Piobaireachd at the Folger

May 19: We attended an Evening of Piobaireachd, the classical music of the Great Highland Bagpipe, in the Elizabethan Theatre of the Folger Shakespeare Library. L. Collier Hyams, professor of arts, music and theater at Georgetown University, spoke on the history of piobaireachd.

Larson Stromdahl performed "The Battle of the Pass of Crieff" (click on photos for larger views):

Duncan Moore performed "The Rout of the MacPhees":









E. Benjamin McClamrock performed "Lament for Captain MacDougall":











Charles Glendinning performed "Lament for Mary MacLeod":









Paula Glendinning perform "The Desperate Battle":