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Lesson 7: How to play The Barren Rocks of Aden

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  • Lesson 6: How to play The White Cockade
  • Lesson 7: How to play The Barren Rocks of Aden

This tune is a march long associated with the Gordon Highlanders Regiment. It is said to have been composed by a Scottish piper who was relieved to be leaving the port of Aden (in modern day Yemen). It is commonly played for the Gay Gordons dance.

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