facsimile of the original music pages. Frans Buisman (1942-2002) spent his working life cataloguing oriental books at Amsterdam University and devoted the rest of his time to the classical music of the great Highland bagpipe. Andrew Wright is one of the world's foremost performers, teachers and adjudicators of ceòl mór, the classical music of the Highland bagpipe. Formerly Reader in Chemistry at the University of East Anglia, Rodderick Cannon is also a piper and author of several books about the history of bagpipes and their music.

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Band Re - Stratosphere

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 15/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 15-February-2012
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'Bandre” is the vocal version of the most exciting embellishment in pibroch, and the duo Band-Re run riot with Scottish, Sardinian, Arabic, and Balkan art, challenging boundaries and intoxicating listeners with their improvisatory, in-the-moment music making. Band Re are Barnaby Brown on voice, whistles, smallpipe and triplepipe, Gianluca Dessi on guitar and Irish bouzouki.This is a lovely album which includes the John Purser Sonata - John is writer of the book 'Scotland's Music' .

Tracks include;

1. Ceann Tràigh Ghruinneard
2. Sara Muggittu
3. Love Song: Is tu sonas
4. In Memoriam: Ethan Connor Shields
5. Breton air & Itish slip jigs
6. Mirage
7. John Purser Sonata
8. Elinor Brown
9. Fraoch a Ronaigh
10. Northumbrian hornpipes
11. Chant: Hinbandre hobandre

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Battlefield Band - Zama Zama

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 15/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 15-February-2012
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Alan Reid (keyboards), Mike Katz (bagpipes, whistles), Alasdair White (fiddles) and Sean O'Donnell (guitar).

"This album started as a collection of songs and tunes about gold. But as we searched, like the alchemists of old, it turned into a wider idea. In the process we saw the greed, disasters and human resilence and victories inherent in the search and exploitation of various sources of wealth in this world. Then, as if by demonic serendipity, along comes the worldwide economic crisis... We have in turn, been amazed, amused, heartened, angered, depressed and hilariously horrified... Who knew about the Zama Zama Boys? Seek out Ku'ula-kai, the Hawaiian god of fish, or the extraordinary folklore and history of chocolate. We will leave you to mine these extraordinary stories for yourselves..."

Tracks included are;
14 tracks: The Mines Of Golkonda * The Auchengeich Disaster * Ku'ula-kai * Robber Barons * Bernie's Welcome To Butner * Uamh An Oir (Cave Of Gold) / Zama Zama Boys * Ballarat Jig * Three Brothers * Caroline Winn's * Greenland's Icy Waters * Ruairidh Dubh (Black Rory) * Baile An Or * Plain Gold Ring * The Pretty Apron.

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Argyll Waistcoat Black

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 15/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 15-February-2012
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Availabe in black only.

Waistcoat features:

• 100% 15oz Barathea Wool
• Thistle Jacquard lining
• Polished Buttons

Please note this is a made to order item. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery.

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Terry Tully Books Volume 2

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 15/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 15-February-2012
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Tunes included are;

MARCHES: Balscadden Bay - The Young Composer - Yellow Walls and Potholes - The Five Lamps - Farewell to Ballinascorney - Molly Darlin' - Sergeant Trevor Grey R.U.C. - Captain Bill Howarth's March - O'Byrne Across the Glen - The Dust Gatherer

WALTZES: Richard's Gone Bananas - John Rae the Drummer - The Water Babies - The Town of Ballybay

REELS: The Hills of Kesh - The Galway Whistler - The Scholar (1st Setting) - Within a Mile of Dublin - The Curragh Races - The Maple Tree - Rakish Paddy - The Chicago Reel - The Old Bush - Last Night's Fun - The Hag at the Churn - The First Slip - Nora O'Neill - The Scholar (2nd Setting) - The Little Bag - The Steeple Clock - Eyebrows - Tripping Up The Stairs - The Big Ship

SLOW AIRS: The Girl from Dungannon - Shanagolden - The Banks of the Lee - The Bard of Armagh - Michael Faughnan's Air - The Break of Day

JIGS: Give us a Minute - Willie Clancy's Paidin O'Raifeartaigh - The Congress Jig - Kitty Lie Over - Wee Burns - Sean Caughlan's Jig - Johnny the Tree Wrecker - Nightmare on Ringhaddy Avenue - The Connaught Man's Rambles - The Irish Washer Woman - The Dirty Lough - The Marley Jig - Harry's Broken Item - The Navvy on the Line - Within a Mile of Dublin - The Shepherd's Daughter - The Big Ship - The Dublin Jig - The Fuddler - Charlie Lennon;s Jig - The Kid on the Mountain - The Gallowglass - Off to the Races - Tripping Up The Stairs - The Boys of the Lough

HORNPIPES: Eric Stein - Queen of the Rushes - The Tall Man (Seamus Madden) - Brian Boru's Hornpipe - Monkey on the Pony - Davy "Rambo" Nolan - Joe O'Leary's Fancy - Trapper John M.D. - The Boys of Blue Hill - The Cork Hornpipe - The Bumpy Old Road - Johnny the Tree Wrecker - The Empty Purse - Itch and Scratch - Wee bit out of the Ordinary - The Burst Mattress

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Terry Tully Books Volume 3

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 15/02/2012 00:00:00

Published : 15-February-2012
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Tunes included;

MARCHES: The Pikeman's March - O'Sullivan;s March - O'Gorman;s - Lucy's Song - Wrap the Green Flag Round me Boys - O'Connell's March - Michael Mahony's Welcome - Captain Michael Egan - Part Time Pipers

WALTZES: The Galway Whistler - Double Standards - The Rocky Road to Dublin

REELS: The Gallowglass - The Shephard's Daughter - Eddie's Reel - The Goldfinch - The Sponger - The Glue Pot - The Pinch of Snuff - MacCarthy's Fvourite - O'Redigan;s - Mike Rennie's Washing Machine - The Robin;s Red Brest - Farewell to Ballinascorney - Ashmolean House

SLIDES: O'Sullivan's - Begley's Slide - Gan Ainm - O'Connell's

SLOW AIRS: Boolavogue - The Rose of Arranmore - Eddie's Lamentation - The Valley of Knockanure

JIGS: Wrafter's Jam - The Girl in the Big House - Saddle the Pony - The Strutting Jig - Shona Ellen - The Drunken Gauger - The Little fair Cannavans - The New Crossroads - Wrafter's Box of Matches - The Silver Bridge - The Lilting Banshee - Whelan's Old Sow - The First Slip - The Whisky Bus - Kitty Magee - Simon's Banger - The Kilkenny Jig - Doctor Death - The South West Wind - Old Joe - The Rocky Road to Dublin - Casey's Jig

HORNPIPES: The Bouncing Czech - Neil J Conway - The Sidewinder - Chasing Shadows - Hamilton's Nut Sack - Yvonne Whitsitt - The Beamish Hornpipe - Surprised Faces - Quirkey's Broken Glasses - Sharon;s Cat - The Bone Rattler - Foggy Eyes - The Rover's Return - Charlie Lennon's Ducking and Diving - Rubber Legs - Flannagan's Fumbles - Cathy's Willie

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Terry Tully Books Volume 4

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 15/02/2012 00:00:00

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Tunes included are;

Marches: The Dawning of the Day, Shane O’Neill’s, The Men of the West, The Bogs of Waul, Pipe Major Charles Timmers, Mrs. Patricia Wozencroft, Welcome Home Grainne, The Brass Pipes, Teddy O’Neill, Enniskillen Dragoons

Waltzes: Give Us a Song, Condon’s Frolics, Auston Tierney’s

Reels: The Spinner’s Delight, The Woman of the House, Buttevante Castle, The Morning Dew, Dave’s Dilemma, Micko’s Reel, The Dark Girl in Blue, Welcome Home Grainne, The Monaghan Twig, The Maid Behind the Bar, Foot the Turf, Knocknagow, Happy Days of Easter, My Mother’s Small Pet, The Templeglantine, The Glass of Beer, Tear the Calico, The Roscommon, Stranded in Scotland, The Concertina Reel, O’Dwyer’s Reel, The Wind that Shakes the Barley, Mullin’s Fancy, The Kesh Reel, The Primrose Lass

Polkas: As I Went Out Upon the Ice, Sweeney’s, Tureengarbh Glen, Micky Chewing Bubble Gum

Airs: O Bhean A’Ti, The Irish Sea, Down by the Seaside, Taim Breoite go Leor, The March of the King of Laois

Jigs: The Girl from Dungannon, The Scenic Route, The Driver, Alen’s Lucky Stone, McAleer’s Jig, Shelly’s Jig, The Battering Ram, The Lilting Fisherman, The Lark in the Morning, Molly Quinlan’s, The Old Hag Around the Corner, Give us a Song, The Top of Cork Road, The Nightcap, Young Patrick Carr, Bill Harte’s, Bailey’s Nuts, Welcome Home Grainne, The Dutchman and the Grasshopper, Austin Tierny’s, Joe Cooley’s, The Donegal Lass, Montague’s

Hornpipes: The Girl from Dungannon, Joe Cooley’s, Give us Another Song, The Ring of Dreams, The Strutting Jig, The Semi Colon, The Big Yin, Patsy Geary’s, The New Crossroads, The Popular Girl, Kitty Magee, The Meniscus

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Joseph MacDonald - Compleat Theory

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Joseph MacDonald was a piper from the far north-west of Scotland; he was also an accomplished fiddle player. He was the first to ever write down about Gaelic piping or pibroch. Unfortunately his manuscript was not published until after his death, and when it was printed there were many errors. This edition of the original manuscript presents both a facsimile and an edited printed text, with copious annotations and footnotes explaining all of the curious technical contents. There are also sections by Cannon on the Gaelic and English musical terminology, and a good general introduction. The book itself covers the musical style and technique of pibroch, with general comments about style and idiom as well as detailed fingering charts for various pipe ornaments and gracenotes. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in historical Gaelic music performance practice. It has long been out of print but was re-printed in a second edition in 2010. Extra-large format paperback, 160 pages. The front cover illustration of a piper is a drawing from the manuscript.

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Allan MacDonald - Colla Mo Run

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Allan MacDonald has famously managed to re-unite piobaireachd with Gaelic language rhythms in song, thereby placing the tunes in their original socio-linguistic context, which is showcased in this recording. His work is contained in an M.Litt thesis, completed at the School of Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh, in 1995.

The clarity and precision of Margaret's voice make it appreciable even to those who are not generally keen on Gaelic song, and her deft intonation will impress those who are already fans.
Allan's Highland pipes set off Margaret's voice in the haunting airs, and his smallpipes provide a fitting backing for his own vocals.

15 tracks: The Flagon * Road To Loch nam Bearnas * Cutty's Wedding * Rothiemurchus Rant * Lochiel's Away to France * The Flagon * Theid Is Gun Teid E Leam * Rinn Thu Eudail Mo Mhealladh * We're A Case the Bunch of Us * Angela * Seudan A'Chuain * Seann Duine Cha Ghabh Mi Idir * Tha Soir Coineadh Am Beinn Dobhrain * Aig Baile * Oran Fear Ghlinne-Cuaich * Hug Oreann O Ro Gur Toigh Leam Fhin Thu * Oran Talaidh An Eich-uisge * Colla Mo Run * Hi Ho Leagain * Katie Ness of Kinnyside * Glen Lyon * Cameronian's Rant * General MacDonald * Tha Sinn A' Falbh * Na h-Eilhirich.

Featuring Allan MacDonald (Highland pipes, jaws harp, smallpipes, vocals), and Margaret Stewart (vocals) with Rona Lightfoot (vocals), Ingrid Henderson (vocals, clarsach, piano), Iain MacDonald (flute, concertina, whistle), James Mackintosh (percussion), Malcolm Stitt (guitar, cittern), Allan Henderson (keyboards, fiddle) and Iain MacFarlane (fiddle).

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Allan MacDonald - Dastirum

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Raised in the isolated Gaelic- speaking community of Glenuig, Allan MacDonald started piping when he was nine and went on to pursue a competitive career which included winning the Inverness Clasp on two occasions. He was taught first by Pipe Major John MacKenzie, Campbeltown and then piobaireachd by Bob Nicol, Ballater and Roddy MacDonald, South Uist.
He soon, however, became ambivalent towards the competitive discipline of piping and was at the forefront of efforts to introduce alternative styles of playing light music in the 1970s and 80s. In the more classical genre of Ceol Mor, he set out to explore the extent to which modern styles of piobaireachd playing differ from those of the early 18th century. This he did by re-uniting piobaireachd with Gaelic language rhythms in song, thereby placing the tunes in their original socio-linguistic context. His work is contained in an M.Litt thesis, completed at the School of Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh, in 1995.

Tracks included are;

1. LAMENT FOR ALASDAIR DEARG (1630)

2. HIOTROTRO

3. HIOTROTRO

4. THE RED SPECKLED BULL

5. LAMENT FOR DONALD OF LAGGAN (1645)

6. HIHORODO HAO

7. PORT JEAN LINDSAY

8. I AM PROUD TO PLAY A PIPE

9. A LAMENT

10. LAMENT FOR RED HECTOR (1651)

11. THE END OF THE LITTLE BRIDGE

12. LAMENT FOR THE YOUNG LAIRD OF DUNGALLAN

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Finlay MacDonald

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After 3 years studying at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Finlay was in the first class to graduate with a BA Scottish Music. Having specialised in performance and composing, he has been in demand as a performer and has toured with top Scottish Bands such as Def Shepherd, Battlefield Band, Old Blind Dogs and the Kate Rusby Band. Based in Glasgow, Finlay has been popular as a session musician recording on as many as 20 albums in many different musical generes including Jazz, Classical and Traditional.

His first solo album was released in 2000 to critical acclaim and after that formed the “Finlay MacDonald Band”. This band combines the idioms of Contemporary Piping with Jazz, Funk and Dance. The album “Pressed For Time” was released in 2003 and the band have been touring in Italy, France and Spain with great success.

This self-titled CD, produced by Simon Thoumire, is a compilation of traditional and original pieces, showcasing Finlay MacDonald’s admirable skills as a bagpiper [Highland and Lowland] flute & whistle player and tune-writer. Young though he may be, this man clearly has much to offer the music world, and that of piping in particular. The album starts off at a blurring speed with two great pipes tunes The Plagiarist and The Night We had the Goats learned from inspirational pipers Allan MacDonald and Duncan Johnston. But it’s not all fast and furious; there are beautiful, tender moments in such offerings as the self-penned Cowden Hall, inspired by the area around Finlay’s home and Lake Ochrid, named for a little town on the Serbian border, with delectable piano accompaniment from Brian Kellock. Finlay dips into the old piping manuscripts and comes up with some real treasures such as the quaintly named “I Would Have Preferred Thee at First, but not now Sir” from the Gunn Collection and “The Mountain Dairymaid” from McPhedrans’s. There is even a song “The Hump Backed Whale” sung by Back of the Moon’s Findlay Napier. The musicianship on this CD is exemplary from all concerned and the arrangements on both traditional and contemporary sets demonstrate a pleasingly youthful diversity. Highly recommended.

Tracks include;

1. The Plagiarist/ The Night We had The Goats
2. Angus Sutherland/ The Mountain Dairy Maid
3. Jock the Box/ Trad reel
4. Captain McKerrell's/ Nigel Richards
5. The Road to Loch Nam Bearnish/ Major Forbes/ Nameless/ Lord William
6. Miss Gow/ The Cameronian Rant/ The Flaggon
7. Lake Ochrid
8. Waulking Song/ Greek Street         .
9. The Rusty Gun/ A.A. Cameron's/ The Meechans ~
10. The Humpback Whale
11. I Would Have Preferred Thee at First, but Not Now Sir/ Donald of the Sun/ Welcome Joe McAuley
12. My Old Man is Long a' Dying/ An T-Ord Gallach/ Sugar Merchant
13. Cowden Hall

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Finlay MacDonald - Pressed for time

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Featuring Finlay on Highland bagpipes, Lowland pipes & whistles, Chris Stout - fiddle (Fiddlers' Bid), Kevin MacKenzie - guitar (Sun Honey), Fergus MacKenzie (Sun Honey), drums and percussion, Quee MacArthur - bass (Shooglenifty). The Finlay MacDonald Band are a stunning group of musicians taking trad music to new and exciting levels when they combine their jaw dropping technical mastery of the instruments with young joyful rhythms so beloved of today's trad musicians. This band in live performance catapult their fans onto the dancefloor in droves whether it be their take on brilliant Breton music or when they take master bagpiper Gordon Duncan's tune "Pressed for Time" and play it with such brilliance at the speed of an express train. Heady and exhillarating bagpipe music indeed!

Tracks include;
Died and Gone to Prague
Breton Set
Happy Jigs
Alastair’s Vintage Bar
An Exercise
Macedonian tune
My Mighty Friend
McKerrells
Bulgaria Red
Pressed for Time

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Finlay MacDonald Band - Recho

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The Finlay MacDonald Band, brings together the tightest of Jazz, Funk grooves with blistering traditional and contemporary tunes on pipes and fiddle. The band has been it's current line up for about three years and, alongside Finlay on bagpipes & whistles, the band features Chris Stout (Fiddle), Kevin MacKenzie (Guitar), John Speirs (Bass) and Fergus MacKenzie(Drums).

The band have been keen to explore their country's musical heritage in greater depth and focus on the interaction between different musical styles while keeping the greatest respect for the tradition. The exciting pedigree of this group of accomplished musicians tells you you're in for a vibey, rhythm-filled listen which is enhanced further in their live performances.

Tracks listed include;
Back to Bergamo
Elav the Terrible
Time to Dance
Salsa’s
Bulgarian
Abdoul’s
Ud the Duduk
Miss Elliott’s
New Breton’s

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Selbie Drone Reeds

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One of the main features of the Selbie reed is the patent pending tongue system. The T shape formed tongued fits into the precision engineered reed body. This eliminates the need to glue tongues to the body. It allows the tongue to be removed and cleaned of any residue or seasoning if a reed were to fall ino the pipe bag. It can then be refitted to the reed body and set to its original position.

Selbie reeds have been developed to fit most makes of pipes. Black waxed hemp can be added to the rubber sleeve to ensure a secure fit.

Prior to despatch, the reeds have been tested for pitch and strength, and are delivered with instructions on how to fine tune the reed to obtain the perfect balance between chanter and drones.

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Terry Tully Books Volume 1

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Tunes included are;
75th Anniversary March Ass In The Graveyard Austin Tierney's Ballintore Fancy Ballintore Hornpipe Banshee Boys Of Malin Boys of the Lough Buttevante Castle Condons Frolics (1) Condons Frolics (2) Congress Reel Cook in the Kitchen Cup of Tea Do You Love an Apple Downfall of Paris Drops of Brandy Drops of Brandy Drunken Landlady Eagle's Whistle Eagle's Whistle (Waltz) Elizabeth Kelly's Delight Frahar's Jig Friars Britches Give Us A Drink of water Glendale Meadows Going to the Well for Water Gravel Walk Hag at the Churn Hag with the Money Hughie Travers Hughie Travers Humours Of Ballyloughlin Humours of Tulla Ice In The Bucket (1st Setting) Ice in the Bucket (2nd setting) Jimmy Ward's Jig Kesh Jig Lismurrane Lamps Little House Under the Hill Lord Ramsay Madame Bonaparte Maid on the Green (1) Maid on the Green (2) March Down the Aisle McFadden's Merrily Danced the Quaker's Wife Moll Roe Mountain Road Mouse in the Bag of Potatoes My Darling Asleep Navvy on the Line O'Farrell's Welcome to Limerick O'Rourke's Old Hag at the Kiln Old Hag You've Killed Me Otter's Holt Out in the Ocean Paddy Clancy's Patsy Geary's Pipe on the Hob Plains of Boyle Pumpkin's Fancy Queen Of The Rushes Rainbow Rocking the Baby Rolling Wave Silver Spear Sonny Brogan's Sonny's Mazurka Sruleen Park Surleen Gael Swallow's Tail Tar Road to Sligo Teddy O'Neill Tommy Tully's Air Top Hat Tom Town of Ballybay Yellow Tinker

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Donald MacDonald - Collection of Piobaireachd Volume 1

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This is a new edition of that book. It presents the music in complete detail incorporating Donald MacDonald's characteristically elegant phrasing together with a modern setting familiar to pipers of today. The introductory chapters contain a biography of Donald MacDonald, the historical background to his work and the sources of the music.

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Royal Scots Royal Regiment

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12/8 MARCH: Glasgow Week In Hamburg

4/4 MARCHES: Lynda's Dirk - Major Archie Addison - The Bonnie Woods of Stirkoke

6/8 MARCHES: Amalgamation March - Captain J. L. Wilson-Smith - Kamaksan - Lieutenant Colonel A. W. R. Currie - Lieutenant Colonel Maxwell's Farewell tot he First - Lietuenant Colonel J. N. Stisted's Farewell to the 1st Battalion the Royal Scots - Major D. H. Hay - Major J. V. Dent - Pipe Major Bill Boyle, New Zealand Scottish Regiment - The Royal Scots Celebrate the Presentation of new Colours 1980 - The Queens Own Lowland Yoemanry - The Boleskin Shinty Team - The Storming of Marienburg - The First's Farewell to Egypt - Young Royals - Pipe Major P. W. Morecroft's Farewell to Edinburgh Castle

2/4 MARCHES: Captain MacNeal's Welcome Home from South Africa - Colonel Greenhill Gardyne of Glenforsa - Milbank Cottage - The Canadian Scottish - Queen's Edinburgh Rifles - The Lothian Lads - The Royal scots Farewell to Quetta - The Royal Scots Polka

STRATHSPEYS: Allan's Bonnet - Heather MacRae - Highland Mary - Hogmany Rejoicings - Sandy Stewart - The Bullons O'Bochan

REELS: Allan's Bonnet - Avondale - Lawrie's Fancy - Miss Guthrie of Tillyfour - Mrs MacNeil of Ugdale - Pipe Major George MacRae - Pipers of the Royal Scots - Primrose Cottage - Princess Mary's Banner - The Royal Scots - Mrs Ann Cornwall

JIGS: High Fraser - Jacqueline Duthie's Leprechaun - Lieutenant Colonel George Spoer - Mrs Jean Gillon - Mrs Veronica Morecroft - Robertson's Fancy - Roy Gordon Bonar - The Evacuation of Cyprus, 1974 - The Northern Train - The Tmepiece

SLOW AIRS: Bright Eye Mairi - Galoway Hills - Gillies McBain - Going Home - Come to the Hills - Leaving Barra - St. Andrews Cross - Sergeant James Murray - The Green Glens of Antrim - The Men Went To Drink

HORNPIPES: Buckles Fingers - Denholm Dempsey - Maggies Fancy - Marshall's Fancy - Newmarket House - The Ghost of the Back Stairs - The Kilted Runner - The Train Journey North

PIOBAIREACHD: Lament for Pipe Major High Fraser

REGIMENTAL AND COMPANY TUNES: Dumbarton's Drums - Monymusk - Scotland The Brave - Scots Royal - Point of War - Loch Leven Castle - Blue Bonnets - The Garb of Old Gaul - H.R.H. Princess Mary's Wedding March - The Barren Rocks of Aden - Marie's Wedding - The Black Bear - The Liberton Polka - The Steamboat

REGIMENTAL CALLS AND WARNINGS: Johnnie Cope - Bundle and Go - A Man's a Man for A' That - Brose and Butter - Up and Warn Them A' Wullie - Jenny's Bawbee - The Heroes of Kohima - The Battle of Killiecrankie - Lochaber No More - Sleep Dearie Sleep - Bannocks of Barley Meal - Pibroch O' Donald Dhu

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William Gunn Collection

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 13/02/2012 00:00:00

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It's exciting to see this wonderful book come back into print after an absence of some years. In its collection of some 214 tunes this book is a treasure of piping precedent.

As Finlay MacDonald says in his introduction, " I first discovered Gunn's collection as an undergraduate at a time when more modern collections were no longer a source of inspiration. Over the years he has increased my repertoire and influenced my piping style considerably. I sincerely hope that both pipers and other musicians will experience the same satisfaction from studying this work."

Tunes included are;

The Charms of Whisky The Christmas Carousing Back of the Change House The Sugar Merchant I would have preferred thee at first, but not now Sir Kenny's Dance with his Sweetheart The Stumpy Lass Malcolm McPhee The Flirting Brown Maid Not in a bag or a sack Jig The Highland Wedding Keep the country bonny lassie My regard is for Donald Lowland Amusement The Dairymaid's Dance The Mountain Dairymaid Lord Dunmore's Jig Duke of Perth's Reel My Love's Wedding Lord Reay's Jig Pussy's Tail Sandy's farm steading The woer with the pock of meal The Tailor's Wedding To America We Go The Amorous Carling The Woollen Cap Kail and Pudding, &c. The Grey Bob The Man in the Moon The Fair Dairymaid Lady Bighouse's Reel Plovers abound in the Hills Old Mrs. Morrison The Reay Country Wives Molly with the Gold Locks The Lad was Norman The Gown and Apron The Black Mill The Lovely Black Maid Old Mrs. Chishom I Won't Go a Gossiping The Reel of Bervie Murdo's Daughter The Merry Black Lad The Bristled Beard The Piper's Wife My wooer, Be Merry The Goat's Pen The Black Ewe's Cascade The Piper's Son When I Was a Maid Malcolm Canmore's Tax Gatherer Saw ye Renard The Wig The Ale is Dear Will You Have a Fiddler Caber Feidh (Deer's Horn) The Bagpipe Black Duncan Strathspey The Tailor's Daugher The Hoof'd Carle's Son The Braes of Melinish The Lame Foot Abercairney's Highlandmen Would the Minister Not Dance Speed the Plough The Black Hair'd Laddie The Raven's Rock The Hen's Wife's Daughter The Daft Dairymaid Finlay Brown Behind the Bush in the Garden The Spilling of the Kail Miller's Fair Daughter Miss Drummond of Perth My Charming Lad The Duchess of Sutherland's Jig Kiln Trough The Herring Wife The Carle's Delight Mrs. Stewart Grantully John McEachinn's Favorite The Stable Boys My Old Man is Long A-dying The Churlish Husband Kirsty's Head-dress The Cause for which You Lov'd Me Strathspey Young Rory Malcolm the Weaver and Malcolm the Tailor Tullach Gorum I Was Blamed for Sporting I Would Court a Pretty Young Maid First of May The Daisy Hillock The Merry Wooer The Old Lady of Rasay Golspy Lasses Tending the Steer, with a Heavy Heart Buckskin Kilt Donald Dun Johnny's Wife Let the Bottle Circulate Ours Lads are nice The Sheep Wife Willie's Wife Old Man's Dance The Cock Knowe The Goat and the Sheep Herd The Maid of Edrachaolis The Weaver The Birth of Lord Reay's Daughter John Patterson's Mare Reel of Tulloch The Heroic Lad Willie Roy's Loomhouse Donald's Wedding The Rejected Suitor Ducking the Carle Colonel Stewart of Garth's Reel The Tartan A Hornpipe Beat the Red Coats at Culloden The Merchant's Wife The Black Cock The Black Mare Thomson's Dirk Sir Hector Munro's Reel The Drover Lads The Inundation The Grey Buck The Bog The Circle The Brock Hector's Appeal Dinna think Bonnie Lassie The Goodwife If Charlie Comes Clarissa's Gown The Graceful Move The Deceitful Lover Golspy Fishermen Dunrobin Castle The Fair Bosom Marquis of Lorn's Strathspey The Tailor's Wife Sinclair's Strathspey North Country Merchants The Gormandiser Bugle Horn Quick Step Helmsdale McRory's Breeks My Lad Has a Bonnet Chester Castle The Miller's Daughter Glengarry's Dirk Pretty Marion The Maltman Prince Albert's March McKenzie's Farewell to Sutherland John Mackechun's Quick Step The Carle's Cows Sandy's Bonnet Inverary Wedding Braes of Glenorchy Protestant Boys The Blue Bonnet Tain Lasses The Roses Blaw The Ord of Caithness Pride of Caledonia 74th Highlander's March Rutherglen Bridge Dornoch Links How Auld Are ye My Bonny Lass 79th Highlanders March MacDonald's Favorite Nora Crina Faskally House The Tournament Tomatin 78th Highlander's March The Lads wi' the Kilt The Persevering Lover Reid's Fancy Piobirach of Donald Dubh Glasgow Gaelic Club Highland Laddie O as I was Kiss'd Yestereen Duke of Sutherland's March Peggy's Wedding Benmore Bonny Strathmore Miss Duncanson's Favorite Campbelltown Loch Yester House 71st Highlander's Quick Step Ossian's Hall Reel Yankee Reel Fingal's Weeping The Merry Old Gardner Britain's Glory Bannock's o' Barley Meal Over the hills and far away The Stool of Repentance Tripper's Quick Step MacFarlane Clachan's Favorite The Highland Plaid Traverse the Rough Hills Tullichewen Castle 93rd Highlanders Welcome to Glasgow Highland Ladies Fishing Glengarry's Gathering Young Rory The Sheep Wife Jessie Brown of Lucknow Captn Murray's Quick Step Lady Charlote Murray's Jig The Laird of Cockpen The Lads of this Town Ardoss Castle The Bride will be no more wi her Mother Johnny Cope

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Paul Ritchie - Urban Hero

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Tunes included are;

Urban Hero Dad’s Hornpipe The Black Sheep Gus McAskill The Welsh Dragons Mother Earth The Crowbar The Parisian Quickstep Pipe-Major George S. Ritchie Fit Like Min?! Piper Bill Number Eighteen Leslie Inness Alison McInnes Roy The Boy The Torry Cowboy Stimulus Ronald Morrison of South Uist Mojitos in Manhattan Dougie Campbell Mrs Harriet Ritchie Mrs Ann Campbell Campbell’s Tartan Army The 47th Culter Boys’ Pipe Band Sandy Robertson Athelstaneford Tortoise Shell The Gurkha Salute Sergeant Stanley Rothney Pipe-Major James Hamilton Catharsis Fading Away Wrongs and Remedies The Revolving Door Jimmy Bane Unity Sibyl Pennycord Post-Worlds Blues Fiona and Gareth Friends and Blends and Wild Weekends Senior Junior Whiplash Bruce’s Birdie Bulldog Spirit Waltzes The Morris Dancer Staggering Hame Pain Relief Inner Strength Kevin Cormack Dizzy’s Waltz

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Queens Own Highlanders - Cabarfeidh

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 13/02/2012 00:00:00

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Tunes included are;

'Chiefy's' March 'Jocky' 'Pibroch' MacKenzie's Farewell 1st Bn Queen's Own Highlanders Farewell to South Armagh 2nd Bn. 51st Highland Volunteers TA farewell to RSM M. MacLeod 42nd's farewell to Major G.B.Murray, The 51st Highland Division, The 91st at Modder River, The 9th Bn. Gordon Highlanders (116th Reg.RAC)crossing The Irrawaddy A Luaidh AKA: My Dearest A. A. Cameron Achduart Achnahaird Ale is dear An T' Alltan Dubh Angela's Wedding Archie Campbell of the 51st Highland Division Ardvasar Blacksmith, The Argyll and the Isles Arthur Gillies Battle of Waterloo, The Bert Sutherland Black Isle, The Bonnie Argyll Bonnie Gallowa' Bonnie Strathyre Bonnie Wells o'Wearie, The Bridge o' Perth Brown haired maid, The Bugle Call, The Burma Rifles march past, The Cabar Feidh Caller Herrin' Calon Lan Captain Alec Fraser Captain H. B. H. E. Monro Captain Noel Chavasse, VC Pipe Sgt. Castle and keys Chocks Away Chris Dillon's welcome to Ullapool Clachnaharry Cogadh No Sith AKA: 'War Or Peace' or 'The true Gathering of the Clans' Colonel Robertson MacLeod's farewell to Tulliallan Come by the hills Coolin Hills, The Creag Guanach Crodh Chailein Cromdale Hornpipe, The Culna Craig David Boswell's walkabout Devil in the kitchen, The Domhnull Mac-A-Phi Donald Cameron's Powder Horn Donald MacLennan's Tuning Phrase Donald MacLeod Donella Beaton Dornoch Links Dr. Sydney Peace, Kirkwall Drive home the mainlanders Duck, The Duirinish Piping Society, The Duncan Lamont Edinburgh Castle Eochar Reel, The Erchless Castle Evan Macrae's beard Ewe wi' the crookit horn, The (Crooked) Fair maid of Barra, The Farewell to Colonel R.D.MacLagan, CBE, MC Farewell to Lord Louis Mountbatten Fear A'Bhata AKA: The Boatman Follow my highland soldier Frimley Galloway Hills, The Galway City General George Patton - US Army William Gregor General Hunt's welcome to the Queen's Own Highlanders Glasgow Police march past, The AKA: Sands of Loch Bee Governor's Installation, Edinburgh Castle Granny Duncan AKA: Johnny Crockle Green Glens of Antrim, The GreenfieldGur Milis Morag March to Serembam, The H.M. King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden He's over the hill that I love well Hebridean Polka, The Hecky Morrison Heroes of St Valery Hielan' Laddie Highland Reel Highland Whisky Hong Kong Highland Gathering, The Inveresk House Inverness Gathering, The Inverness Piping Society Jack McLaughlin Jim Barrie Jimmy MacKenzie, Stornoway John Rennie John Roy Stewart Johnnie Cope Johnnie MacIntyre Johnny Cope Kathleen Gillies Kyle Alexander Lad that wears the plaid, The AKA: The Rose among the Heather Laird of Cockpen, The Lament for Rory Mor Patrick Mor Lament for the Earl of Seafield Lantern of the North, The Lass of Gowrie, The Last parade, The Leaving Barra Leaving Eriskay Leaving Ireland Lewis Soldier, The Lieutenant Colonel George Latham's Fancy Lindsay's Lament Liverpool Scottish Salute to 'Tiny' Barber, The Loch Carron Lochaber no more Lochiel's welcome to Glasgow Logie O'Buchan Lord Dunmore's Jig Lovat Scouts, The Lt. Col. A.A. Fairrie's march Lt. Col. A.S. Duncan Lt. Col. D.J.S. Murray Lt. Col. D.R. MacLennan Lt. Col. H.W. Kemble of Knock Lt. Col. I. G. Nanson's Farewell Lt. Col. J.C.O.R. Hopkinson Lt. Col. R. D. Maclagan, CBE, MC Lt. Col. Robin Campbell, DSO Lt. Col. S. Gair Lt. Gen. Sir Derek Lang, KCB, DSO, MC Lt. Patrick J.F. Graeme's march MacGregor of Rora Maiden of Morvern, The Major C. M. C. Crowe Major Forbes, 78th Highlanders Major General Frank Richardson Major I.M. Fraser's farewell Major S. H. R. H. Monro's March Mason's Apron, The Merrily sailing Merry Lads of Dornoch, The Methven Castle Mhairi Bhan Og Mhuinntir A'Ghlinne So Michael Joseph MacKinnon Miss Girdle The Torloisk Song Morair Sim Mr. and Mrs. Peter MacLean Mrs. Donald MacLeod Mrs. MacDonald, of Uig Muile Nam Fuar Bheann AKA: Mull of the Cool High Bens Neil Robertson, West End Hotel Old wife ayont the fire, The Over the Chindwin Paardeberg Paddy on the railroad AKA: The Merry Blacksmith Paddy's Leather Breeches Pathan War March, 'Zakhmi Dil' Patrick McGovern Phantom Piper of Corrieyairack, The Piobaireachd Dhomhnuill Dhuibh Pipe Major Andrew Venters Pipe Major Donald MacLean, of Lewis Pipe Major R.H. MacPhee's Reel PM Iain Morrison PM Willie Young's fancy Pretty Apron, The Prince Charles's Welcome to Lochaber Queen's Own Highlanders Farewell to Brunei Queen's Own Highlanders Farewell to General Sir James Cassels Queen's Own Highlanders Polka, The Rakes of Kildare Richmond Lass, The Rose tree, The Ross Battery, The Sae will we yet AKA: Wearing of the Green Salute to Lt. Col. David Blair Sandy Finnie Scottish Piping Society of the Witwatersrand, The Sgaoth Sgadan AKA: Shoals of Herring Sheila's Lullaby Sir Thomas Wardle of Western Australia Skylark's Ascension, The Sodger's Return, The South Uist Emigrants, The South Uist Hornpipe, The Sporting Jamie Superscot Susan MacLeod Tenth Anniversary, The Tha Mi Duilich Thailer a bha me, sherridh is feader a thuair me Thief of Lochaber, The Tir'nam Croabh AKA: Land of the Trees Tuigann Leum's Dean Cabhag AKA: Hasten and come with me Vancouver Police Pipe Band Willie Macrae, of Ullapool Wiseman's Excercise Ye Jacobites by name

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The McKerrel/MacDonald Collection of Bagpipe Music

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Tunes included;

Abdul's, The Killoch Glen, Alastair's Vintage Bar, Lauren McCowen's Reel, Armadale Stree, 8 o'clock...sherp!,, Lord William of Gryffe, Armstrong's, The Manchester Hornpipe, Back to Bergamo, Mark McKerrell, The Border Boys, McKerrell's, Carnan, McKerrell's Fancy, The Cherrygrove & District Pipes..., The Mechans, Christian Cloete's Welcome to Glasgow, Miss Fiona Manson, Colin MacLellan of Edinburgh, Nigel Richard's, Died and Gone to Prague, The Real Banda de Gaita's Welcome..., Double Dose of Bowes!, Roddy MacAuley's, The Dougster, Sandy Watson's, Dr. Freda Scott-Park, President BSAVA, Simon McKerrell's Compliments to Fiona..., Dr. Mike Paterson, Strakonice, The Fast Jig, Stuart Letford, The Flood on the Home, The Sunday Club, Gillian Frame's, Taighnadonn, The Grand Central Jig, The Tartan Rocket, Hararin hachum, The,, Tattoo Guests, High and Dry, Thornwood, Jenna Reid's, Time out in the Gap, Joe MacAuley's, More time out in the Gap, Keogh's Peshwari, Tommy Elder's, Kevin MacKenzie, White Heather Cottage.

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Captain John MacLellan - Ceol Beag Plus Ceol Mor

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John A. MacLellan was born in Dunfermline, Fife, in July, 1921. He attended Fort Augustus Abbey School and joined the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders as a boy piper in 1936. His potential became apparent quickly, and in 1941 at age 19 he was named Pipe Major of the 9th Battalion, Queen’s Own Highlanders: the youngest man ever named pipe major in the British Army to that point. He would subsequently serve as pipe major with the 1st Seaforth Highlanders, the Lowland Brigade, and the 11th Seaforths.

In 1946 he attended the Pipe Major’s course under Willie Ross and graduated with a Distinguished Certificate. He took over from Willie Ross in 1959 at the Army School of piping.

Prizes began to fall to him immediately after the war, when he won the marches at the Argyllshire Gathering in 1947 and the Former Winners’ MSR the following year. By the time he retired from competing in 1968 he had compiled one of the most successful competitive careers on record. His most notable competitive achievement was to win the four major former winners’ events at Oban and Inverness in 1958 – a feat not accomplished before or since.

Prizes include;
Gold Medal at Oban in 1957 (“In Praise of Morag”) ,
Gold Medal at Inverness in 1959 (“MacLeod of Raasay’s Salute”) ,
Open Piobaireachd at Oban in 1948 (“The Vaunting”) , and 1958 (“The Lament for Colin Roy MacKenzie”),
Clasp at Inverness in 1958 (“The Daughter’s Lament”) and 1963 (“The Salute on the Birth of Rory Mor MacLeod”),
Former Winners' March, Strathspey and Reel at Oban (1948, 1958, 1963, 1964)
Former Winner, Inverness (1948, 1958. 1963).
The Scottish Piping Society of London; Bratach Gorm there along with five wins in the Former Winners' March, Strathspey and Reel.

Tunes included are;
Boys of Bluehill. Golden Wreath. High Level. HLI Hornpipe (Gillespie's). Jolly Beggarman. Alexander MacAskill of Berneray, Harris. Duncan the Gauger. Flora MacIsaac. Flying Scotsman. Lt. McGuire's Jig. The Yo-Yo. The Auld Hoose. Bonnie Gallowa'. Bonnie Hoose O' Airlie. Caller Herring. Crusader's March. 8th Argyll's Farewell to the 116th Regiment de Ligne. John Morrison. Jeannie's Black E'e. Morar Shimi (Lord Lovat's March). Old Rustic Bridge. Road to Gerinish. Rowan Tree. Weary Maid. Borthwick of Borthwick. Caledonian Society of Norway. Captain's March. General Hunt's Welcome to the Queen's Own Highlanders. HRH The Duke of Kent's Wedding March. Lt Gen Sir Derek Lang. Ronald MacNicol Esq. Cabar Feidh (reel). Kinlochewe. Lochiel's Away to France. Rattagan Ridge. Entry into Crater. Salute to the Scottish Infantry. Cameronian Rant. Col Stuart Green. Lady Louden. A Hebridean Air (O' My Love). Crookit Bawbee. Saffron Kilt. Silver Chanter. Waters of Kylescu. Phantom Piper of the Corrieyairack.

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Captain John MacLellan - More music for the Highland Bagpipe

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 13/02/2012 00:00:00

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In 1946 he attended the Pipe Major’s course under Willie Ross and graduated with a Distinguished Certificate. He took over from Willie Ross in 1959 at the Army School of piping.

Tunes included are;

Amazing Grace. Allan Dodd's Farewell to Scotland. Banks of the Skiach. Braes of Ben Bhraggie. Conan Bridge. Duncan MacNeill of Melfort. Eagle Pipers' March. General Collingwood's Farewell to Scottish Command. Invercharron Highland Gathering. John MacColl's March to Kilbowie Cottage. Ladies from Hell Leaving Glencoe. Lt Col D R MacLennan - Queen's Own Highlanders. Major David MacQueen. Marchhall Crescent. Muir of Ord. Murdo's Wedding. Over the Crask. Patrick W Sandeman Esq. PM A Gordon Asher. PM Goerge Stoddart BEM. Prince's Street Parade. Royal Greek Guard. Scotland's Welcome to the King of Norway. Tayside Pipers' Society. WRAC of the 51st (H) Division. Callin Mo Ruin-sa. Lochbroom Bay. Mingulay Love Song. The Boatman (Fear a Bhata). My Home Town. Athole Brose. Glenelg Bay. Lady MacDonald. Monymusk. Spirits of Old Pulteney (strathspey). Alick Cameron (Champion Piper). Anon. Broadford Bay. Country Girl and the Hungarian Fiddler. Conal Crovi. Daldownie's Reel. Flora Cameron's Reel. Hugh MacDonald. Johnnie MacDonald's Reel. Kalabakan. Louden Hill. MacKay from Skye. PM Calum Campbell. PM Jimmy Pryde. Spirits of Old Pulteney (reel). The Four Courts. G B Allan. John F Kennedy. Newmarket House. Father O'Flynn. Isla MacLeod. James Young. The Northern Train. The Pony Gallop. The Road to Kintyre. The Smith's Old Wife.

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Split Stock

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 10/02/2012 00:00:00

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The split stock water trap comprises a plastic stock, which is in two parts, together with a flexible tube. The tube collects excess moisture which can be poured out by removing the blowpipe from the bagpipes.

As the stock splits in two the tube can be removed when seasoning a leather pipe bag. The split stock can be fitted to any pipe bag however it is most commonly used in leather pipe bags or synthetic pipe bags that don't have a zip.

It is available with either an imitation ivory ferrule or nickel ferrule.

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Pipers Pal - Reed Protector

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 10/02/2012 00:00:00

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The Piper's Pal Reed Protector functions as a reed protector with the added benefit of a humidity control system. The rod keeps humidified air surounding the chanter reed. Absorbs moisture when reed is wet. Provides moisture when reed is dry.

With the Piper's Pal your reeds will:
- Always be ready to play
- Stabilize quickly and remain stable when played
- Store indefinitely and be restored to playing condition in minutes
- Break in quicker with minimum effort
- Last longer and minimize mold and mildew.

All Piper's Pal Products are Patented

Recharge kits are also are available.

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Korg CA-40 Tuner

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 10/02/2012 00:00:00

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KORG CA40 Chromatic Tuner

-A compact chromatic tuner, ideal for use with brass band or orchestra.
-Larger and more easily readable high-precision LCD needle-style meter.
-Wide detection range from A0~C8.
- Calibration function that accommodates a variety of concert pitches.
- Sound Out function that lets you produce a reference tone from the internal speaker. The tuner will remember the pitch you select.
- Bypass function.
- Auto Power Off function saves the battery even if you forget to turn off the tuner.
- Memory Backup function.
- Approximately 85 hours of continuous use.

A detection range that's wider than ever
With a wide range that covers A0 (27.50 Hz) 〜 C8 (4186.01Hz), you can tune a variety of instruments with the CA-40, including wind, string, and keyboard instruments. The pitch and range are detected quickly and accurately. You can use the built-in high-sensitivity microphone to detect the pitch of an acoustic instrument without requiring any other equipment. Alternatively, you can use the separately sold CM-100 contact microphone to send the vibration of the instrument directly to the tuner, so that you can tune accurately without worrying about other sounds in the environment. An output jack (bypass) has been added, making it easy to check the tuning even while you perform.

Conveniently thin and compact
The pocket-sized CA-40 features a refined design with a stand on the back that lets you place the tuner on any surface.

Large high-precision LCD meter
The CA-40’s display has been enlarged for even better visibility. In addition to providing both the accuracy of an LCD and the easy viewing of a needle-style meter, red and green LEDs are also provided to indicate pitch deviations, making tuning smooth and easy.

Sound Out function produces a reference tone from the internal speaker
In addition to letting you tune visually using the meter, the CA-40 provides a Sound Out function that plays a reference tone through the internal speaker, letting you tune by ear. You can adjust the reference tone in semitone steps over a range of C4 through C5 (one octave) to accommodate a variety of instruments. Since the reference tone you specify is remembered, it’s easy to sound it again whenever you need to.

Calibration function
The Calibration function lets you adjust the pitch in 1 Hz steps over a range of 410~480 Hz in order to accommodate a variety of concert pitches, giving you the flexibility to tune accurately to any song or key. There’s also a memory backup function that preserves the Calibration setting and Sound Out settings even when you turn off the power.

Auto Power Off function
The Auto Power Off function automatically turns the power off after the unit has been left on for twenty minutes, preventing the batteries from running down needlessly.

Approximately 85 hours of continuous use
The CA-40 is designed for long battery life, and allows approximately 85 hours of continuous use (continuous A4 input, Meter mode, zinc-carbon batteries).

*Even if a sound is within the detectable pitch range, detection may be unsuccessful for instrumental sounds that contain a large number of overtones or that decay rapidly.

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Velvet Cover

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 10/02/2012 00:00:00

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Various colours available for the velvet. Choice of finishing available in either Fringe or Braid and a variety of colours to chose from. Standard Piper Covers have zip and Velcro fastening as well as a highly effective non-slip patch to keep your pipes in place when you are on the move.

Pipe Band orders more than welcome, with options for custom embroidery of band / sponsors logos. Discounts available. Please contact shop@thepipingcentre.co.uk for more details

Bags are made to order

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McCallum Drone Valves

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McCallum Drone Valves are designed to assist pipers in achieving consistent and steady strike-ins and cut-offs. They are simply fitted into the bottom of each drone stock inside the bag. McCallum drone valves are suitable for most bag setups with access to the inside of the bag.

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Little Mac Valve

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 10/02/2012 00:00:00

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Keeping the bag full and providing a constant pressure for steady blowing is hard enough when playing your bagpipe, so you don't need the added worry and aggravation of a wasteful air leak through your mouthpiece. This can be 100 per cent eliminated when you use the "Little Mac" Valve. You will benefit in the following ways; does not restrict blowing; an instant airtight seal; little or no maintenance; will not dry or wear out; top quality and durability.

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Gordon & Ian Duncan - A Few Tunes & Mair

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 10/02/2012 00:00:00

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This contains many great Gordon tunes and arrangements - Andy Renwick's Ferret anyone? - many of which featured in the selections of the Vale in those years, as well as in medleys of all the top bands and soloists. Additional tunes have been donated by ex-Vale pipers Gary West, Ross Ainslie, Ali Hutton and Stevie Saint.

Tunes included are;

Infamous Barashed, The
Flying Scotsman, The
Gadaffi's Revenge
Lord Provost's Hornpipe, The
Dod's Tartan Punk Rock Trews
Intrepid Michelin Skymen, The
Alistair Fergus Ewan
Angus MacKenzie of Dumbarton
Coupit Yowe
Gillian Chalmers` Jig
Jimmy Ward
Tom Billy
Price Of The Pig
Gold Ring, The
Abercairney Tom
Kesh Jig, The
Humours of Whiskey
Barabel Phadruig (Patrick's Annabel)
Hag at the Churn, The
Lark in the Morning
Snug in the Blanket
Paddy Clancy's
Langstrom's Pony
Grid, The
Willie Ray
Half Gill
Pipe Major Ian G. Duncan
Old Hag You Have Killed Me
Bee in the Knickers, The
Eavesdropper, The
As I Was Kissed Yestereen
Rambling Pitchfork, The
Sporting Pitchfork, The
Brady's Jig
Slalom Skier, The
Blarney Pilgrim, The
Gordon Cottage
Eilidh Shaw
Thomas Maxwell of Briarsbush
Laxdale Cottage
Isabel S. MacDonald
Colonel Gifford
MacFail from Bunessa
Davie Ewens Welcome to Ravenswood
Noelle Duncan
Cuil House
Nellie Stewart's Farewell to Dervaig Post Office
Atholl Highlanders` March to Braemar Gathering, The
Forgotten Winner, The
Union Glen
Stirling Brig
Rose Of Allandale
Farwell to Hawick
Mhorag
Sophie the Mink
3am in Edradour
Masters and Apprentices
Dirty Bee
Andy Renwicks Ferret
An Albannach
Farewell to Erin
Ca' The Yowes
Mrs MacLeod
Congress Reel
Swallow Tailed Coat
International Piper, The
Famous Ballymote
Barmaid, The
Footprints on the Water
Rakish Paddy
Martin Ainsborough's Reel
Humours of Tulla
O'Rourke's
Scotch Mary
Old Mountain Road
Sisters' Reel
Silver Spear, The
MacCrimmon Will Never Return
Eileen Mary Connolly
Idir Deighic Gus Breo
Tibby
Eriskay Song
Braes Of Skreen
Paddy's Green Shamrock Shores
Voodoo Chilli
Mac's Kilt
Tha Mi Sgith

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Ryan Canning - The Full Monty

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 10/02/2012 00:00:00

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Containing over 50 new and original pieces of music this is a fantastic addition to any music collection. Many of the tunes have been used in both competition and concert settings by the Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band and can be heard on their various recordings. Many of the tunes have also featured prominently on the World Pipe Band Championship CD's & DVD's. Contributions by Willie McCallum, Fred Morrison, Don Bradford, Megan Harrington, Colin Elder and Craig Turnbull also feature.

Marches

P/M Vernon Hetherington

Drum Major James A. Harrington

Mrs. Jayne Elder

Runrig Golden Anniversary

Strathspeys

Hecla

Madge MacDonald's Wedding

Reels

The Triple Strike

Creatively Blocked

Dudley Lyle

The Piping Poodle

Megan's Request

Take Two

Agony in Arbroath

Ernie's Manor

The Double F Dilemma

The Double F Dilemma 2

Big Duncan's Reel

The Cheesy Chip

Slow Airs

Above the Clouds

The Unknown Air

Hornpipes

The New Age

Stevie's First Bar

The Three Devils

Dr. Drone

Leaving Londonderry

The Waterman

The Impasse

No Regrets

Midnight in Glasgow

The Belmont Hillbillies

Davy's New Wheels

The One-Way Ticket

The Miramachi Canook

The Musselburgh Experience

Ivan Gillespie

The Full Monty

Jigs

Todd's Jig

The Widow Maker

The Dunoon Drone Disaster

Andy's Thicke Edge

Cupid Kilbride

Ryan's Reason

The Haitian Sensation

The Road to Ballygowan

The Big Move

Johnny the Bush Whacker

The Bus from Ballock

John Fettis's Consternation

Sandy Campbell's Underpants

The Whistlestop Cafe

Suite

Calm Before the Storm

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Shepherd Tone Enhancers

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 10/02/2012 00:00:00

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Tone Enhancers are another innovation from RT Shepherd and Sons (Scotland) Ltd. Developed in 2000 in partnership with Robert Mathieson, Pipe Major of House of Edgar Shotts and Dykehead the original tone enhancer provided another solution to old problems of unsteady blowing, holding a constant tone in the drones and preventing excess moisture reaching the drone reeds. A zippered bag is preferable for ease of installation.

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Roddy MacLeod - Piobaireachd Vol 1

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 09/02/2012 00:00:00

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Roddy MacLeod MBE is one of the world’s most accomplished competitive solo pipers, Roddy was tutored by piper and composer Duncan Johnstone and has won all of solo piping’s most coveted awards, many of them several times over. He is in keen international demand as a recitalist, judge and instructor. He was Pipe Major of the World renowned Grade 1 ScottishPower Pipe Band from 1995 – 2005 during which time he led them to over 45 Grade 1 Championship prizes in major competition including the Cowal Championships and the All-Ireland Championship. In 2008 he led the Spirit of Scotland Pipe Band to the final of Grade 1 at the World Pipe Band Championships after bringing together a group of the worlds top solo pipers and drummers together for a short period of intensive practice. With a strong background in teaching, a dedication to the promotion of standards within piping and a zeal to widen popular appreciation of the pipes, he exemplifies the role, task and standing of The National Piping Centre. Roddy is also a Director and a Founder of Piping Live!, the Glasgow International Piping Festival.

Tunes included are;
Straun Robertson's Salute
The Little Spree
Corrienessan's Salute
MacDonald of Kinlochmoidart's Lament No. 1
The Massacre of Glencoe
The Kings Taxes

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Angus Nicolson Trio - The Lasses that Baffle Us

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 09/02/2012 00:00:00

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An energetic pipe-led trio who know how to add influences from around the world to enhance traditional-style tunes. Angus Nicolson (Highland pipes, Border pipes, whistle) with Andrew MacPherson (percussion, whistle) and Murdo Cameron (guitar, accordion).

The Music on the CD is rooted in the traditions of the Highlands and Islands and so too are the band. Each member of the trio comes from a musical family and all were raised and schooled in the same area, so it is no wonder they have a unique sound, full of passion and nuance, history and humour.

Tracks listed include;

The Flowers Of Spring / The Soup Dragon / Cregg's Pipes * Catlodge / Willie Murray's / Stornoway Castle * Miss MacLellan Of Tigh-a-Ghearraidh * Ivan MacDonald's / Dalnahasaig / The Blackbird / 'S Iomaidh Rud A'Chunna Mi * Margaret M Black / Dr Dorothy Main * Lieutenant Colonel D J S Murray * The Ross Battery / Lasses That Baffle Us * Muile Nam Mor Bheann * Captain Archibald Leslie's March / The North Shore / MacFarlane's * Peter MacKinnon Of Skeabost / Woman Of The House / Lord McConnell Of Lough Erne And Lochend * MacKintosh's Lament.

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Donald MacLeod books - Volume 2

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 09/02/2012 00:00:00

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Tunes included are;

74th Highlanders Farewell To Edinburgh
Bernera Bridge, The
Bessie MacKinnon
Braes Of Tullymet, The
Caithness Lads, The
Captain Colin Campbell
Colin Sutherland
Dr Ross's 50th Welcome To The Argyllshire Gathering
Duke Of Roxburgh's Farewell To The Black Mount Forest
Duncan Johnstone
Farewell To The Isles
Fox-Hunt, The
Gillie Calum
Gillie Calum
Glen Galson
Glen Mallan
Glen Orchy
Goatherd, The
Heroes Of St. Valery, The
Highland Whisky
Honarable A. D. Murray, The
I Laid A Herring In Saut
J. L. Mac Kenzie of Aberdeen
Jessie Henderson
Kenmore Volunteers, The
Laverock, The
Loch Seaforth
Lost Drum, The
Meeting Of The Waters, The
Memories Of Long Ago
Miss Joan C. MacKenzie
Mrs Donald Macleod
Norman MacLennan Esq.
Old Women's Dance, The
Peter J. MacInnes
Peter MacFarquhar
Pipe Major Robert Meldrum's Lullaby
Piper John Paul
Pretty Marion
R. S. M. Boyde, D. C. M., M. B. E.
Sea-Gull, The
Sound Of Sleat, The
Stornoway Highland Gathering, The
Tillypronie
Walter Douglas, M. B. E

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Donald MacLeod books - Volume 3

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 09/02/2012 00:00:00

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Tunes included are;

93rd Highlanders Farewell to Edinburgh, The
Alex F. Ibell
Andrew Paul
Angus Ross of Kirtomy
Barn Dance, The
Battle of Waterloo, The
Bellag the Drover
Biddy from Sligo
Blackthorn Stick, The
Borve Castle
Bride's Jig, The
Captain Colin Campbell
Captain R.G. Duke, R.N.
Castlebay
Celtic Society, The
Charles Anderson
Clydeside
Cronan Phadruig Seumas
Cuaich Side
Dalnahassaig
Danny Campbell's Walk Round
Doctor Allan MacDonald
Doctor MacInnes's Fancy
Donald MacLellan's Tuning Phrase
Dornoch Highland Gathering
Eilean Donan Castle
George Symon
Glendale
Gruagach, The
Hammer on the Anvil, The
Here we part
Highland Mary
Invergordon
Jig
Joe MacKenzie
John Bain MacKenzie
Judge's Dilemma
Kenny Ross
Leg of a Duck, The
Lochty House
Long Island, The
Lord Dunmore's Bride's Jig, The
MacPherson's Rant
Marquis of Tullibardine
Mary of Dunvegan
Master Michael Martin
Miss Ada MacDougall
Miss MacDonald of Viewfield
Mrs. Duncan MacFadyen
Mrs. Sutherland's welcome to Portree
Murdo MacGillvray of Eoligarry
Northern Meeting Ceilidh, The
P/M R.U. Brown's Welcome to Canada
Peat Fire, The
Piper's Prelude, The
Roddy MacKay
Roderick of the Glen
Thief of Lochaber, The
Tomnahurich
Traditional
True Lover's Lament, The
Wick Girls Pipe Band, The

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Donald MacLeod books - Volume 4

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 09/02/2012 00:00:00

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Tunes included are;

3rd Seaforth Highlanders, The
Angela Mac Eachern
Annie Anderson
Archie Mac Phail
Atholl Cummers
Banks Of The Lossie, The
Black Isle, The
Bonny Breast Knot, The
Butter Fingers
Cannister, The
Catriona Mac Donald
Clachnaharry
Colonel J. M. Grant
Craig-A-Bodich
Cronan (A Lullaby)
Dalintober
Donald Cameron's Powder Horn
Dr Alexander S. Bisset Of Islay
Duck, The
Falls Of Forsy, The
Ferryman, The
Flett From Flotta
Geese In The Bog, The
Glasgow Highland Club, The
Glendale
Hail To My Country
Hebridean Polka, The
Island Lullaby
Jimmy Boyce's Fancy
Keel Row, The
Knightswood Celeidh, The
Lady Anne Mac Kenzie's Farewell
Laird Of Tollcross, The
Loch Mac Leod
Lochboisdale
Mac An Irish
Mac Kay Of Strathalladale
Malcolm Ferguson
Man From Skye, The~
Miss Dumbreck
Mrs Arthur Mac Kerron
Neil Angus Mac Donald
Nine Pint Cogie, The
Old Dirk, The
Persevering Lover, The
Pipe Major Donald Mac Lean Of Lewis
Pipe Major Donald Mac Leod's Farewell
Pipe Major George Allan
Piper's Polka, The
Primrose Hill, The
Reel (Traditional)
Road To Balquhidder, The
Roderick Mac Donald's Favourite
Shaggy Grey Buck, The
Stornoway Bay
Stornoway Hornpipe, The
Summer Isles, The
Susan Mac Leod
Thompson's Dirk

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Donald MacLeod Books - Volume 5

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 09/02/2012 00:00:00

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Tunes included are;

Altnaharra
Andrew MacNeill
Angus G. Mac Leod
Balmacara
Banff To Victoria
Bieldside
Bridge Of Foss, The
Bridge Of Perth, The
Brown Haired Maid, The
Butt Of Lewis, The
C. T. S. Empress
Catlodge
Duncan Lamont
Duncan MacColl
Echo Lake
Everlasting Hills, The
Failte Mac Mhurich
Fairy Glen, The
Falls Of Glomach, The
Fiona MacLeod
Firth Of Lorn, The
Flora Graham
Glasgow Skye Association Centenary Gathering
Glentruim
H. M. S. Escalator
I ll Gang Nae Mair To Yon Toon
Ian Fraser Of Foregin
Jack Adrift
Jimmie Tak A Tattie
Joshua James
Keel Row, The
Lads Of Mull, The
Laird Of Blochairn, The
Laird Of Springbraes, The
Lintie, The
Lochluichart
Louisa Campbell
MacKay From Skye
Mary Aitken
Murdo Morrison Of Lewis
Over To Uist
Pipe Major J. Mc Williams
Piper's Ceilidh, The
Piper's Farewell To His Dog, The
Quaker, The
Ramparts, The
Redcoat, The
Rory MacLeod
Rothie Murchus
Sandy MacPherson
Stac Polly
Ten Penny Bit, The
Weaver, The

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Donald MacLeod books - Volume 6

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 09/02/2012 00:00:00

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Tunes included are;

72nd's Farewell To Clair Castle, The
Banjo Breakdown, The
Benside
Birks Of Abergeldie, The
Black Mill, The
Bonny Indore
Brahan Castle
Calum Beag
Cameron's Farewell To Ardbarron
Ceilidh House, The
Charlie's Welcome
Cockerel In The Creel, The
Colonel Forbes Of Inverenan
Crofter, The
Crossing the Minch
Dairy Maid, The
Daisy, The
David Crosbie Miller
Donald MacLellan of Rothesay
Dr John MacAskill
Dunoon Castle
Durness
Elgin Cathedral
AKA: Lantern of the North, The
First Of May, The
Gartmore Highland Games
Gypsy's Dance, The
Hen's March, The
Heroes Of Ortona, The
Hills Of Kintail, The
Jack Aloft
John Morrison MacDonald
Kildonan
Lachies Lullaby
Lament For John Morrison Of Assynt House
Leaving Eriskay
Loch Kindonn
MacNab's March, The
Maid Of Islay, The
May Pole, The
Mc Rory's Breeks
Miss Elspeth Stewart
Miss Ishabel T. Mac Donald
Molly On Shore
Mrs Baillie Of Dochfour
Over To Islay
Pipe Major Donald Mac Leod
Pipe Major Robert Shepherd
Piper's Controversy, The
Piper's Wedding, The
Reel Of Bogie, The
Roderick Mac Donald
Ronnie Mac Farlane's Whiskers
Shore Line Of Lewis, The
Sleep, Dearie, Sleep
Smith's A Gallant Fireman
Take Your Gun To The Hill
Well Done my Highland Lad

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Binneas is Boreraig Complete

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 09/02/2012 00:00:00

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The tunes are based on the playing of Malcolm R Macpherson, grandson of Calum Piobair, whose traditional teaching roots stretch back to the MacCrimmons themselves. Using a revolutionary form of staff notation, the books' compiler Dr Roderick Ross, laid out the 112 tunes in such a way as to make interpretation far easier than from standard notation. The new compact volume is designed and edited by College Principal Robert Wallace and comes with a new introduction by him. The digital version of the book has audio files of 13 of the tunes embedded on the relevant page

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William Ross Books - Volume 1

http://www.thebagpipeshop.co.uk — 08/02/2012 00:00:00

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Pipe Major William Ross learned his early piping from his father, mother, and his uncle, Aeneas Ross, who guided his early steps in Piobaireachd. By his own great musical ability, Pipe Major Ross rose to the top of his profession. Music flowed from William Ross's pipe and fingers with no apparent effort: "the mighty frame seemed hardly to need to blow". In his life and work, Willie Ross was a delightful example of the perfect gentleman. By his courtesy, his modesty and his professional ability he left an indelible, honoured name that will live down through the ages and cheer the hearts of those who listen to the recordings of his lovely music.

He joined the Scots Guards in 1896 and from that date until his retirement in 1957 he served piping and pipers. In 1920 he was appointed Principal of the new Army School of Piping at Edinburgh Castle. After his retirement from the Army, it was in 1921 that he became the Piobaireachd Society's tutor, and through his appointment, pipers both military and civilian were able to benefit from his tuition. His pupils are scattered throughout the world and always provided the cream of the piping world with many champions amongst them. The world of pipers has not only been made up of players, teachers, and composers; there have been those who worked to make the music of the pipe available to the piper, and those who worked to ensure that the great heritage was passed on. William Ross's collection of pipe music remains the mainstay and guide of many pipers.

Tunes included are;

Abercairney Highlanders, The
Angus Campbell's Farewell to Stirling
Athole Cummers
Baldooser, The
Blair Drummond
Bonnie Ann
Braemar Highlanders, The
Bridge of Perth
Brigadier General Lorne Campbell, V.C. of Akarit
Brigadier General Ronald Cheape of Tiroran
Ca' the Ewes
Cameronian Rant
Cannich Bridge
Captain Jack Murray
Captain Norman Orr Ewing
Captain P.D.Wallace
Charles Edward Hope Vere
Charlie's Welcome
Craig-n-darroch
Delvinside
Edinburgh Volunteers, The
Eight Men of Moidart, The
Flaggon, The
Glengarry Gathering, The
Highland Wedding, The
Hills of South Uist, The
Hugh Calder
Ian MacLeod
Jacky Latin
John MacKechnie
Kantara to El. Arish
Leaving Glendale
MacAllister's Dirk
Malcolm, MacPhersons
Miss Proud
Mrs, Hugh Calder
Mrs. H.L.MacDonald of Dunach
Pipers Bonnet, The
Pretty Lilian
Pretty Marion
Rejected Suitor, The
Shaggy Grey Buck, The
South Uist Golf Club
Stirlingshire Militia, The
Struy Lodge
Tulloch Gorm
Willie Gray

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William Ross Books - Volume 2

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Tunes included are;

71 Highlanders, The
Angus MacRae
Arniston Castle
Barley Mow, The
Black Mill, The
Bob of Fettercairn, The
Cabar Feidh
Captain Batchelor
Cecily Ross
Clan MacColl, The
Clementina
Cluny's Strathspey
Colonel MacLeod
Crags of Stirling, The
Doctor MacLeod of Alnwick
Donachd Head
Duke of Edinburgh, The
Ewe with the Crooked Horn, The
Helmsdale Fishers, The
Jamie Ray
John MacColl's Farewell to the Scottish Horse
John MacGregor Murray's
John Morrison Esq. of Assynt House
John Paterson's Mare
Kilberry Castle
Lady Madelina Sinclair
Leaving Port Askaig
Leaving St. Kilda
Loch an Duin
Lochiel's away to France
Lonach Gathering, The
Lord Alexander Kennedy
Lord MacDonald
MacBeth's Strathspey
MacLennan's Overcoat
Maggie Cameron
Maids of Kintail, The
Malcolm Johnston
Mo Chuachag Laghach Thu
Mrs. Pat MacLaren
Old Ruins, The
Over the Isles to America
P/M W. Ross's Welcome to Sutherland
Pandora's Reel
Sandy Cameron
Seventy First's Highlanders, The
Sheepwife, The
Shepherd's Crook, The
Smith of Chilliechassie, The
Theid mi dhachaidh chro chinn t-saile
Thomson's Dirk
Willie the Tailor

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William Ross Books - Volume 3

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Tunes included are;

Australian Ladies, The
Benderloch Bay
Black Cocks of Berriedale, The
Brae Riach
Brochan Lom
Cabar Feidh
Caledonian Canal, The
Calleach an Dudain
Captain Campbell of Drum a Voisk
Captain Campbell of Glendaruel
Captian Duff
Cha tig Mor bhean dhachaidh
Colin Thomson
Colonel Davidson
Conal an Dranndain
Cork Hill
Dog's Ferry, The
Donald Cameron
Doune of Invernochty, The
Duchess of Edinburgh, The
Duke of Richmond's Reel, The
Duke of Roxburgh's farewell to the Blackmount
Dunvegan Castle
Falconer Wallace Esqr., of Candacraig
Finlay MacKenzie
Grumbling Carle, The
Jock Wilson's Ball
John Roy Stewart
Kiloran Bay
Kitchenmaid, The
Lachlan MacLean's Welcome to Rockcliffe
Laird of Luss, The
Leaving Ardtornish
Lewis Beaton
Lord David Douglas Hamilton's Wedding March
MacNeil's March, The
Man from Glengarry, The
Marion my wife returns home no more
Master James M. Diack
Monymusk
Old Wife of Raasay
Old wife of the mill dust, The
Parker's Welcome to Perthshire
Peter Baillie
Queen Elizabeth's March
Rossshire Volunteers, The
Scotland's Salute to the Home Guards
Scottish Horseman's Farewell March, The
Struan Robertson
Young MacGregor, The

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William Ross Books - Volume 4

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Tunes included are;

51st Highland Division, The
74th's Farewell to Edinburgh, The
75th's Entry to Tripoli, The
78th Regiment, The93rd's Farewell to Parkhurst, The
Aberlour House
Angus MacPherson of Inveran
Archibald Campbell of Kilberry
Arthur Bignold of Lochrosque
Auntie Cairistion
Balmoral Castle
Balmoral Highlanders, The
Braes of Brecklet, The
Bristly Beard
Burning of the Piper's Hut, The
Cairo to Tunis
Colonel MacLeod
Conundrum, The
Countess of Dysarts Welcome to Edinburgh Castle
Cuairt Nam Fir-eun Og
Dorrotor Bridge
Dounie Weaver, The
Dunkeld Highlanders, The
Duntroon
Fourth of June, The
Glasgow Caithness Centenary Gathering, The
Grey Bob,The
Heroes of Dunkirk, The
Highland Division at Akarit, The
J.Douglas Ramsay Esq. of Bamff
Kenny would dance with the maid
Lady Loudon
Loch Monar
Maclean of Pennycross
Marchioness of Tuillibardine, The
Merry Maids of Sunnyside,The
Mike Cassidy
Millbank Cottage
Minnie Hynd
Mrs. MacDonald of Dunach
Mrs. Margaret Anderson of Craigellachie
Nellie's Strathspey
Paddy's Leather Breeches
Relief of Ladysmith, The
Roderick MacDonald
Royal Scottish Piper's Society
Scorrybreck Falls
Wren's Death, The

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William Ross Books - Volume 5

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Tunes included are;

72nd's Farewell to Dover, The
Arlitrach
Arthur's Seat
Atholl Highlander's March to Loch Katrine
Ballater Rant
Barbara's
Birks of Abergeldie, The
By Loch Etive Side
Caledonian Society of London, The
Center's Bonnet
Climbing Duniquaich
Clucking Hen, The
Colonel J.R.Farquharson
Dovecote Park
Drops of Brandy
Duncan Lamont
Foot it Neatly
Highland Harry
Highlands of Banffshire, The
Inverness Rant, The
J. McLagan
John MacKenzie's Farewell to Strathglass
Kessock Ferry
Leaving Lunga
Loch Carron
MacDougall of Lunga
MacKay's Farewell to the 71st
MacPherson's Farewell, The
Major A.N. Donaldsons of Amulree
Major General Bruce Matthews
Miss Elspeth Campbell
Miss Mary O'Beirne's Welcome to Kildonan
Mrs. MacDougall
Norman Campbell's Farewell to Inveran
Pipe Major William Lawrie's Favourite
Piper's Farewell to Perth, The
Red Brae, The
Reel O'Tulloch
Renfrewshire Militia, The
Sprig of Ivy, The
Stable Boys, The
Tailor's Wedding, The
Take your gun to the hill
Taymouth Castle
Time is Ripe, The
Tulloh McCarrick(Leaving Glenurquhart)
White Sands of Mersa Matruh, The
Willie Cummings

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Donald MacLeod Books - Volume 1

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Tunes included are;

Aberdeen City Police Pipe Band, The
Angus Campbell's Farewell To Stirling
Angus Sutherland
Balmoral Highlanders
Banks Of Locheil, The
Blackberry Bush, The
Bobs From Balmoral, The
Caber Feidh
Cameronian Rant, TheCaptain J. M. Sym
Colin's Cattle
Curlew, The
Dr. Dorothy Main
Drumlithie
Echoes From Caithness
Edinburgh Volunteers
Glasgow Police Pipers, The
Highland Brigade At Waterloo, The
Highland Pipers Society Of Glasgow, The
Hills Of Cherat, The
Humours Of Cork, The
I ll Gang Nae Mair To Yon Toun
John Garroway
John Macmillan Of Barra
John Paterson's Mare
John Roy Stewart
Kilmichael Glen
Lady Lever Park
Lady Mackenzie Of Gareloch
Leaving Lewis
MacFarlanes, The
MacLeod Of Mull
Maids On The Green, The
Man In The Moon, The
Mill In The Glen
Miss Drummond Of Perth
Monadh Gowan
Mrs Alex. Johnstone
Mrs MacDonald Of Uig
Paddy's Leather Breeches
Pipe Major Donald Maclean
River Creed, The
Ross Battery, The
Rothiemurchus Rant, The
Smith Of Chilliechasie, The
Take Your Gun To The Hill
Thick Lies The Mist On Yonder Hill
Willie Cumming's Rant

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John Wilsons Collection - Volume 3

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Prolific piper in the early 20th Century, John Wilson has certainly left a legacy to the bagpipe world. Multiple winner of both gold medals, his life revolved around piping, and he took on a variety of jobs, from accounting clerk to male model, leaving as required to spend the summers playing the Games circuit. He achieves sustained success throughout the 1920s and ’30s against the likes of Robert Reid, R. U. Brown, Willie Ross, J. B. Robertson and Malcolm R. MacPherson. It was a Golden Age of piping, and John Wilson was one of the great pipers of the age. During 1936, he received 70 prizes in 72 events, winning first in 35 of them and second in 24. Two of these firsts included the Clasp at Inverness and the Former Winners’ March, Strathspey and Reel at Oban.

By this time he was flourishing as a composer, and his tunes were gaining in popularity. In 1937 he published his first book of bagpipe music containing original compositions not just by himself, but by John MacColl, G. S. McLennan, Roderick Campbell, Peter MacLeod Jr., and Ian C. Cameron. A second volume would appear in 1957 and a third in 1967. To this day the three John Wilson collections rank in stature alongside those of Willie Ross and Donald MacLeod

Tunes included are;

A Welcome to Ewen Amy MacLean Anne McKenna of Cote des Neiges Arniston Castle Before Kirkmichael Games Birkhall (The A. & S. H'rs. Of Canada (P.L.) Welcome) Bob Donaldson Bonnie MacAlpine Bubbles California's Charms Capt. N. C. Shuttleworth Cathy McColl Dagmar Donaldson David Munro's Farewell to California Delvinside Donald Bheag Fort Carry, Winnipeg Fort York, Toronto Gifford Games Heroes of the Hook Highway # II Hilda's Jig Holly Glenn Hugh Ferguson Jim Hall John MacKernon John McInnes, Prince George John Murchison Lachine Rapids Lady Louden Lady Macbeth Lament for John F. Kennedy, late President U.S.A. Leaving Strathcarron Lieut. Col. R. Y. Cory Loch Carron Luffness Links MacLean of Pennycross Maj. Gen. H. A. Sparling Maj. Gen. Spry's Welcome Maj. Roger Rowley's Welcome to Toward Castle Major General R. F. Keller's March Major General Rockingham Millbank Cottage Miss Elspeth Campbell Miss Proud Morag Duncan Mrs. Donald MacFarlane Mrs. Hilda Grant Mrs. Margaret Fraser Sutherland Pipe Major G. S. McLennan Prize Prince George Rotary Pipe Band Susan Heasty The Accepted Suitor The Auld Wifie's Tongue The Boats of Dunkirk The Canadian Centennial March The Delaware Highland Gathering The Devil in the Kitchen The Duchess of Roxburgh The Duke of Perth The Finger Control The Lads wi' the delicate ears The man from Glengarry The Mile of Gold The Scots Guards Welcome to Toronto The Stirlingshire Militia The Winnipeg Police Pipe Band Wee Marie

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John Wilson - Books A professional

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