Like all the truly great pipers of the past, Donald  MacLeod wore his honours lightly and modestly.  He was always ready to help those less supremely gifted than himself.  A brilliant and prolific composer, he published six books of Ceol Beag as well as a collection of piobaireachd composed by himself. His compositions cover the whole range of pipe music, showing a remarkable inventiveness and originality.

Donald MacLeod book 1 Tunes:

Aberdeen City Police Pipe Band. Angus Campbell's Farewell to Stirling. Balmoral Highlanders. Banks of Locheil. Capt J M Sim. Dr Dorothy Main. Echoes from Caithness. Edinburgh Volunteers. Highland Brigade at Waterloo. Highland Pipers Society of Glasgow. Hills of Cherat. I'll gang nae mair to yon toun. John MacMillan of Barra. Kilmichael Glen. Lady Lever Park. Leaving Lewis. MacLeod of Mull. Monadh Gowan. Mrs Alex Johnstone. Mrs MacDonald of Uig. PM Donald MacLean. River Creed. Ross Battery. Caber Feidh. Cameronian Rant. Colin's Cattle. John Roy Stewart. Lady MacKenzie of Gareloch. Miss Drummond of Perth. Rothiemurchus Rant. Take your gun to the hill. Thick lies the mist on yonder hill. Blackberry Bush. Drumlithie. John Garroway. The MacFarlanes. The Man in the Moon. Smith of Chilliechassie. Willie Cummings Rant. Angus Sutherland. Bobs from Balmoral. The Curlew. Glasgow Police Pipers. Humours of Cork. John Paterson's Mare. Maids on the Green. Mill in the Glen. Paddy's Leather Breeches.