Scottish Bagpipe Tunes

A Highland Gold Medal winner, James MacColl (b. 1928 in Schotts, Scotland) performs a portion of his extensive knowledge of solo Scottish bagpipe music. At the age of twenty-eight, when these recordings were made, he was known as “one of the top four or five pipers in Scotland.” The album consists of “piobaireachd,” which is an art music mostly associated with the Scottish Highlands, and “ceol aotrom,” or small, light music, primarily used for marching or dancing.

Liner notes include a biography of James MacColl, a brief history of the bagpipes and the Scottish war pipes, as well as an explanation for each track.

Track Listing

101	Champion of the Seas / Tarter's Hornpipe / Liverpool Hornpipe James MacColl	02:41
102	Balmoral Castle / Captain Jack Murray / The De'il Among the Tailors James MacColl	01:37
103	Wa'll Be King but Charlie? / Bonnie Charlie's Noo Awa' / Up in the Morning Early / Bonnie Gallaway James MacColl	03:09
104	Money Musk / Brahan Castle / Kessoch Ferry / Birks of Albergeldy / Man from Glengarry / Mrs. Guthrie of Tillerfort James MacColl	03:36
105	The Hen's March James MacColl	01:05
106	The Connaughtman's Rambles James MacColl	01:03
107	Anniston Castle / Tulloch Gorm / Mrs. McPherson of Inveran / The Little Cascade James MacColl	03:42
108	Unnamed / Bobbie Cuthbertson / Liverpool Hornpipe James MacColl	03:26
109	The Goat Herd / The Irish Washerwoman James MacColl	01:56
201	Lament for the Children James MacColl	16:48
202	Over the Seas to Skye / Fair Young Mary / Dream Angus James MacColl	04:38
203	Banjo Breakdown / Unnamed / Glendural Highlands James MacColl	02:40