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Saturday, October 10, 2015

On piping - Top 25 tunes for every piper

Playing bagpipes, like most instruments, means playing a variety of tunes. Bagpipes are one of a few instruments that demand to be played memorized. This can be difficult for some, easier for others, I’ve covered how I memorize tunes before so I won’t write on that topic today. Before doing a search on the internet, I started with a list of what either I play, what friends say they are requested to play, what our band or other local bands plays on a regular basis. How does one then stop at 25 tunes when there are literally dozens of great tunes which could be included? I then spent some time validating what I know is played with a search on most popular tunes yielded a very good list of tunes. The tunes listed are not is a specific order, but represent wonderful classics pipers should be familiar with. Another day I’ll post what tunes my friends and I are working to perfect for performance. Enjoy!

1.            Scotland the Brave
2.            Amazing Grace
3.            Green Hills of Tyrol
4.            Skye Boat Song, Traditional
5.            Highland Cathedral
6.            No’ Awa’ Tae Bide Awa
7.            Rowan Tree
8.            When the Battle’s O’er
9.            Highland Laddie
10.          Orange and Blue
11.          Bonnie Dundee
12.          Battle of the Somme
13.          Barren Rocks of Aden
14.          A Hundred Pipers
15.          Flower of Scotland
16.          Brown Haired Maiden, The
17.          Wearing of the Green
18.          Minstrel Boy
19.          Greenwood Side
20.          Mhari Bhan
21.          Liberton Pipe Band
22.          Garry Owen
23.          Atoll Highlanders
24.          Going Home

25.          Mist Covered Mountains

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