On 24 Nov, Nigel Gatherer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I listened in to a session at Fiddle 2003 on Saturday with Lori Watson,
who played this very nice waltz. I knew I'd heard it before, but
couldn't place it; when Ted Hastings told me Lori had called it Auld
Granden Kirk I remembered it played
Winners of Scots trad music awards;
Phil Cunnigham came out the winner of best instrumentalist!
yeah
Best live act was Battlefield Band!
Best folk band Capercaillie,
Best Scots singer Karine Polwart
Best Gaelic singer, Karen Matheson
Best up and coming band Back of the moon
Best
Just a note to say that if anyone on this list is in Edinburgh on
Wednesday 15th August, come along to the Ross bandstand in Princes St
Gardens.
Our French guests - large wind orchestra also flutes, violins, accordians
will be playing from 2.00 pm onwards with breaks for setting up kit. From
Whenever modes come up, it seems to polarise folk on the list. You need to
know about modes v why is it worth knowing about this.
I had an experience recently with a tune which we were playing for a
particular purpose. It was Morrison's (jig) which is Irish in origin but
much loved, with a
Hi folks,
I know that simeone on thw list has already mentioned this!
I am one of the folk on the list who reckon that James Oswald is one of
the great unknown Scots. As has already been mentioned on the list he was
born in Crail in the East Neuk of Fife ( Good name for a tune. In fact it
is
The Gael is by Dougie McLean, I think. You'll find the Sheet music in the
Nineties Collection - a very good collection of new Scottish Music, most
of dating from the 1990s - of course!.
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From: thelanes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: [scots-l] Border
When you get up on Thursday morning, play this tune in memory of the men
of Selkirk who fell at Flodden - and the men of the Borders who have
fallen in many battles since. It's not the old tune aka The Liltin' but
the modern one.
T:The Flo'ers o' the Forest
M:4/4
L:1/4
Q:70
S:Learnt
On 11 Jun, Ian Brockbank [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
several versions (61 at present, according to John). The one I chose
to link to from the dance
(http://www.scottishdance.net/dances/NiftyShiftin.html) was the one which
most closely matched the version recorded by Catriona MacDonald and Ian
That sounds great Nigel. What a sound that must have been. I hope to make
one of the mandolin workshops. Please send details to the list.
Philip W
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If I were coming, I'd ask for;
- ornmentation of the pipe and the fiddle repertoire.
- strathspeys
I will have to decide at the very last moment.
Philip
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Tanteeka
Can anyone tell me the origin of this tune which is going the rounds at
the moment? My daughter has decided to include it in her programme for
Higher Music playing the flute - main instrument. Apparently it is
possible to play an all traditional programme for higher and get an A pass
On 31 Dec, Nigel Gatherer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I see Phil Cunningham is to get an MBE, and Barabara Dickson (who was
once involved with folk music) an OBE.
You got to the list before me Nigel. Well done!
Great, but let's get realistic - the BeeGees got the CBE and Jimmy Young
got a
On 24 Dec, Jack Campin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'd like to go but not having a car I'd need to camp.
Which is a pain if you play instruments that aren't damp-proof - after a
night in a tent, even in good weather, neither my recorders nor Harriet's
clarsach would be playable for a couple of
The Border Gaitherin - Coldstream 2002 - May 4 - 6th
This email is just to confirm that this event is going to go ahead.
Last year was the first run of this event. The organisers got quite a lot
of things right first time. We hope to build on the success this time. A
repeat serving of the
Sorry Jack,
I missed your contribution-
a great setting
Philip W
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On 18 Oct, Nigel Gatherer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wha saw the tattie howkers,
Wha saw them gang awa?
Wha saw the tattie howkers,
.. the Berwick Law?
I believe it may originate as hawkers, based on Irish potato sellers.
Or perhaps the Scots verb - howk - to dig, unearth.
Philip W
On 18 Oct, Kate Dunlay or David Greenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
epertoire are over! Anyway the song starts as I
recall - all too well - Cope sent a challenge frae Dunbar. I used to
teach this song to my guitar group at primary school.
Philip
It's a great tune, for fiddle too.
As a
On 19 Oct, Ted Hastings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm surprised that no-one has yet mentioned any of the tunes associated with
Glasgow, eg: Glasgow Gaelic Club, Glasgow Highlanders, Glasgow Lasses,
Glasgow Hornpipe, Glasgow Reel, Dick Glasgow's etc.
I think the Glasgow reel is another name for
On 17 Oct, David Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Auchtermuchty, Ardentinny, Glenlivet/ Tomintoul, Dunbar, Glen Affric, Eigg,
Rum, Melrose, Ullapool, Portavadie, Glenshiel, Glasgow.
Thanks, folks!
David Francis
David,
For my work I am based in Melrose. I believe the nearest local song is
On 17 Oct, David Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Auchtermuchty, Ardentinny, Glenlivet/ Tomintoul, Dunbar, Glen Affric, Eigg,
Rum, Melrose, Ullapool, Portavadie, Glenshiel, Glasgow.
David,
You've got me started now.
The Melrose - Earlston area is the home of two great local legends. I get
Nigel,
I read somewhere, maybe an Alp leaflet, that you were doing a madolin
workshop some time in the spring, somewhere in Edinburgh, on a Sunday over
an unspecified number of hours.
I'm tempted. Can you fill in the details?
Philip
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Nigel Gatherer wrote:
What would YOU put on that list?
How about Rebecca Knorr's Johnstown Reel - a tune that is supposed to be
played slowly. On our trip to France, it was a tune that two local flute
players played along with the Scottish youngsters.
I think this tune is superb and should
David,
I agree with you to a point. Our son who wears his hair in a pony tail,
is no lover of Kelso. His hair occasionally attracted rude shouted
comments.
It is well documented that the 18-25 age leaves Scottish Borders for
higher education and city life. People come to Borders to have a
The tune is called Ross Memorial Hospital - where Phil recovered from a
near fatal car crash. The tune can be found in - The Cunningham Collection
- Volume 1. The House in Rose Valley. Looking in this collection, I see
that the version current locally differs significantly from the one
printed.
From: Keith W Dunn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [scots-l] The Silvery Voe
I've searched the web over and can't find the abc's or a gif or jpg of
this tune, The Silvery Voe. It's a Shetland tune on Tom Andersons/Aly
Bain's CD The Sliver Bow. Does anyone have this in one of these
formats?
Last week I undertook to find on the Internet a tune for a young piper.
I already have the dots for the jig Troy's Wedding in notation for the
fiddle. However this is surely a fairly recent pipe tune. Does anyone have
a pipe version of the tune with all the grace notes? Or can anyone direct
me
On 11 Jul, Anselm Lingnau [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just wait for another century or so. By that time Highland Cathedral
(which AFAIK was written recently by two chaps from Berlin) *will* be a
traditional Scottish tune.
I think it will take rather less than that. Our French hosts, who had
On 17 Jun, Janice Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So many tunes are named
Mrs. Somebody's Favourite How does this come about? Does the old dear
express her liking for an unnamed tune and from then on it becomes hers? Or
does the composer think I'll name a tune for her and she'll give me lots of
Nigel asked
are you from the Kelso area
originally
I used to be sensitive about this. But in a year or two I'll be able to
say I have spent half my life in Scotland.
This reminds me of something a pupil asked me when I first came to
Borders. He brought up his word book -( small jotter for
Help, please!
I was looking a tune for a set of pipe tunes. This one came into my mind.
Except I have no idea what it is called and how the next part goes.
If anyone can help with a name or even the rest of the tune, I'd really
appreciate it. It must be very well known for me to have remembered
I have been listeing to the debut CD by Callunna. There is a lovely pipe
march on it.- Alfred E Milne by GS McLennan.
Does anyone have this in abc or MIDI format?
Please email me directly as well, as I am in digest mode.
Thanks.
Philip
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Funny what you can get up to on a rainy day!
I thought I'd never really find any use for abc which is common currency
on this list and others dealing with traditional music. I downloaded a
copy of ABC2 Win and looked at all the collections on the web that I could
find. I am amazed at the
Nigel,
So much to think about in this matter of tin whistle teaching and
ornamentation.
Here's a few things for starters.
Playing the octave D.
Like you I adopted the habit of playing
x x x x x x
instead of the recommended
o x x x x x
I regret this and have tried to remedy the
On 30 Nov, David Kilpatrick
I don't know if the Gaitherin
coincides with the Hirsel Spring Fair weekend, but if it does, all the
better - the musicians booked or regulars at this event won't be going
elsewhere anyway and could add to sessions or workshops (some of them camp
at the Hirsel for
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