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22 July 2008
New scores added
A number of new scores have now been added to the website. This completes pages 1 and 2 of the Tunes section and work is continuing on the remaining pages. The scores with canntaireachd are available in PDF format and the BMW file for each tune is also available.
15 July 2008
Piping Live! Recital
On the 11th of August, Roddy MacLeod will give a recital at the Hutcheson's Hall, Glasgow at 3.30 pm as part of the Piping Live! festival.
The festival this year includes an Art Exhibition consisting of over 70 pieces of artwork which are all named after pipe tunes. The artwork includes paintings, prints, carvings and sculptures. Roddy will perform sets of tunes relating to the pieces on display.
Last updated: Wednesday, 16 July 2008
15 July 2008
Silver Chanter
Roddy MacLeod has been invited to play at the Silver Chanter Piping Competition to be held in Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye on the 6th of August. The tune he has been selected to play is Lament for Donald Doughal MacKay.
26 February 2008
Unjust Incarceration and Prince's Salute now available for download
Two prizewinning tunes recorded at the Dan Reid Memorial piping competition in San Francisco have now been added to the site. A link to the Dan Reid website provides access to more great recordings.
Thanks to Ozzie Reid for making this possible.
Last updated: Tuesday, 26 February 2008
14 January 2008
Tunes Added
Further to the announcement on the 29th of December, the tunes - I got a kiss of the King's Hand, The Old Woman's Lullaby and Rory MacLoude's Lament are now available for download.
29 December 2007
Roddy MacLeod Piobaireachd Vol.1 nominated for Solo Piping Album of Year
In the PipesDrums website annual New year's honours nominations, Roddy MacLeod Piobaireachd Vol.1 received a commendable nomination for Solo Piping Album of the Year.
The commentary described the newly released CD as follows:
"MacLeod's excellent disc is a portent for a great series to come. "Beautiful pipe sound, great musical playing," said one panelist. The CD also includes pdf files of the tunes, and links back to MacLeod's new website where even more materials are available. With this project, MacLeod continues the trend toward value-added compact discs, pushing the project beyond entertainment and into a complete learning experience."
29 December 2007
New tunes to be added
Three more tune have recently been recorded and will be added to the site very soon.
The latest tunes to be recorded include "I got a kiss of the King's hand", "Rory MacLoude's Lament" and "The Old Woman's Lullaby". It is anticipated that these tunes will be added to the site by mid January.
Last updated: Saturday, 29 December 2007
10 August 2007
Roddy MacLeod MBE Piobaireachd Volume 1 CD Launched
10th August 2007 - Roddy MacLeod MBE Piobaireachd Volume 1 CD Launched
Last updated: Saturday, 29 December 2007