... RIP... The Gaelic College, St. Ann's, Nova Scotia
The Gaelic College, St. Ann's, Nova Scotia The Gaelic College in St. Ann's has been the centre of Cape Breton teaching for almost 2/3 of a century. Some of the best pipers, drummers, fiddlers, dancers, Gaelic educators and more have taught students from far and wide. I spent many summers myself there as an instructor... many happy weeks each year soaking up the ambience of the Cape Breton culture. Piping flourished. It is not a stretch of the truth to say that almost every piper of note from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick most likely attended a session or two at the venerable institution. Enough said glorifying its past! Highland Piping has just been removed from the curriculum to be replaced by Cape Breton (kitchenpiping) ! What next? Thinking of its future as a bastion of piping excellence is more like preparing a eulogy for a close friend. I have been following the thread in PipesDrums.com and I just shake my head. One responder was bold enough to infer Cape Bret...