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Bunessan is a hymn tune originally associated with the Christmas carol "Child in the Manger". It is named for the village of Bunessan in the Ross of Mull.
History
Mary M. Macdonald (Màiri Dhòmhnallach in Scottish Gaelic) (1789–1872), who lived in the crofting community of Ardtun near Bunessan and spoke only Gaelic, wrote her hymn "Leanabh an àigh" to a traditional melody. When the words were translated into English in the 1880s, the melody was named after the village of Bunessan by the translator, Lachlan Macbean. A monument to Mary Macdonald can be seen about 1.5 miles east of the village, on the road towards Craignure. The ruins of the house where she lived are also nearby.
Sometime before 1927 Alexander Fraser heard the melody in the Scottish Highlands and wrote it down so that it came to the attention of Percy Dearmer, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Martin Shaw. In turn, these editors of the hymn book Songs of Praise requested Eleanor Farjeon to write a further hymn text to the tune. This was Morning Has Broken, and since 1931 the tune has become most familiarly identified with this hymn. In 1971, a version of Morning Has Broken was recorded by British singer Cat Stevens, helping popularize the tune.
Coordinates: 56°18′58″N 6°14′06″W / 56.316°N 6.235°W / 56.316; -6.235
Bunessan (Scottish Gaelic: Bun Easain) is a small village on the Ross of Mull in the south-west of the island of Mull, off the west coast of Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon, and is situated on the A849.
Community
The village population is about 300, including the surrounding areas of Millbrae, Fountainhead and Ardtun. A village hall is used for dances throughout the year. The primary school for the Ross of Mull is found in Bunessan.
Economy
Business has included crofting, a mill, weaving and a small fishing fleet, up to the end of the 20th century. Bunessan village has one hotel, The Argyll Arms (the only pub in the area), one grocery shop, a craft shop, and a small cafe/restaurant.
The village still has a thriving lobster fishery. Some of the largest lobsters in the west coast of Scotland can be found at the top of Loch Scridain, in an area known as "The Pool".
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- Alla Hornpipe
- Trumpet Concerto in D
- Two Trumpet Tunes & Air
- Laudate Dominum
- Romance
- Morning has broken
- Let the bright seraphim - Let their celestial concerts
- Priere a Notre-Dame
- Jerusalem
- Meditation
- The Lord's my shepherd
- Wedding March
- Carillion-sortie in D
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F
- Grand Choer dialogue