Realm: Kaufman, Texas: about 35 miles Southeast of Dallas
A very good friend's mom died last week. She has asked me to find a good bagpipe tune for her funeral, aside from Amazing Grace. While I have listened to Highlander Radio for some time, I have not kept up with appropriate funeral music. Can you help out a fellow Scot?
I like "Sargent Mackenzie" although it is modern and written by Joe Mackenzie of "Clan an drumma" it feels very old and traditional and dirges very well.
i have started playing an arrangement of it on my Hurdy Gurdy... people get misty.
I always wanted Highland Cathedral when they carry my arse out of the church. Sure its mostly played at weddings and it was written by a couple of Germans but what the hey I'm half German. Finns Fury does a good version and so far its my favorite version. Celtic Bolero by the Red Hot Chili Pipers is also very similar to Highland Cathedral. Here's a video of it. You'll probably reconize it after the first few notes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oieFS785QPk...feature=related
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"Irishness is not primary a question of birth or blood or language; it is the condition on being involved in the Irish situation, and usually of being mauled by it."-Conor Cruise O'Brien
I've used both Dark Isle and Going Home as Camac advised, have also found Lord Lovat's Lament played in slow time a good one, or Loch Rannoch. If there is any military connection, then Flowers of the Forest is appropriate. Slainte, Blackdog