The Unjust Incarceration

from Best Sets by Mike Katz & Alasdair White

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The Unjust Incarceration - Traditional
Johnny Cope - Traditional

​Both of these tunes come from William Ross’s Collection of Pipe Music (c. 1869). From the same page in fact.

The first is very unusual. Although it is written in 9/8 time, it shares its name with a famous Piobaireachd but any melodic relation to that piece is less than evident. In our estimations it is a fine tune be it played slow, as a march, or a slip jig.

​Versions of Johnny Cope abound throughout Scotland and Ireland as an instrumental piece, often with many parts. These all relate to the tune of the well-known song, praising the Jacobite victory at the Battle of Prestonpans in 1745.

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from Best Sets, released April 23, 2020

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Mike Katz & Alasdair White New York, New York

Mike Katz and Alasdair White have been playing together for almost 20 years, most notably as part of Scotland’s seminal Battlefield Band. In this time, as a matter of habit, they explored some of the more obscure, exciting and challenging corners of the Highland piping repertoire. Though both prolific composers in their own right, here they present traditional and collected music in its raw state. ... more

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