2026-03-10 17:41 UTC
“Virginia Woolf’s… THE WAVES, was partly influenced by Beethoven’s quartets; Gunn’s is not just influenced by Scottish bagpipe music, it seeks to inhabit it.”
—The Guardian
A suitable read for International Bagpipe Day: Kirsty Gunn’s 2012 novel THE BIG MUSIC
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXJ64F0uwko
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@scotlit@mastodon.scot 2026-03-10 17:42
“From the plaintive melodies and deep drones of the great Highland bagpipe, to the unique double chanter harmonies of the Italian zampogna, bagpipes have particular timbral qualities that lend themselves to folk traditions and experimental music alike.” 3/6 https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/experimental-bagpipes-list #Scotland #Scottish #music #history #culture #bagpipes #InternationalBagpipeDay