Clan macrae, pipe band, pipe band drum scores, scottish. Photo above, left allan smith, vice president of clan macrae society with the clan macrae banner ready for the opening ceremony. Side snare archive page 6 bob dunsire bagpipe forums. Grade 1 and grade 2 pipe band drum score book composed by james laughlin. Clan macrae in scotland clan macrae society of scotland. Competition program 2019 midwest highland arts fund. Bagpipe sheet music on demand from mcgillivray piping.
Promoting piping and drumming through education and competition opportunities. Lord lyon also determined the spelling of the name would include the p as being more common in the diasporaboth. The timbre of a sound wave indicates the type of sound, or that quality which. Mainly trees extracted from lands and their owners in galloway by p. The north of scotland branch of the royal scottish pipe band association. Clan macrae society of north america home facebook. My name is cindy, i am a descendant of the great clan macrae of kintail area in the scottish highlands. Cornelia bush, our societys historian, notes that clan mac. This article was written by donald mcintosh now deceased of the clan macrae society pipe band, and has been reproduced by the rspba historical research group. Originally from the kintail area of highland scotland eilean donan castle was their stronghold the clan has seen great misfortune at sheriffmuir, glen shiel and culloden. In 1476 after a famous battle at blarnapairc the mackenzie chief asked why surachan macrae had stopped fighting. Please include scottish clan information in notes and contact information. By the 14th century, the clan was firmly established in wester ross, giving allegiance to clan mackenzie and in so doing, becoming hereditary.
It may refer to the mackenzie chiefly arms, due to the macraes close association with the mackenzies. Clan macrae society pipe band the national piping centre. September 2009 alba gu brath anas homecoming blar ghleann seile global gathering dornie bends the queens pipe medley spaidsearachd mhic rath theid mi dhachaid chro chinn tsaille moonshine mary the patagonia highlanders evan macrae s set seaforths salute ancient pibroch medley loch duich refrain. Being gaelic, its pronunciation needs conversion for those not familiar with the traditional scottish language. Welcome to this, the official web site of clan macrae in scotland. This score was started in brittany october 2007 and reached completion in april 2008 with which the composer won the overall drumming prize with at. The legendary alex duthart is thought by many to be the greatest pipe band snare drummer of all time, and was instrumental in bringing pipe band snare drumming forward in terms of technique and musicality. The civilian city of glasgow pipe band was established by farquhar macrae in january 1914, who had previously led the pipe band of the 7th blythswood battalion highland light infantry, a reserve battalion. Clan macrae in scotland this is the official website of the clan macrae society in scotland. Royal scottish pipe band association the heart of the pipe band world. Over 3,500 tunes recorded by jack lee on the great highland bagpipe, including 286 piobaireachds.
A philanthropic society which is totally inclusive of all who have any relationship with or interest in clan macrae in its many guises. Clan thompson international clan thompson society as the only clan society representing thompsons worldwide. This was the seventh time that this highland event has been held and again had the canberra burns club as the major sponsor along with support of the act government. Donald mcintosh was the first secretary of the scottish pipe band association when it was formed in 1930. The tunes range in difficulty from simple tunes like the. Pipe band drum score book with scottish drum scores and. This clan, which was formerly numerous, adopted it as their march to battle. The name has a variety of possible meanings that include good fortune, and it was maurice macrath, progenitor of those would come to bear the macrae name, who at an early date made the short sea crossing from his native ireland to settle in scotland. First published in 1987, this book is 42 pages of description, exercises, rudiments, and almost another 50 pages of drum scores.
Thompsons, although claimed as septs by numerous clans, are, and always have been, an independent lowland clan. History of the clan macrae with genealogies by macrae, alexander, 1852publication date 1910 topics mcrae family. Whether you are a macrae living in scotland or one of our kin overseas, this site is for you and we hope you will find something here to interest you. The associations history the heart of the pipe band world. Macrath son of grace this web site is best viewed by netscape navigater 2. Archive page 6 pipe bands or solo if it relates to drumming.
Clan macrae, pipe band, pipe band drum scores, scottish snare music, pipe band music, drum settings. Along with all the pipes and drums the clan representatives marched up in front of the official guests. Clan macrae society, the drumming on demand this score was started in brittany october 2007 and reached completion in april 2008 with which the composer won the overall drumming prize with at the bc pipers annual gathering in vancouver. The clan were well known for their wild ferocious ways and their fighting skills, especially the branch from kintail in wester ross. We are responsible for worldwide direct membership, the organisation of gatherings and all central services in scotland. The more authentic clan badges sometimes called plant badges are actually plants, of which springs are worn upon a bonnet or upon the chest as a badge. The clan maclean association is the original association, instituted in 1892.
March 2003 the glendaruel highlanders the clan macrae society breton air susan macleod the. Page 1 clan macrae society sgurr of uaran north america. Clan macleod attend many highland games where local clan representatives have membership forms and will sign you up or renew your membership. When the first regiment of seaforth highlanders was raised, suarachan. This is one of the great competition marches for bands, written by one of the great founders of the modern pipe band movement. Sgurr uaran clan macrae society of north america yumpu. Scotland the brave by the massed bands on the march after the 2019 dufftown highland games in moray duration. A collection of 82 original and familiar tunes to enjoy again and again. They were calledthe wild macraes the macraes had fought at the battle of largs in 1263. The clan macrae society of north america is dedicated to educating macraes worldwide of their scottish history and culture. Bagpipe tunes over 5500 bagpipe tunes in bww, bmw, and piobmaster format sheet music bagpipe songs bagpipe music bagpipe tunes bww music. Stonehaven pipe band spirit of scotland music scotland. These sheet music are mostly traditional celtic music, but some are world music, classical music, or popular music.
This page offers free sheet music for the great highland bagpipe, easy, moderate or difficult. Finally, you can get your hands on james laughlins grade 1 drum score book. Drum score editor is free software for drum scores in the pipe band world and is available on apple macos, microsoft windows and linux. March clan macrae society pipe band score excerpt in figure 4. There is no charge to download and use the community edition of this software, its. Ensemble is a webbased pipe band score editor and authoring software tool for bagpipes, snare drum, tenor drum and bass drum. Originally designed to promote the millennium clan gathering in scotland in 2000, the site was upgraded in mid 2003. Alex is credited with the publication of the second book of drum scores for the pipe band. Clan macrae society info needed about drum score software drum corps toronto police.
The surname in translation from the gaelic means son of grace. During his time he has been part of 2 world championship winning bands and has 2 champion of champions titles amongst other titles. The scottish genealogy society has published a two volume work on the mcclellans in galloway. Pipe major william sloan bem drum major alex douglas a d hamilton dcm.
Marjoribanks clan gatherings the clan marjoribanks society. Around that time there is evidence of macrae s, or macrath, living in clunes and around the area to the northeast of loch ness. If you would like to contact your local clan macleod representative look under the regions tab at the top of the page for their contact information. Photo john macrae licensee of the sir colin campbell inn as president of the clan macrae society of australia and new zealand i was fascinated to find that a number of macraesmcraes turned up in my recent research concerning ben hall and his gang and other associated bushrangers around the 1860s. Welcome to the official site of clan macrae in scotland. The silver medal champion will also be awarded a set of duncan macrae. Bagpipe music tunes download, recordings and sheet music. Being a list of those bearing the name of mackay who were killed or who died of wounds in the great european war, 19141918, and also a list of those bearing the name of mackay upon whom honours were conferred. Scottish genealogy society index of family histories held. Nicholson and leading drummer calum burns, and a novice juvenile band. Clan macrae the clan macrae society of australia and new.
Macrae and his associates, who, on the field of pairc so valiantly acquitted themselves. Online shopping from a great selection at digital music store. Free great highland bagpipe sheet music celtic music. The clan marjoribanks society gatherings 2017 clan meeting at edinburgh castle. There are mentions of a clan macrae taking part in the battle of largs in 1263 against king haakon of norway. Macrae clan crest, fortitudine motto, family history. The clan macrae society of australia and new zealand proudly flew our banner of clan macrae.