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Tunes for Smallpipes Smallpipes can play everything that highland pipes can traditionally play, and so, you have the entire highland pipe repertoire at your disposal. However, smallpipes have a different sound, and as you have discovered, some different embellisment possibilities, on top of what highland pipes can do. There is also a small historical repertoire, tunes such as 3/4 hornpipes and of more recent interest (though based on historical foundation), variation sets. Here is a small selection of tunes that may be of particular interest to you, as something specifically 'smallpipey'. There are some 3/4 hornpipes and some variation sets as well as some other dance tunes, and a couple of 'town tunes'. All the tunes are arranged in a style making use of the smallpipe's specific embellishments. 3/4 Hornpipes Town Tunes This is the town tune for Linlithgow, which still employs a Town Piper This is the town tune for Hawick, which still employs a Town Piper Tunes about women Please click on the image to go to a dedicated page for the tune Aarti Burman, Fishfarmer Jayne's Farewell To Krakow A Tune for Katrina Smirking Nancy Variation Sets (a bit more difficult to play...) Credit is due to Gordon Mooney, former Town Piper to Linlithgow for his work in keeping this aspect of smallpipe and borderpipe playing alive and indeed in developing and promoting it further. | |||||||||||||||||
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