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Art Deco Concert Feb23

January 13, 2023 admin

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

October 31, 2022 admin

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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Practice Monday 25 May

May 20, 2020 admin

The plan for this week’s practice

Sharing our pipe band Experiences: This week Ken and Richard will speak about a tutor and/or a most memorable experience

Tunes we will revise this week:
The new tune	The Children's Song Click here for the music Listen to the tune
Play the new 4/4 bracket	Wings, The 1976 Police Tattoo and The Children's Song
The Hornpipe	Swing of the Kilt p107
The 4/4 bracket	Chief Mike Metcalf p142 RAF 100 p143
The Scotland the Brave Bracket	Scotland the Brave p134 The Rowan Tree Bonnie Galloway

This week's chocolate fish question:

What annual event was inspired by a show performed in 1949 called 'Something About a Soldier'?
As there were no correct answers to last week's question I get the chocolate fish again

This week's bonus clip:

Could you do this?

Recent tunes to be revised:

On the music page