The Donald MacDonald Cuach has been sponsored by Clan Donald Lands Trust in Scotland for over 25 years. Donald MacDonald (1767-1840) is a key figure in the history of piping. He was a Skye man, piper, soldier, bagpipe-maker, music publisher, and ‘Pipe Maker to the Highland Society of London’. A part of his unique collection of piobaireachd was first published in about 1820 and then republished in 2006. The Burns Society and the Clan Donald Trust have taken up this important work.
The Robert Burns Society of Charleston Inc. is recognized as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to celebrating and sustaining Scottish-American heritage in the South Carolina Lowcountry. This commitment includes the promotion of historical awareness, cultural expression, and military traditions associated with Scotland. The Society fulfills its mission by hosting educational and cultural activities, supporting the mastery of traditional Scottish arts—such as Highland Bagpiping, Highland Dance, Scottish Fiddle, Scottish Harp (Clàrsach), and the Scots Gaelic language—and by providing grants and scholarships that support academic advancement within the Scottish-American community.
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