The Patriotic Piper: Vol. I: Scottish-American Military & Patriotic Music and Tune History for Highland Bagpipes

By Donald Scoby

THE PATRIOTIC PIPER – The Official Highland Bagpipe Sheet Music Book of SAMS Post 1889, Written by Pipe Corporal Donald P. Scoby!

THE PATRIOTIC PIPER is ...
• 20 traditional Scottish American military and patriotic bagpipe compositions, arranged into 8 performance numbers
• 15 delicious Scottish and Irish recipes
• Numerous history and trivia writings accompanying the tunes and recipes
• Featuring over 40 high quality images of food, SAMS insignia, and Post photos

FEATURED TUNES – The U.S. Air Force • Marines’ Hymn • The Army Goes Rolling Along • Anchors Aweigh • Semper Paratus • When Johnny Comes Marching Home • The Irish Jaunting Car • Over There • It’s a Long Way to Tipperary • Highland Laddie • The Nut Brown Maiden • All The Blue Bonnets Are Over The Border • Scotland The Brave • Scots Wha Hae Wi' Wallace Bled • America the Beautiful • Yankee Doodle • The Green Hills of Tyrol • When The Battle’s Over • Minstrel Boy • Bluebells of Scotland

FEATURED RECIPES – Baked Scotch Eggs • Bridies • Cock-A-Leekie Soup • Cottage Pie • Cullen Skink • Farls • Irish Soda Bread • Modern Haggis • Neeps & Tatties • Oat Scones • Scotch Broth • Scottish Shortbread • Selkirk Bannock • Slow Cooked Scottish Beef Stew • Stovies

Scottish-American Military Society (SAMS) Mt. Rainier Post #1889 has been a sponsor of this work and will be receiving a portion of the sales to assist them with their projects. SAMS is a Congressionally Chartered Veterans Service Organization, which is dedicated to the preservation of the contributions of the Scots to the American Military and Society. Veterans, their spouses, and lineal descendants are all eligible for membership; for more information please find the Scottish-American Military Society online.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Donald Scoby
• Release date: Dec 16, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005962982

Donald Scoby

Half grew up in Seattle, half grew up on Whidbey Island WA -- baking, cooking, writing, and playing Highland bagpipes! Now also writing, publishing, and presenting 'How To Self Publish Your Books & Albums' ...... MORE TO COME :Dhttps://www.instagram.com/wibakingco/

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I was asked to write the foreword a bit less than a year ago. During that time, many of us have participated in and assisted with ideas in the development of this book. Don has put much of himself and his vision into this work. I have heard some of the songs from this book at a recent parade, it really speaks as to who we are as an organization, people of Scots, Irish or other Celtic Ancestry, who are Americans, and this expresses this with not only the songs of our Ancestors, but our history as Americans.

We are Veterans and the families of Veterans, our heritage and history are extremely important to us, it defines us, shows us where we came from and what we may become. This is what we hoped this book would represent. Don putting the history of the songs in the book shows that this is more than a song collection, but a definitive work of music history, that can stand alone. Our heritage can be seen in music, each Era of our heritage has its own defining music and this showcases this fact.

Our musical roots are in Scotland, Ireland and other Celtic Nations – they have formed the basis of Bluegrass, Country, Rock and even Soul. They tell stories, life, love, rebellion, anger, justice and more, they describe us and connect us. The issue because of this is like Jazz, there are different versions of every song, musicians have their own interpretation of the music, to say something specific and so the various versions come about. With this you must have commonality in bands, or you will have chaos. One purpose of this book is to set up this commonality, so the stories can be told, so that they can be heard and speak to the listeners. It will allow any piper or drummer to play with Scottish-American Military Society Mt. Rainier Post 1889 Band. This is the core of why this has come to be.

Rob Donaldson

Commander

Pacific Northwest Region 15

Scottish-American Military Society

May 20, 2019

PREFACE

In the Spring of 2018 my friend and co-piper, Victoria, and I identified that we wanted to expand the collection of tunes we play for S.A.M.S. Post 1889 functions. During the preceding years we had developed a handful of music combinations with a focus on military and patriotic music and we wanted more! Having a better supply of bagpipe notation to work from, and possibly a little more spare time in my personal life, I offered to get a start on this task. At first I was only able to work in spurts, however the idea remained in the back of my mind – then in July it all came to a head …

An idea had developed while I reviewed tunes, looking into their histories to support my selection. Instead of just picking pieces and making a stack of sheet music which Victoria and I would work from, it had the potential to be much more. These military and patriotic themed tunes could be made into a book featuring the history of each composition. This book would have the ability to serve as a music collection and tune history primer for pipers in other S.A.M.S. Camps and Posts along with military-minded pipers elsewhere in the world. A book such as this could help to further awareness of our organization, show who we are as members of Post 1889, and contribute to the ongoing development of S.A.M.S. as a whole.

During the Summer at the 2019 Annual General Meeting, I presented my idea to Post 1889. I wanted the go-ahead that this project would be officially sanctioned by the Post. This was met with support across the board! I was humbled and inspired at enthusiasm my brother and sister Post members had for this idea. In the days and weeks that followed, members of Post 1889 asked me questions about the project and let me know how excited they too were about it. This opened the opportunity to bring members in on the endeavour who were willing and interested in making contributions.

The Patriotic Piper has become the effort of many members of Post 1889 and I am honoured to say that this book is about us!

With Fire and Sword,

Donald P. Scoby

Post 1889 Pipe Corporal

Scottish-American Military Society

June 6, 2019

The Scottish American Military Society

"With Fire and Sword"

The Scottish–American Military Society (S.A.M.S.) was founded and chartered in North Carolina, April 12, 1981, as a non-profit organization with the following purpose:

"To preserve and promote Scottish and American Armed Forces customs, traditions, and heritage"

by:

• Providing a forum for exchange of military history and genealogical information

• Conducting public education programs

• Presenting military student honour awards

• Supporting Scottish activities at Highland Games

• Making contributions to qualified scholarship funds or institutions

• Making appropriate charitable contributions

• Providing a fraternal atmosphere for members

The Society was founded as a veterans’ organization. The membership is composed primarily of veterans of Scottish ancestry who have served –– or are serving –– in the Armed Forces of the United States and the Commonwealth. If you support the purposes shown above, we would welcome your membership if you qualify. Membership is open to honourably discharged veterans or active duty or reserve military persons who have served or are serving with any branch of the United States or Commonwealth Armed Forces. Honorary life memberships are given to members who have been awarded the Medal of Honor or the Victoria Cross.

Our membership includes individuals throughout the United States and overseas. In addition to your membership in S.A.M.S., you can join a Post if there is one in your local area.

S-A-M-S.org

The S.A.M.S. Badge

The Scottish belt is a symbol of allegiance to the Chief’s Crest which it surrounds. On the S.A.M.S. emblem, it signifies allegiance to the principle that liberty was won and has been preserved by armed force. The centerpiece of the