The Oban Times, 24 August, 1929 Pipe Music Terminology 14 August, 1929 Sir,–your reviewer of Joseph McDonald’s “Complete Theory of the Scots Highland Bagpipe” on 27th August, 1927, asks: “Whether (in the case of Riludh and Iuludh) ‘Ri’ is not a misprint for Iu (?)” I should say not, but that Ri is simply Crith, […]
Letters to the Press
Letters to the Press
OT: 12 February 1921 – Malcolm MacInnes “Piobaireachd and Piper Saints”
The Oban Times, 12 February, 1921 Piobaireachd and Piper Saints Johannesburg, S. A., 18 December, 1920 Sir, Mr. J. MacLennan, in a courageous and convincing introduction to his most valuable book, says, among other things that suggest a commendable intolerance of humbug “the pipers who survived the battle of Cologne not only kept the Pibroch […]
OT: 12 February 1921 – Ian MacLennan “Charles MacArthur, a Celebrated Piper”
The Oban Times, 12 February, 1921 Charles MacArthur, a Celebrated Piper 8 February, 1921 Sir, We have it on record of this man that “Sir Alexander MacDonald of Sleat, being at Dunvegan on a visit to the laird of MacLeod, he heard the performance of Patrick Og with great delight, and desirous, if possible, to […]
OT: 20 November 1915 – Interested “The Macrimmons”
The Oban Times, 20 November, 1915 The MacCrimmons Arniedale, 16 November, 1915 Sir,–Would any of your numerous well-informed readers supply me with the following information, and much oblige, about the “Clan MacCrimmon,” their origin, crest, Tartan, etc..–I am, etc., Interested
OT: 27 August 1927 – Review of “A Compleat Theory of the Scots Highland Bagpipe”
The Oban Times, 27 August, 1927 “A Compleat Theory of the Scots Highland Bagpipe” Part I. Joseph MacDonald was a son of the Rev. Murdoch MacDonald, a Minister of Durness in Sutherlandshire, and early in life showed a great musical genius. He collected many of the old airs of his district, and besides being a […]
OT: 20 August 1927 – Malcolm MacInnes “Styles of Pibroch Tunes”
The Oban Times, 20 August, 1927 Styles of Pibroch Tunes Drumfearn, Skye, 16 August, 1927 Sir,–Mr. Angus Macpherson’s letter suggests indirectly the most crying need in the style of pibroch–the collecting of the styles of the master players. We have lost MacDougall Gillies, and with him a wealth of musical knowledge that was seldom given […]
20 August 1927 – John Macrae-Gilstrap “The Clan Macrae Chiefship”
The Oban Times, 20 August, 1927 The Clan Macrae Chiefship Ballimore, Otter Ferry, Argyll, 12 August, 1927 Sir,–I observed a letter in your issue of 12 inst., signed “Iain Macrae” below the excellent letter, if I may say so, on the “Chief of the clan Macrae” by Rev. Alex. Macrae, Shephall Directory, which from a […]
OT: 13 August 1927 – Iain Macrae [“Chief of the Clan Macrae”]
The Oban Times, 13 August, 1927 [Chief of the Clan Macrae] Glasgow, 4 August, 1927 Sir,–In your issue of the 6th July, there appears a letter entitled Clan Macrae Association, in which your correspondent contradicts certain statements on the subject of the Unveiling Ceremony at Clachan Duich, Kintail, which appeared in your valuable paper […]
OT: 13 August 1927 – Alexander Macrae “Chief of the Clan Macrae”
The Oban Times, 13 August, 1927 Chief of the Clan Macrae Shephall Directory, Stevenage, Herts., 6 August, 1927 Sir,–It is with no small reluctance that I return to the sordid controversy about the Chiefship of the clan Macrae, but I see that a memorial has recently been erected in Kintail to the late Sir Colin […]
OT: 3 April 1920 – Young Player [“Piobaireachd Competitions at Oban and Inverness”]
The Oban Times, 3 April, 1920 [Piobaireachd Competitions at Oban and Inverness] 20 March, 1929 Sir,– Some weeks ago a notice appeared in your advertising columns giving the names of the piobaireachd to be played in the junior competitions at the above gatherings. I have put myself to the trouble and expense of procuring the […]
