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