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by viperpiper
Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:27 pm
Forum: Public Domain Tunes
Topic: Auld Adam
Replies: 7
Views: 18807

Thanks for the information on Donald.

Do you think you could send me the correct version of the tune ?
by viperpiper
Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:54 pm
Forum: Information
Topic: UPDATES
Replies: 22
Views: 60716

Tune Database Improvements

Hi,

I've made a couple of improvements to the tune database:

+ You can now search for composers
+ When viewing a tune, if you click on the composers name you will be presented with a list of all tunes by that composer.
by viperpiper
Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:52 pm
Forum: Information
Topic: UPDATES
Replies: 22
Views: 60716

Advertising

As you have no doubt noticed there are now adverts on the site. The revenue from the adverts goes towards the running costs of the site, for which I'm very grateful.

A full list of sponsors can be found here:

sponsors.php
by viperpiper
Sat Feb 24, 2007 10:13 pm
Forum: Public Domain Tunes
Topic: Auld Adam
Replies: 7
Views: 18807

not so sure about the copyright being expired - but if you give me contact details for Donald , or have him contact me to grant permission I would love to put the tune back up with full credit to him, and getting the tune correct.
by viperpiper
Thu Feb 22, 2007 7:45 pm
Forum: Public Domain Tunes
Topic: Auld Adam
Replies: 7
Views: 18807

Thanks for letting us know. I've removed the tune files, but will keep this post for future reference.
by viperpiper
Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:58 pm
Forum: Compositions
Topic: There's a song here, or maybe not.
Replies: 2
Views: 6192

I'm not sure what happened here - could you upload the bww again Andi?
by viperpiper
Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:38 pm
Forum: Information
Topic: UPDATES
Replies: 22
Views: 60716

Server change complete

Ok - that's the server change complete. Sorry for the couple of days where the forum was offline - there always seem to be a couple of hiccups when doing this sort of thing.
by viperpiper
Sat Jan 13, 2007 2:41 pm
Forum: Tune Requests/Discussions
Topic: BANNED TUNES. Read before you make a request.
Replies: 5
Views: 31639

Added R.S. MacDonald to list above. He has a new book coming out towards the end of 2007.
by viperpiper
Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:56 pm
Forum: Tune Requests/Discussions
Topic: BANNED TUNES. Read before you make a request.
Replies: 5
Views: 31639

Added Mary-Ann MacKinnon to list above on her request. I understand she has a book on the way.
by viperpiper
Thu Jan 04, 2007 1:29 am
Forum: Information
Topic: UPDATES
Replies: 22
Views: 60716

Fixed the links page - was broken for quite a while. Clicking on the links now works :)
by viperpiper
Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:53 am
Forum: Compositions
Topic: Malts on the Optics
Replies: 0
Views: 6123

Malts on the Optics

Published with the kind permission of Hamish Moore. Taken from his book "The Rumblin' Brig" which is full of great tunes.

"I first saw this phenomenon in the distillery village of Rothes, where the locals would by preference drink malt rather than blended whisky.

Hamish Moore"
by viperpiper
Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:44 am
Forum: Compositions
Topic: High Over Bunachton
Replies: 0
Views: 5656

High Over Bunachton

Published with the kind permission of Hamish Moore. Taken from his book "The Rumblin' Brig" which is full of great tunes.
by viperpiper
Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:38 am
Forum: Compositions
Topic: Moving Cloud
Replies: 1
Views: 10485

Moving Cloud

Published with the kind permission of Hamish Moore . Taken from his book "The Rumblin' Brig" which is full of great tunes. "A great 3-parted Irish reel. It occurred to me that by changing the ending of the tune, the first part at least would fit on the limited pipe scale. It also occurred to me that...
by viperpiper
Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:16 pm
Forum: Information
Topic: INFORMATION - Copyright
Replies: 0
Views: 20289

INFORMATION - Copyright

Copyright We take a responsible attitude towards copyright while trying to give pipers the best access to pipe music we can. It would be the easiest thing in the world for us to publish thousands of pipe tunes on this site taken from books, recordings and transcribed from memory. However we feel th...
by viperpiper
Wed Jan 03, 2007 5:27 pm
Forum: Tune Requests/Discussions
Topic: BANNED TUNES. Read before you make a request.
Replies: 5
Views: 31639

BANNED TUNES. Read before you make a request.

As mentioned in the rules, some composers/publishers have contacted us and specifically requested that their tunes not be shared through this site. Please don't ask for tunes from: * Neil Dickie ( e.g. "Clumsy Lover" ) * Jim Nisbet ( e.g. "Howl at the moon" ) * Gordon Duncan ( e.g. "Thunderstruck" )...