Highland Cathedral

 

Inverness Cathedral (St. Andrew's Cathedral)

 

 

Highland Cathedral

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj_3scEyVoI

 

 

Live @ Music Show Scotland in Ahoy Rotterdam

 

"Highland Cathedral" (Scottish Gaelic: Cathair-eaglais na Gàidhealtachd) is a popular melody for the Great Highland Bagpipe.

 

This melody was composed by German musicians Ulrich Roever and Michael Korb in 1982 for a Highland games held in Germany.  It has been proposed as the Scottish national anthem to replace unofficial anthems "Scotland the Brave" and/or "Flower of Scotland". It has subsequently undergone various orchestrations and had lyrics added in English and in Scottish Gaelic.

 

The tune was the Royal Hong Kong Police Anthem under British rule which ended in 1997. It was played at a ceremonial lowering of the Governor's flag at Chris Patten's official residence, Government House in Central, on the last day of British rule.  "Highland Cathedral" is Patten's favourite pipe tune, as said by himself on a BBC Asia Today programme.

 

 

The tune has been performed by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, and featured in the album, Spirit of the Glen, which won a Classical Brit award in 2009.  The song has been performed at numerous Scottish cultural events, including Scotland's Rugby Union games.  It is also a popular wedding song.

 

It was played on 4 May 2019 at the State funeral of the Grand Duke Jean from Luxembourg at the Notre Dame Cathedral by the Band of the Irish Guards and the Luxembourg Military Band.

 

Highland Cathedral

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8VAn6LTiIQ

 

 

Writer, Composer: M Korb

Writer, Composer: U Roever

 

Highland Cathedral · Kelly Brown · Voices of Scottish rugby · Matt Scott · Henry Pyrgos · Euan Murray · Children from Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire primary schools

 

"Highland Cathedral" was composed by by two German musicians, Uli Roever and Michael Korb, and first published in 1982.

 

Lyrics

The lyrics were written by Ben Kelly in 1990 and registered with PRS and MCPS.

 

Several authors have composed lyrics for this tune, the most prominent being by Ben Kelly.

The song has been suggested as the official national anthem of Scotland. Here are Kelly's lyrics:

 

 

 Land of our fathers, we will always be
Faithful and loyal to our own country.
In times of danger, we will set you free,
Lead you to glory and to victory.
Hail, Caledonia, to our ancient prayer.
In this Highland Cathedral, let our standards bear.
Joining, together, with one dream to share.
God bless the people of this land so fair.

Gone is the past, let us start anew.
Let this hope of peace, always remain.
Spirit of Scotia, be strong and true.
Then your children will smile again, again, again, again.

Rise, Caledonia, let your voices ring
In this Highland Cathedral of our God and King.
Whom joy and liberty to all will bring.
Come; let your heart with love and courage sing.

Lonely the exile, o'er distant seas,
The home of their birth, gone from their eyes.
Bring back their souls o'er the ocean breeze
To the land where their fathers lie.

 

 

 

Highland Cathedral

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_hQ9qZqauQ

 

 

Robyn Keen

 

 

⚡️HIGHLAND CATHEDRAL ⚡️ Royal Scots Dragoon Guards⚡️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tEdH0bjjR8

 

 

 

Scottish country most of the photo's are taken in North West of Scotland.

 

Accompanied by the music Highland Cathedral by The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. from the Spirit Of The Glen Album. ( Highland Cathedral was composed by Uli Roever and Michael Korb of Germany )