Tag: Francis Collinson

The strathspey in Scottish music

The strathspey in Scottish music

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WILLIAM LAMB discusses the origins of the genre and what he says is its uneasy relationship with the great highland bagpipe The strathspey is undoubtedly the most iconic variety of Scottish traditional music. Collinson describes its characteristic dots and snaps as the, “life blood of Scots musical rhythm”. Yet, recent […]

Comments on ‘The origins of ceòl mòr – a theory’

Comments on ‘The origins of ceòl mòr – a theory’

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By Keith Sanger I have been following the series, ‘The origins of ceòl mòr — a theory’ by Bridget MacKenzie with some interest. It presents a fascinating parallel between ceòl mòr and Norse Skaldic verse, but while not detracting from its main theme, contains a few areas open to some […]