The Oban Times, 3 March, 1923 The Piobaireachd Society Music Edinburgh, February 19, 1923 Sir–With reference to the recent issue of by the above Society for the forthcoming competitions at Oban and Inverness, one of the tunes selected calls for some comment in the interest of the music and in justice to the composition itself. […]
Author: Alan Armstrong
Biography (Part 1)
Pipe-Major John Grant, F.S.A. (Scot), (11 August 1876 – 25 April 1961) was an amateur aficionado of The Great Highland Bagpipe who, for over fifty years, composed piobaireachd and Ceòl beag for members of the British Royal Family, important noblemen and women, and contemporary statesmen; wrote and published books on the Great Highland Bagpipe and […]
“The Highland Bagpipe Instructor” Vols. 1, 2 and the Music Anthology now available for download!!
John Grant’s monumental tutor “The Highland Bagpipe Instructor” is now COMPLETELY TRANSCRIBED FOR THE FIRST TIME and available for FREE download. You can click here on Vol. 1, Vol. 2, or Anthology. You can also navigate to the “Works” tab on the main menu and scroll down to the bottom. The files are “pdf”s. In Volume 1 you can right click on the […]
OT: 8 March 1930 – D.S “A Link with the MacCrimmons”
The Oban Times, 8 March 1930 A Link with the MacCrimmons ————- The Military School of Piping ————- The Mystic Flag of the MacLeods ————- Ceol Beag agus Ceol Mor ————- “Cha Till Mi Tuille” ————- by A Piper After crossing the Esplanade and entering the inner precincts of Edinburgh Castle we followed the roughly […]
OT: 18 June 1927 – Seton Gordon “1927 Competition Tunes” [announcement]
The Oban Times, 18 June, 1927 Comunn Na Piobaireachd (The Piobaireachd Society Competition Tunes for 1927 The tunes prescribed have already been notified by advertisement. Errors having been found in the settings printed by the Society, it has been decided to issue corrected copies of four of the tunes, namely:– 1. Siubhal Sheamus (Lament for […]
OT: 6 October 1934 – An Ribean Gorm “Pipes and Drums”
The Oban Times, 6 October, 1934 Pipes and Drums 24 September, 1934 Sir,–I take it that the S.P.B.A. Are not going by any other time but their own. There must be many readers who concur with your correspondent “Craigellachie.” Similar questions have from time to time appeared in your esteemed paper, but the S.P.B.A. intentionally […]
OT: 27 October 1934 – Pom Pom Pom “Pipes and Drums”
The Oban Times, 27 October, 1934 Pipes and Drums October 22, 1934 Sir,–I note with regret that the many letters which have appeared in your columns have been unanswered by the S.P.B.A. “An Ribean Gorm” has evidently given up hope of getting any reply, and asks those members other than the Executive Committee to give […]
OT: 13 October 1934 – A.D. Hamilton “Pipes and Drums”
The Oban Times, 13 October, 1934 Pipes and Drums 294 Hillington Road, Glasgow, 1 October, 1934 Sir,–Allow me to express my appreciation of “Craigellachie’s” letter of September 8, and also thank him for his kind compliment to me. For years I have tried to inculcate in the minds of drummers the need for a little […]
OT: 25 March – 29 April 1950 – John Grant “It Was Dunvegan Castle!”
The Oban Times, 25 March, April 8, 15, 29, 1950 IT WAS DUNVEGAN CASTLE! Part I (25 March 1950) by John Grant, F.S.A. (Scot.) THE MACRIMMONS Eain Odhar, or Dun-Colored John, was the first of the MacCrimmons who can be traced traditionally or otherwise as having been pipers to the MacLeods of Dunvegan in […]
OT: 2 July 1927 – A. MacPherson “Piobaireachd Pipe Music”
The Oban Times, 2 July, 1927 Piobaireachd Pipe Music Inveran Hotel, Invershin, Sutherland, 23 June, 1927 Sir,–In your issue of 18th June, the Piobaireachd Society make an announcement, three months after the tunes for this year’s competition had been issued, that they find there are mistakes in the publication and are going to prepare revised […]
