Donald John MacIntyre

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Interviewee: Donald John MacIntyre

Interviewer: Josie Burgess

Background: Donald John MacIntyre is a native of South Uist. He served with the Queen’s Own Highlanders and the Highlanders, rising to the rank of Pipe Major. He now lives in Inverness and is the Director of Comann an Luchd Ionnsachaidh, Clì Gàidhlig, which aims to bring adult learners of Gaelic to fluency.

Publisher: The National Piping Centre

Date: 10-04-2012

Format: Audio

Subjects & Keywords

Event:

  • World War 2
  • Flora MacDonald Competition
  • National Mod
  • Skye Games
  • B Grade Marches
  • A Grade Marches

Organization:

  • 4/5th Battalion Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders
  • Queen’s Own Highlanders
  • Grainger and Campbell
  • Garrymony School
  • Daliburgh School
  • NAAFI
  • Gordon Highlanders
  • The Highlanders (Regiment)
  • Queen’s Own Highlanders’ Cadet

Person:

  • Donald John MacIntyre
  • Josie Burgess
  • Domhnall Chaluim Choinnich
  • Donald MacIntyre Senior
  • Kenneth MacDonald
  • Alsadair MacDonald
  • Ruaraidh MacDonald
  • Pipe Major Roddy Alan Gillies
  • John MacDonald (Seonaidh Roidein)
  • Angus MacKinnon
  • Angus Morrison
  • John Angus Morrison
  • Alec MacIntyre
  • Murdo MacLennan
  • Donald MacLennan
  • James Craib
  • John MacDougall
  • Norman Gillies
  • Robert Wallace
  • Benbecula Piping Society
  • Pipe Major Alasdair Gillies
  • Mairi Morrison
  • Pipe Major Andrew Venters
  • Pipe Major Nick Gordon
  • Roddy McCourt
  • Ally Reece
  • Archie Lindsay
  • Iain MacDonald
  • Duncan MacGillivray
  • Rona Lightfoot
  • Major John Allan
  • Major Gavin Stoddart
  • Pipe Major Gordon Walker
  • Her Majesty the Queen
  • Roddy MacLeod
  • Pipe Major Brian Donaldson
  • Angus MacColl
  • Lt Col David Murray
  • Patricia Henderson
  • Murray Henderson
  • Willie MacCallum

Place:

  • South Uist
  • North Boisdale
  • St Valery
  • Kilpheadar
  • Oban
  • Stornoway
  • Ivor Mackenzie
  • Benbecula
  • Penicuik Barracks
  • Edinburgh
  • Tidworth
  • Northern Ireland
  • Belfast
  • Fort George, Inverness
  • Edinburgh Castle
  • Germany
  • Munster
  • Dreghorn Barracks
  • Askernish
  • Isle of Skye
  • Thurso
  • Nairn
  • Inverness

Publication:

  • Kilberry Book of Ceol Mor

Subject:

  • Right Shouldered Pipers
  • Learning by Ear
  • Ceol Cluais
  • Learning to Read Music
  • Finlay Mackenzie Bagpipes
  • Hardie Bagpipes
  • Reeds
  • Bricklaying
  • Bagpipe Maintainance
  • Gaelic Language
  • Teaching Bagpipes
  • Left Handedness
  • Army Basic Training
  • Pipe Major’s Course
  • Pipe Major’s Certificate
  • Dunvegan Medal
  • Henderson Bagpipes
  • Cameron Tartan
  • Gordon Tartan
  • Highland Dress

Tune:

  • Leaving Port Askaig
  • Earl of Mansfield
  • Millbank Cottage
  • Stirlingshire Militia
  • Ballochyle
  • Raigmore
  • The Skylark’s Ascension
  • Lindsay’s Lament
  • Captain Carswell
  • The Shaggy Grey Buck
  • The Lament for the Earl of Antrim