From Thomas Marsden's Original Lancashire Hornpipes, published H. Playford 1705, re-published in John Offord's "John of the Green" 1985.

Mr Preston's Hornpipe

Bare Knuckle

The Workers Song

Da pacem

Pritouritze Planinata (Traditional)

A tribute to Albert Matthewson
Composed by Chris Ormston

Albert From Wooler

This is a Lowland interpretation of the traditional Scottish melody, which has been adopted to serve many musical functions.  You find will a Northumbrian treatment of the same melody on my page.  The Scottish small pipes are in the key of C and are played with Northumbrian small pipe drones.

Ow’r the Water to Charlie

Enjoying a beautiful new reed by Mr May
Tune by the inimitable Mr Pigg
Characteristically half-arsed fiddle seconds by me

Wallington Hall 30.10.24

Two reels from The New Shields Garland Vol II. © Iain Gelston 2021

Cleppie Bells - Jack the Hammer

New try out of piper Dave Rowlands' harmony to my slow air. Nightfolds are the old drystone animal shelters you see dotted around northern hillsides.
© Iain Gelston

Nightfolds

Christmas Day Ida Morning

Borders Pipes

Chris Ormston - John Anderson / Hey Ca Thro

A pair of tunes from the Yellow/Green Dragonfly books.