However, unarmed and drawing attention to themselves with their playing, pipers were always an easy target for the enemy, no more so than during World War One when they would lead the men ‘over the top’ of the trenches and into battle. The bloodcurdling sound and swirl of the pipes boosted morale amongst the troops and intimidated the enemy. The original purpose of the pipes in battle was to signal tactical movements to the troops, in the same way as a bugle was used in the cavalry to relay orders from officers to soldiers during battle.Īfter the Jacobite Rebellions, during the late 18th century a number of regiments were raised from the Highlands of Scotland and by the early 19th century these Scottish regiments had revived the tradition with pipers playing their comrades into battle, a practice which continued into World War I. If you would like any other tune or song played which may have a special meaning to your family, please don’t hesitate to ask.The sound of the pipes on a Scottish battlefield echoes through the ages. The following bagpipe funeral tunes are my suggestions only, based on my experience of being a Funeral Bagpiper, and what has helped given many people comfort in a difficult time, as well as giving their loved one the send-off they deserved.
Here you can listen to both the well known bagpipe tunes played at a funeral, and some of the less well known ones which are equally appropriate to be played as funeral bagpipe music. Whilst Amazing Grace and Highland Cathedral are very good bagpipe tunes for a funeral, there are many other funeral bagpipe tunes which other pipers don’t know, which aren’t played very often.
There are no “right” or “wrong” tunes to be played though. Consequently, there are many funeral bagpipe tunes which are often played by a bagpiper at a funeral. The bagpipes have been played at funerals and other occasions to commerate and mourn the passing of a loved one, for centuries.
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