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Moebius Music Music for Three Bagpipes and Other Tunes
John Swayne
This book was produced because of the number of requests which John Swayne, the author, had for music that he had written for the bagpipe trio MOEBIUS Apart from two or three tunes with specifically French allegiances the music comes across as embodying a certain spirit of English music.
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Pauline Cato's Northumbrian Choice
Pauline Cato
Here we have 89 tunes, with chords from the Northumbrian tradition presented by Pauline Cato, virtuoso exponent of the Northumbrian small pipes. This collection is an excellent introduction to anyone interested in this type of music and can be seen as a survival guide to Northumbrian sessions.
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Minstrel's Fancy CD
Pauline Cato
Pauline has produced two soundtracks to accompany her book, containing the beautiful and haunting melodies of the region.
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Bonny at Morn CD
Pauline Cato
Pauline has produced two soundtracks to accompany her book, containing the beautiful and haunting melodies of the region.
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Bal Folk
Bal Folk contains 214 tunes, mostly from central France and will be of interest to anyone who enjoys playing French music, or playing for French dancing. The tunes are suitable for melodeon, fiddle and accordion, and many will fit within the range of bagpipes and hurdy gurdy. It contains the usual mix of mazurkas, valses, scottisches, two and three time bourrees, and polkas that are encountered at a ‘Bal Folk’ in France. Bal Folk was created from a selection tunes published as Massif Central Volumes 1 and 2.
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Dansons la Morvandelle
Mike Gilpin
Dansons la Morvandelle contains 152 tunes from Morvan, a 'parc régional' in south Burgundy, presented in keys suitable for British players. Morvan is an area of gently wooded hills, pastureland and lakes. It has a strong regional identity and is proud of its folk heritage. Traditional music forms an integral part of this heritage. Originally published in 1997, Dansons la Morvandelle has been completely revised and the number of tunes has been almost doubled. Errors found in the original have been corrected.
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A New Approach to Uilleann Piping with CD
H. J. Clarke
A comprehensive tutor for a practise set of Uillean pipes. Designed to teach the learner to play the Uileann pipes to a very advanced level in the Irish traditional way; to teach the learner to read music and give background information on Irish traditional music. Suitable for absolute beginners, intermediate and more advanced players. Soundtrack included.
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Davy Spillane Uilleann Pipe Tutor
Davy Spillane
This book attempts to lessen the opinion that the pipes are one of the most difficult instruments to learn. The book explains simple piping designed for the absolute beginner moving step by step through the problems the newcomer will experience. Soundtrack available.
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Davy Spillane Uilleann Pipe Tutor Tape
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The Bagpipe Tutor
Bill Cleary
Classic bagpipe tutor from Pipe Major Bill Cleary. Includes in-depth instruction, theory and history,as well as a selection of 47 popular Irish and Scottish tunes.
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Basic Tutor for Smallpipes
Richard Butler
There is a growing interest in pipe making and playing. With the increasing number of sets available hopefully this tutor by Richard Butler will go some way to helping those wanting to learn and also be informative to teachers wishing to pass on their experience to others in a logical form.
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Tomas' Tunebook
Tomas OCanainn
Fifty new tunes of Irish dance music composed by Tomás O Canainn, suitable for all traditional players. Many of the tunes in this book have already entered the repertoire of musicians in Ireland and further afield.
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£6.95 |
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Traditional Slow Airs of Ireland
Tomas OCanainn
This major collection of traditional slow airs represents an important step forward in the documentation af Irish music. This book is the key to a fuller appreciation of a musical richness that stretches back through the centuries. Soundtrack available.
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Traditional Slow Airs of Ireland Double CD
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Traditional Slow Airs of Ireland CD Edition
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The Leo Rowsome Collection
Leo Rowsome
A unique collection of 428 reels and jigs,including an illustrated introduction by Helena Rowsome and a facsimile of Leo Rowsome ’s Tutor for the Uillean Pipes (1936).Also suitable for fiddle,flute and tin whistle.
‘This unique publication is timely and historic.It is evocative of the mammoth role played by Leo Rowsome -Rí na bPíobarí -in the Irish traditional music saga and the ultimate resurgence of our native music.’ Senator Labhrás Ó Murchú Ardstiúrthóir, Comhaltas Ceoltóiri Éireann.
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The Piper's Dream
Pat McNulty
This is a selection of the music and poems of the Uilleann piper Pat McNulty. which came together because of suggestions that he put together a collection of Irish music consisting mainly of slow airs. The tunes were composed over a period spanning nearly 30 years but the poems have come along only of late. Pat points out that in earlier times the piper would also be accomplished in story and verse.
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Northumbrian Minstrelsy
J. Collingwood Bruce and John Stokoe
This book, edited by J. Collingwood Bruce and John Stokoe, is a collection of ballads, melodies and small-pipe tunes of Northumbria. It was first published by the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in 1882. There are lots of notes to the songs and tunes.
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The Pipers Companion Vol. 1
Derek Hobbs
A collection of tunes, in four volumes, from Northumberland and beyond arranged as duets and trios for Northumbrian smallpipes and other instruments by Derek Hobbs. All the arrangements are playable on the seven keyed chanter. They are intended to be accompanied by the full drones. The pieces are equally suitable for any melody instrument.
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The Pipers Companion Vol. 2
Derek Hobbs
A collection of tunes, in four volumes, from Northumberland and beyond arranged as duets and trios for Northumbrian smallpipes and other instruments by Derek Hobbs. All the arrangements are playable on the seven keyed chanter. They are intended to be accompanied by the full drones. The pieces are equally suitable for any melody instrument.
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The Pipers Companion Vol. 3
Derek Hobbs
A collection of tunes, in four volumes, from Northumberland and beyond arranged as duets and trios for Northumbrian smallpipes and other instruments by Derek Hobbs. All the arrangements are playable on the seven keyed chanter. They are intended to be accompanied by the full drones. The pieces are equally suitable for any melody instrument.
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The Pipers Companion Vol. 4
Derek Hobbs
A collection of tunes, in four volumes, from Northumberland and beyond arranged as duets and trios for Northumbrian smallpipes and other instruments by Derek Hobbs. All the arrangements are playable on the seven keyed chanter. They are intended to be accompanied by the full drones. The pieces are equally suitable for any melody instrument.
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The Wild Hills o Wannies
Derek Hobbs
The arrangements in this book may be played by any pair of melody instruments; in some pieces an optional third part is given. The music should sound well either unaccompanied, with a chordal accompaniment or with drones. The tunes are in the keys of A major, A minor and E minor aiming to encouage Northumbrian pipers to their drones to A and E or E and B.
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The Northumbrian Pipers Tune Book
Northumbrian Pipers Society
This is the third edition of this book, first published in 1936. It contains music of varying levels of difficulty: from tunes which are well within the scope of beginners, to variation sets which have been used in open competitions for more than 100 years.
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The Northumbrian Pipers Second Tune Book
Northumbrian Pipers Society
First published in 1981 with a revised edition ten years later, this book provided an expanded repertoire for the pipes at a time when much of the repertoire was being circulated in handwritten form. A varied selection of mainly Northumbrian and Scottish tunes, both traditional and modern.
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The Northumbrian Pipers Third Tune Book
Northumbrian Pipers Society
Published in 1991, featuring tunes spanning a wide time range from the 17th Century to the current day. The tunes are mainly from the North-East of England and Scotland, although the editor's net has also caught tunes from as far afield as Scandinavia and America. book provided an expanded repertoire for the pipes at a time when much of the repertoire was being circulated in handwritten form. A varied selection of mainly Northumbrian and Scottish tunes, both traditional and modern.
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Charlton Memorial Tune Book
Northumbrian Pipers Society
In publishing this book of tunes, the Northumbrian Pipers' Society seeks to provide small-pipe players and fiddlers with a new collection of material. They have not sought to confine themselves to Northumbrian tunes. Members were asked to submit tunes for inclusion. The outstanding contribution came from John Armstrong, who placed his entire manuscript collection at their disposal.
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