Donald Gruamach's March
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1976
Track ID
71934
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1976.264.A3; A4
Original Tape ID
Summary
Brief introduction followed by canntaireachd of the ground and first variation of the ceòl mòr 'Donald Gruamach's March' by both contributors. They learned it from John MacDonald in 1927, and they say it is different from the book setting.
Followed by a brief discussion of John MacDonald and his father's settings of the tune, with canntaireachd illustrations.
Item Notes
See:
'The Kilberry Book of Ceòl Mòr' (Archibald Campbell) no. 71
'The Piobaireachd Society' book 2, p. 71
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Crathie and Braemar
Village/Place - Balmoral
Language
English, Gaelic, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good