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The Bagpipe Library Site Map
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You can enter either of the knowledge sites below by clicking on the banner.
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We are fortunate to have many early recordings, originally done on foil and wax cylinders, later on
glass and zinc discs and finally on plastic 78 rpm discs. The following recordings were made between
1899 and 1950. They provide us with many insights into piping at the begining of the last century.
The complete collection of these recordings is available on CD and may be viewed and purchased by going
here.
If you purchase the complete collection, or if you're patient enough (I'll be changing
tracks here from time-to-time) you'll notice unusual spelling and names for some of the tunes we play
today. You'll also notice different settings and treatments of tunes. This speaks to a time before
standard settings were widely embraced. Aside from the obvious tonal differences in the bagpipes themselves,
you'll be amazed at the tempo's. This is an amazing step back in time. Enjoy.
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Click on the image to the left for The Early Years MP3s
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Bagpipe Discography - a comprehensive catalog of bagpipe music recorded in Great Britian between
1890 and the demise of the single record.
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The Pipe Bands
These are recordings from the 1970's & 1980's that I will be expanding as material
is tranferred over into digital format. Although the recordings are not done professionally, you can
get a pretty good sense of band performances over the years. There's some great performances here and
you can witness the evolution of piping, drumming, and pipe band ensemble under competetion conditions..
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Click on the image to the left for The Pipe Bands MP3s
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Miscellaneous
This is a catch-all for interesting solo and band performances that fall outside
the categories above. Maybe your performance is here?
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Click on the image to the left for Miscellaneous MP3s
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Sheet and Digital Music -
1) The music published herein is done so with the author's written
permission or the music is property of the public domain and is not protected under any copyright law.
2) The music published herein focuses on the needs and abilities of the begining piper, the street
piper, and those competing at lower levels.
3) We will feature a new not-previously-published
composition each week. We will discuss the tune, it's nuances, limitations, lessons hidden within, and
uses.
4) Anyone may submit an original composition however I am under no obligation to publish
the tune or to otherwise provide reasons for not doing so.
5) My goal is to create a substantial
music library of "essential" tunes for the target audience.
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