Comments on: Tell me about some of the tunes http://piperpride.com I Am Proud to Play a Pipe - by Piper Pehkonen Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:33:09 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Drive-by Piper http://piperpride.com/piobaireachd-pibroch-what-is-that/tell-me-about-some-of-the-tunes#comment-1776 Drive-by Piper Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:40:12 +0000 http://piperpride.com/piobaireachd-pibroch-what-is-that/tell-me-about-some-of-the-tunes/#comment-1776 Just to clarify my above comment, General Thomason was a founder of the Piobaireachd Society in 1903. By this time he had already produced his piobaireachd collection "Ceol Mor". It is likely this would have become the pre-eminent collection of piobaireachd, but his ejection from the Society the following year by Kilberry and others brought Campbell's own collection into the forefront. Campbell apparently took a dim view of Thomason's work and took every opportunity to belittle it. This animosity has been cast as class-motivated, but I have to admit my only sources for the accounts of this are the writings of Dr. William Donaldson on the Pipes|Drums website, whose position may also be subjective. As far as I am able to ascertain, the Piobaireachd Society no longer has any opposition to the use of the Thomason collection; to the contrary, it is now in the business of promoting the use of as many sources as possible. By the way, an excellent (and inexpensive) source for some of these manuscripts is the company <a href="http://www.ceolsean.com/" rel="nofollow">Ceol Sean</a>. They have many old (and important) collections of both piobaireachd and light music on CD-ROM. Just to clarify my above comment, General Thomason was a founder of the Piobaireachd Society in 1903. By this time he had already produced his piobaireachd collection “Ceol Mor”. It is likely this would have become the pre-eminent collection of piobaireachd, but his ejection from the Society the following year by Kilberry and others brought Campbell’s own collection into the forefront.

Campbell apparently took a dim view of Thomason’s work and took every opportunity to belittle it. This animosity has been cast as class-motivated, but I have to admit my only sources for the accounts of this are the writings of Dr. William Donaldson on the Pipes|Drums website, whose position may also be subjective.

As far as I am able to ascertain, the Piobaireachd Society no longer has any opposition to the use of the Thomason collection; to the contrary, it is now in the business of promoting the use of as many sources as possible.

By the way, an excellent (and inexpensive) source for some of these manuscripts is the company Ceol Sean. They have many old (and important) collections of both piobaireachd and light music on CD-ROM.

]]> By: Drive-by Piper http://piperpride.com/piobaireachd-pibroch-what-is-that/tell-me-about-some-of-the-tunes#comment-1771 Drive-by Piper Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:39:02 +0000 http://piperpride.com/piobaireachd-pibroch-what-is-that/tell-me-about-some-of-the-tunes/#comment-1771 General C.S. Thomason was the first President of the Piobaireachd Society. I, too, have been unable to clarify exactly what role Archibald Campbell (and J.P. Grant of Rothiemurchus) played in the very early days of the society. I'll keep on it! I do know that Thomason was sidelined fairly early on after some kind of power struggle, and that Campbell went on to exert a major influence on the music thereafter. This has historically been a source of criticism of the Society, although it does not seem clear to me that lasting damage has been done. General C.S. Thomason was the first President of the Piobaireachd Society. I, too, have been unable to clarify exactly what role Archibald Campbell (and J.P. Grant of Rothiemurchus) played in the very early days of the society. I’ll keep on it!

I do know that Thomason was sidelined fairly early on after some kind of power struggle, and that Campbell went on to exert a major influence on the music thereafter. This has historically been a source of criticism of the Society, although it does not seem clear to me that lasting damage has been done.

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