Tunes

I play what you want

 My goal is to play what you want. Fitting the right tune for the occasion from a somber “Amazing Grace” or “Danny Boy” for a funeral or memorial service, to a upbeat, spirited tempo for a new bride and groom.    My repertoire consists of over 70 songs allowing customization for your occasion.
Here is a list of popular, suggested songs for each occasion.  (You can search google or Youtube to listen to these tunes.)

Weddings
Procession:
    • “Highland Catherdral”
    • “Skyeboat” (Theme from Outlander)
Recession (leaving):
    • “Scotland the Brave”
    • “Loch Lomand” (You take the High Road, I’ll take the low road…)
    • “Wearing the Green”

Funerals:

  • “Amazing Grace”
  • “Danny Boy”
  • “Skyeboat”(Outlander Theme)
  • “Honor our Fallen”
  • “Sgt. MacKenzie”(We were Soldiers)

 

Charleston Pipe Band

I’m a member of “The Charleston Pipe Band”. In order to be “in the band” one must have memorized and be able to play a 27 song Parade set. As a retired member of the “Pipes and Drums of the Cleveland Police”, I had memorized and play, (while marching) a 20-song parade set. In each band, there are many, many more songs we must learn. They include:

  1. A Hundred Pipers
  2. A Nation Once Again
  3. All five Military branch songs; (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard)
  4. Amazing Grac;
  5. America the Beautiful
  6. Atholl Highlanders
  7. Auld Lang Syne
  8. Blue Bells of Scotland
  9. Bonnie Charles
  10. Bonnie Dundee
  11. Boys of County Cork
  12. Bugle Horn
  13. Castle Dangerous
  14. Danny Boy
  15. Dawning of the Day; (Irish)
  16. Farewell to Camraw
  17. Farewell to Nigg
  18. Gary Owen; (Irish)
  19. Glendaruel Highlanders
  20. God Bless America
  21. Going Home
  22. Green Hills of Tyrol
  23. Happy Birthday
  24. High Road to Gairloch
  25. High Road to Gairlock
  26. Highland Laddie
  27. The Bells of Dunblaine
  28. The Brown Haired Maiden
  29. The Flower of Scotland
  30. The Little Drummer Boy
  31. The Minstrel Boy; (Irish)
  32. The Rowan Tree
  33. The Skye Boat Song; (The from Outlander)
  34. The Steam Boat; (Irish)
  35. Honor Our Fallen; (First responder funeral song)
  1. Honor Our Fallen; (First responder funeral song)
  2. I Love a Lassie
  3. In Heaven there is No Beer
  4. Irish Soldier Boy
  5. It’s a Grand Old Flag
  6. Johnnie Scobie
  7. Kelley the Boy from Killane
  8. Let Erin Remember
  9. Loch Lomand
  10. MacPherson’s Lament
  11. Mairi’s Wedding
  12. March of the Champions Supreme
  13. Morning Has Broken
  14. Murdo’s Wedding
  15. Notre Dame Fight Song
  16. Ohio State Fight Song
  17. Over There
  18. Perfect; (Ed Sheeran)
  19. Rakes of Mallow
  20. Scotland the Brave
  21. Sean South
  22. Sgt. MacKenzie; (We were Soldiers)
  23. St. Andrew’s Society of Charleston March
  24. Star Wars
  25. Suo Gan; (Movie Empire of the Sun)
  26. Taps
  27. The Banjo Breakdown
  28. Twenty Men from Dublin Town
  29. We Will Rock You
  30. Wearing of The Green
  31. When Irish Eyes are Smiling
  32. When the Battle is O’er
  33. When the Saints Go Marching In
  34. Wild Rover
  35. Wings
  36. Yankee Doodle Dandy