Traditional Gaelic Bagpiping, 1745-1945
Author | : John Graham Gibson |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 426 |
Release | : 1998 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780773515413 |
ISBN-13 | : 0773515410 |
Rating | : 4/5 (410 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Traditional Gaelic Bagpiping, 1745-1945 by : John Graham Gibson
Download or read book Traditional Gaelic Bagpiping, 1745-1945 written by John Graham Gibson and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1998 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He argues that the dramatic depopulation of the Highlands in the nineteenth century was one of the main reasons for the decline of Gaelic piping. Gibson follows the emigration of the Highland Scots from the Old World to the New - to where an echo of traditional Gaelic music can still be heard.