Top 10 Bagpipe Funeral Songs
Amazing Grace
Ask any piper what their most requested tune is - Amazing Grace. The hymn was composed and written by Anglican clergyman John Newton in 1772. The popularity of Amazing Grace can be attributed to Pipes and Drums of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and their 1972 recording which sold over 7 million copies and was #1 on the BIllboard Top 40. Amazing Grace has become a staple for funerals, especially those the military, police, and firefighters.
Going Home
The history of Going Home is shadowed in mystery. The melody was utilized in the Largo movement of the New World Symphony in 1893 by Antonin Dvořák. Lyrics to the melody were added by William Arms Fisher and published in 1922. The origins of the melody and the lyrics are declared to be an old Afro-American slave tune. Regardless of the origins of the the song, the tune fits the range of the bagpipes and has been used for decades for funerals. Going Home as a pipe tune was immortalized by the use of the tune as a processional for the fallen police and firefighters of the terrorist attacks of 9-11. Subsequently the playing of Going Home has become an integral part of Police and Firefighter funerals.
Highland Cathedral
Skye Boat Song
Flowers of the Forest
Mist Covered Mountains
Dark Island
Danny Boy
Dawning of the Day
Scotland the Brave
Ask any piper what their most requested tune is - Amazing Grace. The hymn was composed and written by Anglican clergyman John Newton in 1772. The popularity of Amazing Grace can be attributed to Pipes and Drums of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and their 1972 recording which sold over 7 million copies and was #1 on the BIllboard Top 40. Amazing Grace has become a staple for funerals, especially those the military, police, and firefighters.
Going Home
The history of Going Home is shadowed in mystery. The melody was utilized in the Largo movement of the New World Symphony in 1893 by Antonin Dvořák. Lyrics to the melody were added by William Arms Fisher and published in 1922. The origins of the melody and the lyrics are declared to be an old Afro-American slave tune. Regardless of the origins of the the song, the tune fits the range of the bagpipes and has been used for decades for funerals. Going Home as a pipe tune was immortalized by the use of the tune as a processional for the fallen police and firefighters of the terrorist attacks of 9-11. Subsequently the playing of Going Home has become an integral part of Police and Firefighter funerals.
Highland Cathedral
Skye Boat Song
Flowers of the Forest
Mist Covered Mountains
Dark Island
Danny Boy
Dawning of the Day
Scotland the Brave