“Volume 8” in this highly acclaimed series follows the successful formula of the previous CDs, with a minimum of interference to original recordings. The recordings included here were made by N. A. Matheson, M. MacRae and even by Robert U. Brown for others. A number of the recordings are from South African sources. Editors Norman Matheson and Robert Wallace, who have worked tirelessly on the series for a number of years, are grateful to those who have given freely of their material.

The cover photograph, courtesy of the Piping College, shows Bob Nicol and Bob Brown at the Northern Meeting piping competitions held in Inverness in the 1950’s.

The series is mainly intended for instructional purposes but the albums are also of great historic interest and value. The series has been described as: “A must for everyone interested in piobaireachd.”

 Robert Wallace describes the recordings as: “An authentic record of the teachings of two men who dedicated their lives to ceol mor and to promulgating the instructions they received from John MacDonald of Inverness. They are nothing less than an inalienable link with the past and genuine oral tradition.”