Invergordon’s Welcome To Queen Elizabeth II (march) on The Session

Also known as Invergordon Distillery, Invergordon’s Welcome To HM Queen Elizabeth II.

One setting

X: 1
T: Invergordon's Welcome To Queen Elizabeth II
R: march

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amix
A>B|d2 e>d B2 A>B|d>AB<d e2 d>e|f<aa>f e2 d>e|f>ed<A B2 A>B|
d2 e>d B2 A>B|d>AB<d e2 d>e|f<aa>f e>fd<B|d4 d2:|
|:f>g|a2 f<a A<GA>d|f>ee>f B2 d>e|f<aa>f e2 d>e|f>ed<A B2|
[1f>g|a2 f<a A<GA>d|f>ee>f e2 d>e|f<aa>f e>fd<B|d4 d2:|
[2A>B|d2 e>d B2 A>B|d>AB<d e2 d>e|f<aa>f e>fd<B|d4 d2||
|:d>B|A2- A>B d<fe>d|B<AB<d A2 d>e|f<aa>f e>df<a|d>ef<A B2 d>B|
A2- A>B d<fe>d|B<ed>B A2 f<g|f<aa>f e>fd<B|d4 d2:|
|:f>g|a>fg<a A2 a>A|B<ed>B A2 f<g|a>fg<a A2 a>f|e>fB<d e2|
[1f<g|a>fg<a A2 a>f|e>fe>d B2 f<g|f<aa>f e>fd<B|d4 d2:|
[2d>B|A2- A>B d<fe>d|B<ed>B A2 f<g|f<aa>f e>fd<B|d4 d2||

Four comments

Invergordon’s Welcome To Queen Elizabeth II. C: John Davie Burgess.

A tune brought to attention by Kenny:

https://thesession.org/discussions/35284

It is not a strathspey, but a 2/4 pipe march.
Composed by Pipe Major John D Burgess MBE, (1934-2005).
You can render it as a 2/4 march by replacing the header with:

X: 1
T: Invergordon’s Welcome to Queen Elizabeth II.
C: John D Burgess
R: Pipe March
M: 2/4
L: 1/16
K: Hp

It does look like the proper title of the tune is the one in this submission.

The story behind the tune is given here:

http://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/Features/Reflections/22-Years-Ago-6446.htm

And a picture of the composer, playing on the day here:

http://www.theinvergordonarchive.org/picture/number483.asp

Could just as easily be submitted in D major, but the Amix is suggestive of the pipe scale.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqfWm96zcD8

play video

Good man….

Thanks for that, "Weejie", and for all the research you did in chasing up the background to this tune. Much appreciated.

Re: Invergordon’s Welcome To Queen Elizabeth II

Played live by Eddie Seaman and Luc McNally, whose music I really enjoyed at Stonehaven Folk Club last night :
[ Deserves more than the 64 "views" it has at the moment. ]

https://youtu.be/uXxUTmx5Gag