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There was a Piper, a Scottish Piper

Author : John T. MacKenzie

Publisher : Dundurn

Page : 192 pages

File Size : 29,39 MB

Release : 2001-08-24

Category : History

ISBN : 189621908X

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The memoirs of John T. MacKenzie reveal a truly remarkable man: a highly respected authority on highland piping with a commitment to tradition and excellence in performance. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, John T. was a student of piping at age nine. Enlisted in the Scots Guards, he saw active service in the war zones of North Africa, participated in the Liberation of Norway and was later posted to active duty in the Malaysian jungle. John T. MacKenzie bears personal witness to the horrors and valour of warfare. Throughout, his devotion to highland piping remained, and remains, in the forefront of his life. Appointed personal piper to the Royal Household in 1946, John T. MacKenzie has piped at numerous ceremonial events in Europe and North America. His recruitment as a Pipe Major to the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1952 brought him to Canada, and ultimately to Glengarry County, where his contributions to piping are legendary.



Highland Pipe and Scottish Society, 1750-1950

Author : William Donaldson

Publisher : Polygon

Page : 518 pages

File Size : 13,48 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Bagpipe

ISBN : 9781904607762

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Combining newspaper and manuscript evidence from the pipers themselves with a range of historical sources, the author harnesses the insights of the practical player to those of the historian and provides a fresh account of the players and their musical traditions, which have previously been the subject of much myth-making.



A Piper's Tale

Author : Fergus Muirhead

Publisher : Cargo Publishing

Page : 187 pages

File Size : 24,53 MB

Release : 2013-08-12

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1908885858

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Gather round the fire, grab a dram and join the world's top bagpipe players - they have quite a few stories to tell...From Jack Lee to Finlay MacDonald, Terry Tully to the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, broadcaster Fergus Muirhead talks to the major stars of this musical world. Their stories are hilarious, revealing and often moving as they speak about a musical and cultural passion that has consumed their lives. Why did the NYPD leave a crime scene to speak to Willie McCallum? Did Gordon Walker really sleep with the Crown Jewels? Is there a secret dram for a better performance? What's it like for traditional musicians to be treated like rockstars? With a foreword by renowned Scottish musician Eddi Reader and the world-acclaimed Carlos Nuñez, this is a wild and wonderful tour of Scotland's traditional music - funny, deeply personal, heartfelt and essential to musicians and music lovers alike.



Voicing Scotland

Author : Gary West

Publisher : Luath Press Ltd

Page : 193 pages

File Size : 47,92 MB

Release : 2013-07-22

Category : Art

ISBN : 1909912352

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Voicing Scotland takes the reader on a discovery tour through Scotland's traditional music and song culture, past and present. West unravels the strings that link many of our contemporary musicians, singers and poets with those of the past, offering up to our ears these voices which deserve to be more loudly heard. What do they say to us in the 21st Century? What is the role of tradition in the contemporary world? Can there be a folk culture in the digital age? What next for the traditional arts? REVIEWS Can folk stay true to tradition and still be genuinely contemporary? Can its pride in place counter globalisation- without collapsing into narrow nationalism? The answer for, Gary West, is a resounding Yes. SCOTSMAN Voicing Scotland...is an engrossing assessment of where Scottish Traditional Music standsl, at a time of resonant political developments in the nation's history but also of globalisation and the threat of cultural homogenisation in todays 'liquid society'. SCOTSMAN



Scottish Music Yearbook

Author : Julia Read

Publisher :

Page : 115 pages

File Size : 47,88 MB

Release : 2021-03-29

Category :

ISBN :

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Discover why there are so many boats called 'Dignity' moored on Scottish Lochs. Taste the whiskies from the Blair Atholl Distillery and visit the salmon ladder at Pitlochry whilst listening to Evelyn Glennie's composition 'A Moment in Time'. Become a time traveller and travel back in time to hear the ancient music of the Highland Clans. Let this book take you on a year long journey through the music of Scotland. Discover new pieces and savour old favourites. Are you ready for that visit to Scotland to begin?



The Piper in Peace and War

Author : Charles Alexander Malcolm

Publisher : London : J. Murray

Page : 328 pages

File Size : 11,69 MB

Release : 1927

Category : Bagpipe

ISBN :

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The Pipes of War

Author : Sir Bruce Gordon Seton

Publisher : Glasgow : Maclehose, Jackson

Page : 332 pages

File Size : 32,17 MB

Release : 1920

Category : Bagpipe

ISBN :

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Finding Bagpipe Freedom

Author : Andrew Douglas

Publisher :

Page : pages

File Size : 36,57 MB

Release : 2021-07-04

Category :

ISBN : 9781737441007

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Piping brings happiness and undeniable positive value to our lives... or at least it should. Pipers of every level of experience and ability can feel incredibly frustrated and lost in the dark about an instrument they want to play well, but can't. It doesn't have to be this way. Join me as I guide you through a commonsense approach, which I call the Five Phases of Bagpipe Freedom, to liberate every aspect of your musicianship and rediscover your joy of playing the bagpipes.



H. Beam Piper

Author : John F. Carr

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 264 pages

File Size : 43,50 MB

Release : 2014-02-11

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 0786477318

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H. Beam Piper is one of science fiction's most enigmatic writers. In 1946 Piper appeared seemingly from out of nowhere, already at the top of his form. He published a number of memorable short stories in the premier science fiction magazine of the time, Astounding Science Fiction, under legendary editor John W. Campbell. Piper quickly became friends with many of the top writers of the day, including Lester Del Rey, Fletcher Pratt, Robert Heinlein and L. Sprague de Camp. Piper also successfully made the turn from promising short story writer to major novelist, authoring Four-Day Planet, Cosmic Computer, Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen and Little Fuzzy, which was nominated for a Hugo award. Even those who counted Piper among their friends knew very little about the man or his life as a railroad yard bull in Altoona, Pennsylvania. This biography illuminates H. Beam Piper, both the writer and the man, and answers lingering questions about his death. Appendices include a number of Piper's personal papers, a complete bibliography of Piper's works, and an essay on Piper's Terro-Human Future History series.



The Image of Irelande

Author : John Derricke

Publisher :

Page : 250 pages

File Size : 39,13 MB

Release : 1883

Category : Ireland

ISBN :

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