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Interviewee: Hugh Cheape
Interviewer: Christine Martin
Background: Professor Cheape is a leading scholar in the history and culture of the Highlands, and has a longstanding academic interest in the Highland bagpipe and its music, culture and history. He was responsible for developing the bagpipe collection of National Museums Scotland, the bulk of which is now at the Museum of Piping at the National Piping Centre. He is currently programme leader at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig and is involved in the delivery of the BA Gaelic and Traditional Music and the MA in Material Culture.
Publisher: The National Piping Centre
Date: 10-05-2012
Format: Audio
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Organization:
- University of Edinburgh
- Scottish Record Office
- Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
- Piobaireachd Society
- School of Scottish Studies
- Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- National Museums Scotland
- J and R Glen Bagpioe Makers
- Red Hot Chilli Pipers
Person:
- Professor Hugh Cheape
- Christine Martin
- John Gordon
- Pipe Major J B Robertson
- Hugh MacRae
- Brigadier General Ronald Cheape
- Professor Gordon Donaldson
- Professor Norman Gillies
- Joseph MacDonald
- Professor Roderick Cannon
- Angus MacKay
- William Gunn
- John MacKay
- Professor Rita MacAllister
- Dr Simon McKerrell
- Rob Donn MacKay
- Alexander MacDonald (Alasdair Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair)
- Duncan MacIntyre (Donnachadh Bàn)
- Dr Robert Stephenson
- Barnaby Brown
- Dr John Purser
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Publication:
- Angus MacKay’s Pipers’ Assistant
- William Gunn’s Caledonian Repository
- Eliza Ross Manuscript
- Bagpipes: National Collection of a National Instrument
Subject:
- Gaelic Language
- Scottish Historical Studies
- Baroque Music
- Scottish Fiddle Music
- BA Degree in Scottish Music
- Tartan
- Scottish Tradition
- Victorian Culture
- Ossianic Tradition
- Union Bagpipe
- Pastoral Pipes
- Great Highland Bagpipe
- Welsh Harp Music
- Irish Harp Music
- Scottish Harp Music
- Fusion Music
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