Set Tunes 2023
THE PIOBAIREACHD SOCIETY SET TUNES FOR 2023
The Piobaireachd Society recommends the following for competitions in 2023:
A. SENIOR COMPETITIONS
A new approach to setting tunes for the senior competitions is recommended for a trial period of five years. The aim is to give competitors a wider choice of tunes while still ensuring exposure for the appropriate repertoire. If deemed successful, the period may be extended beyond five years.
Competitors will submit six tunes from the list below. Different tunes will be selected for each competitor for the Argyllshire Gathering and the Northern Meeting in the same year. The chosen tunes will be noted and competitors will not be permitted to submit these two tunes again for a period of at least five years.
The list may be expanded from year to year on the recommendation of the PiobaireachdSociety. It is unlikely that any of the tunes will be removed from the list.
The Unjust Incarceration PS 2, K
Lament for Donald Ban MacCrimmon PS 2, K
Donald Gruamach’s March PS 2, K
Colin Roy MacKenzie’s Lament PS 3, K
Lament for the Duke of Hamilton PS 3, K
Lament for the Earl of Antrim PS 3, K
Lament for the Children PS 3, K
Patrick Og MacCrimmon’s Lament PS 3, K
John Garve MacLeod of Raasay’s Lament PS 5, K
The Sound of the Waves against the Castle of Duntroon PS 6, K
The End of the Little Bridge PS 8, K
Lady MacDonald’s Lament PS 8, K
Nameless Cherede Darievea PS 8, K
The Laird of Anapool’s Lament PS 9
The Rout of the Lowland Captain PS 9
MacLeod of Colbeck’s Lament PS 10
MacKenzie of Gairloch’s Lament PS 10
The Red Hand in the MacDonald’s Arms PS 10
Mrs MacLeod of Talisker’s Salute PS 11
My Dearest on Earth, Give me your Kiss PS 11
Lament for the Harp Tree PS 12, K
Salute to MacDonald of Staffa PS 13
Good Health to You Donald PS 13
The Sutherlands’ Gathering PS 14
Lament for King George III PS 14
Lament for Cluny MacPherson PS 14
Sir James MacDonald of the Isles’ Salute PS 14
MacLeod of MacLeod’s Lament PS 15, K
Farewell to the Queen’s Ferry PS 20th Century Piob. 2020 edition
Lament for John MacDonald, Inverness PS 20th Century Piob. 2020 edition
Lament for Pipe Major Robert Reid PS 20th Century Piob. 2020 edition
Salute to James Campbell PS 20th Century Piob. 2020 edition
Salute to the MacCrimmon Cairn at Borreraig PS 20th Century Piob. 2020 edition
The Phantom Piper of Corrieyairack PS 20th Century Piob. 2020 edition
Roderick MacDonald’s Salute Donald MacLeod Piob. 2019 edition
A Son’s Salute to his Parents Donald MacLeod Piob. 2019 edition
The Edinburgh Piobaireachd John MacLellan Ceol Mor
B. GOLD MEDAL COMPETITIONS
Competitors will submit four of the following tunes, one of which they will be required to play.
The Lament for the Only son PS 6, K *
The Rout of the Lowland Captain PS 9
The Black Wedder’s White Tail PS 11 *
The MacDonalds’ Salute PS 11 *
MacKintosh of Borlum’s Salute PS 12
C. SILVER MEDAL COMPETITIONS
Competitors will submit four of the following tunes, one of which they will be required to play.
Welcome Johnny back Again PS 9
Sir Ewan Cameron of Locheil’s Salute PS 10
Nameless, ‘One of the Cragich’ PS 12
Nameless,(Hihorodo tra cherede che) PS 12
* Crunluath a mach required.
PS = Piobaireachd Society Collection K = Kilberry Book of Ceol Mor. The Donald MacLeod and PS 20th Century Piobaireachd collections have been corrected and re-printed recently in A4 format and it is recommended that these be used as the sources for these tunes.
Competitors are not restricted to settings in the Piobaireachd Society Collection and Kilberry Book. Those who wish to play alternative settings should submit legible scores, indicating the origins of the settings, to competition organisers along with their tune selections.
Altogether different tunes known by the same or similar names will not be accepted as alternatives.
This announcement is without prejudice to any arrangements made by the Argyllshire Gathering or the Northern Meeting.
For the Music Committee
Ronald McShannon
2 Ascot Avenue, Glasgow, G12 0A