Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on June 12th 2004 by Johannes J.
This tune has been added to 47 tunebooks.
Also known as Nelson Mandela's Welcome To The City Of Glasgow.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Nelson Mandela's Welcome To Glasgow
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|:d>dd d>ef|A>AA B>AA|A>Bd d>BA|A>Bd (e2 c)|
d>dd d>ef|A>AA B>AA|A>Bd e>dB|A>Bd (d2 e):|
|:e>aa f>ed|e>fe d>BA|A>Bd d>BA|A>Bd (e2 f)|
e>aa f>ed|e>fe d>BA|A>Bd e>dB|A>Bd (d2 e):|
|:f>ff (fa>d)|f>ff (fa>A)|A>Bd d>BA|A>Bd (e2 f)|
f>ff (fa>d)|f>ff (fa>A)|A>Bd e>dB|A>Bd (d2 e):|
|:f>dd a>Af|A>fA a>Af|A>Bd d>BA|A>Bd (e2 f)|
f>dd a>Af|A>fA a>Af|A>Bd e>dB|A>Bd (d2 e):|
|:f>dd d>dd|d>dd a>df|A>Bd d>BA|A>Bd (e2 f)|
f>dd d>dd|d>dd a>df|A>Bd e>dB|A>Bd (d2 e):|
|:f>dd d>ff|d>aa d>ff|A>Bd d>BA|A>Bd (e2 f)|
f>dd d>ff|d>aa d>ff|A>Bd e>dB|A>Bd (d2 e):|
6/8 march
This was a request by Lil Dog Turpy. It's actually a jig not a march. There's no facility here for marches as they aren't common in the Irish tradition- at least not the tune variety.
# Posted on June 12th 2004 by Johannes J
Oops, I meant to say "a march not a jig"
# Posted on June 12th 2004 by Johannes J
The reason why there is no tune type for "march" is that the term "march" says nothing about the time signature.
So, while all slip jigs are 9/8 and all polkas are 2/4, what are all marches? Some of them are 6/8, some of them are 2/4, etc.
# Posted on June 12th 2004 by Jeremy
Blair Douglas
I know, Jeremy, but I just wanted to get my little joke.
Also, I should also have said that this tune was written by Blair Douglas who was a founder member of Runrig. His most famous composition is probably "Kate Martin's Waltz".
John
# Posted on June 12th 2004 by Johannes J