Anthony said: Hello Colin ...or indeed no drones at all!! The tune was originally composed for the button-box by Ian McLachlan as Dr. Mackay's Farewell to Creagorry. It was given words and a name change when it was used for the BBC film "The Dark island".
The claim in 1965 by journalist W Gordon Smith that the tune had been a traditional Highland pipe tune which had been adapted, is now widely accepted as a mistake. As aye Anthony Aye I've heard Ian Maclaughlan play it years ago at Auchtermuchty Festival (on the platform in the town market place) - a very nice a TMSA festival where people take over the square for dancing) and he announced it as The Dark Island. As often happens somebody has even given the tune words but as far as I remember they're probably better forgotten! Bill To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
