The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, 5 Volume Set by Francis James Child
Traditional Gaelic Bagpiping, 1745-1945 by John G. Gibson
Rocky Mountain Highland Supply - http://www.rmhs.com Bagpipes and piping supplies. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska. |
Wygent Reeds, Ltd. (Mark Wygent, Reedmaker) - http://www.wygent.com Makes and sells hand-crafted drone reeds, pipe chanter reeds, and practice chanter reeds for the Great Highland Bagpipe. |
RG Hardie & Co Highland Bagpipes - http://www.rghardie.ukf.net Scottish Bagpipes - Made in Glasgow Scotland: RG Hardie & Co. We also supply highland dress and bagpipe accessories. |
Gibson Classical Bagpipes - http://www.gibsonpipes.com Gibson Bagpipes: Handcrafted Great Highland Pipes, Fireside Pipes (modular mouthblown small pipes in the key of b-flat and D), and Piping Accessories (adjustable telescoping blowpipe, water traps, reed protectors). |
Nicholsons Highland Supplies - http://www.nicholsonssupplies.com/
Piping supplies and handmade bagpipes. |
| Croatian bagpipes - http://scena.hgu.hr/stjepan-veckovic
Many traditional Croatian wind instruments (Different types of bagpipes, flutes ...) |
Ben Bhraggie House Limited - http://www.benbhraggiehouse.com/
Quality bagpipe and drumming supplies. |
Bagpipes of Caledonia - http://www.bagpipesofcaledonia.com
Bagpipe Suppliers, Tuition Products, Scottish Music, Chanters, Reeds and Books. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland. |
The Route to the Highlands - http://www.theroutetothehighlands.com/
Bagpipes, tuition and information. |
Edinburgh Bagpipes - http://www.edinburghbagpipes.com/
Offering a diverse range of instruments and piping products. Catalog and online ordering. |
| Highland House - http://www.bagpipesupply.com/
Includes bagpipes, reeds, music, self teaching kits, and accessories. |
Maguire Bagpipe Supplies - http://maguires_supplies.tripod.com
Bagpipes, smallpipes, chanters and accessories. |
Gillie Co. USA - http://www.bg-gillie.com
Bagpipes, accessories, specialty pipes, from Sharp & Co, R.T. Shepherd & Son, A.J. Fletcher, K. Pettigrew, J. Dunbar. |
Beckpipes - Scottish Bagpipe Makers - http://www.beckpipes.com
A radically new concept in bagpipe design - Makers of innovative aluminium scottish small pipes, bellows blown, mouth blown, highland pipes, valves, chanters and other accessories. |
Inveran Bagpipe Makers - http://www.inveran.com
Handcrafted Bagpipes, chanters, and custom Silverwork. Located in Scotland and built on over 90 years of cumulative experience in the trade. |
| Montieth Bagpipe & Supply - http://www.bagpipesmontieth.com/
Quality bagpipes and supplies. |
Brigadoon - Bagpipe and Celtic Supplies - http://www.brigadoonbagpipe.com
Welcome to the Brigadoon Bagpipe and Celtic Supplies online catalog. Please browse our selection Great Highland bagpipes, chanters, Highland attire, drums and maintenance supplies. |
Willoughby Highland Supply - http://willoughbyhighlandsupply.com
Includes supplies, such as practice chanters, reeds, cases, ghillies, and books. Also offering gift items. |
Kaybros Industries - http://www.musickay.com
We manufacturer Bagpipes, percussins & Highland outfittings. |
Ethnic Sounds - http://www.ethnicsounds.com
Selling bagpipes, smallpipes, chanters, pipe chanters, reeds, synthetic reeds, starter kits and accessories. |
| Bagipes at Groth Music - http://www.bagpipesales.com
A variety of bagipes, chanters, accessories and instructional materials. |
Reid`s Highland Supplies - http://hometown.aol.co.uk/reidshs/highlandsupplies
Pipes, chanters, books and accessories. |
Highland and Traditional Scottish Dances
by D. G. MacLennan
Scottish National Dances by Scottish
Scottish dances by Odette Blum
A social history of Scottish dance
Ane celestial recreatioun by George S Emmerson
Scottish Dance Band 2000
The Swinging Sporran:
A Lighthearted Guide to the Basic Steps
of Scottish Reels & Country Dances
Andrew Campbell, Roddy Martine
Some Traditional Scottish Dances
by George Douglas Taylor
Grand Chain - http://www.scottishdance.net/ Edinburgh Scottish dance resource including music, hints and tips, events, groups and bands. |
The Heather and The Rose Country Dancers - http://www.opendoor.com/heatherandrose/ Network of groups in Oregon USA dancing English and Scottish dances. Information about activities and membership, as well as a guide to common terminology and figures. |
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society - http://www.scottishdance.org/ Society dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Scotland's traditional country dances and their music. Offers information about the main branch in Edinburgh, Scotland, and the others around the world. |
Dannsa - http://www.dannsa.com/ Scottish step dancing team. Biographies, musicians, dances, concerts, ceilidhs and education. |
Edge Reels - http://www.edgereels.care4free.net Scottish dance group in Edge, Gloucester, UK. Features calendar of events, and offers publications and posters about the most common dances. |
The Inter-city Scot - http://www.intercityscot.org/ An information source about Scottish country dancing activities in Canada and the United States. |
Taigh Dannsa - http://www.matsmelin.com/ Home page for Scottish Country and step dancer Mat Melin. With research and teaching information, including Hebridean, Shetland and Orkney dancing. |
Pittsburgh Scottish Country Dance Society - http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/~jm5h/pscds.html Information about the weekly classes, social dances, balls and other events in Pittsburgh, Pennsilvania. Also includes contact information for the demonstration team. |
Karen Steven - http://www.karensteven.com/ Experienced tutor of fiddle, step and highland dance, based at the North Highland College in Scotland. |
Sue's Scottish Country Dances - http://suedan.com/dances/index.html Features instructions for the dances created by Sue McKinell, in Chicago. |
Scottish Traditions of Dance Trust - http://www.stdt.org Organization dedicated to the promotion of all types of Scottish dances, including experimentation. Features institutional information, event dates news and links. |
Ceilidh Club - http://www.ceilidhclub.com Scottish country dancing in London and Edinburgh. Throws balls and events with 3 hours of full on ceilidh dancing with all the steps explained. |
Kansas City Scottish Country Dancers - http://www.kcscottishdancers.com Information on dance lessons and instruction, workshops, classes. |
Ardbrae Dancers of Ottawa - http://www.mondenet.com/~collin/ardbrae.html Unofficial site of the group, featuring dance instructions, history of country dances and event list in Ottawa. |
DanceData - http://www.scottap.com/dancedata/ Alan Paterson´s famous database of Scottish country dances, tunes, artists and devisers, available for download. |
ScotDance Canada - http://www.scotdancecanada.com/ The governing body of highland dancing in Canada. Contains competition listing in Canada and the US, Championship steps, etc. |
Scotia Dance and Music Publishers - http://www.scotia-dance.org/ Promotes education in Scottish dance and music forms; offers guidance for new composers and dance devisors. |
Highland Mist Scottish Country Dancers - http://members.aol.com/paradisemo/highland.html Located near St. Louis, Missouri. Offers country and Highland dance classes. Beginners are welcome at all classes. |
MiniCrib - http://www.minicrib.care4free.net/ Database of Scottish country dance instructions, available for download. |
FUSTA - http://personal.cmich.edu/weave1wt/fusta/ Federation of United States Teachers and Adjudicators for Scottish Highland Dancing. Information on Highland dances, teaching, competitions and injuries. |
Scottish Country Dancing in Northern Ireland - http://www.scottishdancing.org/ Information on Scottish Country Dance classes and events in Northern Ireland. Includes details of Scottish ceilidhs and ceilidh bands. |
Northern California Highland Dancing Association - http://www.nchda.org Non-profit organization managed by parents of active Scottish Highland dancers, and supported by member Highland Dance teachers throughout the Northern California area. |
Alberta Highland Dancing Association - http://www.ahda.ab.ca/ Offers competition calendar and entry forms. |
Ottawa Highland Dancing Association - http://www.ohda.ca Highland dancing in the Ottawa area. Features competition dates and results, information about classes, teachers and scholarships. |
Minnesota Scottish Celtic Dance Association - http://mscda.tripod.com Organization in Minnesota which unites parents, teachers, and dancers. The site has information for a beginner to a premier. |
UK Universities Scottish Country Dances - http://www.scd-info.org.uk/ Features information about SCD activities in the UK, available on the site, or through an email list. Also includes articles and links about dancing. |
Scottish Country Dancing in New York City - http://hometown.aol.com/rscdsny List of performances and balls. |
Edmonton Highland Dancing Association - http://www.ehda.org/ Association comprised of parents working together to promote and advance the art of Highland dancing. With information about meetings, competitions and events. |
Toe and Heel - http://www.toeandheel.com/ Features competition dates, entry forms and results, the dressing code, videos, classified ads, a shop and a chat room for Highland dancers. |
Dianna Shipman's SCD site - http://diannashipman.home.att.net/ Information for dancers, including tips for beginners. Has a SCD manual, with instructions and images for each of the steps, and links. |
Gaelic Dream - http://www.uq.net.au/~zzgaelic/ Australian performance group of Highland dances. Features pictures, show dates and links. |
Sheen Scottish Country Dance Group - http://www.djinnesta.co.uk Dance group in Sheen, London SW. Information about classes and events. |
Highland Dancing on PEI - http://users.eastlink.ca/~highlanddancing/ Highland dancing site. Features competition dates and results. Instruction is also offered in choreography and theory. |
Camberley Reel Club - http://www.camberleyreelclub.org.uk Surrey based Scottish country dance group. Lists history, meetings, events and contact details. Also features dance instructions (cribs). Affiliated to the RSCDS. |
Thornhill SCD - http://www.geocities.com/ThornhillSCD/ Information about the club located in Dumfries and Galloway. |
Caledonian Club - http://www.caledonianclub.czweb.org Prague Scottish Country Dancers. Features contact information and event and class calendar. Also includes general information about Scottish country dancing and dance instructions. |
Scottish Mist - http://www.scottishmist.com/index.php?option=content&task=section&id=4&Itemid=70 Offers descriptions of the basic steps and formations of Scottish country dances, as well as some full dances. |
Gaelic - Ishbel MacAskill - http://freespace.virgin.net/ishbel.macaskill/ Scotland's leading Gaelic singer. |
Lochaber - http://www.lochabermusic.com/ Canadian musical group specialising in traditional Scotland and Maritime music. Members biographies, performance dates and sample audio clips. |
An Cliath Clis - http://www.ancliathclis.ca/ Gaelic language performing group, specialising in the art of milling. |
White Pine Pipe Celtic Arts Council - http://www.midlandpipeband.org/ Pipe band and Highland dancing group, in Central Michigan. With photographs, news, and calendar of events. |
Gordon Nicol - http://www.scotchproductions.com/scottish-poet.html Provides biography of this Scottish poet, as well as audio clips of poetry readings. |
Northumbrian Smallpipes Encyclopaedia - http://www.nspipes.co.uk/nsp/ Historical and technical articles on Northumberland's traditional instrument. |
College of Piping - http://www.college-of-piping.co.uk/ The oldest institution teaching Scotland's national instrument. Features include history, member and membership information, exams and competitions, and information on the activities and classes. Also find piping accessories and the opportunity to suscribe to the college's magazine. |
Piper and Drummer Magazine - http://www.piperanddrummer.com/ Online version of the quarterly international publication on the Scottish arts published by the Pipers and Pipe Band Society of Ontario, Canada. With news, reviews, features and profiles. |
The VOICE Online - http://www.euspba.org/ The official online publication of the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association (EUSPBA). |
The Bagpipe Web Directory - http://www.bobdunsire.com/bagpipeweb/ A comprehensive guide to bagpiping on the Web. |
Bagpiper.Com - http://www.bagpiper.com/ Events, product reviews, articles, bagpiper directory, chat room, and links. |
Viper Piper's Bagpipe Tunes - http://www.viperpiper.org Database of bagpipe tunes in different formats. |
Galician Bagpipes - http://www.clip.dia.fi.upm.es/~boris/gaita/ Information about the Galician Bagpipe. |
Uilleann Pipes Obsession - http://www.uilleannobsession.com/ Information about the Uilleann Pipes, and the Southern California Pipers' Club. With news, calendar of events, biographies of Uilleann pipers, links and a shop. |
The Universe of Bagpipes - http://www.hotpipes.com/ Photos and descriptions of over 30 kinds of bagpipes from many countries, history, sound samples, and construction information. |
Swedish Bagpipes - http://www.docs.uu.se/~crwth/bagpipes/swedish/ Information on the history of bagpiping in Sweden. In Swedish and English. |
Regimental Drum Major Association - http://www.drummajor.net Information to current and aspiring Drum Majors at no cost. |
Richard and Anita Evans - http://www.evansweb.co.uk/ Makers of Northumbrian and Scottish smallpipes. Features information and pictures of each type of bagpipe, with sound clips, maintenance and reed making advice, and links. |
Hamilton International Tattoo - http://www.hamiltontattoo.ca/ List of performers and directors, ticket details, contact information, and links. |
Pibroch.net - http://pibroch.net Promoting classical Gaelic piping to a global audience. Articles, CD recommendations, and links for piobaireachd. |
| Bagpipe Journey - http://www.bagpipejourney.com/
Reference material for pipers of all levels. Covers care of the instrument, history, competition tips, and information on bands and artists. |
De Nationale Doedeldag - http://home.wanadoo.nl/doedelzakken/ The Dutch Annual Bagpiper's day is the main event for bagpiping in the Netherlands. With information on events, news and bands, as well as a forum. [In Dutch and English] |
Welsh Bagpipes and the Welsh Pibgorn - http://www.pibydd.fsnet.co.uk/ Includes histories of bagpipes and hornpipes in Wales, details and pictures of instruments by maker John Tose, notated pipe music, and photos from the Gwyl Bibau Pencader festival. |
Bagpipe Paintings and Etchings - http://www.prydein.com/pipes/ Featuring bagpipes in art through the centuries with medieval, renaissance and baroque images of the bagpipe in celebration and portraits. |
David Daye's Bagpipe Page - http://polarmet.mps.ohio-state.edu/~bdaye/bagpipes.html Introduction to bagpipes, with photos, sound files, instructions, and links. |
Caber Records - http://www.caber-records.com/ Record label dedicated to bagpipe music. Features a glossary, media downloads, and news. |
Ewan Macpherson's WWW Bagpipe Index - http://www-personal.umich.edu/~emacpher/pipes.html Pictures, MIDI files, associations, tips, publications, personal information, and manufacturers. |
Tenor Drummer - http://www.tenordrummer.com The home of pipe band tenor drumming on the web. |
Midipiper's MP3s - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/6784/ Digitally created MP3s that sound like actual bagpipes. |
Bagpipes.co.uk - http://www.bagpipes.co.uk Information on Scottish bagpipes and pipe bands including reeds and accessories for all levels of piping experience. |
Scottish Kilts (Paperback - January 2001)
Ross Bagpipe Reeds - http://www.rossbagpipereeds.com/ Bagpipe reeds, zipped and clamped canister pipe bags. |
Introduction to Bagpipe Music - http://www.mcnabbs.org/andrew/comments/pipemusic/ An introduction to bagpipe music for the non-piper. How to listen to and appreciate bagpipe music. |
Canadian Bagpipe Links - http://web.ripnet.com/~nimmos/ Collection of links, including pipe bands, Highland games and festivals, magazines, retailers, humor, sheet music, and graphics. |
Pitch Pipe Bagpipe Tuner - http://www.pitchpipetuner.com/ Real-time pitch detection tuning software for the great Highland bagpipe. |
Uillean Pipes References - http://www.daye1.com/ Listing of Uillean Pipes supplies, tips, music and links. |
EZ-Piper - http://ezpiper.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk// Free bagpipe tunes by Pipe Major Tommy Jackson. Reels, jigs, marches, and hornpipes. Piobmaster files available. Pictures and links to other piping sites. |
Northumbrian Small Pipes - http://www.northumbrianpipes.com Biographies of Richard Butler, the Duke of Northumberland's Piper, and Jan Bennet, from The Border Minstrels. Features general information on bagpipes, and lists of publications and recordings. |
Pipes & Drums Webring - http://f.webring.com/hub?ring=bagpipeband Links the sites of pipers and pipe bands. World-wide membership. |
Great Highland Bagpipes for Beginners - http://www.lts.net/~hogston/PipeHome.html Non-technical webpage for the Great Highland Bagpipes. Explains the pipes, practice chanter, and getting started in bagpiping. |
Steve MacLeod's Bagpipe Q&A - http://qanda.themacleods.net/qanda/ Offers articles and information about issues relevant to those who play the bagpipe, providing a balanced and detailed assessment. Also of use for those wishing to learn or hire pipers. |
Ian Kinnear Small Pipes - http://www.btinternet.com/~scottishsmallpipes/ Made in the tradition of quality Scottish instrument makers. Pictures, descriptions, sound files, and contact information. |
The Poor Piper - http://www.poorpiper.com/ Home of the budget-minded bagpiper. With tips, tricks, how-to's, forums, tunes archive, and a store. |
Dutch Uilleann Pipers Club - http://www.nvup.nl/ Home of the Nederlandse Vereniging van Uilleann Pipers (NVUP). With news, schedule, and calendar of events. |
March Strathspey and Reel Guide Tempo Calculator - http://www.bgs.vic.edu.au/staffnet/zsrm/msr/msrcalc.htm A site that allows the calculation of guide march, strathspey and reel tempos based upon data gathered from over 200 Grade 1 standard performances on CD from 1987 to present. |
Ringo's Bagpipe Pages - http://www3.sympatico.ca/ron_bowen/index.html Some pictures of classic pipes and a page with reviews to his book on care and maintenance of the bagpipes. |
Bagpipe FAQ and Resources - http://www.xmission.com/~redbeard/rmmb_fom/cache/1.html Questions and answers for common bagpiping questions for the rec.music.makers.bagpipe newsgroup. |
Pibau Pencader - http://pibaupencader.info Traditional music Welsh bagpipe group and festival in Pencader, west Wales, UK. Meetings, schedule, venues. |
Bagpipe Tunes - http://www.bagpipetunes.com/ Bagpipe and drum sheet music, chat, forums, free email, and guestbook. |
Scottish Piper - http://www.scottishpiper.net Free online bagpipe lessons, with free help and support from a qualified tutor. Lessons go from the basics to full tunes, including some musical theory. |
Webpiper.net Bagpipe Forum - http://www.webpiper.net/ Forum for the discussion of the Great Highland Bagpipe and related issues. |
John Leamy´s Website - http://www.geocities.com/johnleamy/index.html Personal site with information about piping in Limerick, links and Irish news. |
Parade Shine - http://www.wuspba.org/ParadeShine Dedicated to the Scottish style Drum Major, with information for pipeband drum majors, covering uniform, flourishes and competitions. |
Bagpipe Forum - http://www.bagpipeforum.com/ Community for pipers and drummers, with related topics. |
First South American Pipe Band Gathering - http://www.multitel.com.uy/andresb/SAPipeBandGathering/default.html Promoting the event held in Montevideo, Uruguay, in April 2004. Information about the place, bands and artists that participated. |
From the Highlands ~ by The Band of the Scots Guards
. Set Of Reels Listen Listen
2. Devil Among The Tailors Listen Listen
3. Aikendrum Listen Listen
4. Annie Laurie Listen Listen
5. The Monymuste Lads Listen Listen
6. Black Mountain Reel Listen Listen
7. Set Of Jigs Listen
8. West Country Barn Dance Listen
9. The Piper O'Dundee Listen
10. Glasgow Peggy Listen
11. College Hornpipe Listen
12. The Tropper And The Maid Listen
13. Mairi's Wedding Listen
14. Irish Rover Listen
15. Frisky Jig Listen
16. Madge Wildfire's Strathspey Listen
17. New Waterloo Reel Listen
18. Silver Tassie Listen
19. Trip To Bavarie Listen
20. Bonnie Lass O'Bon Accord Listen
21. Angus McCleod Listen
Listen (real Player)Black Mountain Reel (Real Player)
Highland dancing: The official textbook of the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing by Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing
Sabhal Ṃr Ostaig - http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/beurla/ College in the island of Skye, Scotland, providing university level education through the medium of Gaelic, and also Gaelic language short courses in the summer. Website has very extensive Gaelic language resources including the text of Carmichael's Carmina Gadelica and several Gaelic dictionaries. |
Wikipedia: Scottish_Gaelic_Language - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Gaelic An introduction and overview, with many links |
Comunn na Gàidhlig - http://www.cnag.org.uk/ Bilingual site of the main Scottish Gaelic language development agency. |
The National Mod (Am Ṃd Nàiseanta Ŕoghail) - http://www.the-mod.co.uk/ The Royal National Mod is Scotland's premier Gaelic festival of language, arts and culture and is held annually in October in Scotland. |
Cĺ - http://www.cli.org.uk/ Cĺ promotes the language and its main aim is to support learners. Has a searchable worldwide database of classes and many resource materials. |
Ḅrd na Gàidhlig - The Gaelic Development Agency - http://www.bord-na-gaidhlig.org.uk/english/ A Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB) appointed by, and accountable to, Scottish Ministers. Ḅrd na Gàidhlig (Alba) will be responsible for the overall direction and management of the National Plan for Gaelic. |
Akerbeltz - http://www.akerbeltz.org/ Resources for learners and speakers of Scottish Gaelic, including an online dictionary of expressions, riddles, research, names and surnames, and grammar. |
Scotland: Gaelic Language - http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/gaelic.html Information on Scottish Gaelic, with links. A page in the "Gateway to Scotland" site by the Geography Department at Edinburgh University. |
Slighe nan Gaidheal - http://www.slighe.com/ Seattle's Scottish Gaelic language and cultural society. Educational events, concerts, networking. |
English index to Gàidhlig air an Ĺon - http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/english.html English index to Gàidhlig air an Ĺon, a Scottish Gaelic directory with more than 500 classified links |
Scotland FAQ - Gaelic song and music - http://www.siliconglen.com/Scotland/gaelicsong.html The Gaelic song and music section of Craig Cockburn's Scotland guide. This section covers Gaelic song and music, including bands, musical styles, traditional music and singing information |
Scotland FAQ - Scottish Gaelic information - http://www.siliconglen.com/Scotland/gaelic.html The Gaelic section of Craig Cockburn's Scotland guide. Information about Gaelic and learning Gaelic for newcomers to the language. |
CNAP - http://www.parant.org.uk/ Comann nam Pàrant provides information on Gaelic medium education and the opportunity to communicate with parents on the message board and is bilingual. |
Rampant Scotland: Gaelic and Scots Language - http://www.rampantscotland.com/gaelic.htm Links to web pages related to Gaelic, with description. Also includes links to Scots language information. Part of the Rampant Scotland directory. |
Gaelic Broadcasting Committee - Comataidh Craolaidh Gàidhlig - http://www.ccg.org.uk/ As well as highlighting the work of the Committee also has Gaelic TV and Radio listings and is fully bilingual. |
Research on Language Policy and Language Planning - http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/celtic/poileasaidh/ An online collection, by the Department of Celtic and Scottish Studies at Edinburgh University, of papers and research reports. |
Pṛiseact nan Sgeulachdan - http://www.sgeulachdan.com/home_eng.htm A Gaelic Storytelling Project aiming to regenerate, develop and promote Scottish Gaelic storytelling with particular reference to the Western Isles. The website has example recordings of stories, and a short history of storytelling through the ages. |
Lochaber Gaelic Development Group - http://www.lochabergaelic.org/ The aims of the group are to promote, strengthen and develop the Gaelic language and culture in Lochaber. It provides Gaelic classes and works at community level to raise the profile of Gaelic in many of the events that take place in the area each year. |
Western Isles Language Plan - http://www.planacanain.org.uk/english.htm Research and development plan to preserve and promote the Gaelic language in the Western Isles |
Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) Local Studies - http://www.linguae-celticae.org/GLS_english.htm On the Linguae Celticae site by Kurt Duwe. These studies deal with local communities which were predominantly Gaelic-speaking at the end of the 19th century. Based mainly (but not exclusively) on local population census information the reports strive to examine the state of the language through the ages from 1881 until today. |
Comunn Gàidhlig Astràilia - The Scottish Gaelic Association of Australia - http://www.ozgaelic.org/ A non-profit organisation which supports the language and culture of Scottish Gaels in Australia. Members include native speakers and learners. Welcomes contact from anyone with an interest in these subjects. |
Gaelic In Scottish History and Culture - http://www.rfs.scotshome.com/ The text of a book by Michael Newton, published in 1997. A resourceful analysis of the position of Scots Gaelic throughout its history and how, from being the language of the Scottish Court, it lost ground to such an extent that by the eighteenth century it was no longer recognised as the National Language of Scotland, but rather the language of the Highlands alone. Micheal Newton also addresses other topics related to Scottish culture such as music and folklore, using this to develop the essential criteria as to why Gaelic does matter in today's world. |
Revitalizing Gaelic? - A Critical Analysis of the Report of the Taskforce on Public Funding of Gaelic - http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/celtic/poileasaidh/ipcamacpherson2.pdf Detailed study, with bibliography, by Alasdair MacCaluim (with Wilson McLeod). |
Gaelic Society of Moscow - http://www.gaelic.ru The Gaelic Society of Moscow is the Scottish Gaelic not-for-profit organisation in Russia. It studies Gaelic Scotland, its language, its people and its culture. |
Euromosaic - Gaelic - http://www.uoc.es/euromosaic/web/homean/main/clasllen/gaelic.html Sociolinguistic survey of the use of Gaelic in Scotland. Collection of links. Bilingual site (English and French). |
Mercator Media: Gàidhlig - http://www.aber.ac.uk/~merwww/english/lang/gaelic.htm A page of general information about the current status of the Gaelic language media, from the European Union funded Mercator Media service based at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. Trilingual site (English, French, Welsh). |
Deirdire and the Children of Uisne - http://www.deirdire.org.uk/ A classic Gaelic tale of love and betrayal, as published by Alexander Carmichael. (With facing English translation.) |
Scottish dancing; how to do the eightsome reel
and other Scottish country dances by C. W Newman-Sanders
The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society 12 Coates Crescent Edinburgh EH3 7AF Scotland
High cutting for highland dancers;: Methods and exercises
Hebridean Dance =: Dannsa Nan Eileanach
by C Omhlan Dannsa Nan Eileanach
Highland dancing: The official textbook of the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing
by Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing
Hidden Links Golf Guide to Scotland
Scenic Scotland DVD
IN SEARCH OF SCOTLAND
SCRAN - http://www.scran.ac.uk/ Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network, multimedia resources on history and culture in Scotland. |
Gateway to Scotland - http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/scotland.html Provides maps and history timeline with information about the Country. |
BBC: In Search of Scotland - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhistory/ Covers the history of Scotland from mysterious ancestors to the modern day, with a focus on religion and Scotland's relations with Europe and England. Includes a multi-media gallery. |
Scottish Economic History Database, 1550 - 1780 - http://www.ex.ac.uk/~ajgibson/scotdata/scot_database_home.html For the serious Scottish historian, an on-line database of crop yeilds, demographic data, prices, wages and weather from 1550 to 1780. |
Britannia's Guide to Scotland - http://britannia.com/celtic/scotland/ This section of the large Britannia includes an encyclopedia of famous Scots and a timeline of Scottish history by Peter N. Williams. |
Am Baile - http://www.ambaile.org.uk/ An online learning and research resource of digitised archives for the language, culture and history of the Scottish Highlands and Islands. English and Gaelic versions. |
Scottish Railways and Steamers - http://www.railscot.co.uk/ Chronological listings grouped in year bands dating from before 1700. Search facilities, pictures and associated information are included. |
Statistical Accounts of Scotland - http://edina.ac.uk/StatAcc/ Contemporary accounts of the economic and social state of Scotland around the time of the Industrial Revolution. This web service provides free access to page images of the Accounts. |
Electric Scotland's Scottish History - http://www.electricscotland.com/history/ Offers information on early Scottish history, battles, culture, literature, music and Scots abroad. |
Scottish Parliament Project - http://www.st-and.ac.uk/~scotparl/ Based at the University of St Andrews, aims to create a digital edition of the acts of the pre 1707 Scottish Parliament, and a three volume History of the Scottish Parliament. |
Lothene Experimental Archaeology - http://www.lothene.demon.co.uk Living history group which researches and recreates aspects of the life of ordinary people in Lothian (Lothene) from Roman times to the 18th Century. |
First Scottish Books - http://www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/chepman/index.html Digitised images of the nine earliest books printed in Scotland, from the National Library of Scotland |
History Scotland Magazine - http://www.historyscotland.com Illustrated magazine covering all aspects of Scotland's history and heritage. Features on archaeology, history, architecture, place-names, language, environmental and local history. Scholarly but aimed at a wide audience. |
Rampant Scotland Index - History - http://www.rampantscotland.com/history.htm Index of sites concerning Scottish history. |
Blaeu Atlas of Scotland, 1654 - http://www.nls.uk/digitallibrary/map/early/blaeu/ The National Library of Scotland presents the first atlas of Scotland, containing 49 engraved maps and 154 pages of descriptive text, translated from Latin into English for the first time. |
Scottish History Online - http://www.north-scotland.co.uk/ Historical images of Scotland, and the Scottish People. Looking at the prehistoric, medieval, Pictish and Celtic history of Scotland, which goes back over 8,000 years. Also includes the Scottish History Club which encourages people to interact with others with a passion for Scotland Past. |
Scottish History Online - http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/ John Duncan shares his passion for Scottish history. Includes illustrated articles on the Picts, ancient sites and historic figures, plus the password-protected Scottish History Club. |
University of Edinburgh Department of Scottish History - http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/scothist/ Offers undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Scottish history. Courses, research students, recent theses, staff. The Survey of Scottish Witchcraft. |
Medieval Scotland - http://www.medievalscotland.org/ A collection of articles by Sharon L. Krossa, including such topics as handfasting, kilts, William Wallace, and Robert Bruce. Also a bibliography and links for Scottish medieval names, clothing, history, and literature. |
Ayrshire History - http://www.ayrshirehistory.org.uk Illustrated articles on the history of Ayrshire and its people, and the local history of its parishes, towns and villages. |
Soft Toy Lion's "Lion Rampant" pages - http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/lennich/scotland.htm Various original works outlining Scotland's culture and heritage. |
A Short History of Scotland - http://www.scotlandvacations.com/ScottishHistory.htm Scotland Vacations gives a timeline of the history of Scotland leading to illustrated features on people and places. |
Scottish Printing Archival Trust - http://www.scottishprintarchive.org The 500-history of print in Scotland. |
Book of Deer Project - http://www.bookofdeer.co.uk Discussion of the illustrated Gospel from the early Columban monastery at Old Deer in Aberdeenshire, with entries in Scottish Gaelic written c.1135. |
Sgian Duh - History - http://www.scotclans.com/history/index.html Timeline of Scottish history with short descriptions of each of the events listed. |
Video History Scotland - http://www.videohistoryscotland.freeserve.co.uk Scottish video titles of Scotland, its maritime, shipping and railway history. |
Scottish Feudal Baronies - http://www.gmilne.demon.co.uk/Baronies.htm An introduction to Scottish feudal baronies with a list of them taken from 'Inquisitionum Ad Capellam Domini Regis Retornatarum Abbreviatio' or the 'Retours of Services of Heirs', which cover the period 1544-1699. |
Scottish History - http://members.aol.com/skyelander/ Articles on aspects of Scottish history by historian Robert Gunn. Complete timeline included. |
Scotsman.com - Heritage & Culture - http://www.heritage.scotsman.com/ Various sections include news, culture and traditions, ideas and ingenuity, Scotland's history with a timeline, myths and mysteries, historic places and A-Z profiles of Great Scots. With video archives. |
Scottish Site Directory - http://www.fortunecity.com/athena/exercise/2492/SCOTTISHSITEDIRECTORY/ A series of one page articles on various aspects of Scottish history by J.K. Gillon. |
Scotland's Past - http://www.scotlandspast.org/ Offering the latest news in Scottish history and archaeology plus an timeline of all periods of Scottish history. |
History of Scotland - http://www.heritage-of-scotland.com/history.htm Description of the history of Scotland from 1 AD to present day. |
Friars in Medieval Scotland - http://www.friars-in-medieval-scotland.co.uk Tjeerd Carter-Tijmstra explains the different orders of friars, and gives photographs and history of the best preserved sites, a full list of the mendicant houses in Scotland and bibliography. |
Scotland - A History - http://www.scottishradiance.com/scothistory/scothistory.htm Site concentrating on the earlier aspects of Scottish history Picts, Scots, Gaels and the Celtic church. |
Comunn_Birlinn Celtic Galley Association - http://www.birlinn.org/ A charitable organisation which aims to promote knowledge of the maritime history of the Celtic seas and the skills of boat building and seamanship in Scotland. |
National Tartan Day - http://www.tartanplace.com/tartan.html Historical information relating to significant events in Scotland from The Highland Clearances up to the 20th century. Also contains other historical information about workhouses, and of concentration camps and mass graves, sources quoted. |
Nancy MacCorkill's Scottish Internet Book - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/2897/index.html A collection of original works on various aspects of Scottish history. |
Discover the History of Scotland - http://netmedia.co.uk/history/fortrose.html An ambitious project by the pupils and staff of Fortrose Academy to tell the story of Scotland from prehistoric to modern times. |
Chronology of Scottish History - http://www.rampantscotland.com/SCM/chronology.htm Timeline of Scottish history listing all the major dates and events, from earliest times to modern day, from Rampant Scotland. |
Gateway to Scottish History - https://members.tripod.com/~CunninghamC/Homepage12_97/index.htm Index of sites concerning Scottish history. |
Kirkpatrick Macandrew Trust for Scotland - http://pages.eidosnet.co.uk/~kirkpatrick/kirkpatrickwebindex.htm Listing history, origins, activities and events. |
The Royal Observer Corps in Scotland - http://www.scottishroc.org.uk An ambitious project to document the role of the Royal Observer Corps in Scotland during the Cold War. |
Scottish Archaeology and History - http://www.ourpasthistory.com/scotland/ Corinne Mills looks at ancient and historic sites, including castles, monasteries, battlefields and shipwrecks. Also gives a timeline and portraits of Mary Stuart. |
Moirbooks - http://www.moirbooks.homestead.com Scottish heritage and local hisatory books by Helen Moir. Includes book details, author information, and some genealogy links. |
Yahoo Group: Scot Celt and Medieval History Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Scot_Celt_Medieval/ Scottish Celtic and Medieval European history and culture information hosted by two historians in a friendly, positive group. |
History of Scottish Highland Dress - http://www.clan.com/history/features/kilt/ An article mainly about the development of the kilt. |
Scottish History Online Courses - https://www.angelfire.com/sc2/scotshistorycourses/ Offered by Cumbernauld College, Scotland include Wallace and Bruce, the Jacobite rebellions and social and industrial changes in Scotland 1700 to 1850. Links to Scottish history sites. |
The Convention of the Baronage of Scotland - http://www.scotsbarons.org/ Explains the origins of the barony in the feudal system, the function of baronial courts, and related history and heraldry. |
The Story of Scotland's History - http://members.aol.com/scothist/ An online book about Scottish history. |
Scottish Origins - http://members.aol.com/Skyelander/menu2.html Robert M. Gunn tells the story of Scotland, including its rulers, up to William Wallace. |
Davie's Scottish Homepage - http://freespace.virgin.net/davie.wilson/ Contains a section devoted to Scottish history and another on Scottish castles. |
Welcome to Scotland - http://www.ezra.fsnet.co.uk/Scotland Altara's Almanac, containing information on Scotland, Pictish and Celtic knotwork, traditional fayre, with links to other sites |
M.V. Gardyloo - http://members.lycos.co.uk/peterdyson History, photographs and information on this sludge dumping vessel. |
The School Gaelic Dictionary - http://www.ceantar.org/Dicts/MF2/index.html Prepared for the use of learners of the Gaelic language by Malcolm MacFarlane. |
MacBain's Dictionary - http://www.ceantar.org/Dicts/MB2/index.html An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language. |
Faclair na Pàrlamaid - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/dictionary/_bin/ Gaelic-English and English-Gaelic dictionaries of words and phrases useful in discussing government and politics. |
Faclair Gàidhlig-Beurla / Gaelic-English Dictionary - http://www.aonghus.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Faclair/ Based on "The School Gaelic Dictionary," by Malcolm MacFarlane. A Scots Gaelic to English dictionary. Bilingual instructions. |
Beag air Bheag - http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/alba/foghlam/beag_air_bheag/ The BBC Alba Gaelic learning website with ten learning topics, extensive audio examples, conversations, self-assessment quizzes and Gaelic songs. |
Scottish Gaelic learners' materials online - http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/ionnsachadh/ Links to many different online lessons sites |
Basic Gaelic for Parents - http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/ionnsachadh/bgfp/ A handbook of phrases in Gaelic for parents whose children are learning Gaelic in playgroup or primary school. With sound files. |
Elementary Course of Gaelic - http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/ionnsachadh/ECG/ Chapters from the textbook "A Junior Gaelic Grammar" by Duncan Reid, as rearranged and enlarged by Norman MacLeod. |
Online storybooks for young children - http://www.gaelicforfun.edin.org/ Site by the City of Edinburgh Education Department. Colourfully illustrated story books for parents to read to their children, aimed at helping non-Gaelic speaking parents learn basic phrases of the sort used in Gaelic nursery schools. |
Taic - http://www.taic.btinternet.co.uk/ Grammar lessons and other resources for learners |
Bruidhinn ar Cànan - http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/ionnsachadh/bac/ Colourful lessons for beginners, based on the first few lessons of "Speaking Our Language", with sound samples and interactive tests. |
Ceud ḿle fàilte - A Hundred Thousand Welcomes - http://www.geocities.com/dan_tender_blur/gaelwelcome.html An online Gaelic course, supplemented with exercises. |
Lessons by Niall Alasdair MacEoghainn - http://www.contemporarypoetry.com/brain/lang/langlinks.html Good quality Irish and Scottish Gaelic lessons and annotated readings, but no sound. |
Scottish Gaelic Study Notes - http://www.geocities.com/cheri_baker/index.html Beginners' notes and wordlists by Gaelic learner Cheri Baker |
Gaelic Scotland - http://www.gaelic-scotland.co.uk Directory of resources relating to the Scottish Gaelic language and culture, including courses, music, history and Gaelic-speaking accommodation. |
Cànan - http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/canan/ Small company on the Isle of Skye, specialising in Scottish, Gaelic and related materials in a variety of media. |
Foundation Course in Gaelic Language and Music - http://www.lews.uhi.ac.uk/gaelicmusic/ Full-time course in the traditional music and language of Gaelic Scotland based in the Gaelic-speaking islands of Uist, in the Western Isles. |
Characteristics of Non-standard Grammar in Scotland - http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~enl038/grammar.htm Academic essay by Caroline Macafee at the University of Aberdeen including bibliography. |
The Session - http://www.thesession.org/ A collection of Irish traditional tunes in abc and GIF formats contributed by members. |
Tunes at Ceolas - http://www.ceolas.org/tunes/ Hundreds of celtic tunes in various electronic formats, with the software to view and play them, and a large index of published sources of celtic and other folk tunes. |
Jordan-O'Connell Memorial Celtic MIDI Archive - http://www.lutheran-hymnal.com/celtic/c1.html Featuring over 100 folk dance MIDIs. |
An t-Alltan Dubh: Gaelic Song Collection - http://www.geocities.com/alltandubh/Clar.html A collection of over 300 Scottish Gaelic songs, with lyrics and many with MIDI accompaniment. |
Craig Cockburn - Songbook - http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/~craig/songs.html Articles on Celtic vocal music and MIDI files of Scots and Gaelic songs. |
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Tony's Celtic Music Pages - http://tonyupton.tripod.com/ A personal site with information on Celtic music and culture, MIDI files and sheet music of traditional and composed tunes. |
The Ash Grove - http://www.gurman.org/ashgrove/ This page is dedicated to the Welsh song "The Ash Grove," and includes many variants of lyrics and audio clips. |
| ABC Collections - http://staffweb.cms.gre.ac.uk/~c.walshaw/abc/
Links to pages with music downloads in the abc format, mostly folk and celtic. |
Mundial Directory - http://www.free-scores.com Large array of links to free scores for winds, strings, keyboards, choral, orchestra and percussion. Includes links to MP3s. |
FreeSheetMusicGuide, The - http://freesheetmusicguide.com Popular music, Classical, Christmas and other links to free sites. Some commercial listings. |
Musica Viva - http://www.musicaviva.com/fsmd/index.tpl A center for free sheet music (classical and traditional). 600+ titles in gif format, about 200 titles in ABC format, as well as The Free Sheet Music Directory, listing more than 300 other sites. |
Find Free Sheet Music - http://www.findfreesheetmusic.com Well organised collection of links categorized by musical style and instrument. |
Easy Sheet Music - Free Sheet Music Links - http://www.easysheetmusic.com Listings of sites offering sheet music for free. Includes sections on classical sheet music, popular, piano and guitar music. |
Meantone.com - http://www.meantone.com Free Classical and Parlor Guitar Sheet Music in downloadable pdf format. |
fac-simile.org - http://fac-simile.org Directory of listings for free online music scores. |
Festival Singers - Choral Sheet Music Download Sites - http://www.festival-singers.org.nz/download.htm Large collection of links to choral music publishers who have complete or sample scores available for downloading. |
Sheet Music Web - http://SheetMusicWeb.com Large collection of links to sheet music web sites. |
Ed's Music Resources - https://members.tripod.com/~Cbear_2/index34.html Extensive collection of links to free sheetmusic sites and music resources, including latin and salsa music. |
| Tartantown - http://www.tartantown.com
Bagpipes, drums, dance, music and video, tartans, and gifts |
Julian Goodacre Bagpipe Maker - http://www.goodbagpipes.co.uk/
Builder and player in Peebles, Scotland: English and Scottish designs. |
Northumbrian Smallpipes Book and Services - http://web.wt.net/~liestman/
Book on how to play and maintain Northumbrian smallpipes, repair services, reedmaking, instruments |
Hughes and McLeod - http://www.bagpipers.co.uk/
Manufacturers of bagpipes and reeds. |
Aberdeen Bagpipe Supply - http://www.aberdeenbagpipe.com/
Retail sales of Dunfion bagpipes from Scotland and bagpipe supplies, hand-engraved sterling silver bagpipe fittings and bagpipe music. |
| Tone Czar - http://www.toneczar.com/
Bagpipes, supplies, and information for bagpipers |
M. Khalid Pipe Company - http://www.khalidpipe.com/
Makers of bagpipes and accessories; celtic wind and percussion instruments. |
J. Dunbar Bagpipe Manufacturer - http://www.dunbarbagpipes.com/
Testimonials, FAQ, features of different bagpipes, and retail price guide. |
Kinnaird Bagpipes and Reeds - http://www.kinnairdbagpipes.com
R.J. Kinnaird Bagpipes & Reeds is a family owned and operated business dedicated to providing innovative pipe band products. |
Scott's Highland Services Ltd. - http://www.scottshighland.com
London, Ontario supplier of bagpipes, drums and Scottish accessories. |
| McIntosh Highland Supplies (Canada) - http://www.mcintosh.bc.ca
Bagpipe and Drumming Accessories, Highland Wear and novelties, sheet music and recordings. |
Henderson Imports, Ltd. - http://www.bagpipes-henderson.com/
(Acme, MI) Bagpipes, pipes, reeds, drums, piping videos, books, tapes, CDs, accessories. |
Cameron Bagpipes - http://www.bagpipes.freeuk.com
Manufacturers of fine Lochaber oak bagpipes incorporating newly patented hemp free joints. |
Robertson & Co. - http://www.robertsonco.com
Suppliers of Highland hagpipes, practice chanters, toy bagpipes, dirks and sgain dubhs, swords, hand embroidered or metal badges, family crests, and flags. |
Dickison's Celtic Bagpipes - http://www.celticbagpipes.com
Offering Great Highland Bagpipes, Premier Drums, Highland wear, Celtic jewelry, pipe and drum accessories. |
Scotsman with Drum and Flag, Art Poster
Kiltmaking: The making of a Scottish kilt
by Janet Ferguson Leslie Cannonito
Kilt a Manual of Scottish National Dress
by Douglas Loudon
Scottish Money, Art Poster
Claymore and kilt: Tales of Scottish kings and Castles
by Sorche Nic Leodhas
Scottish Literature - Irish Favorites
Shakespeare's - Scotland
by James Fergusson
Journey through the British Isles
~ Michael Bannett (Audio CD)
Dubin: North Richmond Street, Christian Brothers School
