{"id":4,"date":"2010-02-21T20:16:23","date_gmt":"2010-02-21T20:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pipeband.iainmac.net\/content\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2025-10-04T11:05:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T11:05:25","slug":"tunes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/tunes\/","title":{"rendered":"Active Band Tunes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Below, you&#8217;ll find the tunes we currently perform as a band. For tunes that are not part of our active repertoire, please visit our <a href=\".\/band-tune-archive\/\">band tune archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As with many traditional tunes played globally, there may be slight variations from the versions you&#8217;re familiar with. If you&#8217;re interested in exploring our specific arrangements, you can click on the links to view a PDF of each tune&#8217;s setting or listen to an audio example where available.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#Sets\">Sets<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#two-four\">2\/4 Tunes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#three-four\">3\/4 Tunes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#four-four\">4\/4 Tunes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#five-four\">5\/4 Tunes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#six-eight\">6\/8 Tunes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#strathspey-reel\">Strathspey &amp; Reel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#special-occasions\">Special Occasions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Sets\">Sets &#8211; Combinations of tunes from our play list&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-4-Set.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">4\/4 Set (Wings&#8230;)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/RSPBA-Grade-4B-Competition-Set.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Competition Set<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/RSPBA-Grade-4B-Competition-Set.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Irish-Marching-Set-R1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Irish Marching Set<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MinstrelBoySet.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Medley-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Medley<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"two-four\">2\/4 Tunes <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>More difficult than the ubiquitous 4\/4 or 3\/4, also associated with musical theatre, they have all the dash and vigour we associate with <em>real<\/em> Scottish pipe music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/The-42nd.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">42nd, The<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/The-42nd.wav\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/The-79ths-Farewell-to-Gibralter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">79ths Farewell to Gibraltar, The<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/The-79ths-Farewell-To-Gibralter.wav\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-79ths-Farewell-To-Gibraltar-4-Parts-1.pdf\">79th&#8217;s Farewell to Gibraltar, The (4 &#8211; Parts)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/The-Black-Bear.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Bear, The<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/The-Black-Bear.wav\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Campbells-Farewell-to-Redcastle.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Campbells Farewell to Redcastle<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Campbells-Farewell-to-Recastle.wav\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a aria-label=\"Campbells Farewell to Redcastle, Seconds (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Cambells-Farewell-to-Redcastle-2nds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Campbells Farewell to Redcastle, <\/a><em><a aria-label=\"Campbells Farewell to Redcastle, Seconds (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Cambells-Farewell-to-Redcastle-2nds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Seconds<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Corriechoillies-43rd-Welcome-to-the-Northern-Meeting.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Corriechoillie&#8217;s 43rd Welcome to the Northern Meeting<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Corriechoillies-43rd-Welcome-to-the-Northern-Meeting.wav\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dornoch-Links.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Dornoch Links<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/The-Earl-of-Mansfield.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Earl of Mansfield, The<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/The-High-Road-To-Gairloch.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">High Road to Gairloch, The<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/The-High-Road-To-Gairloch.wav\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/The-High-Road-To-Gairloch-2nds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">High Road to Gairloch, The <em>Seconds<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/The-High-Road-To-Gairloch-2nds.wav\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Ill-Gang-Nae-Mair-Tae-Yon-Toon.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I&#8217;ll Gang Nae Mair Tae Yon Toon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Ill-Gang-Nae-Mair-Tae-Yon-Toon.wav\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Itchy-Fingers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Itchy Fingers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Itchy-Fingers.wav\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Liberton-Pipe-Band.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liberton Pipe Band<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/The-Liberton-Pipe-Band.mp3\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PM-William-Rosss-Farewell-to-the-2nd-Batt-Scots-Guards.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">PM William Ross&#8217;s Farewell to the 2nd Battalion Scot&#8217;s Guards<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PM-William-Rosss-Farewell-to-the-2nd-Batt-Scots-Guards-Harmonies.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PM William Ross&#8217;s Farewell to the 2nd Battalion Scot&#8217;s Guards, <em>Seconds<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/The-Rattlin-Bog.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rattlin&#8217; Bog, The<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/The-Rattlin-Bog.wav\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Teribus.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teribus<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Teribus.wav\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"three-four\">3\/4 Tunes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This time signature&nbsp;is found commonly in waltzes, minuets, scherzi, country and western ballads, R&amp;B, pop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Amazing-Grace.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazing Grace<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Amazing-Grace-Seconds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazing Grace, <em>Seconds<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Amazing-Grace-Thirds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazing Grace, <em>Thirds<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Castle-Dangerous-V2.pdf\">Castle Dangerous<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Jimmy-Mackenzie-Stornoway.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jimmy Mackenzie<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Jimmy-Mackenzie-Stornoway-2nds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jimmy Mackenzie, <em>Seconds<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Jim-Thomson-of-Flagstaff-v1.pdf\">Jim Thomson of Flagstaff<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/The-Green-Hills-of-Tyrol.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Green Hills of Tyrol<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/The-Green-Hills-of-Tyrol-2nds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Green Hills of Tyrol, <em>Seconds<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/The-Green-Hills-of-Tyrol-2nds.wav\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mull-of-Kintyre-2020-v8.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Mull of Kintyre<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mull-of-Kintyre-V8.wav\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> <a aria-label=\"Mull of Kintyre, Seconds  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Mull-of-Kintyre-2020-2nds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mull of Kintyre, <em>Seconds<\/em> <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Mull-of-Kintyre-2020-2nds.wav\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/She-Moved-Through-The-Fair.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">She Moved Through The Fair<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/She-Moved-Through-the-Fair-Seconds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">She Moved Through The Fair, <em>Seconds<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/When-The-Battle-is-Over.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">When the Battle is Over<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/When-the-Battle-is-Oer-2nds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">When the Battle is Over, <em>Seconds<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/When-the-Battle-is-Oer-2nds.wav\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"four-four\">4\/4 Tunes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Very widely used timing, you&#8217;ll come across it in rock, country, blues, funk, pop as well as one of the most famous Scottish Tunes &#8211; Scotland the Brave!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Crags-of-Tumbledown-Mountain.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crags of Tumble Down Mountain<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Crags-of-Tumbledown-Mountain.wav\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Falkland-Palace.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Falkland Palace<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Falkland-Palace.wav\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Highland-Cathedral.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Highland Cathedral<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Highland-Cathedral.mp3\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Last-of-the-Mohicans-Main-Theme-The-Gael.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Last of the Mohicans (Main Theme &amp; The Gael)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Last-of-the-Mohicans-Main-Theme-The-Gael.mp3\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Minstrel-Boy-Harmonies.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Minstrel Boy, <em>Seconds<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Rowan-Tree.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rowan Tree<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Scotland-The-Brave.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scotland The Brave<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Wings.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"five-four\">5\/4 Tunes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Cullen-Bay-First-Part.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cullen Bay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Cullen-Bay-2nds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cullen Bay, <em>Seconds<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"six-eight\">6\/8 Tunes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a fun time found commonly in&nbsp;double jigs, polkas, sega, salegy, tarantella, marches, barcarolles, Irish jigs, loures, and some rock music<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/A-Hundred-Pipers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Hundred Pipers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/A-Hundred-Pipers-Harmonies.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">A Hundred Pipers, <em>Seconds<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Atholl-Highlanders.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Atholl Highlanders, The<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Back-To-Donegal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Back to Donegal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Back-to-Donegal.wav\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Bonnie-Dundee.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bonnie Dundee<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/The-Cock-of-The-North.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cock of the North, The<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/The-Cock-of-The-North.wav\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/The-Dark-Island.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dark Island, The<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a aria-label=\"Dark Island, The Seconds (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/The-Dark-Island-2nds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dark Island, The <\/a><em><a aria-label=\"Dark Island, The Seconds (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/The-Dark-Island-2nds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Seconds<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Killaloe.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Killaloe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/My-Lodgings-On-The-Cold-Ground.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">My Lodgings On The Cold Ground<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/My-Lodgings-On-The-Cold-Ground-Harmonies.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Lodgings On The Cold Ground, <em>Seconds<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Paddy-Carey.pdf\" 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rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">The Steam Boat<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Steam-Boat-Harmonies.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Steam Boat, <em>Seconds<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"strathspey-reel\">Strathspey &amp; Reel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A strathspey&nbsp;is one of the four traditional dances (along with reel, jig and the waltz) and is in the 4\/4&nbsp;time but follows a different style. It is similar to a&nbsp;hornpipe, but slower and more stately, and contains many dot-cut &#8216;snaps&#8217;. The Reel is indigenous to Scotland, though a firm favourite in Ireland, and like the strathspey is similar to a hornpipe only played twice as fast!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Molly-Connell.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Molly Connell<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Molly-Connell.wav\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/The-Piper-of-Drummond.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Piper of Drummond, The<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/The-Piper-of-Drummond.wav\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"special-occasions\">Special Occasions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some tunes are synonymous with certain occasions, they may not fit with a march or on the parade field but they are great tunes we love to play in that perfect moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Auld-Lang-Syne.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Auld Lang Syne<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/A-Mans-A-Man-For-A-That.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">A Man&#8217;s A Man For A&#8217; That<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Happy-Birthday.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Happy Birthday<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Happy-Birthday-V.wav\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a aria-label=\"Happy Birthday, Seconds (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Happy-Birthday-2nds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ha<\/a><a aria-label=\"ppy Birthday, Seconds (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Happy-Birth-Day-2nds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ppy Birthday, <em>Seconds<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Happy-Birthday-2nds.wav\" loop><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Christmas<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Ding-Dong-Merrily-On-High.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ding Dong Merrily On High<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/God-Rest-Ye-Merry-Gentlemen.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Good-King-Wenceslas.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Good King Wenceslas<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\">Below, you&#8217;ll find the tunes we currently perform as a band. For tunes that are not part of our active repertoire, please visit our band tune archive. As with many traditional tunes played globally, there may be slight variations from the versions you&#8217;re familiar with. If you&#8217;re interested in exploring our specific arrangements, you can click on the links to&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/tunes\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1681,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","xfolkentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Active Band Tunes &middot; The City of Leeds Pipeband<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A selection of tunes played by City of Leeds Pipeband during marches and displays can be found here\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/leedspipeband.org.uk\/content\/tunes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Active Band Tunes &middot; 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