Annotation:Drunken Piper (1)

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DRUNKEN PIPER [1], THE. AKA and see "Highland Rory (2)." English, Reel: Scottish (originally), Canadian; March (2/4 time). Canada; Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island. A Dorian (Kennedy, Raven): A Minor (Martin): A Mixolydian (Perlman). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Kennedy, Raven): AABB' (Martin, Perlman). The tune is a standard among many Cape Breton fiddlers and pipers. See also William Ross's pipe march "Highland Rory (2)" and the Donegal reel "[[March of the

Source for notated version: Hilda MacPhee MacDonald (b. 1904, Selkirk, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island; now resides in Souris) [Perlman].

Printed sources: Kennedy (Fiddlers Tune Book, vol. 2), 1954; p. 21. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle, vol. 1), 1991; p. 23. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; p. 82. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 151.

Recorded sources: Regal-Zonophone 78 RPM MR1388, Jimmy Shand.

See also listing at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Index [1].
Hear accordion player David Hutchison's recording at the Internet Archive [2] (1st tune in medley, paired with "Miss Forbes’ Farewell to Banff" and "De'il in the Kitchen").



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