Bagpipe Memorials...
Songs For A Touching Memorial Service
- Taps On The Trumpet... A fitting tribute for a veteran at an outdoor service.
- Taps On The Irish Flute... A mellow sound for an indoor ceremony.
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Amazing Grace... Written by Scottish sea captain John Newton in 1770, this moving piece was a result of an answered prayer which saved him from a savage storm at sea. So moved was he by the miracle that saved his life that he set free his cargo of slaves and never returned to slave trading again.
- Going Home... An old Scottish melody, adapted by Dvorak into his new world symphony.
- Flowers of the Forest...Written in 1513 as a tribute to King James IV and the 10,000 brave men who died at the battle of Flodden. It is said that from a distance, the battlefield looked like a field of flowers, with all of the colorful kilts strewn hither and yon.
- Danny Boy... A traditional air originally called Londonderry Air.
- The Mist Covered Mountains... In Gaelic, Skye is called Eilean A' Cheo', the isle of Mist.
- The Dark Island... A haunting melody that speaks to a spot deep within you.
- Morag of Dunvegan... Dunvegan castle on Skye is the seat of the MacLeods, the Lords of the Isles.
- County Down... A beautiful Irish slow air.
- Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore... A great processional tune for entering or leaving the church.
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