1.0The City of Leeds Pipebandhttps://leedspipeband.org.uk/contentcity of leedshttps://leedspipeband.org.uk/content/author/robp/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="dEqvR5BMSK"><a href="https://leedspipeband.org.uk/content/the-barren-rocks-of-aden/">Tune Origins – The Barren Rocks of Aden</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://leedspipeband.org.uk/content/the-barren-rocks-of-aden/embed/#?secret=dEqvR5BMSK" width="600" height="338" title="“Tune Origins – The Barren Rocks of Aden” — The City of Leeds Pipeband" data-secret="dEqvR5BMSK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://leedspipeband.org.uk/content/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://leedspipeband.org.uk/content/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Barren-Rocks-of-Aden-CLPB-Settings.png1558604The Barren Rocks of Aden has a strong association with the Gordon Highlanders Regiment because it is often played for the dance called 'The Gay Gordons'. It is one of the first tunes our pipers learn to play on the pipes and we play it as part of a set along with The Brown Haired Maiden and Mhairi's Wedding.