I was at a family party last weekend, where I played. As soon as he saw
my pipes, cousin of mine said he'd seen and heard pipes before.
Somewhere around 1949, his father was working away from home on the
construction of a dam and he went up to stay there. He told me that he
stayed at Cambo with a family called Pallister and that the head of the
family was a piper. He played a large number of instruments, regularly,
probably more than one evening a week. He told my cousin that he could
pick up most instruments fairly quickly, sometimes in a matter of
minutes.
I agreed with him that I'd see if I could find out a bit more for him.
So, I know this is 60 years ago, but does anyone know anything about a
piper and player of other instruments from Cambo called Pallister? Did
anyone out here meet him personally, remember him or know anything more
about his life?
As a matter of interest also, does anyone know what dam was being built
around 1949?
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