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Thread #174275   Message #4227516
Posted By: Tattie Bogle
23-Aug-25 - 05:08 AM
Thread Name: Tune Req: Name That Tune!
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Name That Tune!
There’s a pipe tune called “The Heights of Cassino” by Donald MacRae, but this relates to the battles of Monte Cassino during WW2, so a bit later than the 18th century tune! Also mentioned in the Hamish Henderson song, “D-Day Dodgers”.
Going back much further than either tune, there was a Benedictine monastery from the 6th century on the site, but this and the town of Monte Cassino were pretty much destroyed by bombing during the above WW2 battles. There’s a very graphic account of it all on Wikipedia.
Sorry for thread drift and it doesn’t get you any further with “Baltimore”, but interesting, nonetheless!