This is a great tune written by Pipe Major W. Lawrie who was the Pipe Major of the Argyl and Sutherland Highlanders. If you are looking for a good 2/4 march to play without any birls, it is conveniently written in the key of “D” so its parts end with D throws and Shake on D’s. It is found in Book 2 of the Scots Guards Books. These are great books with over 300 tunes in each book. If you are interested in these books, you can save 10% by clicking the link below:
Donald MacLeans Farewell to Oban and the Power of 8/16
Today, we're going to talk about the power of 8/16. So, what does that mean? Well, if you’re familiar with fractions, you know that 8/16 simplifies to 1/2. Half of 8 is 4, and half of that is 2 — which leads us to 2/4 time, the standard time signature for many bagpipe...
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