ol son ▁( b . ▁ 1 8 4 4 ) ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁History ▁of ▁Sky e ▁originally ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁rec ount s ▁a ▁tradition ▁that ▁the ▁Mac C rim m ons ▁were ▁" sk il ful ▁players ▁of ▁the ▁har p , ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁compos ers ▁of ▁its ▁music , ▁before ▁they ▁began ▁to ▁cultiv ate ▁the ▁other ▁and ▁more ▁rom antic ▁instrument ." ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁mus icians ▁across ▁the ▁period ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁centuries ▁who ▁were ▁noted ▁multi - inst rument al ists ▁and ▁potentially ▁formed ▁a ▁bridge ▁from ▁the ▁har p ▁to ▁the ▁fiddle ▁and ▁bag pipe ▁re per toire . ▁Ron ald ▁Mac Donald ▁of ▁Mor ar ▁( 1 6 6 2 – 1 7 4 1 ), ▁known ▁in ▁G ael ic ▁as ▁R ag hn all ▁Mac A ile in ▁ Ò ig , ▁was ▁an ▁arist ocr atic ▁wire - str ung ▁cl ars ach ▁har p ist , ▁f idd ler , ▁pi per ▁and ▁composer , ▁celebrated ▁in ▁the ▁p ib ro ch ▁" The ▁L ament ▁for ▁Ron ald ▁Mac Donald ▁of ▁Mor ar ." ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁re put ed ▁composer ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁highly ▁regarded ▁p ib ro chs ▁including ▁" An ▁Tar b h ▁Bre ac D ear g / The ▁Red ▁Spe ck led ▁Bull ", ▁" A ▁B ho ala ich / An ▁Int ended