"Holyrood" RAF Quick March on 89 key GAVIOLI FAIRGROUND ORGAN ex Day's Gallopers

89-key G4 Gavioli & Cie Fairground Organ plays "Holyrood March". The piece was written by Kenenth Alford in 1912, and named after the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, commemorating the coronation year visit of King George V and Queen Mary. This march is now the quick march of the RAF Regiment. Arrangement by Tom Meijer.

This Gavioli organ, Seriel No. 9085, plays today exactly as it would have done in 1905, using perforated cardboard read by an pneumatic action controlling air to the 400 pipes. There is also automatic percussion, and a 17 note glockenspiel. The music in this video was arranged by the late great Steve Clarke.

This magnificent instrument was installed in James Day's 3-abreast Gallopers in 1920, and was in showmans use with the ride until 1984. Previously owned by Chris Dobbs, I aquired the organ in April 2021, and look forward to touring steam fairs and special events across England and Wales in due course (please contact me if you are interested in hiring it for your event - nick@fairgroundorgan.com)

If you're enjoying the music and wish to tip me towards the organ's maintenance and help fund new music for future videos, you can do so at: www.paypal.com/paypalme/jollity

Видео "Holyrood" RAF Quick March on 89 key GAVIOLI FAIRGROUND ORGAN ex Day's Gallopers канала Nick Williams