RUC_Drum_Book_CoverThe Royal Ulster Constabulary Drum Corps was one of the World's finest pipe band drum corps' of all time, winning the World Drum Corps Prize in 2000. It was led by some of the most famous and prestigious pipe band drummers in Ireland. The RUC Drum Corps had a very distinctive style of Scottish drumming, a style of music that is quite intricate and certainly written with a lot of rhythmical flair.

 

This collection of 40 Pipe Band drum compositions by the RUC drum corps offers an array of top Scottish drum scores in pdf format, penned by the late Bobby Rea, Gary Corkin, Robert Holland and other drummers that played in the drum corps.  Some of the tunes featured are Lord Alexander Kennedy, Donald Cameron, The Cameronian Rant, Pretty Marion and a lot of others.

You can download the whole book or purchase individual chapters below.

 


Download the RUC Drum Corps Book 

 

$29.99

 


FREE DRUM SCORE 

 

Enjoy this classic score by the late Bobby Rea - Donald Cameron. Many of today's soloists still play this score at the top level. There are many more scores like this featured in the book. 

 

Have fun with the free score!

 

FREE DOWNLOAD

 


 

The RUC Drum Corps Book  Chapter 1 

Pipe Band Marches

 

The Balmoral Highlanders - Gary Corkin

Pipe Major Tom Mc Allister - Gary Corkin

Lord Alexander Kennedy - Bobby Rea

Highland Wedding - Gary Corkin

Brigadier General Cheape of Tiroran - Gary Corkin

Donald Cameron - Bobby Rea

 

$6.99

 


The RUC Drum Corps Book Chapter 2

Pipe Band Strathspeys

 

Arniston Castle - Gary Corkin

Cabar Feidh - Gary Corkin

Bogan Lochan - Gary Corkin

Shepherds Crook - Robert Holland

Annie Grant - Barney Megoran

Cameronian Rant - Bobby Rea

Lady MacKenzie of Gairloch - David Brown

PM Sandy Gordon - Barney Megoran

The Caledonian Society of London - Barney Megoran

Tulloch Castle - David Brown

 

$6.99

 


The RUC Drum Corps Book Chapter 3

Pipe Band Reels for the MSR

 

Mrs McPherson of Inveran - Gary Corkin

Loch Carron - Robert Holland

John McKechnie - Bobby Rea

Donald Manson's Reel - Gary Corkin

Pretty Marion - Bobby Rea

The Smith of Chilliechassie -  Robert Holland

 

$6.99

 


The RUC Drum Corps Book Chapter 4

Pipe Band Reels for the Medley

 

Cathy's Willie - Robert Holland

Edwins Diggi Place - Gary Corkin

The Low Lifer - Gary Corkin

Hose and High Tops - Gary Corkin

Devils Staircase - Gary Corkin

Rourke's Reel - Gary Corkin

The Yellow Tinker - Gary Corkin

Dowd's Reel - Gary Corkin

 

$6.99

 


The RUC Drum Corps Book Chapter 5

Pipe Band Hornpipes

 

Aussie Steve - David Brown

The Goat Herder and the Shepherd - Derek Smyth

The Reekie Dot - David Brown

Dr McInne's Fancy - Derek Smyth

A Wee Bit out of the Ordinary - Gary Corkin

Willie Gray - David Brown

Beverley's Wedding - Gary Corkin

 

$6.99

 


The RUC Drum Corps Book Chapter 6

Pipe Band Jigs

 

The Old Wife of the Milldust - Gary Corkin

Tom Rourke's Jig - Gary Corkin

Inspector Donald Campbell - Gary Corkin

 

$6.99

 

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