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REPERTOIRE

This is just a small sample of tunes we play across a variety of ceremonies. Selecting both the right tune and ensuring its appropriateness is all part of the service. If you have a particular tune in mind, be it a classic, modern or even a current chart-topper, let us know and we’ll see what we can do.

The Black Bear

Very popular amongst army regiment pipe bands and at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, the Black Bear would often be played entering the Barracks at the end of the day. Any celebration-type event would warrant the Black Bear.

0min 23sec

Loch Ruan

This popular upbeat 4/4 march was composed by George MacIntyre and is suitable for any celebration. Loch Ruan or Ryan is a sea loch located in Scotland, north of the Stranraer ferry terminal to Ireland.

0min 26sec

Highland Wedding

This march is suitable for weddings and festive, exciting events. It is widely accepted to have been arranged for bagpipes from a fiddle tune called 'Reel of Stumpie' and was used by the famous Scottish Bard Robert Burns.

0min 31sec

Jig

This particular Jig is called Donella Beaton and was composed by George Johnston of the Queens Own Highlanders. Jigs are upbeat dance tunes played in celebration and at ceilidh events.

0min 35sec

Gaelic Air - The Fair Maid of Barra

Barra boasts some of the most natural beauty in Scotland, a stronghold of the Clan MacNeil and the southernmost inhabited island in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. This beautiful Gaelic Air is suitable for all occasions.

0min 43sec

Lament - Lord Lovat's Lament

Cumha Mhic Shimidh, AKA Lord Lovat's Lament, is a famous march composed by Ewan MacGregor or his pupil, David Fraser, for Simon Lord Lovat. Another example of a slower tempo style for a funeral or a more upbeat style signifying a celebration, such as a wedding.

0min 32sec

Amazing Grace

As one of the most widely recognised English-speaking songs, Amazing Grace is suitable for all occasions.

0min 50sec

Mairi's Wedding

Mairi's Wedding was composed initially in Gaelic by John Roderick Bannerman (1865–1938) for Mary C. MacNiven (1905–1997) to celebrate her gold medal win at the National Mod in 1934. This classic tune is usually played at weddings and celebration events.

0min 26sec

Slow March - The Dark Island

The Dark Isle, Dark Island or Dr. Mackay’s Farewell to Creagorry is a slow pipe lament suitable for a funeral.

0min 40sec

Fleet From Flotta

Suitable as a celebration-type piece but could also be played much slower to signify remembrance.

0min 29sec

Highland Cathedral

This iconic piece is played by many pipe bands, orchestras, sporting events worldwide, and the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. We tend to play this piece as the bride walks down the aisle, but it is also a request at funerals.

0min 31sec

Funeral March - Flowers of the Forest

Commemorates the defeat of the Scottish army of James IV at the Battle of Flodden in September 1513. Flowers of the Forest was played at the funeral of Queen Victoria in 1901.

0min 43sec

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