. ▁ ▁Text ual ▁– ▁quot ations ▁from ▁song ▁lyr ics , ▁usually ▁the ▁opening ▁words . ▁ ▁Short ▁names ▁– ▁diverse ▁short ▁names ▁referring ▁to ▁places , ▁people ▁and ▁events ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁found ▁in ▁Scottish ▁popular ▁music ▁of ▁the ▁period . ▁ ▁P ib ro ch ▁in ▁the ▁functional ▁category ▁were ▁most ▁commonly ▁written ▁for ▁or ▁have ▁come ▁to ▁be ▁associated ▁with ▁specific ▁events , ▁person ages ▁or ▁situations : ▁▁ ▁L aments ▁( C um ha ) ▁are ▁m our ning ▁t unes ▁often ▁written ▁for ▁a ▁dece ased ▁person ▁of ▁note . ▁L aments ▁were ▁commonly ▁written ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁families ▁being ▁disp la ced ▁from ▁their ▁hom eland , ▁a ▁practice ▁that ▁was ▁very ▁common ▁after ▁the ▁Jacob ite ▁rising ▁of ▁ 1 7 4 5 . ▁ ▁Sal utes ▁( F à il te ) ▁are ▁t unes ▁that ▁acknow ledge ▁a ▁person , ▁event ▁or ▁location . ▁Sal utes ▁were ▁often ▁written ▁upon ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁children ▁or ▁after ▁a ▁visit ation ▁to ▁a ▁prominent ▁figure ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁cl an ▁chief . ▁Many ▁sal utes ▁have ▁been ▁written ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁famous ▁pip ers . ▁ ▁G ather ings ▁( Port ▁T ion ail ) ▁are ▁t unes ▁written ▁specifically ▁for ▁a ▁cl an . ▁These ▁t unes ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁call ▁a ▁cl an ▁together ▁by ▁their ▁chief . ▁The ▁title ▁" G ather ing " ▁tradition ally ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁season al ▁cattle ▁ra iding ▁of ▁rival ▁cl ans