The Oban Times, 20 May, 1911 The Great Highland Bagpipe in Its Music 15 May, 1911 Sir,–I have much pleasure in replying to Dr. Bannatyne and “Sassenach.” I am prepared to stick to my guns in what I have said, and defend my statements with the valour that becomes a Highlander. Dr. Bannatyne says:–He (“Morag”) […]
Letters to the Press
Letters to the Press
OT: 20 May 1911 – Loch Sloy
The Oban Times, 20 May, 1911 17 May, 1911 Sir,–in your issue of last week I read with interest the continuation letter by our correspondent “Morag.” A great deal of doubt exists as to the origin of our bagpipe. It does not place us a whit nearer the truth to state that the bagpipe existed […]
OT: 20 May 1911 – John McGregor [“The Great Highland Bagpipe and Its Music”]
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 […]
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 […]
