Key signature: Amixolydian
Submitted on July 3rd 2007 by chrisormston.
This tune has been added to 6 tunebooks.
Also known as The Okehampton Pipe Band Retreat March.
X: 1
T: Okehampton Pipe Band, The
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Amix
|:e>d|c2ce dB|c2A2 a>e|f>e dc BA|c2B2 e>d|
c2ce dB|c2A2 a>e|f>e dc Bc|A4:|
|:a>g|f2 fa fd|e2c2a>e|f>e dc BA|
c2B2e2|c3c ef|B4 Bc|d2a>c Bc|A4:|
I wrote this on 02.02.07 following a weekend of bagpipe music in Okehampton, Devon. On 30th June 2007 a group of men sporting 'Okehampton Pipe Band' badges gathered in the Plymouth Inn. Someone commented "I never knew Okehampton had a pipe band!" whereupon the merry crowd produced CLAY pipes and lit up! They were going from pub to pub having their last legal smoke in each one before July 1st's smoking ban - seemed worthy of a tune!!
# Posted on July 3rd 2007 by chrisormston
oops written on 02.07.07
# Posted on July 3rd 2007 by chrisormston
And its not a waltz!!
There isn't a category for Retreat Marches!
# Posted on July 3rd 2007 by chrisormston
Great story behind the tune! Thanks for sharing it with us. It's a good tune too!
# Posted on July 3rd 2007 by MartySmith
The blatant plagiarism from Lennon/McCartney in the final bars is intentional - that's what I was playing when the "band" arrived. Not an original idea of mine though! Blame Matt "The Seatles" Seattle for that!!!
# Posted on July 3rd 2007 by chrisormston
Not bad
Not bad at all, but the Session rule is for every 5 trad. tunes, you can post an original... so you owe us 15 trad. tunes!
We look forward to them.
# Posted on July 4th 2007 by The Merry Highlander
Heh,heh, heh, you tell 'em MH... Maybe they don't know any traditional tunes?
# Posted on July 4th 2007 by ceolachan