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Dumbarton's Drums is a traditional Scottish song. The text was first printed in 1724 albeit with a different tune. The current tune was popularised by The Beers Family of Fox Hollow, New York in the 1960s. [1] The song exists in several variants. In most versions the song is sung from the feminine perspective.
"Flower of Scotland" (Scottish Gaelic: Flùr na h-Alba, Scots: Flouer o Scotland) is a Scottish patriotic song commonly used as an unofficial national anthem of Scotland. Written sometime in the mid-1960s by folk musician Roy Williamson , its lyrics describe the victory of Robert the Bruce , King of Scots , over Edward II , King of England , at ...
The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment), once known as the Royal Regiment of Foot, was the oldest and most senior infantry regiment of the line of the British Army, having been raised in 1633 during the reign of Charles I.
The tune has been performed by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, and featured in the album Spirit of the Glen, which won a Classical Brit award in 2009. [6] The song has been performed at numerous Scottish cultural events, including Scotland's Rugby Union games. [1] It is also a popular wedding song.
The lyrics of the song are about the martial prowess of Highland soldiers and the perceived British tradition of freedom and fighting against the despotic French. [3] The phrase "Garb of Old Gaul" refers to the traditional Highland dress, ancient Gaul being thought of at the time as the heartland of the Celtic peoples.
The origins of Scottish music are said to have originated over 2,300 years ago following the discovery of Western Europe's first known stringed instrument which was a "lyre-like artifact" which was discovered on the Isle of Skye. The earliest known traces of published Scottish music dates from 1662.
Royal Scots, a regiment of the British Army; Royal Scots (Jacobite), a regiment of Scottish exiles in French service, in existence from 1744 to 1762; Royal Scot, a British named express passenger train which first ran in 1862; LMS Royal Scot Class, a class of express passenger locomotive introduced in 1927
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