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Anyone interested in bagpipe music?

Hey, my dad sent me all this bagpipe music that i want to contribute and its not on this site... but i can't work the ABC notes thing and i dont want to stuff it up!

there's stuff like:

Ass in the Graveyard
Jig O Slurs
Humors of Tulla
El Paco Grande (one of Roddy MacDonald's tunes... its good!)
Clumsy Lover
Irish Washerwoman
Blackthorn Stick

and there's more coming.
let me know if ur interested.

# Posted on August 26th 2006 by highland_dancer

Re: Anyone interested in bagpipe music?

and did anyone go to the 2006 pipe band world championships???

# Posted on August 26th 2006 by highland_dancer

Re: Anyone interested in bagpipe music?

Hey, if you missed it Highland_dancer, you might like to watch the 'World Champions' in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJQSfVdd8I4

Also, did you read this thread:

http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/10891

# Posted on August 26th 2006 by Ptarmigan

Re: Anyone interested in bagpipe music?

These tunes are already here:

Jig Of Slurs
Humours of Tulla
Clumsy Lover
Irish Washerwoman
Blackthorn Stick

Here is one of several online abc tutorials. A google search on "abc notation" will yield many more.

http://www.lesession.co.uk/abc/abc_notation.htm

# Posted on August 27th 2006 by Craymcla

Re: Anyone interested in bagpipe music?

the tunes may already be there... but they're in that abc notation thingo... this is the stuff with the grace notes etc... that u can use to ornament it, etc.
yeah... but did anyone go? like, that saw all the people play etc?? and does ne1 know much about the standard of dancing over there? and by dancing, i mean highland? cos i mite b goin next yr of sumfin like that and i really wanna compete... but haven't danced professionally in 3yrs - only just getting back into it now

# Posted on August 29th 2006 by highland_dancer