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November Tune List

The tune list (updated 11Oct) for the November concert is as follows:

  • M’hairis Wedding/ Heykens Serenade
  • Loch Lomond/Blue Bells of Scotland/Bonnie Lass of Fyvie O
  • Morag of Dunvegan
  • On the Road to Passchendale/Land of My Youth/My Home Town
  • Bells of Dunblane
  • Green Hills of Tyrol/Battle is O’er

The tunes that will be played with the NTMB are:

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Concert update for band members

Attached is the play list (updated version 7) for the concert click here to view it.

Shuttle Bus – Nelson Park to CBD
Morning
Depart Nelson Park at 10.30am, drop people off at the church and return to Nelson Park.
Depart Nelson Park at approx 11am, again dropping people at the church.

Afternoon
Depart Nelson Park at 1pm, drop people off at the church and return to Nelson Park.
Depart Nelson Park at approx 1.30pm again dropping people at the church

After the concert (approx 3.30pm) – the bus will transport people from the church back to Nelson Park, two trips if needed

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Napier RSA Concert November 2023

We’ll be presenting our concert on Sunday 19 November at the Napier RSA. Here’s the concert programme:
Band:
Scotland the Brave bracket
My Home/Skye Boat Song/Maori Canoe Song
Green Hills of Tyrol & When the Battle’s O’er
The Crags of Tumbledown Mountain/King Charles III
Loch Lomond/Blue Bells of Scotland/Bonnie Lass o’ Fyvie O’
On the Road to Passchendaelle/Land of My Youth/My Home Town
Group 1 – Slow air & jigs: Mermaid Song/Banjo Breakdown/Paddy’s Leather Breeches
Group 2 – Slow air & marches: Morag of Dunvegan/Mhari’s Wedding & Heyken’s Serenade
Learners:
Dancers – Highland Fling
Small groups/solo items
Music Group
Dancers: Irish Jig or Sailors Hornpipe (tbc)
Band with Music Group
Amazing Grace
Flower of Scotland
Highland Cathedral
Bells of Dunblane
Hector the Hero
Auld Lang Syne
Finale: Scotland the Brave/Will Ye Now Come Back/ Scotland the Brave

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November Concert programme

On Sunday 20 November the Band’s concert programme will be as follows:

First part:
Scotland the Brave bracket
Loch Lomond bracket
Thomas Sander bracket
Lament/My Home/Skye Boat Song/Maori Canoe Song
Nurse Edith Cavell
Atholl Highlanders/Leaving Port Askaig/Diu Regnare

Music Group

Band Second Part
M’hairis Wedding/Heykens Serenade
Green Hill/Battle is O’er

Band and Music Group
Arrangement of Band & Music Group Items

Hector the Hero Solo piper plays first part once, all repeat first part then play second part twice through.
The Bells of Dunblane Solo piper plays first part then all play the tune
The Mists of Time Solo piper plays lament
Small group play first part
All play first part, second part, first part.
Highland Cathedral Drummer starts
Solo piper plays 1st and 2nd parts.
All play 1st part, 2nd part and back to first part with long E and D at end.
Flower of Scotland Solo piper
Vocals
All play tune once.
Amazing Grace Guitar, vocals, guitar
Solo piper
All play once through. Note play normal ending not extended E at end.

Probable encore – Scotland the Brave

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January Music

Here is the proposed list of tunes for the Art Deco concert which should all be familiar. Richard has attempted to add some variation from the tunes played in the previous concert. Whether the concert goes ahead will depend on the traffic light level that the country is in and whether Omicron is in the community.

March on- Scotland the Brave bracket. I would envisage that the drummers would already be at the front.
Wings/76 Police Tattoo/Children’s Song
Caller Herrin bracket with intro-piper playing first measure and band coming in for 2nd.
Swing of the Kilt with intro
Learner’s bracket-? Edith Cavell/Scots Wha Hae
? Dawning of the Day/La Boum with intro or ? Green Hills bracket.
Mike Metcalf/RAF 100
2nd Half-100 Pipers bracket with intro. Again with pipers marching in and drummers already at the front.
Bells of Dunblane
Love Song for Deborah Ann
Flower of Scotland
Highland Cathedral
Amazing Grace
Encore-Scotland the Brave-again

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December Music

The Summerset Palms event has been cancelled so we’re doing an impromptu concert at St Paul’s Church on Sunday 19th December starting at 2pm. Here’s the list of tunes:

First Half:
– Mhari’s Wedding/Heyken’s Serenade
– Skye Boat Song/Maori Canoe Song
– Leaving of Liverpool/Kelly the Boy from Killane/No Awa Tae Bide awa/The Minstrel Boy/Will Ye No Come Back Again
– Morag of Dunvegan, Athol Highlanders
– Green Hills/Battle is O’er
– Nurse Edith Cavell

Music Group:
– Hettie’s Waltz
– The Wellerman
– The Hills of Argyle
– Silver Threads Among the Gold
– A Love Song for Deborah Anne
– The Londonderry Air

Second Half
– Flower of Scotland
– The Mists of Time
– Hector the Hero
– Highland Cathedral
– Amazing Grace
– Scotland the Brave

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November Music List

This is the list of tunes for the Taradale RSA event (Sunday 21 November):

First Half:

  • Green Hills/Battle is O’er
  • Skye Boat Song/Maori Canoe Song
  • Leaving of Liverpool/Kelly the Boy from Killane/No Awa Tae Bide awa/The Minstrel Boy/Will Ye No Come Back Again
  • On the Road to Passchendale/Land of My Youth
  • Morag of Dunvegan, Athol Highlanders
  • Diu Regnare

Guests

NPB Youngsters:

  • Nurse Edith Cavell
  • Hettie’s Waltz (with the music group)

Music Group:

  • Silver Threads Among the Gold
  • Setting a Course for Lewis
  • A Love Song for Deborah Anne
  • Penny Arcade

Second Half

  • Highland Cathedral
  • The Mists of Time
  • Hector the Hero
  • Flower of Scotland
  • Amazing Grace
  • Scotland the Brave
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September 2021 Music List

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The concert is postponed until October
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This is the provisional list of tunes for the September concert along with the musical arrangements:

First Half:

  • Green Hills/Battle is O’er
  • Skye Boat Song/Maori Canoe Song
  • Leaving of Liverpool/Kelly the Boy from Killane/No Awa Tae Bide awa/The Minstrel Boy/Will Ye No Come Back Again
  • On the Road to Passchendale/Land of My Youth
  • 6/8s Athol Highlanders, Leaving Port Askaig
  • Diu Regnare

Guests

NPB Youngsters:

  • Nurse Edith Cavell
  • Hettie’s Waltz (with the music group)

Music Group:

  • Silver Threads Among the Gold
  • Setting a Course for Lewis
  • A Love Song for Deborah Anne
  • Penny Arcade

Second Half

  • Highland Cathedral
  • The Mists of Time
  • Hector the Hero
  • Flower of Scotland
  • Amazing Grace
  • Scotland the Brave
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Music for coming events

With two significant events coming up here’s the music list for our members:

Summer in the Park 14 February

Combined bands

Scotland the Brave/Rowan Tree/Bonnie Galloway
Mhairi’s Wedding /Heyken’s Serenade
Bathgate Highland Gathering/Heather Grant of Strathrye
Teribus/Chorriechollies
Highland Laddie/Brown Haired Maiden/Barren Rocks
Castle Dangerous/Land of My Youth
Flower of Scotland
Highland Cathedral
Amazing Grace

Napier Band items
Swing of the Kilt
Bells of Dunblane
Skye BS/Maori Canoe Song
The Dawning of the Day/La Boum
Chief Mike Metcalf/RAF 100
Morag of Dunvegan
Mists of Time
Hector the Hero
Loch Lomond/Blue Bells of Scotland/The Bonnie Lass O’ Fyvie O’
The Mermaid’s Song (solo piper plays 1st and 2nd parts, all play tunes with repeated parts)

Art Deco Concert 20 Feb

M’hairis Wedding/Heykin’s Serenade
Wings/76 Police/Children’s Song
Green Hills/Battle is O’er
Swing of the Kilt (drummer and piper play intro, all play the tune)
Bells of Dunblane (solo piper 1st part, all play 1stx2, 2ndx2)
Skye BS/Maori Canoe Song
Highland Cathedral (drummer and piper start playing 1st and 2nd part, all play 1st, 2nd, 1st))
Mists of Time (lament, two pipers play 1st part then all play 1st, 2nd, 1st)
Hector the Hero  (solo piper 1st part, all play 1st part once then second part repeated)
Flower of Scotland (solo piper, vocal, all play)
Amazing Grace (vocal, guitar, solo piper, all)
Music Group: Setting a Course for Lewis; Love Song for Deborah Anne