The Oban Times, 20 May, 1911 Edinburgh, 14 May, 1911 Sir,–The letter of “Morag” in your last issue reminded me that I had recently read a notice setting forth that– There has just been unearthed by Muirhead Moffat of Glasgow, what is doubtless the finest example extant of the Piob Mhor, or old Highland war […]
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OT: 13 May 1911 – Sassenach [“The Great Highland Bagpipe and Its Music”]
The Oban Times, 13 May, 1911 8 May, 1911 Sir,–I have read with some amusement the letter of your correspondent “Morag,” on the subject, and the way in which he advances his own “ipse dixit” as conclusive would almost make one laugh, if it were not too serious for a joke. Our friend seems to […]
OT: 13 May 1911 – Morag “The Great Highland Bagpipe and Its Music
[4-47] The Oban Times, 13 May, 1911 The Great Highland Bagpipe and Its Music 8 May, 1911 Sir,–I finished my letter last week by asking why the national instrument is called the Great Highland Bagpipe. The word “Great” is not applied to the instrument because it is a large one. It is beautiful and comely […]
OT: 13 May 1911 – Charles Bannatyne [“The Great Highland Bagpipe and Its Music”]
The Oban Times, 13 May, 1911 Salsburgh, by Holytown, 9 May, 1911 Sir,–your correspondent of 6th inst. on this subject takes exception to a statement I made in a lecture on piping and dancing to the effect that the bagpipes were practically unknown in the Highlands till the latter part of the sixteenth century. He […]
OT: 13 May 1911 – Alexander MacRae “Lament for Duncan MacRae”
The Oban Times, 13 May, 1911 Lament for Duncan MacRae Clunes, Kirkhill, R.S.O., May 5th, 1911 Sir,–I have read with much interest the correspondence on the Lament for Duncan MacRae. Tradition should never be lightly cast aside, and the account given by Miss Matheson is certainly that commonly accepted in Kintail, where the piobaireachd originated, […]
OT: 6 May 1911 – Morag [John Grant] “The Great Highland Bagpipe and its Music”
The Oban Times, 6 May, 1911 The Great Highland Bagpipe and its Music Sir,–With your kind permission I wish to say a few words regarding the above, in the hope of raising this noble and famous instrument to a much higher position than it has ever before been placed, either by its most ardent admirers […]
OT: 17 October 1906 – Thomason “The Scale of the Highland Bagpipe Chanter”
The Oban Times, 17 October, 1906 The Scale of the Highland Bagpipe Chanter By Major-General C. S. Thomason Part I In 1888, when in India, I received a letter from the late Mr. Dove on this subject, asking me if I knew of any scale in India corresponding to that of our chanter. Donald Mackay, […]
OT: 29 April 1911 – Fionn “Review of “The Royal Collection of Piobaireachd – 2nd Ed.”
The Oban Times, 29 April, 1911 The Royal Collection of Piobaireachd Mr. John Grant’s “Royal Collection of Piobaireachd” has advanced to a second edition–a practical token of public appreciation, which is not always the reward of original workers in the Celtic field. In issuing this new edition, Mr. Grant has made substantial additions to the […]
OT: 22 April 1911- Ardrishaig [McGregor GPO, Edinburgh] “The Bagpipes”
The Oban Times, 22 April, 1911 The Bagpipes Edinburgh, 18 April, 1911 Sir,–Could any reader of “The Oban Times” guide me to the earliest references as to the bagpipes in Scotland? unsecured loan self employed What I am trying to find out is whether they were imported into Scotland by the (1) Danes, or (2) […]
OT: 15 April 1911 – Charles Bannatyne “Cumha Donnachaidh Mhic Iain”
The Oban Times, 15 April, 1911 “Cumha Donnachaidh Mhic Iain” Salsburgh, by Holytown 8 April, 1911 Sir,–in your columns of late there have appeared several letters anent this tune. In John Mackay’s MSS., written in 1846, the tune is named in Gaelic, “Cumha Donnachaidh Mhic Iain,” and in English, “Duncan MaCrae of Kintail’s Lament.” Ross’s […]
