This tune originated in Scotland in the mid 1630's, according to the player, who I think is Pete Stewart. It is the ancestor of many tunes from Scotland and the North of England and the Rocky Road to Dublin.

This Scot is Choking back tears. Such a moving sentiment for all Scots and more besides ,we can never lose these traditions ,its who we are !

Just heard this tonight.. 13. 12. 24 dam good old mems. Fantastic.

Rest young one. This is tradition at its finest.

Cheers me up every time I play it, you will nod or tap something to this

how appropriate..a lament 😢 For the poor innocent children and for this nation..now we have been so egregiously betrayed

I'm English through and through..but this beyond music..you actually feel the pain of the person who has suffered the loss of a child...the greatest loss of all...thank you....12/10

Allan, a true all rounder of the Gaelic traditions.

Absolutely fantastic

Danke Allan!

Beautiful, well done, Allan. 💖Have to dry my eyes.

This is so beautiful!!!!

I love this Allan.

Enjoyed that Pete 👍.

anyone have the Gaelic wording for this.. and dare I ask, how to pronounce to properly sing along?

Is there anything you can't get a note from Allan ? XX

Thank you for this beautiful piece. It brought me to tears.

Pure bellows piping gold!

Wow! This is terrific.

Montgomery Smallpipes Pete?

I know this is quite old, especially in internet years, but for those who'd like to hear a fascinating lecture on the subject for and for some insight into the name of the tune being played... watch this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJ27m6eietSnh7c

A great combination of instruments (and instrumentalists!) - terrific sound.

How come it sounds so different from all other English tunes, even the contemporary ones?

George Galloway on Jews harp.

Ahh that's the true spirit of piobaireachd, at it's best. Than you for letting us revel in this wonderful recording.

Videos like this are exactly why I need a set of smallpipes ASAP.

The tunes are: John Morrison of Assynt House, Alick C MacGregor.

i World like too know the tunes also.

Now that´s the good stuff.

beautiful

I've never heard Lament for the Children played more beautifully or what I (feebly) consider "musically." My heart felt broken or, at least very heavy, listening to it. Thanks. David Stewart

Allan starts playing the Lament for the Children at 1:47, when he stops singing a Gaelic song that resembles the 1st line of the Ùrlar. At 3:40, he finishes the Ùrlar and concludes with a verse of the song. Manuscript sources and archive recordings of the Lament for the Children are at altpibroch.com/ps239/; those for Mackintosh's Lament (which sounds similar) are at altpibroch.com/ps200/.

I've asked paul to reply to you Finn

Yaaaay, love it. " Well Played "

My source (10+ years ago) was John Ward's article 'The Lancashire Hornpipe'; it's now here; p. 148;- British Library Add, MS15118 fol. 33verso: books.google.co.uk/books?id=VoQXAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA140&source=gbs_toc_r&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false

Thanks Pete, Wonder if I could track it down on the web somewhere? So far no luck.

It doesn't have a name in the MS which IIRC is in the Bodlean collection; it's kjust called 'hornpipe'

Is it possible to get the name of this tune? Thanks.

So wonderful!

@david M you may know more about pibroch than Allan MacDonald, but if he says he's playing the Lament for the Children then that's good enough for me [as I said 3 years agao]

awww this good..

An interesting reading.Thanks !

I was discussing music with one of my Gaelic instructors and she pointed me to this man. Glè mhath !

Great tune, thanks. Need to learn!!

This is a rare beauty that shouldn't be lost ever!

Now what kind of eejit puts a dislike tae something as beautiful as this?..ALBA GU BRATH!!!

Thanks for that info Raymie. They have a lovely sound here - very different from the uileann pipes (which I love too).

The history of the hornpipe is long and complicated; you seem to be thinking of hornpipes as they have been, more or ess, since the later 18th century. Before that, there were several different types of rhythms that have 'hornpipe' in their title; take a look at my video two 16th century hornpipes'. Also the article I extracted from my book 'Three Extraordinary Collections' search for 'the triple time hornpipe' and you'll find it on the LBPS website

I'm sorry I keep forgetting that you're not Julian. sorry about that. could you help me out with my question, though?

I really like this tune, Julian, and I'm transferring to tenor banjo for my group right now, pretty much the way you're playing (still trying to get down a few of your variations). I have one question, though. Aren't horn pipes usually swung with a heavy accent on 1 & 3? I'm still learning and I'm trying to teach others, so I don't want to pass on misinformation about the styles of these different dances.