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X: 1 %%annotationfont Times-Roman 14 T:Sprig of Ivy, The S:Joe Buchanan's Scottish Tome - Page 334.0 I:334 0 R:Barndance Z:Carl Allison L:1/16 M:2/4 F:http://www.john-chambers.us/~jc/music/abc/mirror/thisoldtractor.com/B-barndance.abc K:D "A7" f2 | "D" AAA>d f2e<d | "D" f>Af<g f2e>d | "D" A>AA<d "Bm" f>Af<a | "Em" g>fe>d "A7" e2{g}f2 | "D" A>AA>d f2e<d | "Bm" B>GG<d "D" f2e>d | "G" c>Ac<e "A7" c>Ac<e | "D" d4 d<d :| f>g | "D" a2{A}a2 f>ed>e | "D" f>ed>B A2(f>g) | "D" a2{A}a2 "Bm" f<a(A>a) | "Em7" g>fe>d "A7" e2"@-5,32____""@-6,20| 1"(f<g) | [1 "D" a2{A}a2 f>ed>e | "Bm" f>ed>B "F#m" A2{c}d2 | "Em7" B>GG>d "A7" A>cc<e | "G" d4 "D" d>d :| [2 f2 |[2 "D" A>AA>d "G" B<BB<d | "D" A>AA>d f>Af<a | "Em7" B>GG>d "A7" c>Ac<e | "G" d4 "D" dd |] f2 | "D" A>AA>d f>Ad>A | "D" f>Af<g "Em" e>dB<d | "D" A>AA>d "Bm" f>Af>a | "Em7" g>fe>d "A" e2{g}f2 | "D" A>AA>d f>Ad>A | f>Af<g e>dB<d | "G" B>GG>d "A7" c>Ac<e | "G" d4 "D" d>d :| (f>g) | "D" a>AA>d f>ed>e | "D" f>ed>B A2{c}d2 | "D" a>AA>d "Bm" f>Gf<a | "E7" g>fe>d "A7" e2"@-5,32____""@-6,20| 1"f>g | [1 "D" a>AA>d f>ed>e | "Bm" f>ed>B A2{c}d2 | "Em" B>GG>d "A7" c>Ac<e | "G" d4 "D" d>d :| [2 f2 |[2 "D" A>AA>d "G" B>BB>d | "D" A>AA>d f>Af<a | "Em7" B>GG>d "A7" c>Ac<e | "G" d4 "D" d>d |]

Bruce Seton as Sergeant Odd in the British film "Whisky Galore" (released as "Tight Little Island" in the U.S.), 1949.

SPRIG OF IVY, THE. Scottish, Pipe March (2/4 time) or Highland Schottische. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'CCDD'. Composed by wikipedia:Bruce_Seton (Sir Bruce Lovat Seton of Abercorn, 11th Baronet, 1909-1969) who, after completing his education at the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, began his career as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Black Watch in 1929. After only a few years in service, however, he resigned his commission at took up acting, beginning in the chorus line at Drury Lane. He rejoined the service during World War II, serving with the 10th Battalion of the Cameronians and ended with a wartime commission as a Major. He returned to acting after the war, notably as the lead in the TV series Fabian of the Yard (1954-56).

Seton was also a middle-class piper, along with his brother, Sir Alexander Hay Seton (1904-1963). James Caution Pipe Major (W.O.1) R.A.M.C Pipe Band recalled:

I was playing my bagpipes in the topmost room when Anna's Dad answered the downstairs front door to a gentleman who introduced himself as Sir Alex Seton of Abercorn. We spoke at length about piping when he said he and his brother both played. His brother, Bruce Seton (he played on T.V. Fabian of the Yard in later years) who had been a Major in the Black Watch during WW2 where he had learned to play the bagpipes and although he could play pretty well, he wasn't very good at writing the music of a few melodies he had composed in his head. We arranged that he duly return and bring his practice chanter with him to play his compositions when I could write them down for him.

The tune is suitable for a Canadian Barn Dance.

Additional notes

Printed sources : - Martin (Ceol na Fidhle, vol. 1), 1991; p. 29. William Ross (Pipe Major W. Ross's collection of Highland bagpipe music, Book 5), 1950; p. 8.

Recorded sources : - Culburnie Records CUL102c, Alasdair Fraser & Jody Stecher – “The Driven Bow” (1988). Waverly SZLP 2137, Jimmy Shand and Ian Powrie - "When Auld Friends Meet" (1974). Wildcat Records WILDCD 101, Ronan Martin – “Ronan Martin” (2008).

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