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Sleep, Dearie, Sleep is a traditional Scottish lament for the bagpipes. The tune is used as a lament signal in Highland army regiments. The tune is used as a lament signal in Highland army regiments. It gained prominence when it was played during the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on 19 September 2022.
The Queen’s Piper will help close her state funeral with a rendition of the traditional piece Sleep, Dearie, Sleep. Pipe Major Paul Burns, the monarch’s personal player at the time of her ...
Chì mi na mòrbheanna (commonly known in English as The Mist Covered Mountains of Home) is a Scottish Gaelic song that was written in 1856 by Highlander John Cameron. The song's tune was performed on the bagpipes during the state funerals of John F. Kennedy in 1963, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 2002, Queen Elizabeth II in 2022, Former Ontario Lieutenant Governor David Onley in 2023 and ...
Several elements of the state funeral paid tribute to President Kennedy's service in the Navy during World War II. [24] They included a member of the Navy bearing the presidential flag, [24] the playing of the Navy Hymn, "Eternal Father, Strong to Save," and the Naval Academy Glee Club performing at the White House. [25] [26]
The funeral ended with the Queen's Piper, Pipe Major Paul Burns of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, playing "Sleep, Dearie, Sleep," adapted from a Gaelic song called Caidil mo ghaol. The coffin ...
Christian funeral music (1 C, 11 P) D. ... Pages in category "Funerary and memorial compositions" The following 81 pages are in this category, out of 81 total.
The stately, mournful piece was played at the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral in April 2021, as well as the procession to the lying in state of the Queen Mother and the funeral of King Edward VII.
His funeral was held at Pitlochry Church of Scotland and was attended by hundreds of pipers. [5] [9] In his memory, the Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust [12] was set up early in 2006 to support good causes in piping. [13] In 2007, A National Treasure concert was staged in Perth by the Trust, and for the following four years, with the BBC airing the ...