Celtic Zone - 24/11/2009

Gary West introduces archive programmes focusing on the pipes, including an exploration of the nineteenth century pipe music collection ‘Lady D’Oyly’s Manuscript’. RUNNING ORDER: Timings are approximate and are given in hours and minutes from the start of the zone. 0.01 LADY D’OYLY’S MANUSCRIPT (First broadcast in 1986) Peter Cooke discusses the remarkable collection of pipe tunes noted down by Elizabeth Jane Ross in the early part of the nineteenth century. 0.31 LADY D’OYLY’S MANUSCRIPT (First broadcast in 1986) Peter Cooke continues his exploration of the collection of pipe tunes with a look at the piobaireachd ‘The Lament for Sir James MacDonald’. 1.00 SCOTLAND’S MUSIC: Anything But The Pipes John Purser introduces music made for the pipes, but performed on anything and everything except the pipes. 1.26 MacCRIMMONS OF SKYE: Episode 1 of 6 (First broadcast in 1980) Composer Ronald Stevenson charts the history of the prolific musical family, and discusses their influence on Scotland’s wider musical story. 1.56 MacCRIMMONS OF SKYE: Episode 2 ‘The College’ (First broadcast in 1980) 2.21 MacCRIMMONS OF SKYE: Episode 3 ‘1645-1745 (First broadcast in 1980) 2.52 PIPELINE (First broadcast in January 2009) In a special edition of the programme, presenter Gary West chooses an hour of his favourite pipe recordings of all time. 3.32 SCOTLAND’S MUSIC: Iona (First broadcast in 2007) John Purser tells the story of Columba’s arrival on Iona, and hears more about the mystery of the triple pipes. 3.59 MacCRIMMONS OF SKYE: Episode 4 ‘The Aftermath of the 45’ (First broadcast in 1980) 4.29 MacCRIMMONS OF SKYE: Episode 5 ‘The Last of the MacCrimmons’ (First broadcast in 1980) 5.00 MacCRIMMONS OF SKYE: Episode 6 ‘The Achievement’ (First broadcast in 1980)