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Simon McKerrel / Finlay MacDonald Collection of Bagpipe Music

Bapipe book by Simon McKerrell and Finlay MacDonald.

The McKerrell/MacDonald Collection of Bagpipe Music Book Pipers and piping scholars Simon McKerrell and Finlay MacDonald offer 50 contemporary compositions in this great collection. The pipe tunes in this collaborative collection were influenced by both pipe band participation and involvement in Celtic music groups. Interesting new tunes from various piping albums with lots of reels, jigs, and hornpipes. The book has a durable glossy cover and is A4 landscape. Finlay MacDonald is one of Scotland's rising stars. He was the face of Glasgow's popular "Piping Hot!" festival and has appeared on the ever-popular Hogmany Show for BBC Television. Having specialised in performance and composing at RSAMD he has been in demand as a performer and has toured with top Scottish Bands such as Deaf Shepherd, Battlefield Band, Old Blind Dogs and the Kate Rusby Band. Finlay fronts his own band and with them he has recorded and toured all over the UK and Europe. Simon McKerrell has toured around the world and performed on BBC Radio a number of times. He was awarded the Seumas MacNeill Scholarship from the College of Piping in 1999 and has played with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Performing Arts Orchestra of England. For several years he was a member of award-winning folk band Back of the Moon with whom he recorded two albums. Simon enjoys composing pipe tunes and other melodies and teaches at National Piping Centre in Glasgow. Contents of The McKerrel/MacDonald Collection of Bagpipe Music: 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. 52pp
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Still Steamin' by Mary-Ann Mackinnon

A book of Mary-Ann Mackinnon's well loved compositions for pipe bands and solo pipers.

Still Steamin' is a book of bagpipe tunes inspired by both the people and the places Mary-Ann has visited and as many of the titles suggest, follows her journey around Scotland and further afield. Many of these tunes in this book are on renowned recordings, some of which are listed below. Mary-Ann is especially known for her excellent bagpipe concert pieces which make up a good part of this interesting collection along with her delightful solo piping pieces. This is a book to be enjoyed by all pipers, regardless of playing ability, and other musicians alike. It is a well illustrated publication that people will have pleasure in browsing though, as well as trying some of the tunes. Recording information Listed below are some of the recordings on which tunes in this book can be found: Steam Train to Mallaig: The Black Watch - Ladies From Hell. Greentrax. CDTRAX162 (1998) The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Highland Cathedral. Scotdisc. CDITV642 (1998) The Vale of Atholl Pipe Band - Live â€˜n' Well. Greentrax. CDTRAX111 (1996) Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band - Live in Concert. Mobius Records. MGBCD 4001 (1997) The Nunawading Pipe Band Australia - The Wizards From Oz. Monarch. CDMON853 (2003) Mcumba - BruHuhaho. Greentrax CDTRAX161 (1999) The Western Australia Police Pipe Band - Off Duty. Monarch. CDMON855 (2004) The Wasted Journey: World Pipe Band Championships 1993. Monarch. CDMON820 (1993) The Road to Blair Atholl: Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band - Live in Concert. Mobius Records. MGBCD 4001 (1997) World Pipe Band Championships 1994. Monarch. CDMON825 (1994) World Pipe Band Championships 1997. Monarch. CDMON831 (1997) Mists of Time (in full): Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band - Debut. The Modern Group. GBCD 1021 (1992) Mists of Time (slow air): World Pipe Band Championships 1992. Monarch. CDMON818 (1992) Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band - Live in Concert. Mobius Records. MGBCD 4001 (1997) Kilt Rock: World Pipe Band Championships 1999 Volume 1. Monarch. CDMON838 (1999) World Pipe Band Championships 2000 Volume 1. Monarch. CDMON841 (2000) Field Marshal Montgomery Pipe Band - Unplugged, Live at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Monarch. CDMON847 (2002) Brendan's Swamp Fever, The Dangling Drummer & Boil them Cabbage Down: The Vale of Atholl Pipe Band - Live â€˜n' Well. Greentrax. CDTRAX111 (1996)
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The Highland Bagpipe Tutor Book

A step by Step guide with Cd to learning the Highland Bagpipes.

A teaching method devised by some of the world’s greatest pipers and produced by the National Piping Centre in Glasgow. This book contains the expertise of some of the best pipers and teachers in Scotland with many helpful exercises and a wealth of great marches, airs, strathspeys, reels and hornpipes. An ideal tutor from the beginner to more advanced playing level. A Cd to illustrate all the points and worksheets to help you on your way are included with the tunes. There are variable speed settings and options to play the tunes in chanter or bagpipe mode. There are 20 tunes with 56 practise exercises and 13 supplementary tunes with the 56 exercises illustrated with video clips and audio files to allow the music to be played on an ordinary Cd player. The book is in full colour throughout and is spiral bound for easy opening. There are thirty chapters. 84pp
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The Rumblin' Brig (by Hamish Moore)

Traditional and contemporary Scottish bagpipe tunes.

Traditional tunes collected by Hamish Moore from old manuscripts and bagpipe collections as well as original compositions by well known players and composers Hamish Moore and Dick Lee. Particularly suited to being used as dance music. Also popular as fiddle tunes or any melody instruments. 36pp Airs ---High over Bunachton, Clanaish, Mrs Hamilton of Pitcaithlands, The Spey, The Torment, Mary’s Tune, Round Dawn. Strathspeys ---- Miss Lucy Campbell’s, Auld Reekie. Reels: Auld Reekie, Maggie’s Reel, The Slippit Bar, Wee Jean’s, Paddy in the Sauna, Nam Bithidh Agam Trusdar Bodaich, Spanner in the Works, Spark’s Rant, The Hawk, Farewell to Decorum, The Glen Where the Deer is, An Ault Ghlas, The Perth Hunt, Malts on the Optics, Forest Lodge, Primrose Girl, Drowsy Maggie, Moving Cloud, Inverlochy Rant.Slip Jigs ----Lochaber Dance, The Rumblin’ Brig, Tending the Cattle with a Heavy Heart, The Happy Farewell, Boatman Bill, Iain McGee’s Romanian Boots, The Birnam Triangle, Drops of Brandy. Jigs ----The Old Distillery, Macallan, Bannocks O’ Beremeal, Drummond Castle, Larach Alasdair, Miss Margaret McLachlan, Sleive Russel, Wedding March ----Michael and Maureen’s Wedding.- Tunes by Dick Lee - Anne’s Tune, Buccleuch Street, Mongoose in the Byre, The Slow Hare. Miscellaneous ----Nighean Dubh Alainn, The Torment (original version).
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We’re a’ Connected

95 Scottish Songs to Dance tunes - for Singers, Fiddlers and Pipers.

Fascinating collection re- connecting the original dance tunes with many of the forgotten songs that go with them. Includes many song tunes in bagpipe notation as well as fiddle versions and has chords for accompanists. Dougie Pincock has written great bagpipe settings for the songs and Susie Petrov and Christine Martin have collected and co-ordinated the Gaelic, Scots and American versions to make this a stimulating collection for all musicians. A very useful resource for music and dance workshops, bands, pipers and soloists wanting to learn Scots and Gaelic songs and to study the origins of the songs and tunes. A Man's a Man for a' That, Aitken Drum, Birnie Boozle, Bodachan a' Mhirein, Bonnie Jimmy Campbell, Bonnie Lass Come Ower the Burn, Braes of Mar, Braes of Tullimet, Brochan Lom, Clean Pease Strae, Devil in the Kitchen, The; The Drunken Piper, The, Dusty Miller, The, Ewie wi' the Crookit Horn, The, Far am Bi Mi Fhin, Forty-Second, The; Gabhaidh Sinn an Rathad Mor, Got a Can of Beer, Hey Ca' Through, Hi How My Bonnie Lass, Hieland Laddie, High Road to Linton, The, Highland Laddie, Highland Rory, Hills of Glenorchy, Hop Up My Ladies, I Hae a Wife of My Ain, I'll Aye Come in By Yon Town, I'll Gang Nae Mair Tae Yon Town, I'm O'er Young to Marry Yet, Jenny Dang the Weaver, Jenny Nettles, Jock Since Ever I Saw Your Face, John Grumlie, Johnnie Cope, Kafoozalum, Kate Dalrymple, Katie Bairdie, Keel Row, Killiecrankie, Lady Mary Ann, Lannagan's Ball, Lass o' Gowrie, The, Lament for Limerick Loch Erroch Side, Lochaber No More, Logie O' Buchan, Lord Ronald, Love Won't You Marry Me, Mac A Phi, Mac A Phee Turn Your Cattle, MacPherson's Lament, Mairi's Wedding, Merrily Danced the Quaker's Wife, Mrs. H.L. MacDonald of Dunach, Mrs. MacLeod, Mrs. MacLeod of Raasay, My Love She's But a Lassie Yet, My Peggy and I, My Wife's a Winsome, Wee Thing, O'er the Hills and Far Away, Old Rosin the Bow, Over the Hills and Far Away, Over the Water to Charlie, Piper of Dundee, The, Quaker's Wife, The, Rakes of Mallow, The, Rattlin Roarin' Willie, Rosin the Bow, Sandy's Mill, Seallaibh Cuirigh Eoin, Seinn O, S Ioma Rud, Smith's a Gallant Fireman, The, Some Say the Deil's Dead, Stad a Mhairi Bhanarach, Tail Toddle, Tailor Fell Through the Bed, There's Nae Luck About the House, Up and Waur Them A' Willie, Up in the Morning Early, Wha'll Be King but Charlie?, When John and Me Were Married, Whistle Ower the Lave O't, Will Ye Go and Marry Ketty? 104 pp
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