This is a very unusual sheet of music from our family archive collection. Grigor’s Salute composed by AJ McMillan Inverness. AJ McMillan was crowed Gaelic Bard in the 1960 National MOD in Edinburgh. It is printed on a waxed type paper and is large at 58cm x 35cm. I...
This photo of John McDougall Snr on the left as you look at it and his brother Billy was taken on the banks of the Water of Tanar in 1921. The picture was taken near the bridge that today leads from the car park over the river to the rangers station, Braeloine...
This is the oldest photo in our archive, and shows the McDougall’s of Sloch, Ardnish, Arisaig. The picture was taken at Sloch in the summer of 1902. From left to right, Isabella McDougall (nee Gillies) aged 62, husband John aged 67 and daughter Marjory aged 18....
Today we are launching a new product. Which we call Tunes on Wood. Choose from Piobaireachd, Light music, Standard tunes, or for the ultimate gift choose your favourite tune or even one you have composed yourself. Etched into solid Scottish Beech Wood, this makes a...
The oldest tree in Scotland is the “Fortingall Yew” and it is believed to be over 2000 years old. Between the 16th and 18th Century’s, there was a huge Royal hunting forest which belonged to the Earl of Moray. The forest stretched through Cawdor to...
One of the most frequently asked questions about bagpipes is what are they made of? We exclusively use African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon) this is the choice of wood for most woodwind instruments, including, clarinets, oboes, flutes and of course bagpipes. All...
