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Stories of the Tunes – Lament for Donald Bàn MacCrimmon

Stories of the Tunes – Lament for Donald Bàn MacCrimmon

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By Seumas MacNeill Along with Lament for the Children and a few others this is one of the truly great tunes. It does not have the subtle twists and turns of the Children, nor even of Patrick Òg. It is a straightforward fairly simple melody developed along traditional lines and, […]

Stuart Letford reviews The Last Highlander

Stuart Letford reviews The Last Highlander

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To pipers, Lord Lovat of the ’45 is known through two tunes, both called Lord Lovat’s Lament. One is a 4/4 march, the other a piece of ceòl mòr. Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat – MacShimidh Mòr – was a clan chief who was beheaded for his part in what […]