Irish Tunes on Scottish Smallpipes

My (free) collection of Irish session tunes for the A (and D) smallpipes can be found here:
www.patrickmclaurin.com/wordp...
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A major = A B C# D E F# G#
A mixolydian = A B C# D E F# G (play drones in A)
A dorian = A B C D E F# G (play drones in A)
G major = A B C D E F# G (play drones in G)
D major = A B C# D E F# G (play drones in A)
B minor = A B C# D E F# G (play drones in B if playing with other instruments, but can stick with A for solo work)

[@larslaenen]

Owjeh, thanks a lot!! I came from the Highland pipes and recently started playing the smallpipes. I have been joining a Irish session now for a few times. This makes it much easier to make some nice music. I was all the time fighting with my (A) dronesound. It actually makes sense know,... just switch them off if it's not in the right key.

[@matthewdenty7760]

You obviously took the time to read and re read my coment and covered everything... thankyou Mine are walsh in d but to just picture it in a I'll get it , and another subscriber...🍻

[@m.r.b.806]

You are cool!

[@m.r.b.806]

Thanks for the tune book!!!

[@jaredloch991]

The depths will never be fully plummed... and these tunes seem to age like whisky. Thanks P!

[@patrickmclaurin]

You're welcome!

[@L8bro]

Very nice! I have a combo set of smallpipes with 3 chanters (A, C, and D chanters all with 'C natural' hole and all with high 'G# and high B' keys) on which I can set the drones to many combinations of notes.

[@peterfawns1377]

What make are the combination smallpipes that you have? I'm interested in buying a combination set myself.

[@patrickmclaurin]

That's quite the combo set, nice!

[@didgeridrew9346]

“I’m not really a music theorist…” I beg to differ…

[@pictishboar]

Love listening to you explain all this but... Wow! Way over my head. with I knew more. Would you share your version of Condon's Frolics with me? Can't find a good one.

[@patrickmclaurin]

It's in the tune book linked in the video description.

[@huthaifaabdulqader9107]

Could you remind me of the first tune you played please?:)

[@huthaifaabdulqader9107]

Kesh Jig?

[@huthaifaabdulqader9107]

Plus, If I may ask for a tutorial video of the first tune in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqCuqKGsodCeb5I I appreciate your help last time and will be glad if you help out with this one. Thanks man!

[@patrickmclaurin]

Yes, the first tune is indeed Kesh Jig.

[@patrickmclaurin]

@@huthaifaabdulqader9107 I'll see what I can do. The name of the tune is the Winnipeg Forger and is the ending section of the suite by Don Bradford, "The Calm Before the Storm".

[@huthaifaabdulqader9107]

Patrick McLaurin I’d really appreciate the video, best of luck and thanks alot sir. Cheers!

[@didgeridrew9346]

We need to chat…

[@patrickmclaurin]

I assume you know how to reach me via email or similar? patrickmclaurin.com

[@matthewdenty7760]

Didnt sound all that bad... the mixolydian still tricked my ears I have a set of walsh in peices and have only played ghb,s in A Theres 3 diferent lengths of bottom drones and 3 diferent length tops .. you know your stuff where as I dont so I need to stupifie my question to get dummy answers Dose the 2 longest go together for bass,,,2 shortest for a high tennor and 2 mediums for a middle tennor ??? Or is there some mix up in tops and bottoms ? And dose all 3 tune to the same note, c,g,a ....or dose each drone tune to a different key? You changed yours so I'm thinking you have a set that's multi key , or is it just intonation you go on?

[@patrickmclaurin]

If each drone is two pieces, it's a fairly safe assumption that the long bottom goes with the long top, short bottom with short top, and medium bottom with medium top. If they're in A the longest (bass) and shortest (tenor) will both be A but an octave apart. The medium is a baritone sounding E or D in between the bass A and tenor A. My C drones can play D by shortening the drones to their limits; a happy coincidence is all. Your baritone can probably be similarly setup to play E at shorter lengths and D at longer tuning lengths.