When you first considered this, what were the goals you hope would be achieved by this competition? Originally, there were two goals: spike an interest in pibroch from younger players who might not have thought[…]
Category: Interviews
Interview with Stephen Rooklidge – Shasta Piping Society (Part 1)
You just held a highly successful competition for original piobaireachd compositions. A large number of people from all over the world submitted, some of whom are world-renown composers of pibroch. Congratulations! What was the impetus[…]
Notation and orality: how to harness new technology
As part of our series discussing the future plans and directions of the Club, we touch upon what we believe to be our markers of success BB – Brendan Rogers, transcribing wax cylinder recordings[…]
‘Better to be a mistress than a wife’
One of the highlights of my research to date has been interviewing the Gaelic scholar John MacInnes. Allan MacDonald took me to visit him on 22 April 2015, knowing that John would be able to cast light[…]
The Alt Pibroch Club – Future Plans
The editors of the suite of the Alt Pibroch Club thought it may be of interest to our Club Members to listen in on a conversation wherein we discuss the past, present and future of[…]
The Alt Pibroch Club – Reflections
The editors of the suite of the Alt Pibroch Club thought it may be of interest to our Club Members to listen in on a conversation wherein we discuss the past, present and future of[…]
Gesto’s digraph “ie”
Barnaby Brown and Allan MacDonald visited the great Gaelic scholar John MacInnes to gain some insight into questions that were raised when reading the Gesto canntaireachd. Many topics were discussed, but we wanted to share a[…]