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78 rpm: 1928 Celtic/Scottish bagpipe solos PIPE MAJOR WILLIAM ROSS Sword Dance *HEAR
| * Legenday Bagpiper on 78 * Bagpipe solos by a legendary figure in Scottish Music. William Collie Ross (1878 - 1966) was born on 14 June 1878 at Ardchuilc in Glen Strathfarrar. He was taught by his maternal uncle Aeneas Rose, piper to the Duke of Atholl , but also received tuition from both his parents, in addition to taking lessons at Blair Castle during the school holidays. At the age of 18 he joined the Scots Guards, and fought with the 1st Battalion in the Boer War from 1899 to 1902. In 1905 he became Pipe major of the 2nd Battalion, at the age of 24. In 1919 Willie was made Instructor at the Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming at Edinburgh Castle , where he taught hundreds of pupils, including almost all the top players produced by the army. Among his most famous students was John D. Burgess , who he taught as a private pupil from a young age. Burgess won both gold medals at the age of 16, and went on to become one of the most successful competitive pipers of the 20th century. Ross died in Edinburgh on 23 March 1966, aged 87. There is a memorial cairn near the house he was born in, which is now a ruin. artist: Pipe Major William Ross titles: Sword Dance / The Highland Schottische year: 1928 label: Parlophone - F. 3121 condition: E+ (super clean copy), plays with some crackle HEAR this record by copy/pasting the link below into your browser: https:/drive.google.com/file/d/1KPHrfFzSvB_j1i200CmApTCuRzuStP_M/view?usp=drive_link We know how to grade and pack your records! _ We're located in and ship from The Netherlands Please wait for my invoice before paying, eBay's regular shipping costs are NOT always correct for your country. See the shipping cost to your country below: If you like to order - just buy the record, but before you pay, click request total from seller and I will send your invoice. 1 to 4 discs (up to 2 kilo grams) EUR1: registered - with track and trace: $15.00 EUR2&3: registered - with track and trace: $17.50 Rest of the world: registered - with track and trace: $25.00 Netherlands: $8 (up to 10 kilograms) EUR1: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Austria, Spain, Sweden EUR2: Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, UK, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic EUR3: Albania, Andorra, Bosnia, Cyprus, Greece, Greenland, Croatia, Malta, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Ukraine, Turkey + other European countries Shipping costs for more just ask. |