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Island And Isle

from Scots Wha Hae by Eric Maclewis

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Again two tunes here, both of them bordered by the sea… Benbecula in Scotland (Outer Hebrides) is The Dark Island (1st tune), penned as a pipe lament; there are two sets of lyrics : I’ve chosen to highlight those from Stewart Ross, the first to have been published.
The second tune is the well-known « The Road To The Isles », penned by PM John McLellan DCM : as you may know, it has been played during the D-Day by the famous Piper Bill (Bill Millin).

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First tune (Dark Island)

In the years long gone by when I first left my home
I was young and I wanted the wide world to roam
But now I am older and wiser you see
For that lovely Dark Island is calling to me

Till the day that I die I will no longer roam
For that lovely Dark Island will be my last home

(Stewart Ross of Inverness )

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from Scots Wha Hae, released January 19, 2022
The Dark Island (Lyrics Stewart Ross of Inverness/Music Iain McLachlan) / The Road To The Isles (PM John McLellan DCM)

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Eric Maclewis plays bagpipes, bombards, Irish whistles and sings in English, Breton and French.
His first album has been released in 2022 and focusses on the Scottish bagpipe repertoire. Next steps: several singles and at least two albums to come. ... more

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