A tune and a memory close to my heart. As a kid I remember going to the local annual show, they had Highland dancing. The only thing that really sticks in my mind was the Sword dance, and in particular the tune Gillie Callum, especially in the second part where it goes up to the top hand. Got to play the same tune myself in later years, for my daughter at competitions, on the same set of pipes my grandfather and father played. Mists me eyes up thinking about it. Heard a good version played by Dave Swarbrick, cant remember the record.Thanks for the memories. mcpiper.
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