UPDATE -19/10/2009

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New Pipe Tune Book

Well known piper Dave Rowlands has released "Drone Rage" the first of two planned tune books.

This volume contains 31 original tunes, (most with harmony parts) by Dave,
1 tune by Hurdy-Gurdy player extrordinaire, Simon Raine and a further 61 traditional tunes from Dave's library, and old, dusty collections he has had the pleasure of looking through.

The tune section has a strong French bias, while the traditional section is a mix of Border, Irish, and English tunes well suited to Jon Swayne/European
fingered pipes. There is a section detailing the sources, any changes made to the tunes, and any historical information available about the tunes.

While being mainly of interest to Swayne/European pipe players, there is much to interest the players of other instruments, particularly Hurdy-Gurdy's, Pipe and Tabor, other pipes with a range exceeding one octave, and, of course, all musicians seeking hidden treasures.

Often pipers have to buy many books and search through for tunes that will work on pipes. This is a tune book, by a piper, for pipers.

Available now from the publisher, with the option to preview the book. Click here