While growing up, I occasionally learnt some Highland dances through my local Scottish
Country Dance class in Stockholm, Sweden. I later deciphered solo dances through various …

This article briefly outlines the migration of percussive step dancing to Cape Breton Island
from the Scottish Highlands in the 19th century and the introduction of this dance genre to …

A good deal of water has flowed under the bridge since James Ross published “A
Classification of Gaelic Folk-Song” in 1957. 1 Ross's study was typical of a time when …

This thesis explores the musical world and the song compositions of eighteenth-century
Sutherland Gaelic bard Rob Donn MacKay (1714-1778). The principal focus is musical …

This project examines how “groove” can be created through the microtimings of a solo
instrument, rather than as discrepancies between multiple instruments or parts, as is often …

Background Puirt-à-beul, or mouth tunes, are fun and uplifting. Often composed in an
intricate weaving of words, many are lighthearted and include much repetition. Singing puirt …