Lost & Found

John MacDonald, Inverness was one of the most revered Piobaireachd players and solo competitors in his day. These recordings are believed to date around the late 1920s.

• 2/4 Marches by John MacDonald, Inverness (mp3)
• Selection of Reels by John MacDonald, Inverness (mp3)
• Lament for Patrick Og MacCrimmon by John MacDonald, Inverness (mp3)
• Lament for the Children by John MacDonald, Inverness (mp3)
• MacCrimmon's Sweetheart by John MacDonald, Inverness (mp3)
• Lament for Donald Ban MacCrimmon by John MacDonald, Inverness (mp3)

Robert Reid was one of the most notable players in the 1930's Here is a 1937 recording of a March, Strathspey and Reel.

• Captain MacLean, Tullochgorm, The Piper and the Dairymaid.

Sheet music

These are some old tunes that I have stumbled across in my travels. More will be posted on an ongoing basis.

• J. McD-Gillies Pipes, Strathspey Sheet Music (jpg)
• Jessie MacKay Hutton - 2/4 March (jpg)

Two 2/4 marches supplied by Cameron Bell of NSW. These were written by F Findlayson in 1914.

• Leaving Lochalsh
• Sydney Harbour

Sound advice from Robert U. Brown, it doesn't get simpler than that!

A young Hamish MacKenzie from Tain (who later emigrated to South Australia), seen here with his tutor John MacDonald on the occasion of his win in the under 21 Piobaireachd at the Northen Meeting, Inverness.