Music moves me. Physically, it puts me in the same place as Dudley, clear evidence of that can be seen here. Mentally, spiritually, and in every other way, music moves me to write, to compose. I like all kinds of music. All kinds. Even some forms of jazz. There, I said it, I'm not prejudiced. No sign of non-inclusivity here. Move along. Having learned to play bagpipes from the early age of seven — forced upon me, ah, those were the days — Celtic music, in all its forms, remains at the very roots of my musical genes. Everyone has a framework for working things out. Musically, I hear tunes, melodies, rhythms, and harmonies in my head in the form of bagpipes. Now, before all the aficionados leave the room with their noses in the air, I might add that I have added a few more instruments to my skillset, not least the highly revered Patagonian musical spoon kit. And, in fairness, it could be a lot worse. Imagine if I heard everything in my head being played by a [insert your own devil's instrument here]! Ew, shudder the thought! So, for me, bagpipes and dancing are perfect partners for a good time. Throw in some EDM, spice it up with a bit of theatrical context and you have my idea of music. Well, at least one form of it. For the other forms, browse through the music player below.
And perhaps one day, I will get me some dancing lessons. Just like Dudley. But in the meantime...
Bagpipe Music Book
I've compiled a book of over 100 tunes I've written specifically for bagpipes. The contents of the book are listed here:
Fraser Martin
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | |
|---|---|
| Tune | Page |
| DANCES | |
| Amazing Grace 140º | 1 |
| One Night in Kyiv | 3 |
| HORNPIPES | |
| Aboard The Vital Spark | 4 |
| Acrobat, The | 5 |
| Back To The Bus We Go! | 6 |
| Betwixt and Between | 7 |
| Biddy Blackmore | 8 |
| Bohemian Piper | 9 |
| Braes of Fallon, The | 10 |
| Coondoo Street | 11 |
| Crusts of Salt | 12 |
| Dancing Through Cairo | 13 |
| Down The Range | 14 |
| Fortune Teller, The | 15 |
| Groovin' Green Apron, The | 16 |
| Koah Kid, The | 25 |
| Mareeba Man | 26 |
| Northlanders | 27 |
| Pocketful of Dollars | 28 |
| Red Room Rumble | 29 |
| Red Thunder | 30 |
| Tourist, The | 31 |
| Twisted Rigging | 32 |
| Victoria Street | 33 |
| Walking The Surf | 34 |
| JIGS | |
| Aboard The Vital Spark | 35 |
| Amphitheatre Ascent | 36 |
| Apothecary, The | 37 |
| Bear and The Bee, The | 38 |
| Beriozka Boys, The | 39 |
| Buchasia Beach | 40 |
| Catching Mermaids | 41 |
| Coming to The Crunch | 42 |
| Derek The Peacock | 43 |
| Down The Souk Market | 44 |
| Fortune Teller, The | 45 |
| Kick The Peever | 46 |
| Little Jammy Fingers | 47 |
| Mr Drones | 48 |
| Rhona Duncan | 49 |
| Roxy MacLean's Jig | 50 |
| Runaway Wheel, The | 51 |
| Skelpit Heid | 52 |
| Sorcerer's Secret, The | 53 |
| Two Shots of Black | 54 |
| Velvet Stingrays | 55 |
| MARCHES | |
| Barefoot Through Brisbane | 56 |
| Barefoot Through Brisbane (+ harmony) | 57 |
| Barron Falls, The | 58 |
| Basque People, The | 59 |
| Blair Stewart | 60 |
| Braes of Lochalsh, The | 61 |
| Castles in the Sky | 63 |
| Crossing The Manly Ferry | 65 |
| Doug Lawrie | 66 |
| Drums of Independence | 67 |
| Eimeo Creek | 68 |
| Finbar The Whistling Fish | 69 |
| Fourth March, The | 71 |
| Great Hall of Edinburgh Castle, The | 72 |
| Great Muster, The | 73 |
| Hills of Caravonica, The | 74 |
| Hugh Goldie's Farewell to Port Douglas | 75 |
| Kangaroo Point | 76 |
| Let's Hit The Frog And Toad | 77 |
| Lights of The Story Bridge | 78 |
| Starlight | 79 |
| Thunder Queen | 82 |
| Wee Callum Graham | 83 |
| REELS | |
| Baila Conmigo | 84 |
| Bell Ringer, The | 85 |
| Big Flit, The | 86 |
| Biscuit Reel, The | 87 |
| Boy and The Goat, The | 88 |
| Cajun Wullie | 89 |
| Donald's Other Troosers | 90 |
| Eumundi Praise | 91 |
| Fannie Korminski | 92 |
| Fields of Fire | 93 |
| Kinlodden House | 94 |
| Leaving LaLa Land | 95 |
| McTaggart's Reel | 96 |
| One Shoe Reel, The | 97 |
| Quartermaster's Reel, The | 98 |
| Rowdy's Reel | 99 |
| Roxy MacLean | 100 |
| Skipping Path, The | 101 |
| Smugglers' Train, The | 102 |
| Spinners' Night Out, The | 103 |
| Swordies, The | 104 |
| Three Sided Slide, The | 105 |
| Treadmill, The | 107 |
| Up The Shoogly Stairs | 108 |
| SLOW AIRS | |
| Amazing Grace (3 part harmony) | 109 |
| Autumn Brown | 110 |
| Children of Kyiv | 111 |
| Echoes of a Distant Land | 112 |
| Highland Whisper | 113 |
| Jessie Martin's Air | 115 |
| Protector, The | 116 |
| Quiraing | 117 |
| Voice of an Angel | 118 |
| Wee Brig, The | 119 |
| STRATHSPEYS | |
| Drovelone, The | 120 |
| Windy City | 121 |
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