Gillidh Callum

Gillidh Callum was a figure in Scottish apocryphal folk belief, said to be Noah's bagpiper. According to these beliefs, Noah, upon first drinking fermented wine, crossed two vines and danced above them while Gillidh Callum played the bagpipes, thus inventing the ancestor of the Highland sword dance (gillie callum).[1]

References
  1. Donald Campbell (Lieutenant.) (1862). A treatise on the language, poetry, and music of the Highland clans: with illustrative traditions and anecdotes and numerous ancient Highland airs. D.R. Collie. p. 233. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.