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Somerled MacDonald’s antique prize chanter

Somerled MacDonald’s antique prize chanter

Bagpipe.news was recently contacted by Clive Douglas after reading our article written by Alan Forbes on Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society, which can be found here. Clive spotted the name of Somerled MacDonald in the article, and he thought he should share photos of a prize chanter which he owns which […]

Piping societies in the modern era – Part 2, the RSPS

Piping societies in the modern era – Part 2, the RSPS

In the second part of the 2017 College of Piping Lecture, ALAN FORBES talked about the Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society. At the start of Alan’s presentation, the audience was treated to a performance of Roddy Campbell’s Royal Scottish Pipers’ Society by Andrew Frater, Robert Frater and John Frater. The Scottish […]

The Simon Fraser letters 3

The Simon Fraser letters 3

From The International Piper, February 1981 Simon Fraser’s next contribution to the Oban Times is dated May 28, 1910 and September 3, 1910. Sir, In your valuable paper dated March 5, 1910, I notice a letter signed “John Maclennan,” in which he is criticising the books of the Piobaireachd Society. […]