<p>Robert Macdonald came on the show back in January of 2024. We talked, then, mostly about his music making with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pennyland.bandcamp.com/album/pennyland">Pennyland</a>.</p><p>We talked a bit about his scholarly work on the compositions of fiddler John MacDougall, though, and ever since I've been wanting to dig a bit more into that.</p><p>This episode is an, "audiobook," you might say, of what Robert wrote about John MacDougall's work after spending time with him in Cape Breton in 2009.</p><p>Tune into this episode to hear an abrupt (but hopefully pleasant) change in sound quality.</p><p>Here's a link to the document read in this episode: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1407&amp;context=etd">https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1407&amp;context=etd</a></p><p></p><p>And here's a link to the previous interview (Ep. #098) with Robert: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://rss.com/podcasts/droning-on/1289665">https://rss.com/podcasts/droning-on/1289665</a></p><p>-</p><p>We're on Facebook:<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcast"> https://www.facebook.com/DroningOnPodcast</a></p><p>And Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/droning.on.podcast/">https://www.instagram.com/droning.on.podcast/</a></p><p>-</p><p>You can write-in to the show with comments, ideas, requests, etc. at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><p>-</p><p>Support the show via<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/droningonpodcast"> Patreon</a> (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://patreon.com/DroningOnPodcast">patreon.com/DroningOnPodcast</a>), or by buying cool stuff at<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bagpipeswag.com/"> </a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://BagpipeSWAG.com">BagpipeSWAG.com</a></p><p> - </p><p> - </p><p> - </p><p>And now, some keywords:</p><p> Bagpipes, bagpipe, bag, pipe, pipes, pipe, band, pipeband, Scottish, small, drone, droning, chanter, highland, lowland, uilleann, smallpipes, trad music,</p>