The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #160838   Message #3816659
Posted By: GUEST
26-Oct-16 - 02:39 PM
Thread Name: Tunes for St. Andrew's Night
Subject: RE: Tunes for St. Andrew's Night
Try "Hector The Hero" by James Scott Skinner [1903]

A real tearjercker, composed on the death of a hero who was the victim of a hate campaign by the "he is not one of us" types who were not fit to lace his boots.

Jack--it may not be celebrated in Edinburgh but it is certainly celebrated in other parts of the country.