"The Earl of Dalhousie's Happy Return to Scotland" is a Scottish march in D Major. The parts are played AA'B. George Ramsay (1770-1838), the 9th Earl of Dalhousie was a soldier who fought with distinction in the Napoleonic Wars. He was Lt. Governor of Nova Scotia (where he created Dalhousie University in Halifax), then Governor General of Canada from 1819-1828. In 1815 he was created Baron Ramsay. Dalhousie subsequently became Commander in Chief in India before his final return to Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian. He was a staunch supporter of Scottish music, and of the Gows in particular. The melody appears in Nathaniel Gow's (1763-1831) collection of the compositions of his son, Neil Gow Jr. (c. 1795-1823), published posthumously in 1837. It was recorded by Abby Newton on Crossing to Scotland (1997) and George Wilson on Royal Circus (2000).