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Traditions of the Old Pipers, Captain Donald Ross MacLennan recounts family tradition concerning 19th century pipers Donald Cameron and John Ban MacKenzie (audio clip)

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Traditions of the Old Pipers, Captain Donald Ross MacLennan recounts family tradition concerning 19th century pipers Donald Cameron and John Ban MacKenzie (audio clip)
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Captain Donald Ross MacLennan recounts family tradition (gleaned from his uncle John Stewart) concerning two of the great 19th century pipers, Donald Cameron and John Ban MacKenzie.

John Ban MacKenzie (1796 -1864), sometimes described as 'King of Pipers', worked for many years as head piper at Taymouth Castle on the Breadalbane estate in Perthshire He was a renowned performer and teacher, and was also a pipe maker.

John Bàn Mackenzie (1796-1864), piper, composer and pipemaker, was born in Achilty, Contin, Strathpeffer, and was taught piping by Donald Mòr MacLennan, John Beag MacRae and John Mackay of Raasay. He competed and was awarded the special gold medal for former winners when first issued in 1835; he was then styled 'King of Pipers' or Rìgh nam Piobairean. He is a key figure in the transmission of traditional piobaireachd or 'classical' bagpipe music from the MacCrimmons to the present day, John Mackay of Raasay having been taught by Iain Dubh and Domhnall Ruadh, the last of the MacCrimmons of Skye.

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