I am currently learning "Hector the Hero", by Scott Skinner. I am using the version he published in "Harp and Claymore". They way it's written isn't like the way I hear it.
Is it supposed to be a slow strathspey? Most of the notes I hear played "short" in the recordings I have are notated as normal 1/8 notes. It sounds OK when played as written, but different. Any other playing tips for this tune on fiddle? The liner notes of Fred Morrison's "Broken Chanter" CD (Lismor LCOM5233) say that Mr. Morrison (winnner of Gold Medals for Ceol Mor in Oban and inverness) learned the tune from Tommy Peoples, which is an interesting path, I think (A young Scottish piper learns an old Scottish fiddle tune from an old Irish fiddler). I also have recordings of Johnny Cunningham and Laura Risk playing it. They all sound different from one another. Thanks, Bob Rogers South Carolina Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
