The Oban Times, 27 July, 1912 The Piobaireachd Society’s New Collection 23 July, 1912 Sir,–Lovers of Ceòl Mòr cannot but rejoice at the appearance of this magnificent work. The first four parts are all of a very high standard of perfection, but part V. entirely eclipses them all for choice selection of tunes and technical […]
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OT: 27 July 1912 – Fear aig am bheil fios [John Grant] “The Piobaireachd Society’s New Collection
OT: 13 July 1912 – K.N. MacDonald “Captain MacLeod of Gesto As a Piping Authority”
The Oban Times, 13 July, 1912 Captain MacLeod of Gesto As a Piping Authority 21 Clarendon Crescent, Edinburgh, 6 July, 1912 Sir,–in the recent controversy on Capt. Neil MacLeod of Gesto’s book of Canntaireachd, published in 1828, the main points at issue were the following:– First–Did Capt, MacLeod possess sufficient knowledge of the bagpipes and […]
OT:13 July 1912 – John Grant “The Secrets of Canntaireachd”
The Oban Times, July 13 1912 The Secrets of Canntaireachd 42 Elmfield Avenue, Aberdeen, 3 July, 1912 Sir,–your numerous correspondents in this controversy fail to find me in fault, to prove their point, or carry on their correspondence under proper lines. Therefore they would attempt, but in vain, to say that I am carrying this […]
OT: 29 June 1912 – K.N. MacDonald
The Oban Times, 29 June, 1912 21 Clarendon Crescent, Edinburgh, 22 June, 1912 Sir,–I like to see a man fighting against terrible odds, even when he is squashed like a pancake! It shows indomitable pluck, to say the least of it. Dr. Bannatyne’s and Lieut. MacLennan’s thrusts in “The Oban Times” of the 15th inst. […]
OT: 29 June 1912 – John MacLennan
The Oban Times, 29 June, 1912 24 June 1912 Sir,–Corresponding with Mr. John Grant is equal to working at repeating decimals, which can be carried onto any length, and come to nothing. He did not point out to me the piobaireachd in the Gaelic books which gives the same syllables in the singling and in […]
OT: 29 June 1912 – John Grant “The Secrets of Canntaireachd
The Oban Times, 29 June, 1912 The Secrets of Canntaireachd Aberdeen, 24 June, 1912 Sir,–Dr. Bannatyne says Mr. Simon Fraser is far away, and perhaps it is as well for both of them! If they were both put under Dr. MacDonald’s test of being each confined to a separate room and stripped of all information, […]
OT: 22 June 1912 – John Grant “The Secrets of Canntaireachd”
The Oban Times, 22 June, 1912 The Secrets of Canntaireachd 42 Elmfield Avenue, Aberdeen, 17 June, 1912 Sir,–The readers of the “The Oban Times” who interested in such an important controversy cannot fail to see a resemblance of the olden times in this, a modern, age. It seems as if the fiery cross had once […]
OT: 15 June 1912 – K.N. MacDonald
The Oban Times 15 June, 1912 21 Clarendon Crescent, Edinburgh, 8 June, 1912 Sir,–Judging from Mr. John Grant last letter in your issue of the 8th inst., he is like one having “eyes to see and cannot see.” He has got his own notions on the above subject, which amount to a sort of monomania; […]
OT: 15 June 1912 – John MacLennan
The Oban Times, 15 June, 1912 26 Arden Street, Edinburgh, 10 June, 1912 Sir,–I had no intention of taking part in this controversy, being prepared to look on. But since Mr. Grant has been so kind as to credit me, on two occasions, with supplying Dr. Bannatyne with materials for a spurious bagpipe scale, I […]
