The music has been taken from out of print publications of Charles Thomason, William Ross and G F Ross, and from the manuscripts of  Colin Campbell, Angus MacKay, John Smith, John MacDougall Gillies and Ronald MacKenzie. It contains both known tunes such as Glengarry’s Lament, including a setting from the manuscript of Ronald MacKenzie, and less known tunes such as Lament for Colonel Forbes from Thomason’s Ceol Mor and Nameless from the John MacDougall Gillies MS (96).  The scores are printed in PS style, with editorial and historical notes.  The editors are Ronald Clark, Alan Forbes and Andrew Wright.

Tune List:

• The Brother’s Lament

•  The Cave of Gold

•  Cluny MacPherson’s March

•  Cluny MacPherson’s Salute (No. 2)

•  Colin MacRae of Inverinate’s Lament

•  The Fairy Flag

•  The Frisky Lover

•  The Piper’s Salute to his Master

•  Glengarry’s Lament – setting No. 1 (from Angus MacKay)

•  Glengarry’s Lament – setting No. 2 (from Ronald MacKenzie)

•  Hail to My Country

•  Hector Roy McLean’s Lament

•  Lament for Colonel Forbes

•  Lament for the Great Supper

•  Lord Berisdale’s Salute

•   Miss Mabel Thomason’s Salute

•  Nameless (Cheho tra o hodro) – Campbell  Canntaireachd  Volume 2 No. 33

•  Nameless – from John MacDougall Gillies’s Manuscript

•  Nameless (Hindo hindo) – No. 37 from Angus MacKay’s MSS Volume 2

•  Rev. Dr Norman McLeod’s Lament

•  The Sword’s Lament.

• The Marquie of Argyll's Salute
• MacLeod's Controversy
• Sir Ewin Cameron of Lochiel's Salute
• The MacGregor's Salute
• The Young Laird of Dungallon's Salute
• MacLeod of Colbeck's Lament
• MacKenzie of Gairloch's Lament
• The Red Hand in the MacDonalds' Arms
• The Earl of Ross's March
• The MacRaes' March
• War or Peace
• The MacLeans' March
• The Gordons' Salute
• Prince Charles' Lament
• MacNeill of Barra's March

• A Little Child The Saviour Came
• A Thousand Candles
• Angels From The Realms Of Glory
• Angels We Have Heard On High
• As With Gladness Men Of Old
• Away In A Manger (AFTON WATER)
• Away In A Manger (AWAY IN A MANGER)
• Born Is He, This Child Divine
• Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
• Child In The Manger
• Christians, Awake!
• Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
• Deck The Hall
• Ding-Dong! Merrily On High
• Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
• Glad Christmas Bells
• Go, Tell It On The Mountains
• God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
• Going Home For Christmas
• Good Christian Men, Rejoice
• Good King Wenceslas
• Hark, The Glad Sound!
• Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
• He Is Born
• Here We Come A-Wassailing
• I Am So Glad Each Christmas Eve!
• I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
• I Saw Three Ships
• In A Cave
• In The Bleak Midwinter
• In The Bleak Midwinter (An alternative arrangement)
• Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
• It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
• Jingle Bells
• Joy To The World!
• Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You
• Little Jesus, Sweetly Sleep
• Lo! How A Rose E’er Blooming
• Martin Luther’s Christmas Carol
• O Christmas Tree
• O Come, All Ye Children
• O Come, All Ye Faithful
• O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
• O Holy Night
• O Jesu Sweet, O Jesu Mild
• O Little Town Of Bethlehem
• O Sing A Song Of Bethlehem
• O Thou Joyful, O Thou Wonderful
• On Christmas Night
• Once In Royal David’s City
• Our Day Of Joy Is Here Again
• See, Amid The Winter’s Snow
• Shepherds! Shake Off Your Drowsy Sleep
• Silent Night STILLE NACHT)
• Silent Night (A jazz arrangement)
• Sing, O Sing, This Blessed Morn!
• Star Of The East
• Tell Me The Story Of Jesus
• The Angels And The Shepherds
• The Birthday Of A King
• The Carol Of The Bagpipers
• The Coventry Carol
• The First Noel
• The Holy And The Ivy
• The Perfect Rose
• There Is No Name So Sweet On Earth
• There’s A Song In The Air!
• Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne
• ’Twas In The Moon Of Wintertime
• Unto Us A Boy Is Born
• Up On The House-Top
• We Three Kings Of Orient Are
• We Wish You A Merry Christmas
• What Child Is This?
• When Christmas Morn Is Dawning
• While By My Sheep I Watched
• While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (CHRISTMAS)
• While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (OLD WINCHESTER)
• Wise Men Seeking Jesus

• The Vaunting
• The Desperate Battle
• The Little Spree
• The Old Men of the Shells (Setting 1)
• The Old Men of the Shells (Setting 2)
• The MacKay's Banner
• The Stewarts' White Banner
• Clan Campbell's Gathering
• Sir James MacDonald of the Isles' Lament
• Queen Anne's Lament
• The Parading of the MacDonalds
• Clan Ranald's Salute
• Too Long in this Condition
• MacCrimmon's Sweetheart
• The MacFarlane's Gathering
• I got a kiss of the King's hand

• The Frasers' March
• John Grave MacLean of Coll's Claymore
• The Brother's Lament
• Lament for Donald Duaghal MacKay
• Lament for Finlay
• Lament for Lochnell
• Lord MacDonald's Lament
• Lament for the Airds
• Lament for Hugh
• Salute to MacDonald of Staffa
• Salute to Young Neil
• Good Health to you Donald
• Nameless - A Gathering
• Nameless - A Lament
• Nameless - (Hiharin hodin himhin)
• Nameless - (Hiharin dareche dareche)
• Nameless - (Hiharin himtra hihodrodoo)
• The Boat Tune
• Little Prince - you are my choice
• The Hen's March o'er the Midden