Taorluath (technique) (gender unknown)
gracing technique (in order of complexity / frequency): c5
Pronounced as "tòrlu"; A 5-note "ripple" following the embellished theme-note in a Pìobaireachd; In Canntaireachd expressed by the syllables "Darid".
[Each/1?] of the theme notes, selected in the Siubhal, is followed by a chain of 4 gracenotes, called the Taorluath movement.
Collinson, Francis: The bagpipe: the history of a musical instrument. London, 1975, p.162.
Logan, [?]: Complete tutor for the Highland bagpipe [London, [1936?]]. Entirely revised by captain John MacLellan… London, s.a. [ca. 1980], ➺ p.XV.