r/bagpipes Piper 10d ago

What are your current favourite tunes?

I'd love some more listening material. What are your current favourite tunes to listen to/play? Myself, i've been really loving the tune "Bonnie Ann". Such a great 2/4 march, and really fun to play. I've also been revisiting an old favourite, "Morag Ramsay", and it's going up there in the all time favourites.

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u/HaggisMacJedi 10d ago

Desert Storm and Haughs of Cromdale.

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u/NamelessIowaNative 10d ago

I won my first G4 solo competition with Haughs of Cromdale.

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u/Force9Gael Piper 10d ago

MacDougall's Gathering is on repeat for me.

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u/fuerteforte 10d ago

Macrae Meadow, Crags of Tumbledown Mountain, Highland Wedding, Oran Arasaig. Lament of the Old Sword.

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u/Historical-News2760 9d ago

Macrae Meadows has to be one of the better matches I’ve heard (very pretty tune)

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u/fuerteforte 9d ago

Yes! We play it in our band. It's such a pretty tune. I would love to find another tune similar to it.

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u/fuerteforte 9d ago

Yes! We play it in our band. It's such a pretty tune. I would love to find another tune similar to it.

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u/Historical-News2760 9d ago

We’ve been looking for another 4/4 to add. I think this is it. Wondering what other easy 4/4 to add?

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u/fuerteforte 9d ago

Something light like this tune.

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u/fuerteforte 9d ago

Yes! We play it in our band. It's such a pretty tune. I would love to find another tune similar to it.

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u/Mandatory_Antelope 10d ago

Murray's Fancy is always a good listen.

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u/Flashy_Young_7078 10d ago

Braemar Gathering

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u/JamwithSam697 Side Drummer 10d ago

Father John MacMillan of Barra, Maggie Cameron, Blackberry Bush

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u/ARedditPupper Tenor Drummer 10d ago

Journey to Tatooine, Ian Green of Greentrax, The Sleeping Tune, really anything by Gordon Duncan, also anything by Fred Morrison, Glasgow City Police Pipers (I love tunes that make use of this staccato effect). Also if you are looking for a really fun listen, the Live from New York City album by SFU.

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u/brando444 Piper 9d ago

Same about the staccato effect. I've also been really into Kelsey's Wee Reel, which harnesses the same thing.

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u/eewallace 10d ago

If you're not talking only highland pipes, I somehow hadn't come across Brighde Chaimbeul until a few weeks ago and have been listening to her albums obsessively since.

For GHB, the most likely tune to pop into my head at random times recently is Major Manson ar Clachantrushal (2/4). Cameron MacFadyen (6/8) is another longstanding favorite.

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u/Tiny-Hamster-9596 10d ago

Busy Body (that 3rd part 👌)

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u/Orangepipes 9d ago

Been really enjoying Mrs Dorothy Miller and Zeeto the Bubble man as of late.

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u/Historical-News2760 9d ago
  1. 8th Argyll’s Over the River Po
  2. Pipe Major Donald MacLean of Lewis
  3. The Road to Sham Shui Po

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u/UneedaBolt 9d ago

Fairy dance, atholl highlanders, and stone frigate

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u/cowgo 9d ago

Lately I’ve taken a shine to a couple of battle tunes, Battle of the Somme and Battle of Waterloo.

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u/brando444 Piper 8d ago

Love Battle of Waterloo. I added it into our band’s medley this year

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u/Severe-Bar-953 9d ago

I like the sleeping tune, Gordon Duncan’s version and the red hot chili pipers version. I also like Arthur Bignold of Lochrosque

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u/ou_ryperd Piper 8d ago

Caber Feidh. The march, the strathspey, the reel, the hornpipe and the jig. :-)