Dark Island

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Theme code Index	1H1H1H 7b7b7b
Also known as	Dr. Mackay's Farewell to Creagorry
Composer/Core Source	Biography:Iain MacLachlan
Region	England, Scotland
Genre/Style	English, Pipe, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Waltz/Valse/Vals
Key/Tonic of	E
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Dorian
Time signature	3/4
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:James Merryweather
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Merryweather's Tunes for the English Bagpipe
Tune and/or Page number	p. 54
Year of publication/Date of MS	1989
Artist	Biography:Clutha (The)
Title of recording	Scots Ballads Songs & Dance Tunes
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Topic 12TS242
Year recorded	1974
Media
Score ()

X:1
T:Dark Island
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:Edor
B2|e3 fe2|d3 ed2|BG3 B2|A4 de|f3 ed2|fa3 A2|f4 a>f|e4 B2|
e3 fe2|d3 ed2|BG3 B2|A4 de|f4 a>f|e4 f>e|d3 e d>c|d2 f2 g2|
a3 AA2|f2 e2 d2|BG3 B2|A4 de|f3 e d2|fa3 A2|f4 a>f|e4 B2|
e3 fe2|d3 ed2|BG3 B2|A4 de|f4 a>f|e4 f>e|d3 e d>c|d4|]
X:2
T:Dark Island
C:Ian Maclachlan
Z:Nigel Gatherer
K:Dmix (one sharp)
M:3/4
L:1/8
S:Various records
E|A3 E A2|G3 A G2|E3 D C2|D4 GA|B3 A G2|B d3 D2|B3 d B2|A4 DE|
A3 E A2|G3 A G2|E3 D C2|D4 GA|B3 DdB|A3 DBA|G6|G4|]
Bc|d3 D D2|B3 A G2|E C3 E2|D4 GA|B3 A G2|B d3 D2|B3 d B2|A4 DE|
A3 E A2|G3 A G2|E3 D C2|D4 GA|B3 DdB|A3 DBA|G6|G4|]

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