Pipe Up! Talk – Wednesday
To Raise or Lower the Tone – Aspects of Bagpipe History in Scotland, Dr Hugh Cheape will present a talk.
The history of piping in Scotland is conventionally seen in terms of the Great Highland Bagpipe and yet ancient instruments seem impossible to find to confirm or deny our history. This is probably due to the poor survival of wooden wind instruments although bellows-blown bagpipes of the Baroque and Neo-baroque periods are relatively common. What the surviving ‘material culture’ of the bagpipe in Scotland shows is a variety of bagpipes (rather than a single type of instrument) and links with Europe and European eco-types. What does this mean for the history of piping in Scotland?
The history of piping in Scotland is conventionally seen in terms of the Great Highland Bagpipe and yet ancient instruments seem impossible to find to confirm or deny our history. This is probably due to the poor survival of wooden wind instruments although bellows-blown bagpipes of the Baroque and Neo-baroque periods are relatively common. What the surviving ‘material culture’ of the bagpipe in Scotland shows is a variety of bagpipes (rather than a single type of instrument) and links with Europe and European eco-types. What does this mean for the history of piping in Scotland?
Venue: The National Piping Centre
When: Wednesday 11th August 2010
Time: 12pm
Cost: Free