Dr. William Donaldson's General Published Piobaireachd Index
This index is provided courtesy of Dr. William Donaldson, who is the sole author and owner.
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TUNES	Donald MacDonald	MacArthur/MacGregor	Gesto	Angus MacKay	Uilleam Ross	Donald MacPhee	C. S. Thomason	Glen's Ancient Piobaireachd	Glen's Edinburgh Collection	Piobaireachd Society first series	McLennan 1907	McLennan 1925	G. F. Ross	Comments
A Flame of Wrath for Squinting Peter							273-4	160-1	viii, 4				27 (SPS); 22-3 (MAOP	Thomason's title is 'A Satire on Patrick Chaoig'.   G. F. Ross's tune  is 'hintoradin hiento, hodrova hioemto' and he gives it in both of his collections.
A Gathering							257; 387
Abercairney's Salute		140		76-8			145-6							MacKay's text says: 'Composed by Charles MacArthur.'
Alastair Charich's March							63-4
An t-Auiltich			1-3
Beinn a Ghriann		132					288							There are links here with Gesto's Strone tune.
Beloved Scotland I leave thee gloomy		141					221	146-8
Ben Cruachan		148					216-7; 393							Thomason includes this tune twice, the second time as 'Nameless no.13'.
Black Donald's March	106-10					i, 22-24	47	18-20						Donald MacDonald says: 'Piobaireachd Dhomhnuill Duibh Black Donald Balloch of the Isles's March to the First Battle of Inverlochy 1427'.
Boisdale's Salute	56-60							68-9			5			Glen's title is 'Alaistair Mor MacDonald of Boisdale's Salute.'
Captain Donald MacKenzie's Lament							9	47-9
Castle Menzie							67-8
Catherine's Lament		139					242			v, 12
Catherine's Salute					64-65		321-2							Ross says: 'Very Old'.  This is MacKay with an additional doubling, but reset in 2/4 rather than 3/4: sensibly, and with much better rhythm.
The Cave of Gold													88 (SPS); 22-3 (MAOP	G. F. Ross says 'communicated by Mr. Simon Fraser of Melbourne, Australia...'
Caugh Vic Rich Aro			32-3
Chisholm of Strathglass's Salute							187; 300; *394							Thomason has this in more than once, the first time under the title 'The MacKay's March.'
Chisholm's Salute				41-2		i, 28-9	124	23-4				10
Clan Chattan's Gathering					92-4		286; 385	66-7			8			Ross says: 'Copied from Alex. MacDonald Piper to the Late Earl of Fife.'  Follows MacKay.
Clanranald's gathering to Sheriffmuir	68-70					i, 40-1	16			ii, 16-17	2			Donald MacDonald says: ' Cruinneachadh Chlaun Raonuill The Gathering of the McDonalds of Clanranald to the Battle of Sheriffmuir in 1715 Where the Chief was Slain.'
Clanranald's Salute				96-8		ii, 23-6	249-50	75-6
Cluny MacPherson's March							230
Cluny MacPherson's Salute					60-1		258; 391
Colin MacRae of Invereenat's Lament					103		204-5							Ross notes 'There is no Doubling on any of the Variations of this Tune.  Copied from Alex. MacDonald Piper to the Late Earl of Fife.'  Thomason's title is 'The Lament for Duncan MacRae of Kintail.'
Corrinessan's Salute								180-1		ii, 8-9			44-5 (MAOP)	Glen calls this 'A Salute to the Corry of the Tiny Fall', and attributes it to Rory Dall MacKay.  He adds in a note: 'The Urlar, Var. 1st and its Doubling is from an old MS. in possession of Dr. Charl. Bannatyne.  The Taorluaths and Crunluaths have been added by the Compiler'.  Glen's part 6 was published probably in 1905, so that it would pre-date the second issue of the Piobaireachd Society Collection (first series) where William Stewart says that his arrangement is the first publication of the tune.  His text follows Glen, but cuts the first variation and taorluath 'up' in contradistinction to Glen.
Craigellachie	61-67			33-36			3-4	167-9		i, 12-15				Donald MacDonald says: 'Craigillachy  The Grants' Gathering. Craigillachy, a Mountain in Strathspey, has been Considered from Time Immemorial As a kind of rallying point of the Clan Grant.'
Davidson of Tulloch's Salute				68-71			147-8							MacKay's text says: 'Composed by John Mackay. 1821.'
Dispraise of MacLeod							332
Donald Gruamach's March	13-22		21-5			i, 46-51	7-8	102-4					46 (SPS)	Donald MacDonald's title is 'Donald Gruamach of Slate's lament for the death of his elder brother'.
Drizzle on the Stone							297
Duke of Hamilton's Lament	23-9						10-12	200-202						Donald MacDonald's title: 'Lamentation for the Duke of Hamilton'.
Duntroon's Salute			25-6				351-2							Gesto calls this 'Lasan Phadrig Chiegch
Ewin of the Battles							224
Fair Honey							238
Fare thee well, Donald							362-3
Farewell to Colonel Leigh							126
Farewell to the Laird of Islay							254
Finlay's Lament							80	190-191					33 (SPS)
Fuinachair							295
G. Campbell of Calder's Salute							54							Not indexed in Thomason
Gathering of the MacDonalds of Clanranald							46
General Thomason's Salute							400							Marked, 'A. Paterson. HLI.  1893'
Glengarry's Lament				31-2			149	44			2			In MacKay's Ancient Piobaireachd it says: ''Composed by Archibald Munro.'  [And since this was a recent event, his literary editor James Logan characteristically withholds the date?]
Glengarry's March	30-33		41-3				13-15	105-6						Donald MacDonald says: 'Played by Glengarry's piper, at the burring of the church of Cill Chriosda in revenge of the murder of Aonghas a Chaoil of the Glengarry family by the Culloden people.'
Grain in Hides and Corn in Sacks							371
Gunn's Salute					69-72		265-6							Ross says: 'By William Gunn'.
Hail to my Country							369
Hector MacLean's Warning		134		37-8			151							MacKay's text identifies Hector as 'The Son of Allan nan Sop'.
Hector Roy McLean's Lament					106		211-12						40-1 (MAOP)	Uilleam Ross notes: 'There is no Doubling on any of the Variations of this tune.'  This is by far the best version of this available, much richer, longer and more subtle setting than in MacKay.
Hey for the Old Pipes							311
His Father's Lament for Donald Mackenzie							246-7
I got a Kiss of the King's Hand				14-16			156-7	72-3			7		40-1 (MAOP)	MacKay's text says: 'Composed by Patrick Mor MacCrummen.  1651.'
In Praise of Morag			4-6		72-4		78-9	228-30					36-7 (SPS)	Uilleam Ross says: 'Ceilearadh': musical melodious.  "Mhorag".  The name adapted by Prince Charlie when in female attire in the Highlands.'  Ross follows MacKay, although the notation of the ground is closer to MacDonald.
Isobel MacKay			35-7	26-27			134	40-1		i, 10-11				Thomason gives as an alternative title 'The Battle of Maolroy'.
James VI's Salute		131					251	6-7						Glen calls this 'King James VI's Lament'.  The MacArthur /MacGregor which has both a James VI's Salute and a James VI's Lament, two different tunes, should be checked against Glen.
John Garbh MacLean of Coll's Broadsword							69-70
John Garbh MacLeod of Raasay's Lament				23-25			61, 62	172-4		i, 4-7			31 (SPS); 42-3 (MAOP	MacKay's text  says: 'Composed by Patrick Mor MacCrummen.  Soon After 1648.'  Glen gives the first variation singling and doubling from Donald MacDonald's MS.
King George III's Lament				102-5		ii, 35-8	117							MacKay's text says: 'Composed by John MacKay.  1820.'
Kinlochmoidart's Lament (no.1)					28-32		213-5	197-9		v, 2-3				MacKay calls this 'MacDonald of Kinlochmoidart's Salute'.  Ross removes a lot of the cadences in the ground, and adds an up-cut siubhal, singling and doubling to MacKay.
Lachlan MacNeill Campbell of Kintarbert's Salute							367-8
Lady Anapool's Lament							180
Lady Doyle's Salute				43-4			150			iv, 14				MacKay's text says: 'Composed by John Mackay.'
Lady MacDonald's Lament		152		137-140			199	185-7					35 (SPS)	MacKay's text says: 'Composed by Angus MacArthur.  1790.'
Lady Margaret MacDonald's Salute		155					305-6; 339	238-9
Lament for Abercairney							344
Lament for Black Sorley	98-101						42-3							Donald MacDonald says: 'Cumhadh Dubh Shomhairle  A Doleful Lament for the Death of Samuel a Celebrated Piper.'  Elsewhere this tune is known as 'The Stuarts' White Banner', see below.
Lament for Captain MacDougal							364-5	216-7		iv, 15-17		2-3
Lament for Captain Wemyss Sutherland							*347							Thomason notes: 'By W. Gunn'.
Lament for Colin Roy MacKenzie							316							Willie Gray gives an alternative tone row for this tune which he says is better than Angus MacKay's in Piping and Dancing, September 1939)
Lament for Colonel Forbes							155
Lament for Donald Ban MacCrimmon					34-40		81-4	93-5						Ross uses more than one style of eallach, one of which as an obvious source for Archibald Campbell's later ugly rationalisation of this movement and reduction of it to a single unchanging form.  *
Lament for Donald Cameron							143-4							By Keith Cameron
Lament for Donald Duaghal MacKay		147		7-8			113-4	81-3					36-7 (MAOP)	MacKay's text says: 'Composed by Donald Mor MacCrummen.  1649.'
Lament for Iain Ciar							317							Thomason prints the 'Salute for Iain Ciar' on the adjoining p.318, which is basically the same tune arranged a little differently.
Lament for King James having left the Crown of England and Scotland and going to France			37-8
Lament for Lachlan Mor MacLean							93-5
Lament for Lady Anapool							180
Lament for Lord MacDonald							301							This is by Prof. MacArthur
Lament for Lord Breadalbane							345-6
Lament for Lord Fred Leveson Gower							333
Lament for MacDonald of Kinlochmoidart							307-8							This is the second of the Kinlochmoidart tunes.
Lament for MacDonald's Tutor							239	4-5
Lament for MacSwan of Roaig							85-6
Lament for Mary MacLeod					104-5		269-70	192-3	iv, 16				46-7 (MAOP)	Uilleam Ross's title is 'Mary MacLeod's Lament, (The Isle of Skye Poetess).  Copied from Alex. MacDonald Piper to the Late Earl of Fife.'  Interestingly it includes the awful High G at the beginning of bar 15 of the doubling of the first variation.  Sandy MacDonald's son, Johnny, played high A here.  An interesting example of stylistic variation within a single family.  The Edinburgh Collection score is marked 'as played by Colin Cameron'; the eallachs are played 'down'.
Lament for Montrose							41							This is by James MacKillop of Polmont
Lament for Patrick Og	84-88			82-3		i, 8-9	37-8	28-30		i, 8-9			48-9 (MAOP)	Donald MacDonald says: 'Cumh Pharic More Mhic Cruimmenn  Lament on the death of Patrick More McCruimmenn.'  MacKay's text says: 'Composed by John Dall MacKay  Piper to Gairloch.'
Lament for Prince Henry of Battenberg							112
Lament for Ronald MacDonald of Morar	94-7					ii, 46-7	40-1	218-9		iii, 8-9				Donald MacDonald calls this: 'Cumhadh Raoninuill mhic Aileain Oig  Lament for Ronald MacDonald Esqr. of Morar'.
Lament for Sir James MacDonald of the Isles (attr. to Charles MacArthur)		151					353
Lament for Sir James MacDonald of the Isles (attr. To Wm. MacDonald of Vallay)							323
Lament for Sir John Garbh MacLean of Coll							127; 327	57-9
Lament for the Castle of Dunyveg							225
Lament for the Departure of King James	89-91					ii, 4	18							Donald MacDonald says: 'Suihel Shemes  Lament for King James' Departure in 1688'.
Lament for the Duke of Perth							319
Lament for the Earl of Antrim							233-4	175-7			4		46 (SPS); 28-9 (MAOP
Lament for the Great Supper							354							Begins the same way as the Little Supper tune, but is thereafter developed differently.
Lament for John Campbell of the Lovat Scouts									ii, 2-3					Composed by Roderick Campbell for his brother.  The title continues 'Killed S. A. 20th Sept. 1901'.
Lament for the Laird of Anapool		156	38-40				108							In the published edition of the MacArthur/MacGregor the editors call this 'The Laird of Arnaboll's Lament'.  In the original MS source the title is  'Lord Anapole's Lament'.
Lament for the Laird of Contullich							324-5
Lament for the Little Supper							229
Lament for the Old Sword							28	12-13
Lament for Peter McCruimon (the last of the twins)									ii, 28-9					This is the composition of James Mauchline and it is quite a good tune.
Lament for the Writer							350
Lament for Young Allan							370
Leaving Kintyre							342
Lord Colin Campbell's Salute						ii, 32-4								Composed by Donald MacPhee.  MacPhee adds 'Dedicated to Lord Colin Campbell in commemoration of his election as M. P. for Argyllshire. August 1878.'
Lord Lovat's Lament				141-3			198	35-6		iv, 8-9			26 (SPS)	Glen notes: 'Communicated by Mr Simon Fraser,  Melbourne, Australia.'  This Fraser setting is very different from the one published in the Piobaireachd Society Collection (second series).
Lord MacDonald's Lament		144
MacCrimmon will never return				17-20		ii, 1-2	162	74-5				4		MacKay's text says: 'Composed by Donald Bain MacCrummen.  A.D. 1745.'  and gives words as follows: 'Cha till cha till cha till mi tuille; Cha till cha till cha till mi tuille; Ged Phillias [sic] MacLeoid cha bheo MacCruimein.  s'mo thruaighe mo thruaighe'
MacCrimmon's Sweetheart					77-9		208	98-9; 164-6			2		8-9 (MAOP)	Ross is similar to MacKay but re-sets the ground.  Ross uses closed MacKay style fosgailte movements here.  Glen prints two settings, the second developed to a duinte conclusion.  Thomason's setting unequivocally shows the anacrusis, which also appears in MacDougall Gillies's Dundee MS.
MacIntosh's Banner							268						38 (SPS)	G. F. Ross calls this 'Chisholm's Lament'
MacDonald of Sunda's Lament							54
MacFarlanes' Gathering							131							Thomason says 'Leech of Glendaruel & Gillies' Version' and also 'Set by Pipe Major Gillies after Piper Leech of Glendaruel'.  This is an interesting setting with the parts played alternately down and up.
MacIntosh's Lament				162-8		i, 37-9	48	31-4						MacKay's text says: 'About the year 1526'
Macintyre's Salute							262-3	63-4
Mackenzie of Applecross's Salute				135-6		ii, 48-9	160							MacKay's text says: 'Composed by Angus Mackay.'
Mackenzie of Gairloch's Lament		153		110-2			158-9	206-8						MacKay's text  says: 'Composed by John Mackay, The Family Piper.'
MacKenzie of Gairloch's Salute							191
MacLean of Coll's Triumph							*327
MacLean of Lochbuie's Lament							70
MacLeod of Colbecks's Lament				149-52			163-4			v, 15-18				MacKay's text says: 'Composed by John MacKay.'
MacLeod of Gesto's Salute							340; 388							The second of these in Thomason is the second of Colin Campbell's settings of MacLeod of Gesto's Salute, i, 67-70
MacLeod of MacLeod's Lament				131-4		ii, 11-14	165-6	51-3		ii, 1-4			26-7 (MAOP)	MacKay's text says: 'Composed by MacCrummen.'
MacLeod of Raasay's Salute				9-11		ii, 5-7	55	37-9						MacKay's text says: 'Composed by Angus Mackay Gearloch.'
MacLeod's Controversy				84			161						16-17 (MAOP)	MacKay's text says: 'Composed by Donald Mor MacCrimmen  About the Year 1603.'
MacLeod's Rowing Tune			20-21	39-40			109-10	223-5		iii, 4-5			18-19 (MAOP)	MacKay's text says: 'Composed by Donald Mor Maccrummen.'  Gesto's title is 'Lamentation for McLeod of Greshershish'  This is corrected to 'Greshornish' in his 'Remarks'
MacLeod's Short Tune							292							Thomason calls this 'A Taunt on MacLeod'
MacNeil of Barra's March				72-3			118						35 (SPS)	G. F. Ross calls this 'MacNeil of Barra's Lament'.
MacNeill of Kintarbert's Fancy							357-8
MacRae's March		150		21-22			188-189	170-71		i, 18-19		2-3		MacKay's text says: 'A. D. 1491.' Glen gives an alternative setting of the ground from the MacArthur MS, by favour of Dr. Charles Bannatyne.
March of the Laird of Coll							*154							Not in Thomason's index
March of the MacDonalds
Mary's Lament					97-8									By W. Ross'.  A perfectly adequate tune, if perhaps a little conventional in its development
Mary's Praise	73-79					i, 10-13	30-1	182-4			3		39 (SPS)	Donald MacDonald calls this: 'Moladgh Mari Marys Praise for her Gift McLauchlans March  Composed by the family piper.'
Melbank's Salute					16-19		271-2	214-5						Ross's style of eallach changes with time signature.  This is MacKay, except Ross  plays his fosgailte opened.  MacKay gives the crunluath in ordinary form.
Menzies' Salute				51-2			99-100; 101-2							MacKay's text says: 'Composed by Macintyre.'
Miss Mabel Thomason's Salute							129							This is by Keith Cameron
Mrs. MacLeod of Tallisker's					66-69		284-5							Ross says: 'By Donald Roy MacCruimmon.'  Ross's setting as in MacKay but with one or two individual touches.
Mrs. Smith's Salute							35	118-9						Glen says: 'Composed by John McKenzie.'
My dearest on earth give my							152-3	240-3
My King has landed in Moidart				1-4		ii, 39-42	59-60	70-1		iii, 10-13				MacKay's text says: 'Composed by John MacIntyre.  1745.'
Nameless			33-5
Nameless No. 12							392
Nameless No. 8 Hiharin dro o							*387		ii, 8-9					This tune is published by Archibald Campbell in PS4, 107-8, ostensibly from Duncan Campbell's MS; the notes make no mention of the two previously published scores.
Nameless No.1							377-8
Nameless No.10							389-90
Nameless No.15							395
Nameless No.16							396
Nameless No.17 Hio tro tro							397
Nameless No.19							399
Nameless No.3							381
Nameless No.4							382-3
Nameless No.5		146					384
Parading of the MacDonalds							69; 326							Thomason's title for the first of these  is: 'MacDonald of the Isles' Salute'.  It does not appear in his index.
Prince Charles's Lament				169-71			123			iv, 5				MacKay's text says: 'Composed by Captn. Malcolm MacLeod.  1746.'
Queen Anne's Lament					58-60		232							Ross follows MacKay here.
Red Alister MacDonald of Glengarry's Lament			30-32				87						28-9 (SPS)	Gesto calls this 'Lamentation of Mac Vic Allister'
Rev. Dr. Norman MacLeod's Lament					62-3									By W. Ross.  Piper to Her Majesty.  1874.  No man ever wrote and spoke in behalf of Highlanders, and Highland music, like the late Dr. Norman MacLeod, Therefore this Piobaireachd is composed to his memory by W. Ross. Piper to Her Majesty.'  A little bland, but not a bad tune, a sweet unpretentious little piece.  Interesting influence of Donald MacDonald on style of notation.
Salute on the Birth of Rory Mor	92-3						36	188-9					40-41 (SPS)	Donald MacDonald calls this: ''n ann air mhire tha sibh  Composed by McCruimen at the birth of Roderick More Macleod in Dunvegan Castle Isle of Skye, in 1715.'
Salute to Inverary							257
Scarce of Fishing					22-27		209-210	132-5		ii, 12-15			52-3 (MAOP)	Uilleam Ross calls this 'The Fishers of Geogh Brodinn.'  Note the timings of phrase endings, heavily cadenced in the style of Colin Cameron.  Ross points the pendulum movement 'down';  MacKay plays it 'up'.  The title in the Piobaireachd Society Collection (first series) is 'Lochnell's Lament'.
Sir Ewan Cameron of Lochiel's Salute				49-50			133							Thomason calls this 'Away to your tribe Ewen', and marks it 'From Playing of K. Cameron.'
Sir James MacDonald of the Isles' Salute				99-101		ii, 26-28	71-2							MacKay's text says: 'Composed by William Macdonald Esqr. of Vallay.'