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Month: January 2019

Posted on January 28, 2019January 28, 2019

George Moss - BBC Interview

Was sent this from our Member, John Bottomley. Enjoy a good solid half-hour of George Moss’ insights, and John Burgess’ piping! “Melodies flow. The song(more…)

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by J David Hester0 comment
Posted on January 26, 2019January 26, 2019

Piobaireachd Instrumentation

I ran across a very interesting report on a letter from Dr. McLeod to John Mackenzie dated 30 October 1781, where the question of the(more…)

  • Historical Documents
by J David Hester8 comments
Posted on January 23, 2019January 23, 2019

Is Piobaireachd “Folk Music”?

One of the more unexpectedly controversial claims in the APC Guide to Pibroch that seems to stirred up the blood of folks who are not(more…)

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by J David Hester12 comments
Posted on January 18, 2019January 18, 2019

Updated! APC Guide to Pibroch

The response has been overwhelming! Many of you (a lot, actually) have downloaded either the iBook or the EPUB versions. That’s very exciting! (And if(more…)

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by J David Hester0 comment
Posted on January 16, 2019January 15, 2019

The Earliest Canntaireachd

There has been some discussion since the publication of The APC Guide to Pibroch, much of it centering around the question of how to classify(more…)

  • Historical Documents
by J David Hester4 comments
Posted on January 13, 2019January 20, 2019

Mac Mhic Alister’s Dead Lament - Part 1

Featured in the APC Guide to Pibroch, I am currently working through the piece in order to perform it next year at a number of(more…)

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by J David Hester0 comment
Posted on January 9, 2019January 16, 2019

Announcing - APC Guide to Pibroch

We are pleased to announce the long-awaited APC Guide to Pibroch. It is the culmination of all the work done here at the website, and(more…)

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by J David Hester0 comment

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