Ceòl beag (m)
generic term for "light music", i.e. melodies more popular than traditionally executed on a bagpipe (&c.)
Originally viewed with contempt by many, nowadays a regular component of most pipers’ repertoire; NB: ➺ William ("Willie") Ross.
Collinson, Francis: The bagpipe: the history of a musical instrument. London, 1975, p.181, 202.
Allmo, Per-Ulf: Säckpipan i norden: från änglars musik till djävulens blåsbälg (Bagpipes in the nordic countries [From music of the angels to the devil’s bellows]). Stockholm, 1990, p.343.