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The AGM will be held at the Liverpool Games near Syracuse, NY on August 14, 2010. Information is on the web site: Clan Gunn N America

Please feel welcome to visit our tent at the Highland Games

See links to photos below:

2010 Events

Clan Gunn plans to be at the following Games in 2010:

Woodland * 24-25 April
Modesto * 5 June
Monterey * 7-8 August
Pleasanton 4-5 * September
Fresno * 18 September
Loch Lomond * 2 October
and the
Clan Gunn annual picnic * After the Games Season

Links to the 2009 Clan Gunn Photos including the Clan Gunn Scotland trip

If you are interested in joining Clan Gunn we would be more than happy to have you and if you are a piper or drummer we’d love to have you in the Smokin Gunn Pipe Band. The whole pipe band thing started because we had five pipers and a drummer at our AGM in Charlotte (April of 09) and found we were all solid Gr 4 (and for the pipers, our chanters were close enough to play together with some minor tuning). Since then we have identified other pipers and drummers from Clan Gunn as well.

Scholarships are available for higher education or advanced schools in the Scottish Arts. Contact Chuck Jamison (chuck@2jamisons.com). Membership and residence in Northern California is required.

The idea is that anytime we have a few of us at the same games, perhaps we can play some together. Most of the members are actually in other bands but since we don’t plan to compete, that is okay. Registration information is on the Clan Gunn N America site. We played for massed bands and our AGM in Charlotte, and massed bands in Gatlinburg as well as playing for the Clan Keith AGM, Clan Ferguson AGM, and a fireman's wedding.

Email if you have further questions and meanwhile, The shirts for the Smokin Gunn Pipe Band are about $25 (or you can send a shirt to Rich and he can get the badge put on. Cheers. Chuck

THE CLAN GUNN SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA HISTORY

The Clan Gunn Society of North America is proud to celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2009.

The Clan Gunn Society of North America had its beginnings in the mid-1960s when Donald Bruce Williamson of Atlanta, GA began writing to author Neil Gunn about forming a Clan Gunn Society in the United States. The Clan Gunn Society had recently been formed in Scotland. Neil Gunn, at the time, was too ill to write and Donald was referred to Iain Gunn of Banniskirk, Secretary to Neil Gunn. Donald and Iain Gunn corresponded over the next few years and Neil Gunn subsequently died. Following the death of Neil Gunn, Iain Gunn of Banniskirk was appointed Commander of The Clan Gunn.

In 1967 Donald went to the Grandfather Mountain Games and met Emmett and Joy Wilson. Donald and Emmett were the first Gunns known to have marched carrying their tartan at those Games. The tartan was actually a skirt loaned by Donald’s wife, Bobby. No one knows what Bobby wore while her skirt was used as a banner.

Donald spent 1968 and 1969 writing letters to Gunns he located in telephone books and from other sources.

On July 12, 1969, an organizational meeting was held on the field at the Grandfather Mountain Games and officers were elected, Donald Williamson being the first President. Ties were established with the Society in Scotland and Donald continued to maintain contact with Iain Gunn of Banniskirk. Donald and Bobby began publication of a newsletter on a hand operated mimeograph machine which they continued to publish until 1985.

In the summer of 1972, Iain Gunn of Banniskirk was installed as the Commander of Clan Gunn. Donald Williamson arranged for several members of the U. S. Society to attend the installation and had to apologize that none of those attending was named Gunn.

Donald declined to run for President a second time stating that this was a democratic organization and new ideas should be a part of the organizations leadership.

The Clan Gunn Society of North America has long supported the Society in the United Kingdom. We have provided funding to help acquire title to a church located in the Valley of the Gunns in Scotland. That dream is nearing reality. A Clan Gunn Heritage Center has been established in Latheron, Caithness. Genealogy records are available at this museum.

The Society is proud to have a Genealogist as part of our organization. Records submitted by members are cataloged, cross referenced and stored at more than one location in this country. Information is shared with Society members.

The Society currently has approximately 1,100 active members in 23 branches, 3 of those branches being in Canada. We have a web site located at www.clangunn.us and offer Clan Gunn merchandise in our store.

The Clan Gunn Society has an International Gathering in Scotland every three years and later this year our Society will join Gunns from throughout the world in Scotland, first at The Gathering 2009 in Edinburgh and then at our own International Gathering.

The Society has had 16 Presidents since its founding. The current President is Rich Gunn of Wilton, CA.

Smokin Gunn Pipe Band

Band Member

Tony
Barrett

Mark Brockmann

Beth / Jill Foster

Chuck
Jamison

Bill Jamison

Sam
Johnson

Wesley
Mann

Don
Noakes

Ed
Robinson

John
Robinson

Heather
Walker

Catherine
Wilson

Home Town

Davenport, FL

Scotts Valley, CA

Helena, MT

Sacramento, CA

Clovis, CA

Dahlonega, GA

Fountain Valley, CA

Kamloops, BC

Catawba, VA

Pawleys Island, SC

Garden City, GA

Supply, NC

Piper

Piper/Drummer

Piper

Bass/Tenor Drum

Piper

Side Drum

4/4/2010

Dunedan

4/17/2010

Charlotte

4/24/2010

N CA

Woodland

5/8/2010

Savannah

5/28/2010

Greenville

6/5/2010

N CA

6/12/2010

6/26/2010

7/10/2010

7/17/2010

8/20/2010

Jackson Hole?

8/27/2010

Bitterroot

9/4/2010

N CA

Pleasanton

9/4/2010

Calgary?

9/11/2010

Estes Park

9/18/2010

N CA

Fresno

9/19/2009

Charleston

10/2/2010

N CA

10/2/2010

10/2/2010

10/16/2010

10/23/2010

11/6/2010

Tune List

Tune

Time

Tony Barrett

Mark Brockman

Beth Foster

Chuck Jamison

Bill
Jamison

Sam Johnson

Wesley Mann

Don
Noakes

Ed Robinson

John Robinson

Heather Walker

Cat Wilson

Sound of the Gunns

6/8

Abide With Me

Amazing Grace

Atholl Highlanders

6/8

Auld Lang Syne

Black Velvet Band

Blue Bells of Scotland

Bonnie Dundee

6/8

Bonnie Lass O’Fyvie

Bridal March

Brown Haired Maiden

2/4

Caissons, Marine Corps Hymn

Cockney Jocks

Cutting Bracken

Dixie

Garry Owen

6/8

God Bless America

Going Home

Green Hills of Tyrol

3/4

High Road to Gairloch

2/4

Highland Cathedral

Jean Mauchline

Just As I Am

Lady Lever Park

Leaving Liverpool

Let Erin Remember

Lord Lovat’s Lament

Mac Pherson's Lament

Mairi's Wedding

2/4

Minstrel Boy

Moonstar

Murdos Wedding

Nae Awa Tae Bide Awa

Ode to Joy

Rocking the Baby

Rocky Top

Rowan Tree

Scotland the Brave

Simple Gifts

Skye Boat Song

Waltzing Matilda

Wearing of the Green

When the Battle’s O’er

3/4

When the Saints' Go Marching In

Will Y No Come Back Again

Wings

Yankee Doodle

Tunes by or about Gunns

Tune types are as follows: CA = caoine, D = dance, DM = breton dance, FM = funeral march, GA = gaelic air, H = hymn, HD = highland dance, HP = hornpipe, J = jig, L = lament, Lu = lullaby, M = march, Med = medley, Mz = mazurka, P = polka, PB = piobaireachd, QS = quick step, R = reel, RA = retreat air, RM = retreat march, Sal = salute, S = strathspey, SA = slow air, SC = scottische, SD = sword dance, SL = slide, SM = slow march, SoA = Song/Adaptation (McG only), T = traditional, TP = tuning phrase, TR = triumphal, W = waltz

Result	Title	Composer	Type	Time	Parts	Page	Book #	Book
1	Janet Robertson Of Gargunnock	Wurts, Janny	S	4/4	4	20	354	The Grand Altogether Collection, Roderick W. MacDonald, Sarasota, Florida - 2004
2	Kenneth Gunn Of Rogart	Hamilton, Roy	M	2/4	2	3	358	The "Off Duty" Collection, Volume 1, Paul Spencer, Music For Bagpipes; 18 Kingsdown Road, Maddington, Perth, Western Australia 6109, 1999
3	Nighan Bhuidh An Tailler (The Tailors Daughter)	Gunn, William MS	D	4/4	3	W03	366	The Voice, The Official Publication Of The Eastern United States Pipe Band Association; This magazine is issued in the Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter of each year. Under "Page" you will find one or two letters and two numbers: Su = Summer, Sp = Spring, W = Winter and F = Fall; the numbers represent the year of issue, i.e., SP05 means Spring issue of 2005
4	Willie Gunn's Strathspey	Harrison, P. M. Paul	S	4/4	2	20	377	The Full Spectrum; New Tunes Suitable For Pipe Bands Of All Grades; Pipe Major Paul Harrison 2007
5	Ackie Campbell Of Bochroy	Gunn, Roy		6/8	4	44,4	128	Piping Times; please note that under "Page", the Volume number is listed first, followed by the Issue number. If the issue number is 1 digit, it will appear as "43,3"; if the issue number is two digits, it will appear as "4310". In the latter case, the first 2 digits are the Volume number and the second two are the issue number.
6	Anndra' S Gunna Cutach (Blythe, Blythe And Happy Was She)	Not listed	S	4/4	2	15	179	The Piper's Assistant, By Angus MacKay; Alexander Glen, 30 West Register Street, London (Cannon 310 I); Scotpress, Unicorn Limited, Inc., P. O. Box 397, Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, U. S. A.
7	Blythe, Blythe And Happy Was She(Anndra' S An Gunna Cutach)	Not listed	S	4/4	2	15	179	The Piper's Assistant, By Angus MacKay; Alexander Glen, 30 West Register Street, London (Cannon 310 I); Scotpress, Unicorn Limited, Inc., P. O. Box 397, Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, U. S. A.
8	Campbeltown Loch	Gunn, William	M	6/8	4	13	168	The Kintyre Collection Of Bagpipe Music, Compiled By Ian Duncan, 5 Millbrae Crescent, Langside, Glasgow, G42 9UW; Witchburn Music, April, 1994
9	Captain Wemyss Sutherland's Lament	Gunn, Wm	PB	4/4	7	6	125c	The Edinburgh Collection Of Highland Bagpipe Music, Part 3, David Glen & Sons, 8 Greenside Place, Edinburgh
10	Doctor Wallace Gunn	McMillan, James	M	6/8	4	19	134	Collection Of Music For The Great Highland Bagpipe, Book One, Robert Mac Neil 1990
11	Donald Morrison's Farewell To New Zealand (1986)	Gunn, Roy	SA	6/8	2	44	111	The Highland Bagpipe, Donald Morrison, 1988, Department Of Continuing Education, University Of Stirling; Fasprint Services (Irvine) Ltd.; ISBN 0 901636 657
12	Failte A' Ghuinnich (The Gunn's Salute)	Gunn, William	PB		9	518	228	Piobaireachd, Book Fifteen, The Piobaireachd Society 1990
13	Failte Na'n Guinniach (Gunn's Salute)	Gunn, William	PB	6/8	8	69	102	Ross's Collection Of Pipe Music, William Ross, 1885; Reprinted By EP Publishing Limited, East Ardsley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England 1976
14	Gunn's March	Not listed	M	6/8	2	190	102	Ross's Collection Of Pipe Music, William Ross, 1885; Reprinted By EP Publishing Limited, East Ardsley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England 1976
15	Gunn's Reel (The Merchant's Wife, Seana Bhean A Cheannich')	Not listed	R	2/2	3	55	141	The Caledonian Repository Of Music, Adapted For The Bagpipes., Being A Collection Of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs & Quicksteps, Some Of Which Were Never Before Published; By William Gunn, Bagpipe Maker; Glasgow; Published By Peter Henderson, 24 Renfrew Street 1886 10th Edition (Cannon 311 V) (see #126)
16	Gunn's Reel (The Smith's Daughter, The Merchant's Wife)	Not listed	R	2/2	2	2	136f	David Glen's Collection Of Highland Bagpipe Music, Fifth Part; David Glen & Sons, 8 Greenside Place, Edinburgh (Cannon 316 ix)i
17	Gunn's Salute	Not listed	PB	6/8	10	265	231	Ceol Mor, A New And Abbreviated System Of Musical Notation For The Piobaireachd As Played On The Highland Bagpipe, Major General C. S. Thomason, R.E.; E.P. Publishing Limited, British Book Centre, Inc., 1975 (Cannon 326 VI)
18	Gunn's Salute (Failte Na'n Guinniach)	Gunn, William	PB	6/8	8	69	102	Ross's Collection Of Pipe Music, William Ross, 1885; Reprinted By EP Publishing Limited, East Ardsley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England 1976
19	Gunn's Salute, The	Gunn, Donald	PB	4/4	1	21	125e	The Edinburgh Collection Of Highland Bagpipe Music, Part 5, David Glen & Sons, 8 Greenside Place, Edinburgh
20	Gunn's Salute, The (Failte A' Ghuinnich)	Gunn, William	PB		9	518	228	Piobaireachd, Book Fifteen, The Piobaireachd Society 1990
21	Lament For Captain Wemyss Sutherland	Gunn, W.	PB	2/4	8	347*	231	Ceol Mor, A New And Abbreviated System Of Musical Notation For The Piobaireachd As Played On The Highland Bagpipe, Major General C. S. Thomason, R.E.; E.P. Publishing Limited, British Book Centre, Inc., 1975 (Cannon 326 VI)
22	Lament For Captain Wemyss Sutherland, 93rd	Gunn, Wm. 1826	PB		7	20	146	A. G. Kenneth's Collection, Book 5; Maestro Laser, Box 352, Station Q, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4T 2M5
23	Merchant's Reel, The (Gunn's Reel,Seana Bhean A Cheannich')	Not listed	R	2/2	3	55	141	The Caledonian Repository Of Music, Adapted For The Bagpipes., Being A Collection Of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs & Quicksteps, Some Of Which Were Never Before Published; By William Gunn, Bagpipe Maker; Glasgow; Published By Peter Henderson, 24 Renfrew Street 1886 10th Edition (Cannon 311 V) (see #126)
24	Merchant's Wife, The (The Smith's Daughter, Gunn's Reel)	Not listed	R	2/2	2	2	136f	David Glen's Collection Of Highland Bagpipe Music, Fifth Part; David Glen & Sons, 8 Greenside Place, Edinburgh (Cannon 316 ix)i
25	Old Pentland	Gunn, A. W.	M	2/4	4	31	136r	David Glen's Collection Of Highland Bagpipe Music, Seventeenth Part; David Glen & Sons, 8 Greenside Place, Edinburgh (Cannon 316 ix)
26	Roy Gunn's Rant	Pincet, J.	HP	2/4	4	21	96	Musique Interceltique De Cornemuse, Highland Bagpipe Music From Brittany, Scotland, Ireland, Vol. 3, J. Pincet; Imprimerie M. Mesnil, 15 Rue J. Jugan 35, 590 L'Hermitage
27	Roy Gunn's Welcome	Morrison, Donald	M	2/4	4	13	111	The Highland Bagpipe, Donald Morrison, 1988, Department Of Continuing Education, University Of Stirling; Fasprint Services (Irvine) Ltd.; ISBN 0 901636 657
28	Seana Bhean A Cheannich (The Merchant's Wife, Gunn's Reel)	Not listed	R	2/2	3	55	141	The Caledonian Repository Of Music, Adapted For The Bagpipes., Being A Collection Of Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs & Quicksteps, Some Of Which Were Never Before Published; By William Gunn, Bagpipe Maker; Glasgow; Published By Peter Henderson, 24 Renfrew Street 1886 10th Edition (Cannon 311 V) (see #126)
29	Smith's Daughter, The (The Merchant's Wife, Gunn's Reel)	Not listed	R	2/2	2	2	136f	David Glen's Collection Of Highland Bagpipe Music, Fifth Part; David Glen & Sons, 8 Greenside Place, Edinburgh (Cannon 316 ix)i
30	Waltz Elise	Gunn, Kevin	W	6/8	2	41,5	128	Piping Times; please note that under "Page", the Volume number is listed first, followed by the Issue number. If the issue number is 1 digit, it will appear as "43,3"; if the issue number is two digits, it will appear as "4310". In the latter case, the first 2 digits are the Volume number and the second two are the issue number.