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<DIV><SPAN class=812143219-09022007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
first carillon in Britain was the one cast be Robert Meikle for St Giles in
Edinburgh. The 23 bells concerned were installed in 1698 so it
is possible that they could have been chimed in this way. There would have
been a few other places with chimes of six or more bells at that time, like
King's College in Aberdeen and St John's Perth. But most churches in
Scotland have never had bells suitable for tune playing and I think
the story is pure invention!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=812143219-09022007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Peter
Rivet</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Robert Lewis<BR><B>Sent:</B> 09 February 2007
16:56<BR><B>To:</B> bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[Bell Historians] Auld Scottish tune<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT color=#cccc99 size=2><B><BR>From the BBC Scotland web-site (<A
href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/onthisday/onthisday.shtml?month=05&day=01"
eudora="autourl">http://www.bbc.<WBR>co.uk/scotland/<WBR>history/onthisda<WBR>y/onthisday.<WBR>shtml?month=<WBR>05&day=01</A>):<BR><BR>"On
this day in 1707, the Act of Union between Scotland and England came into
force. Scottish church bells played the tune "Why am I so Sad on my Wedding
Day?" - the Union was brought about in spite of opposition by the majority of
Scots. The image is of James Ogilvy, 1st Earl Seafield, on occasions M.P. for
Banffshire and Lord Chancellor of Scotland. He promoted The Act of Union of
1707, but moved the repeal of the Act in 1713. Bribery was prevalent, with
£20,000 sterling being despatched to Scotland for the payment of spies and
agent provocateurs."<BR><BR></FONT><FONT color=#cccc99>Does anyone know
anything about this "legendary tune" please (the BBC are asking me!)<BR><BR>I
know Scotland's first ring of bells only dates from 1789 - is it possible that
there was much tune-chiming going on in 1707? Or a tune-playing clock-chime
perhaps?<BR><BR>Sounds like a load of old baloney (or haggis) to
me.<BR><BR>RAL<BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR></FONT></B></P></DIV><!--End group email --></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>