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Tune The Road to the Isles 1527

Also known as “The 71st’s Farewell to Dover”, “The Bens of Jura”, “The Burning Sands of Egypt”, “Callanish Vows”, “The Highland Brigade’s March to Heilbron”.

Composed by
P/M John McLellan
Published in

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According to https://tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:Road_to_the_Isles, “The Bens of Jura” is the original title given by its author, and “The Road to the Isles” is its most famous.

HiddenNameArtistTypePosClip
Braes of Balquhidder, The The Braes of Balquhidder Andrew Rankine and his Band S128 4/4
Castles in the Air Castles in the Air Iain Cathcart and his Band S32 8 6/8
Corrievreckan Corrievreckan Marian Anderson and her Band M128 1/2
Ellwyn Strathspey, The The Ellwyn Strathspey Schiehallion SCD Band S48 4 3/3
Gay Gordons Gay Gordons Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band X16 12 4/5
Herself Herself Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent S32 3 3/3
Highland Schottische Highland Schottische George Bell and his Band S8 2/3
Highland Scottische Highland Scottische George Bell and his Band S16 2/3
Highland Scottische Highland Scottische George Bell and his Band S8 12 2/3
Highland Scottishe Highland Scottishe Jim MacLeod and his Band S 1/3
Lady Aberdeen Strathspey Lady Aberdeen Strathspey Bluebell SCD Trio S32 8 7/7
Lady Briest Knot, The The Lady Briest Knot David Hall and his Scottish Dance Band S16 8 3/3
Miss Milligan's Strathspey Miss Milligan's Strathspey Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band S32 8 7/8
Monymusk Monymusk John MacGregor Scottish Dance Band S32 4 3/4
Mount Fuji Mount Fuji Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band S32 8 1/4
Palais Glide Palais Glide Roy Hendrie & his Scottish Dance Band - 1/3
Road to the Isles Medley Road to the Isles Medley Bobby MacLeod and his Band L 1/4
Road to the Isles, The The Road to the Isles Jimmy Blair and his Scottish Dance Band S32 4 1/3
Road to the Isles, The The Road to the Isles Jimmy Blair and his Scottish Dance Band S32 4 1/3
Road to the Isles, The The Road to the Isles Jimmy Shand and his Band S32 4 1/2
Solway Sailor, The The Solway Sailor The Ian Muir Sound M128 1/3
Strathcare Strathcare Muriel A Johnstone S32 8 2/4
Strathspeys (Song Style Tunes) Strathspeys (Song Style Tunes) Muriel A Johnstone S32 3 1/3
Winding Road, The The Winding Road Graham Geddes and his Scottish Dance Band S32 4 2/4
Winding Road, The The Winding Road Jim Dawson and his Scottish Country Dance Band S32 4 1/4
Winding Road, The The Winding Road Caber Feidh S32 4 1/2
HiddenNameTypeShapeAuthorComment
Solway Sailor, The The Solway Sailor M1284S Evelyn Ramwell
Far Cuillins, The The Far Cuillins S324/4L Barry Priddey
Road To The Isles, The The Road To The Isles S324/4L James B Cosh
Corrievreckan Corrievreckan M1284S Arthur C Boswell
Airth Castle Airth Castle S323/3L Peter Knight
Among The Farthest Hebrides Among The Farthest Hebrides S323/4L John Drewry
Eilean Donan Castle Eilean Donan Castle S324/4L William C Scott
Lovely Highlands Lovely Highlands S323/4L Nancy Owen
Queen Anne Queen Anne S483/3L Cissie Tout
Simkins of Dartmoor, The The Simkins of Dartmoor S323/3L Brenda Porter
Tangle, The The Tangle S324/4L Ian Cruickshanks
Amazing Grace Amazing Grace S328c Ron Adams
Sands Of Egypt Sands Of Egypt M484/4L John W Mitchell
Gateway to the Highlands Gateway to the Highlands M1284S Anne Thorn
Road to McGregor, The The Road to McGregor S324/4L Andrew Hodgson
Tread We a Measure Tread We a Measure S403/4L Lewis N Derrick
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1636 Dance Tunes are NOT song names (strike TWO) Feb. 16, 2019, 6:42 p.m. Ian Price Viktor Lehmann Normal Fixed