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Tag Archives: Scottish piping music
The Scottish Power Pipe Band’s Cathcart, and Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band’s The Calling
There exist in the piping world today two kinds of Scottish pipe bands: those that play by the rules of repertoire and those that have an adventurous streak. This review highlights one very ambitious pipe band open to contemporary sound … Continue reading
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Brìghde Chaimbeul’s Carry Them With Us
Brìghde (BREE-cha) Chaimbeul’s second album Carry Them With Us is a masterful, exhilarating melange of traditional and modern music for the Scottish smallpipes. It’s definitely not for the traditionalists among piping fans, but what Chaimbeul is doing with Scottish smallpipe … Continue reading
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John G. Gibson’s Traditional Gaelic Bagpiping 1745 – 1945
There are several traditions regarding the history of Scottish bagpiping that have been passed down from piper to piper over the last few hundred years. These doctrines are that the Disarming Act following the Battle of Culloden was responsible for … Continue reading
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