Sue Richards wrote: > Hi All, > Could someone send me the ABC's for "Tam Lin"? I know that it is on a couple > websites, but I don't trust what I found, and there were two different "B" > parts. I want to know which version most people play. I want to teach it at a > Scottish harp course- it sounds great on the harp. > And is it contemporary, and if so who wrote it? And is it Irish or Scottish? > Thanks for the help! > > Sue Richards >
Here's the version the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers play, but I don't know if it's the most common version or not. The quarter notes in the "B" part should be ornamented with rolls, triplets or whatever works on your instrument (someone here also suggested crans). It is contemporary, written by Davey Arthur. Davey was born in Ireland, grew up in Scotland and later returned to Ireland, so I'm not sure if this answers your last question or not! It's popular in both traditions so maybe calling it "Celtic" is the best solution! (FWIW, according to the SFSF Newsletter Tam Lin was a Scotsman who was kidnapped by the faeries and rescued on Halloween by a woman who fell in love with him.) -Steve X:1 T:Tam Lin C:Davey Arthur S:San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers Newsletter 04/02 Z:Steve Wyrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 6/10/02 K:DMin M:4/4 G,|:"Dm"A,2 DA, FA,DA,|"Bb"B,2 DB, FB,DB,|"C"C2 EC GCEC| "Bb"FEDC "C"A,DDC|"Dm"A,2 DA, FA,DA,|"Bb"B,2 DB, FB,DB,|"C"C2 EC GCEC| "Am"FEDC A,DD2:||:"Dm"dAA2 FADA|"Dm"dAA2 FADA| "C"cGG2 EGG2|"Am"cGG2 cdec|"Dm"dAA2 FADA| "F"dAA2 FACA,|"Bb"B,2 B,A, B,CDE|"C"FDEC A,DD2:| -- Steve Wyrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Concord, California Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
