Scots Guards, Volume II: Standard Settings of Pipe Music (Paperback)

This collection is designed for bagpipers, students, instructors, and performers seeking a comprehensive volume of traditional Scottish pipe music. It is ideal for practice, lessons, rehearsals, parades, and performance preparation, offering a curated resource used by learners and experienced pipers alike. As a core reference in the Scots Guards tradition, it provides a structured way to study authentic settings drawn from generations of piping.

Inside this volume are standardized arrangements selected for accuracy, clarity, and historic relevance. Each tune is presented in a format that supports consistent interpretation across players and teaching settings. With its extensive range of marches, reels, jigs, strathspeys, airs, and laments, the book serves as a valuable tool for building repertoire and improving fluency in traditional styles. Its organization allows pipers to progress musically while expanding their understanding of classic Scottish material.

This collection supports the development of timing, ornamentation control, and interpretive skill. Players benefit from exploring well-established repertoire that strengthens memory, precision, and expressive performance. For teachers, it provides a dependable source of standardized melodies; for students, it encourages continual practice through engaging and culturally significant tunes. Its breadth makes it an essential volume for any pipers library.

Song List
Auld Lang Syne * CUMHA MHIC SHIMIDH (LORD LOVAT'S LAMENT) * FAREWELL TO NIGG * LOCH TAY BOAT SONG * MACKINTOSH'S LAMENT (ALAN LERWICK) (SLOW AIRS & LAMENTS) * MAIRI'S WEDDING * ON THE BANKS OF ALLAN WATER * PADDY O'RAFFERTY * SINE BHAN * THE CRADLE SONG * The Irish Washerwoman * Wings * ALAN MACPHERSON OF MOSSPARK * ALDERGROVE * ANGUS MACKINNON * ARCHIE BEAG * BALMORAL * W. ROSS'S FAREWELL TO 2ND BN SCOTS GUARDS * WELCOME THE PIPER * WHISTLE O'ER THE LAVE O'T * WISEMAN'S EXERCISE * and many more.

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