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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.

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Braes of Balquhidder, The The Braes of Balquhidder Andrew Rankine and his Band Scottish Country Dance Favourites Volume I LP 3 S128 3:55 58.8 4/4
Castles in the Air Castles in the Air Iain Cathcart and his Band Dances to Song Tunes CD 4 S32 8 8:23 62.9 6/8
Corrievreckan Corrievreckan Marian Anderson and her Band Dancers' Choice 1 CD 8 M128 3:20 50.0 1/2
Ellwyn Strathspey, The The Ellwyn Strathspey Schiehallion SCD Band The Canadian West Coast Sound MC 9 S48 4 5:47 57.8 3/3
Gay Gordons Gay Gordons Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band Iain MacPhail Celebrates in South America CD 9 X16 12 3:45 37.5 4/5
Herself Herself Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent Grandfather Mountain Gala CD+ 10 S32 3 3:10 63.3 3/3
Highland Schottische Highland Schottische George Bell and his Band Twenty Scottish Dance Bands Vol 1 CD 16 S8 2:20 0 2/3
Highland Scottische Highland Scottische George Bell and his Band The Old Scottish Dance Bands Vol 1 CD 6 S16 2:20 0 2/3
Highland Scottische Highland Scottische George Bell and his Band Very Best of George Bell's Scottish Dance Band, The - Vol 2 CD 6 S8 12 4:31 90.3 2/3
Highland Scottishe Highland Scottishe Jim MacLeod and his Band Simply the Best Scottish Country Dance Album CD 16 S 2:43 0 1/3
Lady Aberdeen Strathspey Lady Aberdeen Strathspey Bluebell SCD Trio The Emigrant Scot CD 8 S32 8 8:40 65.0 7/7
Lady Briest Knot, The The Lady Briest Knot David Hall and his Scottish Dance Band Book 10. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances CD 12 S16 8 4:16 64.0 3/3
Miss Milligan's Strathspey Miss Milligan's Strathspey Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band Salute t' Scottish Dancing LP 8 S32 8 0:00 0.0 7/8
Monymusk Monymusk John MacGregor Scottish Dance Band Invitation to a Scottish Dance LP 7 S32 4 4:02 60.5 3/4
Mount Fuji Mount Fuji Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band Cherry Blossom Time Volume 1 CD 2 S32 8 8:18 62.2 1/4
Palais Glide Palais Glide Roy Hendrie & his Scottish Dance Band Let's Dance ... CD 16 - 2:58 0 1/3
Road to the Isles Medley Road to the Isles Medley Bobby MacLeod and his Band Bobby's Kind of Music LP 11 L 3:40 0 1/4
Road to the Isles, The The Road to the Isles Jimmy Blair and his Scottish Dance Band Legendary Scottish Dance Bands Vol 1 CD 10 S32 4 3:33 53.2 1/3
Road to the Isles, The The Road to the Isles Jimmy Blair and his Scottish Dance Band Scottish Dances CD+ 5 S32 4 3:38 54.5 1/3
Road to the Isles, The The Road to the Isles Jimmy Shand and his Band Step We Gaily CD+ 9 S32 4 4:25 66.2 1/2
Solway Sailor, The The Solway Sailor The Ian Muir Sound The Third Kirkbrae Collection CD 15 M128 3:31 52.8 1/3
Strathcare Strathcare Muriel A Johnstone The Ladies of Dunse MC 3 S32 8 0:00 0.0 2/4
Strathspeys (Song Style Tunes) Strathspeys (Song Style Tunes) Muriel A Johnstone 6 x Through the Dance CD 12 S32 3 3:34 71.3 1/3
Winding Road, The The Winding Road Graham Geddes and his Scottish Dance Band Let's Meet Again CD+ 6 S32 4 4:05 61.2 2/4
Winding Road, The The Winding Road Jim Dawson and his Scottish Country Dance Band Bow and Curtsy LP+ 10 S32 4 3:58 59.5 1/4
Winding Road, The The Winding Road Caber Feidh Caber Feidh LP 9 S32 4 4:08 62.0 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