Annotation:Arthur Bignold of Lochrosque
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ARTHUR BIGNOLD OF LOCHROSQUE. AKA - "Arthur Bignald of Lochrosque." Scottish, March (2/4 time). A Mixolydian. AABBCCDD’. Composed by highland piper John MacColl (1860-1943), "The Oban Piper", renowned for his 2/4 marches. Sir Arthur Bignold's resided at Lochrosque Lodge, near Achnasheen, Ross-shire. He was a Member of Parliament and also the Chief of the Gaelic Society of Inverness in 1901 and 1902.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Martin (Ceol na Fidhle, vol. 4), 1991; p. 30.
Recorded sources: Beltona 78 RPM 2439, Jimmy Shand. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation LM470, Peter & Kenny Chaisson - "Atlantic Fiddling" (1979).
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Hear the tune played on bagpipe by Adam Scott (South Uist) at Tobar an Dualchais [1][2]
Hear the tune on youtube.com [3]