Name: Alistair J Sim / French Canadian 4-Step by Edric Ellis in NPS TOTM
Duration: 2 min 24 s
Description: First tune by WIll Taylor, second tune as played by the Shepherds. (Although I'm not totally sure whether they'd have sped up quite so much)

A collection of my submissions for the Northumbrian Pipers' "Tune of the Month".

NPS TOTM

First tune by WIll Taylor, second tune as played by the Shepherds. (Although I'm not totally sure whether they'd have sped up quite so much)

Alistair J Sim / French Canadian 4-Step

Jock Wilson o' Fenton (Bryce Anderson), Cheviot Rant (Willy Miller), Keelman Brown of Newburn (Chris Ormston), The Swing Bridge Rant (Chris Ormston), (New) Morpeth Rant (unknown)
Played on G pipes made by Kim Bull.

5 Northumbrian Rants

My Great Grandfather and Great Uncle were both signalmen on the East Coast mainline at Plessey - the latter spending his whole career there.  During WW2 my mother and aunt spent much of their time there to avoid the bombing raids on Tyneside and, by all accounts, lived in the style of the "Railway Children". The station and signal box have now been demolished and there's little remaining evidence.

The Plessey Hornpipe

Competition set for Northumbrian Pipers' Society Advanced class, October 2023. Marquis of Waterford (James Hill), Nathaniel Gow's Lament for the Death of His Brother, Jack Lintel's Jig

Marquis of Waterford / Nathaniel Gow's Lament / Jack Lintel's

TOTM FOR October
Variations by Dick Hensold

Walter Ogilvie's Album

Mysteries of Knock

Cambo:Reivers

RETURN FROM HELSINKI - Album Preview Jan 2024

Ian Stephenson and Annlaug Børsheim kindly allowed us to record their cracking tunes Return from Helsinki and Da Lounge Bar
Ian Stephenson: https://ianstephenson.me/
Annlaug Børsheim: https://www.annlaugborsheim.no/
Recorded by Tom Evans, arranged by Ann Farrington

The Scandi Set: Return from Helsinki/Da Lounge Bar

Slow air commission 2024

Roisin Dubh:Mrs Wilson’s:Mary Armstrong

An Ye Had Been... is from "Geordie Syme's Paircel o Tunes". NPS TOTM for January 2017

An Ye Had Been Whaur I Hae Been, Ye Wad Na Been Sae Cantie / Jock Wilson of Fenton

Tune written by Andrew Burn, seconds by me. Played by Andrew and me

The Equinox Hornpipe

NPS TOTM for September 2019 - 4 bar reels. Sweet as Sugar Candy is from Bewick; Dear Tobacco from CMTB (parts 3&4 by me)

Sweet As Sugar Candy & Dear Tobacco

The version of Bonny Pit Lad from the "Green" book.

Bonny Pit Lad

The Muckin O' Calliope House

"If You Will Not Have Me..." from John of the Green, "Jack Lintel's Jigg" from the Vickers MS.

Alistair J Sim / French Canadian 4-Step

Edric Ellis

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