c . ▁ 1 7 0 0 - c . ▁ 1 7 7 8 ) ▁from ▁K int y re , ▁was ▁a ▁noted ▁poet , ▁wire - str ung ▁har per ▁and ▁pi per , ▁reported ly ▁attached ▁to ▁Mac Donald ▁of ▁L arg ie ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 5 . ▁In ▁correspond ence ▁regarding ▁Mc M urch y ' s ▁collection ▁of ▁G ael ic ▁poetry ▁that ▁was ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁High land ▁Society , ▁Dun can ▁Stewart ▁of ▁Glen bu ck ie , ▁Arg yle ' s ▁Chamber lain ▁in ▁K int y re , ▁commented ▁that ▁" The ▁el dest ▁of ▁them ▁( the ▁Mc M urch y ▁brothers ) ▁William ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁genius ▁put ▁all ▁the ▁p ib ro ch ▁and ▁many ▁high land ▁air s ▁to ▁music ." ▁Mc M urch y ▁may ▁well ▁then ▁have ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁trans cri bers ▁of ▁p ib ro ch . ▁ ▁Cultural ▁asc end ancy ▁of ▁bag pipe ▁p ib ro ch ▁ ▁The ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁bag pipe ▁and ▁the ▁corresponding ▁shift ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁har p ▁and ▁its ▁associated ▁trad itions ▁of ▁b ard ic ▁poetry ▁is ▁documented ▁with ▁a ▁confront ing ▁dis d ain ▁in ▁the ▁sat ir ical ▁disp ra ising ▁song ▁" Se anch as ▁Slo inn id h ▁na ▁P io b ▁o ▁th ù s / A ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁P ipes ▁from ▁the ▁Begin ning " ▁( c . ▁ 1 6 0 0 )