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 Theme code Index    5351 5326L
 Also known as    Beatty's Reel, Cobbler's Hornpipe (2) (The), Connolly's Reel, Crage's Pipes, Craig's Pipes, Fiddler is Drunk (The), Greg's Pipe Tune, Gregg's Pipes, Gun Do Dhuit am Bodach Fodar Dhomh, Old Man Wouldn't Give Me Straw (The), Jim Seery's, Kerry Huntsman (The), Kregg's Pipes, Manchester Reel (1), Píopaí Greig, Willie Winkie's Testament (2), Willie Wink's Testament (2), Willy Wilky, Daft Dairymaid (The), Chaidh an coach 'sa Bhanarich
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland, Ireland, Canada
 Genre/Style    Cape Breton/PEI, Irish, Scottish, Shetland/Orkney
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    SCOTLAND(Shetland/Orkney), CANADA(Maritimes/English)
 Structure    AABBCCDD
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Niel & Nathaniel Gow
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Complete Repository Part 1
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 24
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1799
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Greig's Pipes

Played by: Fionnlagh Ballantine - Glasgow, United Kingdom
Source: Soundcloud
Image: Waif and Strays of Gaelic Melody
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Greig's Pipes





X:1 T:Grieg’s Pipes M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:William Campbell – “Campbell’s 14th Book of New and Favorite Country Dances & B:Strathspey Reels for the Harp, Piano-Forte & Violin, with their Proper Figures, as B:Danced at Court, Bath, Williss’s, & Hanover Square Rooms” (Soho, London, c. 1799, p. 17) F: https://vmirror.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/0/0a/IMSLP655933-PMLP1052069-campbells14thboo00camp.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D V:1 f-|TeAcA eAAf-|TeAcA BFFf-|TeAcA eAcA|B/B/B (d/c/B/A/) BFF:| |:B|T(cA)T(cA) cAAB|T(cA)T(cA) BFFB|cAcA EAcA|B/B/B (d/c/B/A/) BFF:| |:B|EA,CA, EA,A,A|EA,CE FB,B,A-|EA,C,A, EA,CA,|B,/B,/B, CE FB,B,:| |:G|A2A2 ACB,B,|A2A2 AB,B,G|AECE A,ECE|B,/B,/B, CE FB,B,:| V:2 clef = bass z|A,2A,2A,2A,2|A,2A,2B,2B,2|A,2A,2A,2A,2|E,2A,2B,2B,:| |:z|A,2A,2A,2A,2|A,2A,2B,2B,2|A,2A,2A,2A,2|E,2A,2B,2B,:| |:z|A,,2A,,2A,,2A,,2|A,,2A,,2B,,2B,,2|A,,2A,,2A,,2A,,2|E,2A,,2B,,2B,,:| |:z|A,,2A,,2A,,2B,,2|A,,2A,,2B,,2B,,2|A,,2A,,2A,,2A,,2|E,2A,,2B,,2B,,:|


X:1 T:Greig's Pipes (#271) M:4/4 L:1/8 S:O'Farrell's Pocket Companion 1804-10 Z:Paul Kinder R:Reel K:D V:1 clef=treble name="1." [V:1] f/2g/2|a>df>d a>df>b|a>df>d e>B Bf/2g/2|a>df>d adfd|e/2e/2e fd eB B2:| |:e|f>df>d f>dd>e|f>df>d eBBe|f>df>d A>dfd|e/2e/2e fd eB B2:| |:d|ADFD ADDd|ADFD BEEd|ADFD ADFD|GBFA GEE:| |:c|d>edA FDDc|d/2c/2B/2A/2 dA BDDc|d>edA F/2G/2AFD|GBFA BE E:||


X:1 T:Greig’s Pipes M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:William Mackie manuscript collection (p. Aberdeen, early 19th century, B:after 1814) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D b|a>df>d a>dd>b|a>df>d e>BB>b|a>df>d a>df>d|e/e/e f>d eBB:| |:e|f>df>d f>dd>e|f>df>d e>BB>e|f>df>d A>df>d|e/e/e fd eBB:| |:d|A>DF>D A>DD>d|A>DF>D B>EE>d|A>DF>D A>DF>D|E/E/E FA BEE:| |:c|(d/c/B/c/) d>A F>DD>c|(d/c/B/c/) d>A B>EE>c|(d/c/B/c/) d>A F>GA>F|E/E/E F>A BEE:|]


X:2 T:Greig's Pipes M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey C:Greig B:Davie's Caledonian Repository (Aberdeen, 1829-30, p. 25) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A V:1 clef=treble name="2." [V:1] f|e>Ac>A e>AA>f|e>Ac>A B>FF>f|e>Ac>A e>Ac>A|B/B/B B>F F>:| |:c>Ac>A c>AA>B|c>Ac>A B>FF>B|c>Ac>A E>Ac>A|B/B/B c>A B>F F>:| |:A|E>A,C>A, E>A,C>A|E>A,C>A, F>B,B,>A|E>A,C>E A/G/F/E/ C>A,|B,/B,/B, C>EF>B, B,>:| |:a|a/g/f/g/ a>e c>AA>e|a/g/f/g/ a>e f>BB>g|a/g/f/g/ a>e c>de>c|B/B/B c>e f>B B:||c/|!fermata!A8||


X:3 T:Chaidh an coach 'sa Bhanarich T:Daft Dairymaid, The T:Greig's Pipes M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:William Gunn - The Caledonian Repository of Music B:Adapted for the Bagpipes (Glasgow, 1848, p. 30) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amix V:1 clef=treble name="3." [V:1] f|eAcA eAAf|eAcA BGGf|eAcA AAcA|BGBcA BGG:| |:a|cAcA cAAa|cAcA BGGa|cAcA AAcA|BBcA BGG:| |:a|adfd adda|adfd eBBa|adfd gfed|egfd eBB:| |:e|fdfd fdde|fdfd eBBe|fdfd ddfd|gefd eBB:|]


X:1 T:Crage’s Pipes M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:”Melodist: A Collection of music in two volumes" (1826-1859, No. 38, p. 21) N:The melodist is a musician's ms., probably by a fiddler, that contains both N:tunes and songs from a variety of sources, American and European. The N:inscription on the inside cover reads, "This is from the Bridge family of N:Augusta, Maine (Horatio Bridge, friend of Hawthorne's)". However, entries in N:the ms. were in different hands indicating several contributors. N:The ms. is neat and the notation studied and precise. F: https://archive.org/details/Melodist/page/n21/mode/2up?view=theaterZ:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A e/d/c/B/ c/A/E|e/d/c/A/ B/A/F|e/d/c/A/ c/c/c/A/|(3B/B/B/ B/A/ B/A/F/A/:| |:c/A/c/A/ c/A/E/A/|c/A/c/A/ B/A/F/A/|c/A/c/A/ c/c/c/A/|(3B/B/B/ B/A/ B/A/F/A/:| |:E/D/C/D/ E/A,/A,/C/|E/D/C/A,/ B,/B,/B,/B,/|E/D/C/A,/ C/C/C/E/|D/D/C/C/ A,/A,/A,:| |:A>B A/E/C/E/|A/G/A/F/ E/C/C|A/G/F/E/ (3F/G/A/ E/C/|D/D/C/C/ A,/A,/A,/:|


X:1 T:Gregg’s Pipes M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:James Goodman music manuscript collection, vol. 4 (mid-19th century, p. 77) F:http://goodman.itma.ie/volume-four#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=80&z=490.5402%2C2899.0992%2C4303.7167%2C1325.8224 F:at Trinity College Dublin / Irish Traditional Music Archive goodman.itma.ie N:Canon James Goodman (1828-1896) was a Church of Ireland clergyman, N:uilleann piper and a collector of Irish music and songs. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D DAAF Add2|DAAF BEEF|DAAF A2 AB|defd eBBd:| |:Adfd Ad d2|Adfd eB B2|Adfd Adfd|edfd eB B2:| |:fefd fddg|fefd eBBd|fefd fefd|defd eBBd:| |:AD (3FE/D/) AD (FE/D/)|AD (FE/D/) Adcd|AD (FE/D/) FAAB|DEFD EBBd:|]


X:4 T:Greig's Pipes M:C| L:1/8 S:Reel B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A V:1 clef=treble name="4." [V:1] f|eAcA eAAf|eAcA BFFf|eAcA eAcA|B/B/B (cA) BFF:| |:B|cAcA cAAB|cAcA BFFB|cAcA EAcA|B/B/B (cA) BFF:| |:A|EA,CA, EA,A,F|EA,CA, FB,B,F|EA,CA, EA,CA,|B,/B,/B, (CE) FB,B,:| |:G|A2 A>E CA,A,E|A2 (AE) FB,B,G|A2 A>E CA,EC|B,/B,/B, (CE) FB,B,:|


X:1 T:Gregg’s Pipes [1] or Beatty’s Reel M:C L:1/8 R:Reel S:Rev. Luke Donnellan – “Oriel Songs and Dances", S:Journal of the County Louth Archaeological Society (vol. II, No. 2, 1909; No. 75) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin eAcA eAAf|eAcA BFFB|eAcB AdcA|EdcA BFFB:| |:c2 cB cAAB|c2 cA BFFB|c2 cB AdcA|EdcB BFFB:| |:afec eAAB|afec fBBg|afec AdcA|EdcA BFFB:|] P:Set in 'A' major by Gerry O'Connor K:A eAcA eAAf|eAcA BFFB|eA...


X:5 T:Greig's Pipes M:C| L:1/8 K:G V:1 clef=treble name="5." [V:1] B3 B BAGA|B2 GB AGEG|B3 B BAGB|A2BG AGEG|B3B BAGA| B2 dB AGEG|B~d3 eBdB|AcBG AGEG||DG G2 DGBG|DGBG AGEG| DG G2 DGBG|dBAc BGGE|DG G2 DGBG|DGBG AGEG|DG G2 DGBG| DBAc BGGB||d2 Bd egge|d2 BG AGEG|d2 Bd eg g2|agbg ageg| D2 Bd egge|d2 BG AGEG|d2 Bd eg g2|a2 bg aged||


X:6 T:Gregg's Pipes T:Craig's Pipes T:Kerry Huntsman, The R:reel S:Mike McHale workshop - East Durham July 2000 Z:Michael Hogan M:C| L:1/8 K:G V:1 clef=treble name="6." [V:1] B3 B{d} BAGA|B2GB AGED|B2dB{d} BAGB|A2 BG AGed| B3 B{d} BAGA|B2GB AGED|(3Bcd ed BedB|AcBG AGEG|| DG ~G2 DGBG|GABG AGEG|DG ~G2 d3 B|dBAc BG~G2| DG ~G2 DGBG|d2BG AGEG|DG ~G2 d3 B|dBAc BG~G2|| d2 (3Bcd e2ge|d2BG AGEG|d2Bd eg ~g2|a2bg ageg| d2 (3Bcd e2ge|d2BG AGEG|d2Bd eg ~g2|a2bg aged||