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At the Service of Thanksgiving, held at St Leonards in the Fields Church in Perth, former Moderator, Very Rev. Dr David Lacy, gave a reading and Dr Simpson's eldest son Neil gave a tribute on behalf of the family. Dr Simpson's son-in-law Derick Macaskill playing "Highland Cathedral" on the bagpipes. At the end of the funeral, retiring donations ...
"Highland Cathedral" (Scottish Gaelic: Cathair-eaglais na Gàidhealtachd) is a popular melody for the great Highland bagpipe. This melody was composed by German musicians Ulrich Roever and Michael Korb [ 1 ] in 1982 for a Highland games held in Germany. [ 2 ]
The great Highland bagpipe (Scottish Gaelic: a' phìob mhòr pronounced [a ˈfiəp ˈvoːɾ] lit. 'the great pipe') is a type of bagpipe native to Scotland, and the Scottish analogue to the great Irish warpipes. It has acquired widespread recognition through its usage in the British military and in pipe bands throughout the world.
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 ...
One of the earliest references to the Irish bagpipes comes from an account of the funeral of Donnchadh mac Ceallach, king of Osraige in 927 CE. [2] A likely first reference to bagpipes being played in war is found in a manuscript written between 1484 and 1487 containing an Irish Gaelic version of "Fierabras": the quote " sinnter adharca & píba agaibh do tionól bur sluaigh " translates as ...
Queen Elizabeth's state funeral was a grand affair. Held at Westminster Abbey on September 19, 2022 in London, England, the funeral saw world leaders and royalty from around the world travel to ...
In 2006, a Devon folk singer, Sheelagh Allen, wrote a song about him, "The Highland Piper". [11] Millin played the pipes at Lord Lovat's funeral in 1995. [12] Millin, who suffered a stroke in 2003, died in hospital in Torbay on 17 August 2010, aged 88. [1] [4] His wife Margaret (née Dowdel, from Edinburgh) died in 2000. They were survived by ...
The nation said a proper farewell to former President Jimmy Carter during his funeral service in Washington D.C. on Thursday. President Joe Biden, who declared Thursday a national day of mourning ...