Favorite pipe music...?

**Graham** · 20th November 05, 08:47 PM

Traditional Highland Pipes, I would say Highland Cathedral, closely followed by Dark Island. "itchy fingers" is a challenge to play (so our pipe major tells me).

Irish Pipes: Brian Boru's March by Paddy Moloney of the Chieftains, anything by Liam O'flynn, Colin Melville (Tannahill weavers).....
beyond that, I love all pipe music, Highland, lowland, uilleanne, even the water pipes in our bathroom excite me!!

**Southern Breeze** · 20th November 05, 08:52 PM

I don't have any real favorites,although I do listen to mostly traditional.

**sav** · 20th November 05, 10:33 PM

My list would be so long, it would get annoying, even to me! ;-) I agree with Graham on this one...If it has drones, it's worth listening to!

**switchblade5984** · 21st November 05, 01:02 AM

Originally Posted by sav

My list would be so long, it would get annoying, even to me! ;-) I agree with Graham on this one...If it has drones, it's worth listening to!

+2 means i agree(just in case)

**cormacmacguardhe** · 21st November 05, 01:03 AM

Any bagpipe music is fine with me although I do tend to nod off a little when "Amazing Grace" is played. Just heard it too, too, often.

**Yaish** · 21st November 05, 01:14 AM

Marines Hymn and Taps always make my soul stir when I hear them on the pipes.

For fun I really like this bit of filk called "March of the Cambreadth" by Heather Alexander. Its featured in several books I like, and the theme is awesome.
http://www.mp3dimension.com/HeatherA...hOfCambreadth/

Really though anything on the pipes is worth listening to.

**Wompet** · 21st November 05, 04:33 AM

"The only way to listen to 'Amazing Grace' is to have it played on bagpipes." - ABC News commentator during Ronald Reagan's funeral.

I'm with Graham, Sav, and Switchblade - if it has a bag and drones, I'm there. I include the spanish pipes, the gaita galaga, in there too.

**macwilkin** · 21st November 05, 05:37 AM

Todd's favourite pipe tunes:

1. The Black Bear
2. Lord Lovat's Lament
3. The Maple Leaf Forever
4. Sleep, Dearie Sleep (played at JFK's funeral by the Black Watch)
5. Nut Brown Maiden
6. Cock o' the North (Regimental March of the Gordons)
7. All the Blue Bonnets over the Border
8. Scotland the Brave
9. A Man's a Man
10. Green Hills of Tyrol

I'm looking for a particular piece of pipe music even as we speak -- Willie Cumming's Rant -- but no luck so far.

Cheers,

Todd