The Oban Times, 12 February, 1927 [Toarluath and Crunluath] Glencona, Inverness, 22 January, 1927 Sir,–Referring to letters in the issue of your paper for 15th inst., it is by no means uninteresting to find this matter turning up again. It is very desirable, as Mr. Macpherson says, to place all that is in dispute beyond […]
Author: Alan Armstrong
OT: 12 February 1927 – A.K. Cameron “Toarluath and Crunluath”
The Oban Times, 12 February, 1927 Toarluath and Crunluath Powderville, Montana, U.S.A., 15 January, 1927 Sir,–in your issue of 25th December, 1926, Mr. Malcolm MacInnes states that Angus Mackay never played the music he wrote. Nevertheless, all the actual facts suggest that he did. Mackay’s instructions for playing piobaireachd on page 3 of his book […]
OT: 5 February 1927 – “Author’s Lament” “Toarluath and Crunluath”
The Oban Times, 5 February, 1927 Toarluath and Crunluath 18 January, 1927 Sir,–From Piper Angus McPherson’s statement in the issue of the “Oban Times” dated 15th January we are led to believe now at the late Angus Mackay did not play the notes mentioned as he wrote them in his music book. Then why have […]
OT: 15 January 1927 – Malcolm MacInnes [“Toarluath and Crunluath”]
The Oban Times, 15 January, 1927 [Toarluath and Crunluath] Drumfearn, Skye, 3 January, 1927 Sir,–This discussion is exhausted; but I would like space for a few words to do with the irrelevancies that have been introduced. Mr. Cameron and Mr. Grant have so much to say in praise of the playing the MacCrimmons that they […]
OT: 25 December 1926 – A.K. Cameron – [“Toarluath and Crunluath”]
The Oban Times, 25 December, 1926 [Toarluath and Crunluath] Powderville, Montana, U.S.A., 7 November, 1926 Sir,–I wish to inform your correspondent, Mr. Malcolm MacInnes, that his statement that “the old way could easily result from a piper playing slowly to an expert musician who did the noting” is built on an extremely flimsy foundation. […]
OT: 25 December 1926 – Malcolm MacInnes “Toarluath and Crunluath”
The Oban Times, 25 December, 1926 Toarluath and Crunluath Drumfearn, Skye, 3 December, 1926 Sir,–The position of Mr. John Grant is not clear. In one place he says that the question is whether these movements can be played as noted in the book supposed to have been written by Angus Mackay. No one disputes that, […]
OT: 30 November 1926 – John Grant “Toarluath and Crunluath”
The Oban Times, 30 November, 1926 Toarluath in Crunluath Edinburgh, 18 October, 1926 Sir,–in your issue of 16th inst. I asked Mr. MacInnes if he could play the Toarluath and Crunluath movements as Angus Mackay wrote them, but he did not answer my question. So far as I am concerned it is not a case […]
OT: 16 November 1926 – Malcolm MacInnes “Toarluath and Crunluath”
The Oban Times, 16 November, 1926 Toarluath in Crunluath Drumfearn, Skye, 2 October, 1926 Sir,–Mr. John Grant flatters me when he says that the question is whether I can play these movements as written in Mackay’s book. The question is certainly not that: it is whether for example the Toarluath on C is g’ C […]
OT: 25 September 1926 – John Grant “Toarluath and Crunluath”
The Oban Times, 25 September, 1926 Toarluath and Crunluath Edinburgh, 15 September, 1926 Sir,–In his letter in your issue of 11 inst. Mr. Malcolm MacInnes has thrown no light upon the technical mysteries of the above movements. If Mr. A. K. Cameron has proved nothing, neither has Mr. MacInnes. Syllables in Gaelic poetry or songs, […]
OT: 11 September 1926 – Malcolm MacInnes “Movements in Piping”
The Oban Times, 11 September, 1926 Movements in Piping Drumfearn, Skye, 20 August, 1926 Sir,–Mr. A.K. Cameron has written a very long letter asserting that the old-style of noting toorla, etc., is correct; but he brings forward not one argument. He says that a study of the old books prove his case; but he does […]
