Annotation:Major Manson's Farewell to Clachantrushal

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MAJOR MANSON'S FAREWELL TO CLACHANTRUSHAL. Scottish, March (2/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'CCDD'. The tune was composed by Pipe Major Donald MacLean, while interred as a prisoner of war in World War II.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Cairngorm Collection: Highland Bagpipe Music, Book 2, 1998; p. 42. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle, vol. 4), 1991; p. 44. Scots Guards: Standard Settings of Pipe Music, vol. 2, 1981; p. 46.

Recorded sources: Temple COMD 2095, Mike Katz – "Month of Sundays" (2004). Whirlie CD10, Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham – "Roads Not Traveled" (2006).




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