Rhu Vaternish
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Rhu Vaternish", also known as "Rhu Waternish", "Leaving Rhu Vaternish" or<br> (Gaelic Fàilte Rubha Bhatairnis) is a pipe and fife march or slow air.<br> I learned this from John Moon's Musick of the Fifes and Drums, vol. 2: Slow Marches.<br> He gives the title as "Rhu Waternish" and states that it is "the lament<br> of a native son leaving the Hebridean port of Artornish".<br> This apparently refers to the Castle of Ardtornish (Scottish Gaelic: Àird<br> Ṭirinis) which is a Highland estate in Scotland located in Morvern, Lochaber.<br> It was one of the principal seats of the high chiefs of Clan Donald from the<br> early 14th to late 15th century. The chief of the clan was known as the<br> "Lord of the Isles", although Morvem is located on the mainland and not in the<br> islands.<br> Another possible location is Waternish Point or Bhatairnis/Vaternish which<br> is a peninsula on the island of Skye which is traditionally inhabited and<br> owned by Clan MacLeod whose clan seat is at the nearby Dunvegan Castle.<br> The fife version sounds in D major (using the C#) while the pipe version<br> sounds in D mixolydian (using the C natural).<br> The version shown is the fife version as I learned it from the book.<br>
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