Repertoire

Here you can find a list of tunes that I can play on the bagpipe. Although the bagpipe has a very limited range (just nine notes are possible) and therefore is subject to some limitations in which pieces of music can be played, the long history of the Great Highland Bagpipe has brought forth a large number of interesting und entertaining pieces of music. And, of course, not only the scottish music can be played on the bagpipe, there’s a number of well known tunes and songs that can be played as well.

I can play most of the tunes listed below spontaneously, but for some of them, especially those I haven’t played for a while, I might need some repetition and training up front. Therefore I’d appreciate to discuss your favored tune list for an upcoming event ahead of time.

The List is sorted by Categories, but as some tunes belong to more than one category, those titles my be listed more than once.

• Marches
  • 4/4 Marches
    • At long last
    • Bells of Dunblane
    • Bessie Weatherston
    • Bonnie Galloway
    • Cabar Feidh
    • Cockney Jocks
    • Hills of Alva
    • Loch Lomond
    • Murdo’s Wedding
    • Ode to Joy
    • Rainbow Country
    • Rose of Kelvingrove
    • Roses of Prince Charlie
    • Rowan Tree
    • Scotland the Brave
    • The Battle of Waterloo
    • The Blue Bells of Scotland
    • The Bridal March (Richard Wagner)
    • The Dawning of the Day
    • The Gallowa’ Hills
    • The Pikeman’s March
    • Walking Tall
    • Wings
    • Wooden Heart
  • 3/4 Marches / Retreat-Marches
    • Green Hills of Tyrol / A Scottish Soldier
    • Lochanside
    • When the Battle is over
  • 2/4 Marches
    • Campbell’s Farewell to Redcastle
    • Highroad to Gairloch
    • In the jungle (The Lion sleeps tonight)
    • Mairi’s Wedding
    • The Drunken Piper
    • The Flowers of the Forest
    • The Haughs of Cromdale
  • other Marches (5/4, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8)
    • Farewell to the Creeks
    • Going Home
    • Major John MacLennan
    • Mingulay Boat Song
    • Pipe Major Donald MacLean of Lewis
    • Steamboat
    • The Dark Island
    • The Mucking of Geordie’s Byre
    • Wi’ a hundred pipers
• Slow Airs / Slow Marches
  • • Abide with me
    • Amazing Grace
    • Auld Lang Syne
    • Down by the Sally Gardens
    • Scots Wha Hae
    • Farewell to Camraw
    • Flower of Scotland
    • Highland Cathedral
    • Salute to Willie, the Royal Fendersmith
    • The Last of the Great Whales
    • The Skye Boat Song
    • When the Pipers Play
    • Wooden Heart
• well known (not only Scottish) songs
  • • A Nation once again
    • Amazing Grace
    • Auld Lang Syne
    • Down by the Sally Gardens
    • Flower of Scotland
    • Highland Cathedral
    • In the jungle (The Lion sleeps tonight)
    • Loch Lomond
    • May the Force be with you
    • Mull of Kintyre
    • Ode to Joy
    • Sailing
    • Scotland the Brave
    • The Skye Boat Song
    • Wooden Heart
• Entertainment/ Children’s Songs / Festivities (Birthday, Carnival, Fun Fair)
  • • Happy Birthday
    • Highland Cathedral
    • Loch Lomond
    • Mull of Kintyre
    • Ode to Joy
    • Sailing
    • The Wild Rover
    • Wooden Heart
• Marriage
  • • Irish Blessing
    • Ode to Joy
    • Siyahamba / We are marching (African Gospel)
    • The Bridal March (Richard Wagner)
• Funeral (audio samples)
  • • Abide with me
    • Amazing Grace
    • Auld Lang Syne
    • Bells of Dunblane
    • Going Home
    • Salute to Willie, the Royal Fendersmith
    • The Dark Island
    • The Flowers of the Forest
    • The Last of the Great Whales
• Irish Songs and Tunes
  • • A Nation once again
    • Bonny Portmore
    • I’m a rover
    • Irish Blessing
    • Mairi’s Wedding
    • Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore
    • The Parting Glass
    • The Pikeman’s March
    • The Wild Rover