Andrea’s Tunes
Back Row Band is planning a few busks and a book launch – link to playlists here
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Slockit Light (mp3) – a beautiful slow tune. Work on that bar in the second half with the close G and the stretchy G (2nd fingers on E). Riddell Fiddles plays it with this tune Da Road to Houll (listen here) and you are doing okay with this.
Harmonies here for Da Road to Houll and Happy One-step/Pumpkin soup.
Elliot Finn MacDonald (mp3) which will go in a set with Da Brig (mp3)
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Bonnie Lass of Fyvie Set – Bonnie Lass of Fyvie/Loch Lomond (D) and Marie’s Wedding (A) with a rough recording here. It is in book one at the start (page 1)
2 Believe me if all these Endearing Charms Set (mp3) Bk 1:44
The Big Yin with recording as in Beauly and a slower recording here for learning. There is an easier accompaniment here and,wait for it, an arrangement with a basic music software recording of it here to give you a rough idea
Troy’s Tunes from Cape Breton – a project in hand !
The Whole set (mp3) on one page, without chords, for ease of reading, or, for accompanists, with chords (mp3)
Lakewind Strathspey (mp3) composed by Kinnon Beaton
Tiny Nanna’s Waltz (mp3) hang onto the long notes
Mothers of St Ann’s (mp3) – listen to recording and play along
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Grade 3 tunes – Flower of Scotland, Love of the Isles,Hamnataing (Bk 1: 18) and Marni Swanson.
Grade 3 Stuff
We need to look at the previous tunes but you suggested today (23.01.25)
Mist Covered Mountain
Hamnataing (Bk 1:18)- recording
Flowers of Edinburgh – listen and play along
Listen here to Love of the Isles (music is in your book)
Marni Swanson (use Fiona Cuthil’s you tube video)
Arpeggios and scales – slurred. See syllabus
Essich – There is a video score here of this expanded arrangement and practice the ‘riff’ – 3rd time through the 1st part of the tune. It is on this sheet here – remember pulled back 1st finger on D at the end for the wee run down.
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1.Catfish nailed to a Tree/The Hoy Tune (mp3) (Bk 1: 12)
2. Bolloles Schottis (Bk 1:2)
3.Egan’s Polka – listen and play along (Bk 1:13) with John Ryan’s on same page (mp3)
4.Slockit Light (mp3) – a beautiful slow tune. Work on that bar in the second half with the close G and the stretchy G (2nd fingers on E). Riddell Fiddles plays it with this tune Da Road to Houll (listen here) and you are doing okay with this.
6. McKechnie’s Farewell (Bk1:49)
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Other Tunes
Continue to work on the beautiful tune Fear a’ Phata. long bows. Start trying a wee bit vibrato.
Don’t forget the grade 2 stuff .Soldier’s Joy and Stool of Repentance which starts slow in this recording but speeds up the 2nd time.
Select a few tunes and work on them. You do not need to know them all. Listen to the tunes and you are halfway there.
L’Air Mignonne– have a listen!
Another tune to listen to – Pumpkin Soup (mp3) – just listen just now!
Taladh Chriosda (mp3) Chi mi Muile (mp3) Bk 1:46