The dawn of 6th November 1605 saw stability restored following the exposure of those who plotted to assassinate King James I of England (King James VI of Scotland) and leading members of the Privy Council at the State Opening of Parliament the day before. Yet the evening of 6th November 2015 witnessed a far happier occasion on which Sassenachs and… Read more →
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Pipe Bands of “Mull of Kintyre”
The first band of Mull of Kintyre… Despite its popularity Paul McCartney has only played the tune “Mull of Kintyre” a hand full of times with a pipe band in concert. The band that featured in the 1977 video was Kintyre’s local Campbeltown Pipe Band. The other bands… Since then there have been 7 bands perform the song with him… Read more →