MacLeod Music

Associated Clan MacLeod Societies are proud to present an online version of MacLeod Music, the second in a series produced by Peter and Wendy Macleod in 2019 and originally sold in DVD format. This remastered version is now presented as free to view from our ACMS YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/SFrKvdre3A4

The MacLeods have a justifiable pride in their musical traditions. Our early Chiefs kept musicians as part of their households and the role of music remains prominent in the Clan today. The core of this video is a presentation of some of the most important music from the MacLeod lands at the Clan MacLeod Auckland Gathering in New Zealand in November 2013. The musicians performing were led by Rona and Jeremy Cooper and Glenice McLeod Saunders.

Each song or tune has been written by a MacLeod, about a MacLeod or about MacLeod lands. Three pieces follow with a segment on the bagpipes. One, the Green Hills of Tyrone, is on bagpipes alone. The original DVD cover with a listing of the eleven MacLeod tunes can be found here

As on Tales and Legends of Skye, each tune is given its origin and context and prefaced by images of Skye and the Hebrides locating the song to the earth and events long past from which its inspiration sprang.

Please do share with all members of Clan MacLeod, family and friends who might be interested. And wherever in the world you might live, please also consider joining your local Clan MacLeod society if not already a member – we’d be delighted to have you with us! Your local contact can be found here: https://clanmacleod.org/national-society-links/