A flame of Wrath for Squinting Patrick!
Master piper, John MacFadyen, plays "A Flame of Wrath for Squinting Patrick"
Here we present a truly singular piece in our repertoire—Donald Mòr MacCrimmon’s Lasan Padruig Coagach, more affectionately known to many as “A Flame of Wrath for Squinting Patrick.” Brought to life in this stirring arrangement by the late John MacFadyen, the tune crackles with fierce energy and unexpected twists at every turn.
John MacFadyen
A master piper and teacher
- Composer of The Battle of Auldearn
- Teacher of Piobaireachd
A Flame Of Wrath For Patrick Caogach by Pipe Major Donald MacLeod
Positively Piobaireachd
- A Scottish bagpiper
- British Army Pipe Major
- Bagpipe Composer
- Bagpipe Instructor
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Lasan Padruig Coagach
Lasan (las-an) → “flame” or “burst” (often with the sense of wrath or fierce feeling), Pàdraig → “Patrick”, Coigeach → “of Coigach” (a district in northwest Scotland) Hence, “The Flame of Wrath for (the) Patrick of Coigach.”
The tune, A Flame of Wrath for Padruig Coach is said to have been composed as the houses were burning
The tune!
About the year 1610 A.D. Donald Mor MacCrimmon’s brother, Patrick, was treacherously murdered by his own foster brother in Kintail
Murder
Donald Mor called on the inhabitants to deliver up the guilty man to him, and when this was refused he set fire to the houses burning eighteen of them and causing the loss of several lives.
The Fire
John MacFadyen (1926-1979) was a master piper and teacher
