Bagpipe Compositions

Swedish piper Göran Hallmarken playing at the Grand Hall, Kilmarnock 2017

Everyone thinks of the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipes (the big wans), however, there are many types of bagpipes.

Within the area of Scotland, Ireland and the north of England, we see other bagpipes such as the Scottish lowland pipes, the Scottish small pipes, the Irish Uilleann pipes and the Northumbrian pipes to name a few. Some have restricted range whilst other have extended fingering of additional sharps and flats.

Of course, other countries have their own bagpipes - the image above is of the great Swedish musician and Stockholm drinking partner Göran Hallmarken.

Fred Morrison playing Scottish lowland pipes (the ‘Fred Morrison’ McCallum Reelpipes): -

Catherine Ashcroft playing Northumbrian pipes: -

The following sets are available and suitable for bagpipes. Information on all of the tunes, including audio guide tracks, are listed below: -

Name	Suggested Sets
The March 1 Set	PDF
The Tarbolton Reels 1 Set	PDF
The Tarbolton Reels 2 Set	PDF

Bagpipe Compositions

These compositions all fall within the range of the Great Highland Bagpipes, Border/Lowland/Reelpipes and Smallpipes.

You can download all PDFs here

Name	Collection
Alexander Brown	The Tarbolton Collection
Ali MacLeod	The Fowk Collection
Allan Carswell	The Tarbolton Collection
Andrea Gadd	The Kilmarnock Collection
Chris McQueer	The Tarbolton Collection
Colin Hunter	The Kilmarnock Collection
Darren McGarvey	The Tarbolton Collection
David Moore	The Tarbolton Collection
David Rae	The Tarbolton Collection
David Sillar	The Tarbolton Collection
Derek McLean and Edward Dennehy	The Tarbolton Collection
Ewin Murray	The Kilmarnock Collection
Gavin Barrie	The Tarbolton Collection
Jim Gemmell	The Tarbolton Collection
John Burns	The Tarbolton Collection
John Jardine Fergusson	The Tarbolton Collection
John Richard	The Tarbolton Collection
John Shirkie	The Tarbolton Collection
John Spiers	The Tarbolton Collection
John Wilson	The Tarbolton Collection
John Wilson of Tarbolton	The Tarbolton Collection
Johnie Ged	The Tarbolton Collection
Jonnet Reid	The Tarbolton Collection
Keith Fullerton	The Tarbolton Collection
Kenneth Mitchell	The Kilmarnock Collection
Len Pennie	The Tarbolton Collection
Lodge Tarbolton Kilwinning St James No 135	The Tarbolton Collection
Major John Weir OBE	The Tarbolton Collection
Margaret Brown	The Kilmarnock Collection
Mark Thompson	The Tarbolton Collection
Martin Swan	The Kilmarnock Collection
McLeod Court	The Tarbolton Collection
Michael Russell	The Tarbolton Collection
Nisse Meseke	The Fowk Collection
Pauline Oubari	The Kilmarnock Collection
Robert Burns	The Tarbolton Collection
Robert McCroskie	The Tarbolton Collection
Sandgate Street	The Tarbolton Collection
Tarbolton Amateurs FC	The Tarbolton Collection
Tarbolton Mill	The Tarbolton Collection
The Gregg Fiddle	The Tarbolton Collection
The Kings House Hotel	The Kilmarnock Collection
The Plough Inn	The Tarbolton Collection
The Tackety Bit	The Kilmarnock Collection
Thomas Hainey	The Tarbolton Collection
Walter Mitchell	The Tarbolton Collection
William Burnes	The Tarbolton Collection
William M'Gavin	The Tarbolton Collection
William Muir	The Tarbolton Collection

Extended Fingering Bagpipe Compositions

These compositions all fall within the range of the Great Highland Bagpipes and Border/Lowland/Reelpipes that allow the extended fingering of C natural, F natural and high G#.

You can download all PDFs here

Name	Collection
Alistair Heather	The Tarbolton Collection
Annabella Burns	The Tarbolton Collection
Calum John Grant	The Kilmarnock Collection
Claire Leitch	The Kilmarnock Collection
Cumnock Tartan Army	The Kilmarnock Collection
Douglas Reid	The Kilmarnock Collection
Gilbert Burns	The Tarbolton Collection
Hilary McArthur	The Kilmarnock Collection
Hugh Reid	The Tarbolton Collection
James Paterson	The Tarbolton Collection
Lorrimer Headley	The Tarbolton Collection
Margaret Sunderland	The Tarbolton Collection
Martin Trainer	The Kilmarnock Collection
Murray Pittock	The Fowk Collection
Susi and Gavin McGilvray	The Kilmarnock Collection
The Woodstock Arms	The Kilmarnock Collection

The following sets are available and suitable for bagpipes with extended fingering: -

Name	Suggested Sets
The March 1 Set	PDF
The Reels 1 Set	PDF
The Tarbolton Reels 1 Set	PDF
The Tarbolton Reels 2 Set	PDF

Fred Morrison Reel Pipes, McCallum Bagpipes, Kilmarnock

Guide Tracks

All guide tracks for the Bagpipe Collection.

I leave you with Ross Ainslie (lowland pipes) and Jarlath Henderson (Uileann pipes): -