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Piping & Drumming Live Aug 2024

The draft programme for the August Piping & Drumming Live at the Napier RSA on Sunday 25th is:

First half
– Swing of the Kilt
– Thomas Sanders, Flett from Flotta, Murdo’s Wedding, Heroes of September 11
– Morag of Dunvegan
– Teribus, Chorriechollies Welcome
– Mhari’s Wedding, Heyken Serenade
– Crags of Tumbledown Mountain, King Charles 111

Group items

Second Half
– Highland Cathedral
– The Green Hills of Tyrol, When the battle’s O’er
– Wings, The 1976 Police Tattoo, the Childrens’ Song
– The Dark Isle
– Chief Mike Metcalf, Raf 100
– Bells of Dunblane
– Scotland the Brave

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Piping & Drumming Live May2024

The Band will be performing on at the Napier RSA on Sunday 19 May starting at 2.30pm. The tune list includes:
Scotland the Brave bracket
Loch Lomond bracket
Hector the Hero
Mike Metcalfe/RAF 100
On the Road to Passchendaelle/Land of My youth/My Home Town
Green Hills/When the Battle’s O’er
M’hairi’s Wedding & Heyken’s Serenade
Crags of Tumbledown Mountain/King Charles 111
Highland Cradle Song/My Lodgings on a Cold Ground/Skye Boat Song
Flower of Scotland
Amazing Grace
Highland Cathedral

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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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Art Deco Concert Feb23

The Band is staging it’s 2023 Art Deco Concert on Saturday 18 February at 2.30pm. The venue is the St Paul’s Church, Tennyson St. The following is the tune list for the concert:
Green Hills & When the Battle’s O’er
Morag of Dunvegan
Scotland the Brave bracket
Leaving of Liverpool bracket
Thomas Sander bracket
Wings bracket
Mhari’s Wedding & Heyken’s Serenadee

The following tunes will be played with the music group
Highland Cathedral
A Love Song for Deborah Anne
Hector the Hero
The Wellerman
Castle Dangerous/Land of My Youth
Amazing Grace
Flower of Scotland
Scotland the Brave

Bus times from Nelson Park to St Paul’s:  10:45  & 11:15 for the morning parades and 1:30pm & 2pm for the concert.

The bust will do return trips Saint Pauls Church to Nelson Park from 4pm.

Note to band members – we will be practicing at the church on Monday 13th at 7pm. Click here for details of the music arrangements.

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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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Sept 17 Music

The following is a provisional list of the music for the Sports Park event on Saturday 17 Sept. The bands are playing at 11.50 so meet at 10.45.

  • Scotland the Brave, The Rowan Tree, Bonnie Galloway (4/4)
  • Highland Cathedral (drummer and solo piper plays parts 1&2, band plays 1,2 &1)
  • Mhari’s Wedding, Heyken’s Serenade (2/4)
  • The Green Hills of Tyrol, When the Battle’s O’er (3/4)
  • Drummers
  • Teribus, Chorriechollies Welcome (2/4)
  • Flower of Scotland (solo piper plays once through, band plays tune twice)
  • Highland Laddie, The Brown Haired Maiden, The Barren Rocks of Aden (2/4)
  • Amazing Grace (solo piper plays once through, band plays tune twice)
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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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Concert – Art Deco Feb 2020

Once again the Band is presenting its music in a concert at St Paul’s Church, Napier on the Saturday of Art Deco weekend.
PosterImage

For band members here is the list of music:
Chief Mike Metcalf, RAF 100
The Bells of Dunblane
Scotland the Brave, Rowan Tree, Bonnie Galloway
Mhari’s Wedding, Heyken’s Serenade
Hundred Pipers, Bonnie Dundee (drummers start)
Green Hills, When the Battle’s O’er
Highland Cathedral
Hector the Hero
The Mists of Time
Amazing Grace
Flower of Scotland