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Black Pat (Pádraig Dhub) . I wrote this jig a couple of years ago for my good friend and business partner Patrick Byrne . I consider this tune to be the best I have written. Black Pat is a nickname he acquired while at the Royal Military College Duntroon in 1980's. The nickname hasn't stuck and, and its best left to him to explain how he got it in the first place! You can listen to the tune here .

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David's Dance . This strathspey had its genesis over 20 years ago. Recently I refined it and named it for my step-son David. You can listen to the tune here .

Denise McQuire's Reel . I first started writing this tune in Rwanda in 1994. At the time I was trying to learn Kelsie's Wee Reel but I didn't have any music or even a recording to listen to! I thought I was playing Kelsie's Wee Reel but this tune has some obvious differences. Denise McQuire is Patrick Byrne's wife. She liked the tune so I named it for her. You can listen to the tune here .

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Major Peta Durant-Law, RAANC . I wrote this march to commemorate the occasion of Captain Peta Durant-Law's promotion to field rank on Friday the 20th of November 1998. Peta of course is my wife and today is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps . You can listen to the tune here .

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Mrs Patricia Holmes . I wrote this little hornpipe to commemorate the occasion of the wedding of Roger and Patricia Holmes on Saturday the 8th of April 2006. You can listen to the tune here .

Paulatim I wrote this march to commemorate the occasion of the 100th birthday of the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps on 1st of July 2003. You can listen to the tune here .

Wee Willie's Jig . This is the first tune I ever wrote. I have played it in many competitions over the years, and have won on a number of occasions. Wee Willie is Bill Corcoran. Bill taught me the bagpipes and gave me a love of the Irish style of slow airs and jigs. You can listen to the tune here .

A harmony for Wee Willie's Jig . This piece is a harmony for Wee Willie's Jig. It sounds dreadful by itself! You can listen to the tune here .

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