The musical legacy of Pipe Major Willie Ross
Gary West reflects on the musical legacy of pipe major Willie Ross with music and interviews from the ±«Óãtv archive.
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Artist: Ben Duncan
Titles: Leaving St Kilda [W Ross]
±«Óãtv recording July 2015
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Artist: Willie McCallum
Titles: Brigadier General Ronald Cheape of Tiroran [W Ross], Donald MacLellan of Rothesay
CD: Hailey’s Song
Label: Temple COMD2060
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Artist: Pipes and Drums 1st Battalion Scots Guards
Titles: Auld Adam, Leaving Port Askaig [W Ross]
CD: En Ferus Hostis
Label: Lismor LCOM 5263
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Artist: P/M Willie Ross (1931)
Titles: Inveresk House, The Lovat Scouts
Label: Parlophone E3841
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Artist: Ben Duncan
Titles: Loch Monar [W Ross]
±«Óãtv recording February 2013
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Artist: P/M Willie Ross (1929)
Titles: Maclean of Pennycross, Lady MacKenzie of Kilcoy, The Grey Bob
Label: HMV B-3245
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Artist: P/M Willie Ross (1944)
Titles: Too Long In This Condition (ground)
±«Óãtv recording, May 1944
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Artist: P/M John MacLellan
Title: Mrs Pat MacLaren [W Ross]
±«Óãtv recording, January 1966
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Artist: Iain MacInnes
Title: Struy Lodge [W Ross]
CD: Sealbh
Label: Macmeanmna SKYECD51
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Artist: John Burgess
Titles: Leaving Ardtornish [W Ross], The Geese In the Bog
CD: King of the Highland Pipers
Label: Topic TSCD466
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Artist: P/M Angus MacDonald
Titles: The 91st At Modder River, The Braes of Castle Grant
CD: The World’s Greatest Pipers vol 1
Label: Lismor LCOM 5143
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Artist: Battlefield Band
Titles: Joe Mcgann’s Fiddle, Center’s Bonnet [W Ross]
CD: Opening Moves
Label: Temple TSCD468
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Broadcasts
- Sat 26 Nov 2016 21:00±«Óãtv Radio Scotland & ±«Óãtv Radio Scotland Music Extra
- Sat 4 Mar 2017 21:00±«Óãtv Radio Scotland
- Sat 4 Apr 2020 21:00±«Óãtv Radio Scotland except Highlands and Islands
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