Free Sheet Music

Here are PDFs of few of the tunes I enjoy
playing and teaching regularly. I'm always adding tunes to the list, so check back from time-to-time to see what's new. Slainte! ("Cheers!")

A Jig - delightful and easy-to-play jig in A by David Kaynor

Ale Is Dear, The - an "oldie but goodie" Scottish pipe reel in Bm

Alice's Reel - Dm reel by legendary Irish fiddler Frankie Gavin

Annie Grant + AA Cameron's - two superb, yet less-known Scottish pipe tunes

Annie is My Darling - Scottish reel in A

Archie Menzie's - Cape Breton reel in F

Ash City - great pipe reel in D by the late Gordon Duncan

Atholl and Breadalbane Gathering - pipe march in A

Banks of Locheil - pipe Air

Barrowburn Reel - popular Scottish session tune

Bessie Brown - little-known 4-part jig I learned from Dougie Pincock

Bonnie Lass of Headlake - beautiful Cape Breton air

Boys of Malin - Irish reel *(Zephyr in the Confetti Factory)

Braes of Brecklett - Scottish pipe march

Bridge of Cally - my own 5-part composition *(Murmurs and Drones)

Burning of the Piper's Hut - good Scottish tune for beginners

Butterfly, The - classic Irish slip jig *(Shades of Green)

Calliope House - lovely and popular Jig by Dave Richardson

Carnival March - Cape Breton

Celina - Quebec reel in G

Chattering Magpie - Irish reel in G

Chloe's Passion - 4-part Scottish 9/8 pipe jig in E dorian

Congress, The - popular Irish session reel in Am

Connaught Heifers - Irish session reel in D

Connaughtman's Rambles - 3-part Irish jig in D

Corinthian Hornpipe - Cape Breton tune in Bb

Craig an Bodach - Highland Pipe Strathspey

Cuil Aodha - Irish jig with a weird pronunciation

Cup of Tea - Scottish pipe reel in A mixolydian

Curlew, The - gorgeous 4-part jig in D *(Murmurs and Drones)

Cutty's Wedding - strathspey in Bm *(Murmurs and Drones)

Devil in the Kitchen - Cape Breton Strathspey in Am

Donald Willie and his Dog - Scottish pipe jig in 9/8 *(Murmurs and Drones)

Donegal - Irish/Cape Breton reel in D *(Murmurs and Drones)

Dorrotor Bridge - fine 4-part Scottish pipe strathspey in D

Duncan Johnstone - great 4-part Scottish hornpipe in Em *(Shades of Green)

Drowsy Maggie - famous Scottish reel

Earl Grey - strathspey in A from the East part of Scotland

Elzic's Farewell - old time appalachian tune *(Zephyr)

Evit Gabriel - newer Quebec reel in Em

Ewie w' The Crooked Horn - strathspey in G minor

Fair Peggy of Connestee - a Jamie original *(click here to listen)

First House of Connaught - Irish reel in G

Fleur de Mandragore - fine Québecois reel in A

Fourth Floor, The - Gordon Duncan's 3-part pipe tune in D *(Murmurs and Drones)

Frank's Reel - very popular Scottish session tune in A

Gander in the Pratie Hole - Irish jig in D

George Sherriff Ceilidh - pipe reel in Bm *(Murmurs and Drones)

Ghillie Callum - very old Scottish sword dance (ie: strathspey)

Gladstone - single reel by Scott Skinner *(Shades of Green)

Glasgow Caithness Centenary Gathering - 6/8 march

Glen Caladh Castle - 4-part pipe march in D

Glendaruel Highlanders - 6/8 pipe march in A *(Murmurs and Drones)

Gordon Cote - reel in A by Jerry Holland *(Murmurs and Drones)

Grondeuse - crooked Quebec reel in D

Hen's March - not a march, rather a 4-part pipe jig *(Murmurs and Drones)

High Drive, The - reel in D by Gordon Duncan

Hughie Shorty's - great Cape Breton reel in G *(Murmurs and Drones)

Hurdy Gurdy Reel - Quebec tune *(Murmurs and Drones)

Iggie and Squiggy - another great tune by Jerry Holland

Irishman's Heart to the Ladies - Cape Breton jig *(Zephyr)

James F. Dickie's - Scottish strathspey *(Shades)

Jenny Dang The Weaver - old Scottish reel in D

Jenny Picking Cockels - Irish reel in Dm *(Zephyr)

Jerry Holland's 50th Birthday - reel in C by Howie McDonald

Joy of My Life (a.k.a Humours of Donnybrook) - Irish jig in G *(Zephyr)

Julia Delaney - Irish reel

Kesh Jig - standard traditional Irish session tune

Kilearn - happy pipe reel in E *(Murmurs and Drones)

Killie Crankie Ceilidh - original strathspey of mine in Em *(Murmurs and Drones)

King George IV's Welcome - strathspey in A

King's Favorite, The - challenging Irish jig in Bb *(Zephyr)

Knockdhu - reel in Am by Ian Hardie *(Shades)

Lad O'Bierne's Reel - Irish reel in G

Ladies Hornpipe - 4-part pipe tune in D

Laird of Drumblair - popular strathspey

Lasses Fashion, The - very old Scottish reel *(Murmurs and Drones)

Lassie with the Yellow Coatie - old Scottish/Cape Breton reel

Lexi McAskill - pipe reel by John McAskill

Loch Katrine Farewell - relatively easy 4-part pipe march in A *(Shades)

Lonesome Eyes - air by Jerry Holland

Lonesome Moonlight Waltz - beautiful bluegrass tune by Bill Monroe

Lord McDonald's / Leather Britches - very old Scottish reel/Appalachian hoedown

Louden's Bonnie Woods & Braes - pipe strathspey in D

Maid Behind the Bar - popular Irish session reel in D

Man from Bundoran - Irish reel in Em

Mason's Apron - Scottish pipe reel *(Murmurs and Drones)

Merry Blacksmith (Paddy on the Railroad) - Irish reel *(Zephyr)

Miss Jamieson's Favorite - sweet old East Coast Scottish air

Miss Lyall's - strathspey (a.k.a. The Cat that Kittled) *(Shades)

Miss Shepherd's - Scottish reel in A minor by Scott Skinner

Monymusk - famous old strathspey from c. 1776 *(Zephyr)

Morrison's Jig - very common Irish session tune

Mouth of the Tobique - Quebecois reel

Paddy Fahy's Jig in Gm - Irish

Paddy Fahy's Reel in Gm - Irish

Peacock's Feather - Irish hornpipe

Pear, The - easy etude to practice jig bowing patterns

Picnic - Cape Breton Reel in A *(Shades)

Pigeon on the Gatepost - Cape Breton setting of famous Irish reel in Em

Piobairachd Club - hornpipe by Iain Symington *(Murmurs and Drones)

Pipe Major Jim Christie of Wick - challenging 4-part March in A

Pretty Peg - Scottish reel

Price of a Pig - Scottish jig in A mixolydian

Rambling Pitchfork - Irish jig in D

Rock and the Wee Pickletoe, The - old Scottish jig in A

Rory McLeod - 4-part Scottish pipe jig in A mixolydian

Royal Scottish Piper's Society - 4-part pipe march in A *(Murmurs and Drones)

Sally Gardens, The - easy Irish / New England tune in G

Salvation, The - fine new Scottish reel by Simon Bradley

Scotland the Brave - classic pipe march in A

Seagull, The - fine 4-part pipe jig by Donald MacLeod *(Murmurs and Drones)

Ships Are Sailing - popular Irish session reel

Shove the Pig's Foot further into the Fire - old time Appalachian

Silver Spire - Irish reel *(Shades)

Snug in a Blanket - Scottish pipe jig in D

Sound of Sleat - 4-part Scottish slow pipe reel

Sorceress, The (a.k.a. A Bruxa) - Bretagne waltz *(Zephyr)

Speed the Plough - Scottish reel in A

Strathspeys - three well-known Scottish strathspeys

Susie's Waltz - beautiful contra dance waltz by David Cahn

Swingin' on a Gate - New England dance tune in G

Tatter Jack Walsh - Irish jig in D

Teetotaler's (a.k.a. Temperence) - Scottish reel in G

Tom Dey - strathspey by Scott Skinner

Traditional Reel - in Am *(Murmurs and Drones)

Traditional Strathspey - in Am *(Murmurs and Drones)

Trip To Windsor - Cape Breton reel

Tripping Up The Stairs - Irish jig *(Zephyr)

True Lover's Lament - Scottish pipe retreat *(Murmurs and Drones)

Two Pantomimes - slip jig and hornpipe, track 3 *(Murmurs and Drones)

Whistling Postman, The - Irish jig in D

Wind That Shakes The Barley - classic Irish/Scottish reel