‘Illustrating not only the distinctive arts of the older unaccompanied fiddlers but also the way in which the tradition is moving forward today.’
Awe-inspiring 1950s recordings by one of the greatest bagpipe players of the century… from the Isle of Mull.
Several stretches of conversation, mainly in English, and eight songs in Gaelic composed by the crofter — who died in 1978 — accompanied by Roy Williamson and John Mackinnon, on flute and violin.
The legendary Gaelic concert singer, drawing on his vast repertoire — much of it learned traditionally, within the family circle.
Strathspeys, reels, slow airs, marches, waltzes and jigs from five different regions of Scotland, played by Hugh Inkster, Pat Shearer, Andrew Poleson, Donald MacDonell and Hector MacAndrew.