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

• Dances of an Island Clan
• If The Ghillie Fits
• Six Scottish Country Dances

Notes

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.

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