Piobaireachd Set Tunes

Piobaireachd Set Tunes 2025

Reference note:  PS = Piobaireachd Society book, K = Kilberry Book of Ceol Mor

Novice: Play the entire ground (tune selected from below list)

D Grade: Ground and next Variation. (tune selected from below list)

Note the idea is to play the ground plus one variation in total. Therefore if the Ground has a thumb variation for example, then the thumb would suffice as the variation. If there is a Ground followed by a variation with Singling and a Doubling, only the Singling is required to be played.

C Grade: Full tune (tune selected from below list)

Novice, D & C Grade Tune List

  • Sir James MacDonald of the Isles Lament  PS 7, K
  • Lament for Alasdair Dearg McDonnell of Glengarry PS 14, K.
  • Company’s Lament  PS 1
  • Glengarry’s Lament  K
  • Little Spree  PS 7, K
  • Glen is Mine  PS 6, K
  • Old Woman’s Lullaby  PS 4, K
  • MacFarlane’s Gathering  PS 4, K
  • Too Long in this Condition  PS 7, K
  • Struan Robertson’s Salute  PS 8, K
  • Catherine’s Lament  PS 5,K
  • Black Donald’s March  PS 3,K
  • Corrienessan’s Salute  PS 8, K
  • Massacre of Glencoe  PS 6, K
  • You’re Welcome, Ewen Lochiel PS 2, K.
  • Lament for Mary MacLeod PS 5, K.
  • Lament for MacDonald of Kinlochmoidart No. 1 PS 6, K.
  • The MacLeod’s Salute (Rowing Piobaireachd) PS 12, K.
  • The Groat PS 1, K.
  • The Munro’s Salute PS 11
  • Salute to Donald PS 8, K
  • Proud to Play a Pipe  PS 6, K
  • Queen Elizabeth II Salute, Donald Macleod Complete Works, p25
  • Caber Feidh Gu Brath, Donald Macleod Complete Works, p26

B Grade Tune List

Submit 2 full tunes from the B grade set list below

Lament for the Viscount of Dundee, PS1, K.
You’re Welcome, Ewen Lochiel, PS2, K.
The Rout of the MacPhees (#), PS4
Macdonald of Kinlochmoidart’s Lament No. 1, PS6, K
The Desperate Battle (#), PS7, K.
The MacFarlane’s Gathering, PS7, K.
The Piper’s Warning to his Master, PS12, K.
Chisholm’s Salute (#), PS14, K.

(#) denotes that a crunluath a’mach must be played

A Grade

Submit 3 full tunes from the A grade set list below.


A grade Piobaireachd Set list 2025

The Prince’s Salute (#), PS1, K.
Lament for the Departure of King James, PS3, K.
Lady Margaret Macdonald’s Salute, PS3, K.
The Stewart’s White Banner, PS7.
Ronald Macdonald of Morar’s Lament, PS8.
The Young Laird of Dungallon’s Salute (#), PS10
The Maclean’s March (#), PS10
A Son’s Salute to his Parents, Donald Macleod Piob.

(#) denotes that a crunluath a’mach must be played