The Shanty Piper The Short Haul

Music
January 1, 2025

In what may be the first book of its kind Donald P Scoby presents The Shanty Piper

In the days of tall ships it was neither the wind nor the water but the crewmen’s labour that was the driving force of merchant vessels. In response to the rhythms of the work and never-ending shipboard tasks, sailors the world over developed a unique culture of singing.

These songs became known as Sea Shanties.

Today, Great Highland Bagpipers and Scottish Smallpipers can play their music using this unique book!

THE SHANTY PIPER offers a unique collection of shanties, chanties, shipboard work songs, and maritime music for Scottish bagpipes – along with history, trivia, lyrics, and nautical artwork.

Featured Tunes Include over thirty favourites such as –

A Hundred Years Ago
Amsterdam Maid
Away, Rio!
Blow The Man Down
Blow Ye Wind Westerly
Blow Ye Winds In The Morning
Bully In The Alley
Chesapeake And Shannon
Donkey Riding
The Dreadnought
Drunken Sailor
The Fish Of The Sea
Hanging Johnny
Haul Away Joe
The Hog-Eye Man
Hullabaloo Belay
The Landlady Of France
Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her
The Leaving Of Liverpool
Little By Little (Aka Beag Air Bheag) and Setting A Course For Lewis
Mingulay Boat Song
New York Girls
Oh Shenandoah
Outward And Homeward Bound
Roll The Old Chariot Along
Rolling Down To Old Maui
Rolling Home To Old New England
Soon May The Wellerman Come
South Australia
We’ll Rant And We’ll Roar

scots guards association pipes and drums

Pipeband

The seeds were sown for the formation of the band by the late Stan Morris who as Branch Secretary and founder member, was a guest at the Welsh Guards Association, North of England Branch, Annual Dinner in 1958 where he met John Bowen and discovered that they had both played pipes in their youth.

African Skye SA

Pipeband

The African Skye Pipe Band was officially formed in January 1998, by a number of pipers and drummers who had left the Witwatersrand Rifles Pipe Band in September the previous year. Between September and November 1997, these committed musicians used to meet at Rory Bellingan’s house at 145 Queen Street, Kensington, Johannesburg, to practice and debate a name and tartan for the new band. In November 1997, Rory moved to 333 Highland Road, Kensington and this weekly ritual continued there.