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I composed this tune a couple of years ago and recorded it earlier for the lockdown. Here's a new version with more orchestration.
Culloden battlefield, a few miles to the east of Inverness attracts a huge number of visitors every each year. But only a few of those visitors realise that only a mile to the south east lies a very different link with the past, every bit as evocative as Culloden and in many ways more tangible, despite dating back to around 2000BC.
Following the brown tourist signs to Clava Cairns takes you down some very minor roads and close to a spectacular railway viaduct en route to the car park for what are more fully known as the Prehistoric Burial Cairns of Balnuaran of Clava. You can see why the signposts stick with "Clava Cairns".
They were also mentioned in the Outlander series of books and TV series by Diana Gabaldon.

Style is _SWISH.STY (Swish 12-8 Country Piano Trio)

RealTracks in song: 2873:Bass, Acoustic, AmericanaSlow128Byron Sw 040
RealTracks in song: 895:Piano, Acoustic, Solo-Accompaniment PopSlow12-8 Ev 060
RealTracks in song: 2511:Violin, Background PopEvenHigh Ev 120 (1TrackStringQuartet)
RealTracks in song: ~~367:Guitar, Electric, Background Dreamy Ev 065
2953: Strings, Rhythm JazzBalladPads Sw 060
RealDrums [in style:CountryShuffle128^2-a,b:Sidestick, Brushes
Also used reason synth choir soul oohs

Accordion used is my Roland FR-4-X




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You're giving us some great music along with a history lesson.

Nice composition and fitting the history that inspired it.

Thanks

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Lovely tone and playing Graham.
Excellent composition and arrangement...really does the trick.


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I love music with a historic back story.
very well done.

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Originally Posted By: CaptainMoto
You're giving us some great music along with a history lesson.

Nice composition and fitting the history that inspired it.

Thanks



Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed the tune

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Originally Posted By: rayc
Lovely tone and playing Graham.
Excellent composition and arrangement...really does the trick.



Thanks Ray, the single reed in any accordion is perfect for slow ballads like this

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Originally Posted By: Rob4580
I love music with a historic back story.
very well done.


Thanks so much Rob

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Originally Posted By: CaptainMoto
You're giving us some great music along with a history lesson.

Nice composition and fitting the history that inspired it.

Thanks


Same thoughts here. We watch a LOT of travelogs and have seen footage and narrative
of both those locations.

Enjoyed this!

J&B


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Very pretty Graham!! The orchestration works very well backing your playing! Enjoyed!! Take care. Greg

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I like the music and the history behind. Well done indeed!

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You did a really lovely job on this song and I especially loved the bass you chose to use! Thanks for sharing.


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Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud
Originally Posted By: CaptainMoto
You're giving us some great music along with a history lesson.

Nice composition and fitting the history that inspired it.

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Same thoughts here. We watch a LOT of travelogs and have seen footage and narrative
of both those locations.

Enjoyed this!

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Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud
Originally Posted By: CaptainMoto
You're giving us some great music along with a history lesson.

Nice composition and fitting the history that inspired it.

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Same thoughts here. We watch a LOT of travelogs and have seen footage and narrative
of both those locations.

Enjoyed this!

J&B


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Originally Posted By: Greg Johnson
Very pretty Graham!! The orchestration works very well backing your playing! Enjoyed!! Take care. Greg



Thanks Greg, stay safe

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Originally Posted By: Will Josef
I like the music and the history behind. Well done indeed!

Will


Thanks Will glad you enjoyed it

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Hi Graham ...

Not only a wonderful musician, you are now our semi-official historian for all things Scottish! I have a good friend (a fellow author originally from Michigan, US) who lives directly across the bay from Edinburg ... he keeps me abreast of the more contemporary goings on.

lovely song performed in your typically wonderful manner. best to you and Kay.

Merry Christmas. Hope 2021 treats both of you very kindly.

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Originally Posted By: Ember - PG Music
You did a really lovely job on this song and I especially loved the bass you chose to use! Thanks for sharing.


Hi Ember the bass makes a huge difference to any track as everyone knows. Choose the worng one and it just sounds bad to put it politely

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