Blue Bells of Scotland, Hermitage Castle

The old Scottish folksong, Blue Bells of Scotland, was later turned into a theme and variations 'show off' piece for trombone, who, like my main character Shawn, went to audition for second chair and was given first. (Something I didn't know when I wrote that as Shawn's story!

For a deeper history of Hermitage and the stories about its hauntings, see my blog post: http://bluebellstrilogy.blogspot.com/2017/10/songs-in-scotland-fanaid-grove.html

For a more complete history of the song, see my blog post: http://bluebellstrilogy.blogspot.com/2010/10/blue-bells-of-scotland-folk-song.html

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