The Oban Times, 21 May, 1930 Piobaireachd ” Bells of Perth” Broadus, Montana, 25 April, 1930 Sir,–Your correspondent, Mr. Somerled MacDonald, is of the opinion that a different form of the Taorluadh movement was used by the old pipers in the variations of the tunes, i.e., a mutilated form of the GDG grip, but there […]
Letters to the Press
Letters to the Press
OT: 10 May 1930 – A.K. Cameron “Piobaireachd Notation”
The Oban Times, 10 May, 1930 Piobaireachd Notation Broadus, Montana, U.S.A., 1 April, 1930 Sir,–As your correspondent, Mr. Somerled MacDonald, makes much of what he finds in Joseph MacDonald’ s Tutor, it would be interesting to us to know what he thinks of the notation in the ungraced tune at page 34 of Joseph’s book. […]
OT: 1 March 1930 – A.K. Cameron “Piobaireachd Playing”
The Oban Times, 1 March, 1930 Piobaireachd Playing Broadus, Montana, U. S. A., 25 January, 1930 Sir,–Your correspondent “Kintail” asked me if I have heard the late G. S. MacLennan playing pibroch as it was written by his father, Lieut. MacLennan. Yes, I have; but I never heard him playing pibroch as John Dubh MacCrimmon […]
OT: 28 December 1929 – Piper’s Grip “Joseph MacDonald and Pibroch Notation – The ‘GDG’ Grip”
The Oban Times, 28 December, 1929 Joseph MacDonald and Pibroch Notation The “GDG” Grip 28 November, 1929 Sir,–Referring to my letter on the above subject (which you were good enough to publish in two parts in your issues of 26th October and 2nd November) it may not be out of place to add to the […]
OT: 23 November 1929 – Simon Fraser [“Noting in Piobaireachd”]
The Oban Times, 23 November, 1929 [Noting in Piobaireachd] 17 George Street, East Melbourne Sir,–I have been requested by some pipers to answer the question. Did John MacCrimmon use the low A in Toarluath and Crunluath as written by D. MacDonald, Angus MacKay, and other writers of Piobaireachd. Most certainly he did. I know this […]
OT: 23 November 1929 – Malta “Piobaireachd and Staff Notation”
The Oban Times, 23 November, 1929 Piobaireachd and Staff Notation Sir,–As a student of Piobaireachd I read the letter of “Lochgorm,” with interest. His letter deals with three main points:– (1) the so-called redundant A in certain variation beats; (2) the inadequacy of staff notation to record piobaireachd correctly, and (3) the question of […]
OT: 23 November 1929 – J.D.R. Watt “Noting in Piobaireachd”
The Oban Times, 23 November, 1929 Noting of Piobaireachd East London, South Africa Sir,–In these days of scientific attainment the so-called redundant A note might be easily demonstrated by which I might suggest as a “smoke test,” which would be visible even to a deaf person, viz.,–A slow motion picture upon a bioscope screen would […]
OT: 2 November 1929 – Grip “Joseph MacDonald and Pibroch Notation – Part II”
The Oban Times, 2 November, 1929 Joseph MacDonald and Pibroch Notation Part II. As regards his method of writing the Iuludh beat with GD between the initial notes and the middle A, I have already suggested that he means GDG in all cases when he writes GD only. This is beyond question in the case […]
OT: 26 October 1929 – Grip “Joseph MacDonald and Pibroch Notation – Part I”
The Oban Times, 26 October, 1929 Joseph MacDonald and Pibroch Notation PART I. Sir,–As a student of Joseph McDonald’s “Complete Theory,” I have read Mr. Somerled MacDonald’s letter in a late issue. This Theory is, undoubtedly, a very valuable work, but it should be remembered it is probably the very first attempt to reduce complicated […]
OT: 12 October 1929 – A.K. Cameron “Piobaireachd”
The Oban Times, 12 October, 1929 Piobaireachd Powderville, Montana, U. S. A., 9 September, 1929 Sir,–Regarding the so-called “Problems in Piping” there are none! Your correspondents forget that Patrick Mor MacCrimmon settled all the problems long before any of them were born. The problems confronting us to-day are the inventions of modern pipers and those […]
