CHAPTER XXIV.—MORE STORIES AND A MORAL, 346

The Clan Stewart March—Mac Gregor of Ruaro—The Braes of the Mist— Episode at a Dunvegan competition—A Mac Crimmon surpassed—Mac Pherson’s Lament—Burns and the story—Rob Roy’s Lament—The Mac Lachlans’ March—_Gille Calum_—The Reel o’ Tulloch—The Periwig Reel— Jenny Dang the Weaver—Mac Donald’s Salute—Mac Leod’s Salute— Disappearing lore—What might be done.

APPENDIX.

THE SCALE OF THE PIPES, 369

PRACTICAL HINTS, 375

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PIPE MUSIC, 383

GOLD MEDALLISTS OF HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF LONDON, 388

DIRECTORY OF BAGPIPE MAKERS, 392

THE LARGEST KNOWN LIST OF PIBROCHS, 393

THE GARB OF OLD GAUL, 400

INDEX, 411

Illustrations.

PAGE FROM ST. MARTIN’S CROSS, IONA, _On Cover_. “THE CORONACH,” _Frontispiece_. HARPER: ON A STONE AT MONIFEITH, 19 CONTORNIATE OF NERO’S TIME, 33 CARVINGS IN MELROSE ABBEY, 37 THE OLDEST EXISTING PIPES, 43 CARVINGS IN ROSSLYN CHAPEL, 45 GERMAN PIPER OF THE 16TH CENTURY, 47 OLD GERMAN WIND INSTRUMENTS, 61 THE NORTHUMBRIAN BAGPIPE, 65 THE IRISH BAGPIPE, 67 THE GREAT HIGHLAND BAGPIPE, 69 CAPT. NEIL MAC LEOD OF GESTO, 103 DANCING TO PIPE MUSIC, 149 A HIGHLAND FAMILY PARTY, 151 LOWLAND, HIGHLAND, AND IRISH PIPERS, 169 “THE SPIRIT OF THE PIPES,” 193 A PICTURE FROM _PUNCH_, 204 “THE DANCE OF DEATH,” 225 THE CAVE OF GOLD, _to face_ 247 A MAC CRIMMON PIPER, 259 A MAC ARTHUR PIPER, _to face_ 269 ANGUS MAC KAY, „ 276 JOHN BANE MAC KENZIE, „ 278 DONALD CAMERON, „ 280 SUTHERLAND VOLUNTEER BAND, „ 287 GOVAN POLICE BAND, „ 294

The Highland Bagpipe.