The Oban Times, 24 September, 1927 Chanter Notes and Fingering Glencona, Inverness, 12 September, 1927 Sir,–With reference to the letter in your issue of 10th inst. While there is not much in this letter to call for serious attention, it may serve a good purpose to reply to it briefly. At the outset, however, I […]
Letters to the Press
Letters to the Press
OT: 23 July 1927 – D. Munro “The Redundant ‘A’ Speaking”
The Oban Times, 23 July, 1927 The Redundant “A” Speaking 96 Charlotte Street, London, W.1, 13 July, 1927 Sir,–I have read with much interest the various discussions that have appeared from time to time in your valuable newspaper regarding the Highland bagpipe and how certain notes should be played. To hear all the different opinions […]
OT: 26 February 1927 – J. Cameron “Toarluadh and Crunluadh”
The Oban Times, 26 February, 1927 Toarluadh and Crunluadh Beverley, Yorks, 12 February, 1927 Sir,–Might I suggest that a great deal of space would be saved in these discussions if examples in ordinary musical notation were given? Does in Mr. Cameron of Montana’s excellent letter reference would be much facilitated by musical notation examples. Both […]
OT: 12 February 1927 – Gleannach [“Toarluath and Crunluath”]
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 […]
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 […]
