This is a wonderful piece of music, composed by William Jackson, one of the members of Ossian.
The music conveys the atmosphere of different elements of the Scottish landscape, and ends with a suite of pieces named after islands including Iona, Islay and Jura.
They were another band I was introduced to while at Huddersfield Polytechnic.
It can be found on many of the usual music streaming services.
William (Billy) Jackson was a key member of Ossian.
Ossian were a superb band, and one of the finest of their era.
They released five excellent albums with a mix of traditional tunes, and I have listened to them for over 40 years.They were another of the bands that I wish I had seen play live.
Two of the members later recorded an album called 'The Misty Mountains' which has some rather beautiful pieces too...
Some live performances for you to savour as well:
and 'The Working Man' from 1990.
Finally, here's the late Tony Cuffe and George Jackson performing 'Jamie Raeburn'.
A search for Ossian will also bring up a very different band with the same name...
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