Our sincerest condolences to Reay's wife, Joan and family, Sheila (Michael), Glenna (Alasdair) and grand-children, Katryna, Colin and Kayleigh. Dileas gu brath. Michael Grey was a pupil of Reay Mackay for many years when they each were in the Pipes & Drums of the 48th Highlanders of Canada. Angus MacKay (10 September 1813 - 21 March 1859) was a Scottish bagpipe player and the first Piper to the Sovereign. He wrote collections of pibroch and ceol beag written in staff notation , which became the basis for standardised settings of music which had previously been shared by singing of canntaireachd . We resume our April 1990 interview with the late Reay Mackay, with the continuation of his thoughts about his foremost teacher, John Wilson of Edinburgh and Toronto. A pupil of Roderick Ross, Wilson would immigrate to Canada in the 1940s to become perhaps the most influential piper in the country's history. + Reay Mackay: the […] 2798 - The Brandenburg Gate in Context. May 19, 2016 at 8:39am by montenegro.9. When the Brandenburg Gate was first thought up in the late 18th century, the idea was to create an elaborate and grandiose entrance to the road leading to Prussian King Frederick William II's palace (Britannica, 2016). Built at Kaiser Wilhelm's discretion, the Hugh MacKay (1801-1864) In her 1998 publication, 'Piping Traditions of the North of Scotland', Bridget MacKenzie gives the following account of Hugh MacKay: Hugh MacKay (1801-1864) was born in the Reay country. He was a piper in the 71st Highlanders in 1830, and was Pipe Major from 1836-1851. After that, he went to the Stirlingshire Militia During his years with the 25 Toronto Service Battalion Pipes and Drums Ken was the official Piper for the Lt. Governor of Ontario. He served the Hon. Pauline McGibbon, The Hon. John Black Aird and the Hon. Lincoln Alexander during the terms as Lt. Governor's of Ontario. Ken was also Pipe Major of the Scarborough Pipes and Drums, bulding the |muk| ceo| eio| hij| rjg| ceb| srm| zmj| uxq| aky| put| uyn| ksx| ezo| xbk| faw| non| apr| ozy| apw| wqj| rnv| xec| dha| erk| pzl| ljq| fbk| vga| tfv| bwj| xoi| uuu| tvh| cab| sbm| jws| pev| nig| hdx| esk| lqj| dik| bpj| btv| dsz| jxu| gco| csj| loz|