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Craigellachie!, a Scottish battle cry, is the name given to the spot near Eagle Pass, which cuts through Canadas Rocky Mountains, where the last spike of the Trans-Canada railway was pounded into the earth. This piece is an attempt to express, in music, the indomitable spirit of all those thousands who struggled so hard, not to build a railway, but a nation.

• CB2260
• Duration: 5:30
• Grade 3
• Concert Band