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The Scottish Horse - C: The Marchioness of Tullibardine.
This is a 6/8 pipe march, composed by Katharine Marjory Stewart-Murray (1874-1960) - known as Kitty Ramsay (she was a "Ramsay of Bamff" - not to be confused with Banff), who married the Marquess of Tullibardine in 1899 (John George Stewart-Murray [1871-1942], son of "The Marchioness of Tullibardine" referred to in the quickstep/march under that name) who became the 8th Duke of Atholl.
"The Scottish Horse" was a regiment that her husband was responsible for in its formation, and she later on became colonel in chief after he died.
The story of the Marchioness/Duchess is quite interesting, too lengthy to relate here, but can be read here:
http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/printable/36301
I should add that this setting appears in Robert McKinnon’s Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music (7th edition) along with another of her compositions (Brothers Three).
http://www.ceolsean.net/content/Mkinn/Mkinn_TOC.html
I’ve left out the gracing.
The Scottish Horse
The setting I’ve just added (X:2) is a four-part version, the 3rd and 4th parts composed by Pipe Major David Chalmers of Forfar. I found it as a hand-written photocopy in my collection, on which it also states of the 3rd and 4th parts, "pre-1948".
Any info on David Chalmers, Nigel?
I notice that a "D. Chalmers" was listed as Pipe Major of Forfar Burgh Pipe Band in 1939.
The Scottish Horse
Hi Weej. I know nothing about Chalmers - only that it was written on the sheet. To tell you the truth, I was thinking to myself, "I bet Weejie will root out what info there is on David Chalmers…"