Competition Music Requirements and Contest Dates

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

A grade tune list

Submit 3 full tunes from the A grade list below

Nameless Hiharin dro or dro, PS4,K
The Pride of Barra (#), PS5, K
The King’s Taxes, PS5, K
The Earl of Seaforth’s Salute, PS5, K
Beloved Scotland, PS6, K
The Macdonald’s are Simple, PS9
The Battle of Bealach nam Brog, PS9
Lament for Captain Donald McKenzie, PS15

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

B grade tune list

Submit 2 full tunes from the B grade list below

Lament for the Castle of Dunyveg, PS1
The Rout of Glenfruin (#), PS8, K
Farewell to the Laird of Islay (#), PS9
Lament for the Iolaire, Donald Macleod Piob 2019 edition
Lament for John Morrison of Assynt House, Donald Macleod Piob 2019 edition
Marquis of Argyll’s Salute, PS10

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

Novice, D & C Grade Tune List

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

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

• 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