Modern History
The Highland bagpipe
W. L. Manson · narrated by Juniper
2026
11h 11m
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W. L. Manson tells the history and lore of the Highland bagpipe, the instrument that stirred clans to battle and mourning alike. He traces its music, its makers and its place in Scottish life. A spirited study for anyone moved by the sound of the pipes.
Inside this audiobook
28 chapters
- 1Preface.3m
- 2CHAPTER I. Tuning up.15m
- 3CHAPTER II. Harpers, Bards, and Pipers.20m
- 4CHAPTER III. The Tale of the Years.46m
- 5CHAPTER IV. The Make of the Pipes.21m
- 6CHAPTER V. With an Ear to the Drone.25m
- 7CHAPTER VI. The “Language” of the Pipes.19m
- 8CHAPTER VII. The Literature of the Pipes.26m
- 9CHAPTER VIII. The Pipes in Battle.23m
- 10CHAPTER IX. The Piper as a Hero.18m
- 11CHAPTER X. The Regimental Piper.18m
- 12CHAPTER XI. The Piper as a Man of Peace.36m
- 13CHAPTER XII. The Burgh Pipers of Scotland.39m
- 14CHAPTER XIII. From the Seat of the Scorner.22m
- 15CHAPTER XIV. The Humour of the Pipes.31m
- 16CHAPTER XV. Demoniac Pipes and Pipers.17m
- 17CHAPTER XVI. Pipers and Fairies.26m
- 18CHAPTER XVII. Pipers in Enchanted Caves.17m
- 19CHAPTER XVIII. The Hereditary Pipers.28m
- 20CHAPTER XIX. Some Latter Day Pipers.19m
- 21CHAPTER XX. How Piping is Preserved.21m
- 22CHAPTER XXI. The Oldest Pipe Tunes.25m
- 23CHAPTER XXII. Some World-Famous Pibrochs.35m
- 24CHAPTER XXIII. Some Well-Known Gatherings.18m
- 25CHAPTER XXIV. More Stories and a Moral.34m
- 26I.—THE SCALE OF THE PIPES.39m
- 27V.—DIRECTORY OF BAGPIPE MAKERS.6m
- 28VII.—THE GARB OF OLD GAUL.22m
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