The North West England Online Piping Society presents the Gordon Forrest Memorial Recital

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The Gordon Forrest Memorial Recital 2023
This recital went live on Saturday 28th October 2023. The goal set for each entrant was "to entertain their audience". The aim was to give each player free rein to be as creative as they wanted to be, both musically and visually. This year we are featuring two talented pipers, Silas Jones from Abergele and Andrea Jones from North Carolina. We also have a selection of tunes from the Wirral Pipe Band. Andrea has competed in our Solo Piping competition for the last few years. This is her first entry in the recital. Silas was only 14 when he started learning the pipes less than two years ago but is rapidly developing into a remarkable player. We have also received an entry from the Liverpool Scottish, showcasing their new drum fanfare. There are no pipes in this entry as required on the entry form but we thought we would include this item anyway. This is a recital, not a competition, so we thought it OK to bend the rules on this occasion. In fact we have already decided to amend the rules to include drumming from now on. The final entry is "Song for the Smallpipe", written by Robert Mathieson. Here it is played by Silas with two-part harmony written and played by Chris Eyre. There is a link to the full score below it. Click on any of the entries below to view each performance. Enjoy the show.
PROGRAMME
Silas Jones Hornpipe & Jig: Sandy's New Chanter, Banjo Breakdown. 2/4 March: John MacFadyen of Melfort. Jigs: The Rakes of Kildare, Cork Hill. Reels: Kelsey`s Wee Reel, Cape Breton Fiddlers' Welcome to Shetland, Dancing Feet, Sleepy Maggie. MSR: Siege of Delhi, Maggie Cameron, Sound of Sleat. Piobaireachd Ground: Lament for Donald of Laggan.	Andrea Jones Part 1: Medley: Lament for Barbra and Dan, Colin's Cattle, Castle Dangerous. 3/4 Marches: March of the Champions Supreme, Murdo's Wedding, John Peel, Men of Harlech. Part 2: MSR: Donald MacLean's Farewell to Oban, Dornie Ferry, Sound of Sleat. Piobaireachd ground: Lament for Donald Duaghal MacKay.	Wirral Pipe Band 6/8 Marches: Leaving Port Askaig, 10th Batt HLI Crossing the Rhine The Gael Last of the Great Whales Liverpool Scottish Pipes & Drums Drum Fanfare Silas Jones & Chris Eyre on smallpipes Air: Song for the Smallpipe Song for the Smallpipe - Full score

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