REPERTOIRE
The following represents a sampling of my repertoire. Those with a Scottish or Irish background would be familiar with many of the tunes listed here. Also included are movie themes and general pop songs that sit well on the bagpipe. With enough notice, I am happy to arrange and play any special requests, just bear in mind that some non-traditional tunes may not suit the bagpipe's scale.

POPULAR

HYMNS & LAMENTS 

POPULAR
  • Advance Australia Fair
  • Aida Triumphal March
  • Angels (Robbie Williams)
  • Arrival (ABBA)
  • Auld Lang Syne
  • Ave Maria
  • Caledonia (Dougie MacLean)
  • Can You Feel The Love Tonight? (The Lion King)
  • Candle In The Wind (Elton John)
  • Chariots Of Fire (Vangelis)
  • Donald, Where's Your Trousers?
  • Game Of Thrones
  • Gift Of A Thistle (Braveheart)
  • Happy Birthday / For He's/She's A Jolly Good Fellow
  • Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
  • Fields Of Gold (Sting)
  • I Belong To Glasgow
  • I Can't Help falling In Love With You (Elvis Presley)
  • It's A Long Way To The Top (AC/DC)
  • Love Me Tender (Elvis Presley)
  • Mull Of Kintyre (Paul McCartney)
  • My Heart Will Go On (Titanic)
  • Ode To Joy
  • On The Turning Away (Pink Floyd)
  • Rhythm Of My Heart (Rod Stewart)
  • Sailing (Rod Stewart)
  • Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin)
  • Star Wars
  • The Gael (Last Of The Mohicans)
  • The Last Farewell (Roger Whittaker)
  • The Road And The Miles To Dundee
  • The Rose (Bette Midler)
  • The Way Old Friends Do (ABBA)
  • Trumpet Voluntary
  • Unchained Melody
  • Up Helly Aa
  • Wooden Heart (Elvis Presley)
  • You're The Voice (John Farnham)
HYMNS & LAMENTS
  • Abide With Me
  • Amazing Grace
  • Fair Jean
  • Flowers Of The Forest
  • Going Home
  • Hyfrydol
  • Loch Tay Boat Song
  • Lord Lovat's Lament
  • Lord Of The Dance
  • Oft In The Stilly Night
  • Sleep Dearie Sleep
  • Summertime
  • The Dark Island
  • The Day Thou Gavest Lord Is Ended
  • The Mist Covered Mountains
  • Thug Mi Gaol
SLOW AIRS & WALTZES
  • Ae Fond Kiss
  • Comin' Through The Rye
  • Flower Of Scotland
  • Highland Cathedral
  • Highland Cradle Song
  • Iona Boat Song
  • Mingulay Boat Song
  • Morag Duncan
  • Morag Of Dunvegan
  • My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean
  • My Home
  • Northern Lights Of Aberdeen
  • O Gin I Were A Baron's Heir
  • Skye Boat Song
  • The Old Knife Grinder's Spring Song
  • Ye Breaks And Braes
IRISH
  • An Old Irish Air
  • Black Velvet Band
  • Danny Boy
  • Dawning Of The Day
  • Eriskay Love Lilt
  • For Ireland I'll Not Tell Her Name
  • Galway Bay
  • I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen
  • Maggie
  • She Moved Through The Fair
  • Silver Threads Amongst The Gold
  • The Bard Of Armagh
  • The Cliffs Of Dooneen
  • The Minstrel Boy
  • The Parting Glass
  • The Saffron Kilt
  • Those Endearing Young Charms
  • Wearing Of The Green
  • When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
AUSTRALIAN
  • Advance Australia Fair
  • South Australia
  • The Road To Gundagai
  • Waltzing Matilda
  • We Are Australian
CHRISTMAS
  • Angels We Have Heard On High
  • Come All Ye Faithful
  • Good King Wenceslas
  • Jingle Bells
  • The First Noel
  • The Little Drummer Boy
  • We Wish You A Merry Christmas
2/4 MARCHES
  • A Man's A Man For A' That
  • Choirechoiles
  • Highland Laddie
  • Jenny's Bawbee
  • Marie's Wedding
  • The 42nd Highlanders
  • The Barren Rock's Of Aden
  • The Brown Haired Maiden
  • The Black Bear
  • The High Road To Gareloch
4/4 MARCHES
  • Bonnie Galloway
  • I Love A Lassie
  • Loch Lomond
  • Roamin' In The Gloamin'
  • Scotland The Brave
  • Scots Wha Hae
  • Stop Your Ticklin' Jock
  • The Badge Of Scotland
  • The Blue Bells Of Scotland
  • The Bonnie Lass O' Fyvie
  • The Earl Of Mansfield
  • The Rowan Tree
  • We're No' Awa' Tae Bide Awa'
  • Will Ye No Come Back Again?
6/8 MARCHES
  • 10th H.L.I. Crossing The Rhine
  • A 100 Pipers
  • Atholl Highlanders
  • Auld Adam
  • Bengullion
  • Bonnie Dundee
  • Cock O' The North
  • Dovecote Park
  • Hot Punch
  • The Muckin' O' Geordie's Byre
3/4 RETREATS
  • Dr. Runcie
  • Dream Valley Of Glendaruel
  • Green Hills Of Tyrol (Scottish Soldier)
  • Lochanside
  • Shoals Of Herring
  • The Banks Of Allan Water
  • When The Battle's O'er

 
With the Victoria Police Pipe Band, Vicoria Police Academy, 2001.
 
Ross Bates
0411 168 146
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