First published in 1987, this book is 42 pages of description, exercises, rudiments, and almost another 50 pages of drum scores. The legendary Alex Duthart is thought by many to be the greatest pipe band snare drummer of all time, and was instrumental in bringing pipe band snare drumming forward in terms of technique and musicality.
All the major drumming names of today owe a debt to Alex Duthart, and his many excellent compositions are in use today around the world.
Drum scores in this collection cover some of the outstanding scores Alex wrote for The Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band when he was L-D.
Lord Alexander Kennedy, Haughs of Cromdale, Royal Scottish Pipers' Society, P-M Tom MacAllister, The Conundrum, Donald Cameron, Clan MacRae Society Pipe Band, The Hills of Alva, Glasgow Week in Hamburg, P-M J.K. Cairns, Tug Argan Gap, Muldron Glen, Kenneth J. MacLeod, Colin Campbell, Arniston Castle, Bogan Lochan, Blair Drummond, The Cameronian Rant, Maggie Cameron, Lachlan MacPhail of Tiree, Pretty Marion, The Smith of Chilliechassie, The Little Cascade, The Fairy Dance, Deil' Among the Tailors, Mrs. MacLeod of Raasay, Circassian Circle, Paddy's Leather Breeches, Jimmy Troy's Wedding, Donald Cameron's Powder Horn, Glasgow Police Pipers, Laid a Herring in Salt, Jimmy Tweedie's Sea Legs, Lucy Cassidy, Crossing the Minch, Willie's Brogues.
