The Dark Island

[Brian]

My version of 'The Dark Island'.

 

[boxplayer4000]

Brian, I can't get the music to play.

 

[Brian]

Hi, I have checked the link and it appears to be working fine. I will re-post if necessary.

Thanks,

 

[Pipemajor]

Very nicely played. In my pipe band we play that and follow with The Duke of Perth reel with a repeat at double speed.

 

[boxplayer4000]

Brian,
I don't normally have a problem opening video on this platform, or anywhere else, so I don't know where my problem is.
The 'Dark Island' is so iconic. It's been useful to me as a 'modern waltz' for long time. I have heard the composer Iain McLachlan
'live' a few times in Tobermory hostelries. I wonder if he got the royalties he deserved from this tune?

 

[Brian]

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[boxplayer4000]

Brian,
Well done! A simple, tasteful treatment of 'Dark Island'. (The facebook connection worked. (Don't understand it as I'm not even on it)
Don't know why but the tune 'My mother' I thought was an old traditional tune. It's not far removed from the Irish tune of the same name which I believed to be 'traditional' as well.

 

[Dingo40]

Boxplayer,
"Brian, I can't get the music to play."
Not a problem here ?.
Brian,
Well done!?

 

[jozz]

lovely tune

I was prepared for the scottish wet tuning, but it turned out dry

 

[Pipemajor]

Another beautiful Scottish tune in the same vein is "Mist covered Mountains"

 

[Brian]

Thanks for your comments; much appreciated.

 

[JeffJetton]

Didn't play for me either, embedded in the post. Had to right-click and open the frame in a new tab. That worked.