We are extremely
lucky to have a number of other Clan Society members who play
the pipes. These include:
Ian Coombs
(Australia Branch Piper),
Alasdair Thom
(Australia),
Adam MacThomas
(Germany),
Sebastian Thomas
(Germany),
The late Australian
Secretary, Ken McColm, was also an accomplished musician and
entertained members well into the night at the 2008 and 2011
Gatherings in Glenshee.
Music.
There are a
number of songs, pipe and dance tunes that are relevant to the
Clan or its territory. These include:
MacThomaidh Mhor na Finegand
(To the tune Brodag
ain McOmish).
The
Shepherd of Glenshee (A Song to the tune: The
Lass of Glenshee).
Finegand's March (A March
by John Garroway).
March
of the MacThomas (A march by Ian
Cameron).
Lady
Finegand (A Slow Air by John
Garroway).
Clach
a' Choilich (A Piobaireachd by John
Goodenow).
MacThomas Bridge ( A
descriptive piece by Jim McCombie).
Praising of Clan MacThomas
(composed by Adam MacThomas)
Mr
Thom (A dance tune for piano &
fiddle).
Thomson's Dirk (Played as
a reel).
The
Snowberry Bush (Strathpey by Judy
Caulfield).
Shee
Water (A jig by Judy
Caulfield).
The
Blackcock's Feather (Strathspey by Judy
Caulfield).
One of our former
members, the late Mr Jack Thomson, from Yorkshire used to play
in a Ceilidh band, The Hayriders. One of the other members of
this band, Caroline Blair, has written tunes that have been
inspired by the Clan. These are called:
Spittal of
Glenshee
Libby's
Welcome to Clan MacThomas (After one of our youngest
members)
(There are more
details in the 2009 edition of Clach A' Choilich and the
Member's Activities section of this website).
