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Pìobaireachd Dhùn Naomhaig

Fieldworkers
Date 1954
Track ID 53721
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1954.018.A2

Original Tape ID

SA1954.018

Summary

This is the ceòl mòr 'Pìobaireachd Dhùn Naomhaig' [The Piper's Warning to his Master] played on the Highland bagpipe.

Item Notes

This tune was supposedly composed by a MacDonald piper who played the tune to warn his master, Colla Ciotach, not to approach Dunyveg Castle which had been forcibly taken over by his enemies, the Campbells, and where the piper was imprisoned. This tune is also known as 'Colla Mo Rùin'.

See:
'The Kilberry Book of Ceòl Mòr' (Archibald Campbell) no. 112

Item Location

County - Argyllshire

Parish - Kildalton

Island - Islay

Village/Place - Dunnivaig

Language

English, Gaelic, Scots

Genre

Music

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good