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History of the Argyllshire Gathering part 47

History of the Argyllshire Gathering part 47

• 1982 • BY JEANNIE CAMPBELL MBE. There were no set tunes in 1982. Competitors for the Senior event were to submit twelve tunes, for the Gold Medal eight tunes and the Silver six tunes. The list of tunes submitted was published and showed a total of 101 different pieces. […]

Author aims to demystify pibroch

Author aims to demystify pibroch

Dan Nevans, the well-known Scottish piper, will shortly publish a book that aims to introduce ceòl mòr to non-enthusiasts. Dan, a piping teacher at the National Piping Centre, told Bagpipe.News the idea for the book, titled Piobaireachd is for Everyone, was to demystify the music and make it “palatable for […]

The structure of piobaireachd, 3

The structure of piobaireachd, 3

By Capt. John A. MacLellan MBE The next phrase patterns to be discussed are those which incorporate the TERTIARY grouping. This title just signifies a third classification. The main characteristic is, that each of the three lines are of equal length, (remember both “Primary” and ‘’Secondary” had a metre of […]