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'''NINETY-THIRD'S FAREWELL TO GIBRALTER, THE'''. AKA - "[[93rd's Farewell to Gibralter]]/Gibraltar," "[[79th's Farewell to Gibraltar (The)]]." Scottish, Quickstep March (2/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'CC'DD. The march was composed in 1848 by Pipe Major John MacDonald (79th Cameron Highlanders). The 93rd Regiment is the Sutherland Highlanders, merged in 1881 with the 91st Regiment to form the famous Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. | '''NINETY-THIRD'S FAREWELL TO GIBRALTER, THE'''. AKA - "[[93rd's Farewell to Gibralter]]/Gibraltar," "[[79th's Farewell to Gibraltar (The)]]." Scottish, Quickstep March (2/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'CC'DD. The march was composed in 1848 by Pipe Major John MacDonald (79th Cameron Highlanders). "Gibralter" is the spelling used in Kerr's publication. The 93rd Regiment is the Sutherland Highlanders, merged in 1881 with the 91st Regiment to form the famous Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. | ||
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The Thin Red Line. 93rd at Balaklava, Crimean War. | The Thin Red Line. 93rd at Balaklava, Crimean War. | ||
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NINETY-THIRD'S FAREWELL TO GIBRALTER, THE. AKA - "93rd's Farewell to Gibralter/Gibraltar," "79th's Farewell to Gibraltar (The)." Scottish, Quickstep March (2/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'CC'DD. The march was composed in 1848 by Pipe Major John MacDonald (79th Cameron Highlanders). "Gibralter" is the spelling used in Kerr's publication. The 93rd Regiment is the Sutherland Highlanders, merged in 1881 with the 91st Regiment to form the famous Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
The Thin Red Line. 93rd at Balaklava, Crimean War.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 1), c. 1875; No. 20, p. 49. Kerr (Caledonian Collection), p. 6. Kerr (Merry Melodies for the Piano), p. 12.
Recorded sources: Cooking Vinyl MASH CD 001, Dave Swarbrick - "Folk On 2: Dave Swarbrick and Fairport Convention" (1991). Lasseter's Reefers – YPRX 2024, Nth. Bulli Bush Band – "Denizen." Parlophone F3171 (78 RPM), David McCallum (1927).
See also listing at:
Hear the march played on harmonica at Tobar an Dualchais [1] [2]