Bagpipes: A National Collection of a National Treasure - Softcover

Cheape, Hugh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1905267169 ISBN 13: 9781905267163

Publisher: National Museums Of Scotland, 2008

Synopsis

The Scottish bagpipe has a romance all its own. Here is the story behind the magnificent collection of bagpipes in National Museums of Scotland.

About this title

About the Author

Dr Hugh Cheape, formerly head of the Scottish Material Culture Research Centre, National Museums Scotland, was largely responsible for building this definitive bagpipe collection. He is now a Lecturer and Course Leader in the University of the Highlands and Islands.He has published many articles on Scottish history, and his books include Tartan: The Highland Habit.

Review

'My choices [to receive for Christmas] are as follows: Bagpipes: A National Collection of a National Instrument, by Hugh Cheape, (NMSE, GBP15.99). Few people know more about the history of this instrument than Hugh Cheape. A fascinating book...' Alexander McCall Smith, Scotsman 6 December 08: ... unfurls a swathe of thoughtful scholarship that shifts the ground under most of what is commonly said and thought about Bagpipes in Scotland. ... Hugh Cheape's insightful analysis emerges through his detailing of the piping-related collection of the National Museums of Scotland, a collection for which he was almost single-handedly responsible. ... Hugh Cheape has resourced piping scholarship with an array of intriguing new questions.' Piping Today

Edition details

• Publisher: National Museums Of Scotland
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1905267169
• ISBN 13: 9781905267163
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 154