3 fantastic tunes written by the 'Prince of Pipers' Tom Clough (1881-1964).
Played on G pipes made by Kim Bull.

Memories/Nancy/Mr Kennedy-North (T. Clough)

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

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

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Tynedale Dawn

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From Dixon, played on my new set of smallpipes.

Little Wee Winking Thing

Tom Clough/Thomas Todd setting of he Corn Rigs

Corn Rigs

Sleepy Meggy

The melody to this song was collected from a street singer in Newcastle in 1821 by Thomas Doubleday. It is presumed that he wrote the words.

The Snows They Melt the Soonest

I play several different kinds of bagpipes, including Northumberland smallpipes, Scottish smallpipes, Lowland pipes, Highland pipes, as well as the two row button accordion, whistles and geegaw.  I live on Vashon Island in Puget Sound near Seattle and Tacoma in Washington State.  The wonderful singer-song writer, Kat Eggleston, is my wife.

Ow’r the Water to Charlie

John Dally

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