The Heroes Of Longhope jig

Very much a slow air not a jig, as is hopefully obvious anyway. This Orcadian tune, composed by Ronnie Aim, was written in memory of the lifeboat crew who drowned in the Longhope lifeboat tragedy. The full sad story of the disaster can be found here: http://www.scapaflow.co/index.php/the_scheme/the_48_projects/the_longhope_lifeboat_disaster

Absolutely: the slower the better, and not a waltz either although usually written in 3/4 rather than 6/8.

And here it is, played even slower than the fiddle orchestras play it: do go to YouTube itself and read the notes under the clip to appreciate what this tune means to Orcadians such as Jennifer and Hazel Wrigley. So please, no jigs or waltzes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ipPVfNHs3g

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