Piobaireachd Set Tunes 2021
Reference note: PS = Piobaireachd Society book, K = Kilberry Book of Ceol Mor
Novice: Play the entire ground (tune selected from below list)
D Grade: Ground and next Variation. (tune selected from below list)
Note the idea is to play the ground plus one variation in total. Therefore if the Ground has a thumb variation for example, then the thumb would suffice as the variation. If there is a Ground followed by a variation with Singling and a Doubling, only the Singling is required to be played.
C Grade: Full tune (tune selected from below list)
Novice, D & C Grade Tune List
Sir James MacDonald of the Isles Lament PS 7, K
Lament for Alasdair Dearg McDonnell of Glengarry PS 14, K.
Company’s Lament PS 1
Glengarry’s Lament K
Little Spree PS 7, K
Glen is Mine PS 6, K
Old Woman’s Lullaby PS 4, K
MacFarlane’s Gathering PS 4, K
Too Long in this Condition PS 7, K
Struan Robertson’s Salute PS 8, K
Catherine’s Lament PS 5,K
Black Donald’s March PS 3,K
Corrienessan’s Salute PS 8, K
Massacre of Glencoe PS 6, K
You’re Welcome, Ewen Lochiel PS 2, K.
Lament for Mary MacLeod PS 5, K.
Lament for MacDonald of Kinlochmoidart No. 1 PS 6, K.
The MacLeod’s Salute (Rowing Piobaireachd) PS 12, K.
The Groat PS 1, K.
The Munro’s Salute PS 11
Salute to Donald PS 8, K
Proud to Play a Pipe PS 6, K
Queen Elizabeth II Salute, Donald Macleod Complete Works, p25
Caber Feidh Gu Brath, Donald Macleod Complete Works, p26
B Grade
Players to submit 2 tunes from the below list and will be required to play 1 full tune of the judge’s selection.
The Bicker PS 4, K
The Battle of Strome PS 5
Corrienessan’s Salute PS 8, K
The Massacre of Glencoe (#) PS 6, K
Tulloch Ard PS 6, K
The MacKay’s Banner (#) PS 7, K
Salute to Donald PS 8, K
Marquis of Argyll’s Salute PS 10
Hector Maclean’s Warning PS 2
The MacGregor’s Salute (#) PS 10
Too Long in this Condition PS 7, K
Desperate Battle of the Birds PS 7, K
MacCrimmon’s Sweetheart PS 7, K
Lament for the Little Supper PS 8, K
The Groat PS 1, K
Catherine’s Lament PS 5, K
Lament for Donald of Lagan PS 8, K
Flame of Wrath for Squinting Patrick PS 5,K
Piper’s Warning to his Master PS 12, K
Proud to Play a Pipe PS 6, K
Lament for Alasdair Dearg McDonnell of Glengarry PS 14, K.
You’re Welcome, Ewen Lochiel PS 2, K.
Lament for Mary MacLeod PS 5, K.
Lament for MacDonald of Kinlochmoidart No. 1 PS 6, K.
The MacLeod’s Salute (Rowing Piobaireachd) PS 12, K.
The Men went to Drink PS 11
Little Spree PS 7, K
MacFarlane’s Gathering PS 4, K
Black Donald’s March PS 3, K
Weighing from Land PS 2
Clan Campbell’s Gathering, PS 7
Queen Elizabeth II Salute, Donald Macleod Complete Works, p25
Caber Feidh Gu Brath, Donald Macleod Complete Works, p26
A Grade
Players to submit 3 full tunes of their own choice and to play one full tune of the judge’s selection.