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The Ceol Sean Library
| Welcome to the Ceol Sean Library! Our library consists of the tune collections whose settings are presented here on our web site. We currently have 37 different tune collections, and plan to expand our offerings in the future. The collections are listed below by their title, and there is a web page for each collection, as explained below. But first, please be sure that you have familiarized yourself with the Navigation Tips. |
| The Collection Pages |
| When you click a collection title in the list below, you will link to the page for that collection. The page provides a table of contents of the settings and other items (instructions, preface, tutorial information, notes, etc.) for that collection in the order that they appear in the printed version. For example, you can see the Table of Contents from Music of Clan MacLean page that begins with the cover page, followed by the table of contents from the collection itself, the preface, and the tune settings. There is a link to each item listed in the table of contents. These are individual setting files and are explained in more detail in the Navigation Tips. We've also provided a little background information on each collection, and our sources of the information include Dr. William Donaldson's "Highland Pipe and Scottish Society 1750 - 1950", Dr. Roderick Cannon's "Bibliography of Bagpipe Music", and Geoff Hore's website (which presents his work to update Dr. Cannon's book). We certainly welcome any additional background information you might have on our collections, so feel free to get in touch with us. |
| Next to each collection title listed below, you will see a "short title" for that collection. The "short title" is used in the Master Index , and appears next to the setting title. As indicated in the Navigation Tips, when you click a short title in the Master Index, you will link to the page for that collection. |
| Some of the collection pages are quite large in terms of file size; due in large part to the number of links on the page. Collections like David Glen's (over 1100 settings), Logan (over 500 settings), and David Glen's Edinburgh (over 500 settings) may take a few seconds to load, so...please be patient. |
| Just a reminder... |
| To return to the collection page from an individual setting file, you must use your back button. The link in the upper left corner of the individual setting files that says 'return to masterindex' will link you to the Master Index page. |
| We also offer for sale Dr. William Donaldson's "From Broadside to Broadband " This is world's first collection of pipe music initially published on CD-ROM!! It includes several dozen original compositions by Dr. Donaldson, along with his arrangements of several classic pipe tunes. In all, the CD presents about 200 light music settings. In addition, the CD contains several audio tracks that include recordings of Bob Nicol and J. Scott Skinner. It also includes photos, drawings, and a wealth of historical notes and information. (PLEASE NOTE: This CD is formatted for use only in PC-compatible (IBM-compatible) computers and has a copy-protection feature.) $17.95 |