Multiple Pipe Tunes

I don't know what it is about the song Black Bear that Scots find so dear, but I include myself in that number. For a piper, it is very challenging -- the fingers seem to be flying in all directions simultaneously. But rewarding when mastered. It has a delightful syncopation, very much a strathspey (although the song is often listed as a march).
The song has two parts and is played in either an AABA or AABB format; the audience is encouraged to roar like a bear at the beginning of the 4^th bar of the initial two "A" parts. The rendition here is devoid of the roar (you are to provide) and is in the AABA format. Click to listen.

Black Bear is an open-ended song, i.e. it requires a a closing verse or a second song for it to be complete. In the rendition above, the format was AABA, with the final "A" acting as the closer. In the selection here, a second song, namely The Piper of Drummond, acts as the closer. For the piper, this combination is a joy to play, but the relief felt when the accending run in the "B" portion of Black Bear is played successfully may hinder the separate challenge of The Piper of Drummond! This pair can make your foot a-tap and lead you to jump from your chair and dance around the room!
Lights, camera, action! Click to listen

Doesn't the title of this song evoke images of the Scottish regiment marching somewhere, kilts a'swaying, pipers a'piping, and drummers a'drumming? Just like a bunch of roosters strutting around the barnyard. Well, someone had that image in his/her head when this song was composed (actually, it's easier to march long distances if a little strut is added to the gait.) The music itself reinforces that image and helps the soldier get his "strut".
It's time for you to get your strut, so ARRIBA! Click to listen

There are a class of songs described as Retreats, and that doesn't imply an advance to the rear! A retreat is an evening ceremony when the duties of day are complete and it's time to relax. The Colonel of the Regiment would often have the pipers play a series of calming songs which became known as "Retreats". The selections here, the Green Hills of Tyrol and it's companion When the Battles O'er, are representative of Retreats.
So sit back, relax, and click to listen

The bagpipe has but nine notes and plays in a single key: no sharps, no flats, nada! So it's not unexpected that several songs sound similar at their beginning. The song Wings is included here because it has the same opening riff as does Scotland the Brave, Mari's Wedding, Craigs of Tumbledown Mountain, and (probably) many more. I perform a song sequence that includes all of these just because of that similarity (no, that sequence is not included here.)
So, for your listening pleasure, here is Wings. Click to listen

Teribus is often the terminating song in a medley that includes Scotland the Brave. Even if it's not, it's still a nice tune. Several years ago I took my 'Pipes on a cruise and entered the on-ship talent show. I performed a medley that had Teribus as the concluding song. I played it faster than I had ever rehearsed and flawlessly also; and the cutoff was perfect. I couldn't have done it better.
I won that talent show, but the cruise line apparently didn't think a Piper warrented a call-back for a free cruise! I keep the cheap, plastic trophy as a fond memory of times-gone-bye.
The tempo of this recording is more sedate and is offered for your enjoyment. Click to listen