Tour Scotland Video Tunna The Sleeping Tune Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Tunna Tunes playing The Sleeping Tune on ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Karys Watt playing the fiddle and David Macfarlane from the folk band Tunna. Gordon Duncan, who wrote The Sleeping Tune, was born on 14 May 1964, and died on 14 December 2005. He was a bagpiper and composer, born in Turriff, Aberdeenshire. Gordon attracted attention from folk bands, touring the USA and Europe with the Tannahill Weavers, Wolfstone and Ceolbeg and became associated with Dougie MacLean, playing low whistle on his albums. He began composing soon afterwards, having travelled across Europe and been exposed to other traditions, especially Breton music. He also performed with the Vale of Atholl Pipe Band and the Atholl Highlanders.

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Tour Scotland Video 2016 Armistice Day Friday November 11 Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of Armistice Day at the Mercat Cross and King Edward VII Memorial on Armistice Day on ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month marks the signing of the Armistice, on 11th November 1918, to signal the end of World War One. Armistice Day was renamed Remembrance Day after the Second World War. Wreaths were laid by Provost Liz Grant along with representatives from Police Scotland, Legion Scotland and local military organisations. The Piper and Bugler were from 51st Highland, 7th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, 7 SCOTS.

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Tour Scotland Video Autumn Sunset Tourist Trail North Fife

Tour Scotland video of an Autumn sunset from the tourist trail on visit to North Fife, Scotland. The Trail offers an excellent introduction to a fascinating part of the Kingdom. Stretching along the A91 from Kinross in the west to St Andrews in the east, the trail passes through the glorious Howe of Fife, rolling hillsides and farmland abundant with colour no matter what time of year.

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Tour Scotland Video Autumn Moon Above Tourist Trail North Fife

Tour Scotland video of an Autumn moon rising at sunset above the tourist trail on visit to North Fife, Scotland. My moon video, well it is 226,000 miles away and difficult to video. The Moon is Earth's only permanent natural satellite. It is the fifth largest natural satellite in the Solar System, and the largest among planetary satellites relative to the size of the planet that it orbits. The Moon is in synchronous rotation with Earth, always showing the same face, with its near side marked by dark volcanic maria that fill the spaces between the bright ancient crustal highlands and the prominent impact craters.

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Tour Scotland Video Autumn Drive From Dunkeld To Spittalfield Perthshire

Tour Scotland Autumn video of a drive on the old military road East from Dunkeld on ancestry visit to Spittalfield, Perthshire, Scotland. Spittalfield was a planned weaving village laid out around a large green in 1766, Spittalfield lies between Caputh and Meikleour, on the A984 road 6 miles east of Dunkeld. The A984 road begins on the northern side of Thomas Telford's Dunkeld Bridge. When originally classified in 1922, this route was given the B947 number. However, by 1932 the route had already been upgraded to be the A984 we see today, and the B947 number reused on a spur route into Blairgowrie.

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