Amazing Grace: Bagpipes & Drums of Scotland

Various Artists - International - Europe - Celtic/British Isles

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 8, 1999)
• Original Release Date: May 3, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Delta
• ASIN: B00000J77N
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #194,126 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Inverness Gathering/The Drunken Piper/79th's Farewell to Gigralter - Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band

2. Drum Salute

3. Up in the Morning/The Muckin' O'Geordie's Byre/Cock O' the North - Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band

4. Royal Scots Polka/The Conundrum - North Sea Gas

5. Mist Covered Mountains/Lachanside

6. Amazing Grace

7. Battle on the Tyne

8. My Home in the Hills

9. Pio Braireachd

10. Regimental March

11. Rudundancy/Train Journey North - Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band

12. Highland Wedding/The Smith of Chilliehassie - Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band

13. Amazing Grace - Massed Pipes

14. 79th's Farewel to Gibralter/Colonel Robertson/Dovecote Park - Colonel Robertson

15. Prince Charles Welcome to Lochaber/The Mingulay Boat Song/The ... - Massed Bands of Scottish Division

16. Soldier's Return/Scotland the Brave - Massed Bands of Scottish Division

17. Highland Laddie/The Black Bear - Massed Bands of Scottish Division

18. Route March

19. When the Battle Is Over - Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band

20. Conund Rum - District Pipe Band, Jane Turriff

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

51 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, December 25, 1999

By A Customer

If looking for a recording with pure Scotish bagpipes and drums, look no further. Every song is different and wonderful. Amazing Grace is spectacular.

39 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not so great..., December 29, 2000

By	"ca_piper" (California,USA) - See all my reviews

I am a piper from California, and while this album is not too bad, I have heard much better. In track 6, Amazing Grace, The band does not 'come in' or 'go out' at the same time, creating a nasty sound. And ask any piper, Amazing Grace is a highly overrated tune... Track 9 is titled: Pio Braireachd, which is a bad misspelling of Piobaireachd (pibroch in English, 'ch' as in loch). Piobaireachd is a Gaelic word, and is a very respected, and traditional form of Highland Pipe music. Most Piobaireachd are around ten minutes in length, this track is only around five minutes. Not only is this not a traditional Piobaireachd, but the piper who is playing it is not blowing his pipes hard enough, there is a 'crow', or a screeching like noise, in the high A, or the highest note on the Highland Pipes. Not an album I would buy after hearing it.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, September 10, 2004

A Kid's Review

I think this set is wonderful. from my own personal point of view, there are much worse bagpipe sets out there. I know and love this type of music, but this tops all my other bagpipe CDs.
It really brings out the meaning and feel of Scottish music.
It was worth my money, and if you like this type of music, this is right for you.