The Dark Island (Guitar instrumental)

The well-known tune The Dark Island was written by accordianist Iain MacLachlan from Benbecula, an island of the Outer Hebrides in the Atlantic Ocean, off the west coast of Scotland. The island is also known in Gaelic poetry as An t-Eilean Dorcha “the dark island“. It was written for the BBC film “The Dark Island“ in 1963. Backing Track produced by Pete Korving Please note: The song images and backing track are the property and copyright of its rightful owner(s) and geoffers47 claims no ownership. This is a non-profit video made solely for the purpose of study, review or critical analysis purposes only. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of