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John D. Burgess

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Pipe Major John Davie Burgess MBE (born Aberdeen 11 March 1934 - died 29 June 2005[1]) was one of the most eminent players of the Scots bagpipes.[2] He began playing at the age of four, and gained international fame as a child prodigy, before turning professional at the age of sixteen. In 1950 he became the youngest ever winner of the Gold Medals for piobaireachd at both the Argyllshire Gathering in Oban and the Northern Meeting in Inverness[3], and he went on to become known as the 'King Of The Highland Pipers'[4].

Top songs

  1. The Swallow-Tailed Coat / Turf Lodge
  2. Delvinside / The Highland Lassie Going To The Fair / The Pretty Apron / The Ladies From Hell
  3. The Swallow-Tailed Coat/Turf Lodge
  4. Willie MacLean/Tulloch Gorm/John Morrison Of Assynthouse
  5. Bobby Cutherbertson / The Ballachulish Walkabout / The March of the Cameron Men
  6. The Swallow-Tailed Coat & Turf Lodge
  7. The Tom Bigbee Waltz
  8. Lord Alexander Kennedy / Delvinside / Pretty Marion
  9. The Lewis Soldier / Thick Lies the Mist / The Roes Among the Heather / Hiro Hirum / The Lewis Wedding
  10. Murdo MacLeod / Colonel Davidson / Jeannie Carruthers / The 74th's Farewell To Edinburgh / Achany Glen
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  1. 6-8 Marches
  2. 6/8 Marches
  3. Hornpipes - The Swallowtailed Coat, The Mallow Men/Pipe Mjr Grorge S Allen/Jockey ON nthe Braes of Abernathy/Wee Alex - Fort William/Paddy Kelly's Stump/The Boys of Bluehill, The Ballachulish Walkabout
  4. Slow Air - Bonnie Argyl
  5. MEDLEY: Murdo Macleod/Colonel Davidson/Jeannie Carruthers/The 74th's Farewell To Edinburgh/Achany Gl
  6. March, Strathspey & Reel
  7. Jigs
  8. Willie MacLean/Tulloch Gorm/John Morrison Of Assynt House
  9. MSR - Lord Alexander Kennedy/Tulloch Gorum/Mrs MacPherson of Inveran
  10. Hornpipes
  11. The Swallow - Trailed Coat /Turf Lodge
  12. 6/8 Marches - Bundle and Go/Over the Water to Charlie/Campbeltown Loch/Joy Go With My Love/Traigh Cruinard/Morag
  13. Slow Air & Jig
  14. Slow Air & Jig - Leaving Ardtornish/The Geese in the Bog
  15. Air - Loch Monar
  16. The Swallow-Tailed Coat; Turf Lodge
  17. The Wandering Piper
  18. Lord Alexander Kennedy/Delvinside/Pretty Marion
  19. Bobby Cuthbertson/The Ballachulish Walkabout/The March of the Cameron Men
  20. Delvinside/The Highland Lassie Going to the Fair/The Pretty Apron/The Ladies from Hell
  21. Air
  22. Slow Air
  23. Pibroch
  24. Pibroch - Salute on the Birth of Rory Mor MacLeod
  25. Hornpipe & Retreat March
  26. MSR - The Ewe Wi' the Crookit Horn/The Rejected Suitor
  27. 6/8 Marches - Colonel Robertson/The 72 Highlander's Farewell to Edinburgh/Major John MacLennan
  28. Jigs - Donald MacLean/Paddy's Leather Breeches
  29. Air - The Wandering Piper
  30. Marches
  31. The Lewis Soldier/Thick Lies the Mist/The Rose Among the Heather/Hiro Hiram/The Lewis Wedding
  32. Willie MacLean / Tulloch Gorm / John Morrison of Assynthouse
  33. Murdo MacLeod/Colonal Davidson/Jeannie Carruthers/The 74th's Farewell to Edinburgh/Achany Glen
  34. The Marquis of Argyll's Salute
  35. The Swallow - Tailed coat - Turf lodge
  36. Macintosh's Lament
  37. Murdo MacLeod/Colonel Davidson/Jeannie Carruthers/The 74th's Farewell to Edinburgh/Achany Glen
  38. Medley: Pipe Major William MacLean / Tulloch Gorm / John Morrison of Assynt House
  39. Pibroch - The Desperate Battle of the Birds
  40. Lament for Mary McLeod
  41. The Swallow-Tailed Coat--Turf Lodge
  42. The Lewis Soldier/Thick Lies the Mist/The Roes Among the Heather/Hiro Hirum/The Lewis Wedding
  43. MEDLEY: Lord Alexander Kennedy/Delvinside/Pretty Marion
  44. MEDLEY: Delvinside/The Highland Lassie Going To The Fair/The Pretty Apron/The Ladies From Hell
  45. Jigs - The Baldoozer/Center's Bonnet/Cork Hill/John McDonalds Jig
  46. Caberfeidh
  47. MEDLEY: The Shallow-Tailed Coat/Turf Lodge
  48. MEDLEY: Bobby Cuthbertson/The
  49. Delvinside
  50. 6_8 Marches - Bundle and Go_Over
  51. Pibroch - Salute on the Birth of
  52. 6_8 Marches - Colonel Robertson_T
  53. Slow Air & Jig - Leaving Ardtorni
  54. Hornpipes - The Swallowtailed Coa
  55. MSR - Lord Alexander Kennedy_Tull
  56. Slow Air & Jig: Leaving Ardtornish/The Geese in the Bog
  57. MSR: Lord Alexander Kennedy/Tulloch Gorm/Mrs MacPherson of Inveran
  58. Hornpipe & Retreat March: Duncan Johnstone/Farewell to Nigg
  59. Jigs:The Baldoozer/Center's Bonnet/Cork Hill/John McDonald's Jig
  60. Air: Loch Monar
  61. MSR: ???/The Ewe Wi' the Crookit Horn/The Rejeced Suitor/
  62. Jigs:Donald MacLean/Paddy's Leather Breeches
  63. Pibroch: The desperate Battle of the Birds
  64. Hornpipe & Retreat March - Duncan Johnstone/Farewell to Nigg
  65. MSR - The Duchess of Edinburgh/Thick Lies the Mist On Yonder Hill/Rose Among the Heather/High Road to Linton
  66. Battlefield Band
  67. Tom Bigbee Waltz, The
  68. The Lewis Soldier / Thick Lies The Mist / The Roes Among The Heather / Hiro Hirum / The Lewis Weddi
  69. Murdo MacLeod / Colonel Davidson / Jeannie Carruthers / The 74th's Farewell To Edinburgh / Achany G
  70. The Lewis Soldier / Thick Lies The Mist / The Roes Among The Heather / Hiro Hirum / The Lewis Weddin
  71. Murdo MacLeod / Colonel Davidson / Jeannie Carruthers / The 74th's Farewell To Edinburgh / Achany Gl
  72. Bagpipe Tunes: Hail Ro Ruadh Waternish / Daldownie's Reel / Cork Hill / The Spider in the Gaff / Slow Gaelic Air
  73. Blue Bonnets over the Border

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