Anne’s Page – Riddell Fiddles

Nest lesson – a refresher – is on Tuesday 17rd November 2026 at 2.00 pm and is fortnightly.

Ye Banks and Braes set is in the table below – just do 1stt tune – Ye Banks and Braes.

French Waltz (mp3) Starts on 3rd finger on A.

Fear a’ bhata (slow air) (mp3) I tend to play it a bit slower and do not put in all the ornaments.Just get a feel for it and see how you go.

Ally bally (mp3) Try it starting on D and then starting on open A

Back Row Band Tunes in table below. have a listen to the tunes.Don’t worry if you are not sure of how to play them. We will start them in August/September.

	Recording (mp3)	Notes (pdf)	Easy Harmony (pdf)
Ally Bally
Auld Lang Syne (Grade 1)
Big Yin
Blue Bonnets over the Border
Caledonian March
Fear a’Phata
French Waltz
Kerry Dancers Bk 1:62
Mairi’s Wedding Grade 1 Bk 1:1
Morag of Dunvegan Grade 1
Mackechnie’s farewell bk 1: 49
My Bonnie lies over the Ocean
Ode to Joy
Pride of Erin Set Believe me if../Gentle Maiden/Dancing in Kyle Bk 1:44
The Raggle Taggle Gypsy
Reel of Tullochgorum Grade 1
Rowan Tree/Tullochgorum/Stronsay Wedding Bk 1:8
Scotland the Brave in D
Scotland the Brave in G
Skye Boat Song
Slockit Light (1st tune)
Smedens andens Fynbo Bk 1:54
Sound of Mull Bk 1: 62
Stronsay Wedding Grade 1
Ye Banks & Braes set
Ye Banks & Braes only (1st tune of above set)

—————————————————————

Use your Violin star 1 book to play tunes

Ready Steady Bow recording -you have the notes in the book

Circles of Air recording – you have the notes in the book

Crocodile Crocodile – you have the music

Also 1st finger rag.

Happy One Step recording – play along and work out an accompaniment

Another recording to play along with – Pumpkin Soup (lots of notes on D with an open A flung in in the second half)

Bow exercise – open D and open A (down bow for D and up for A) then 1st on D and A and then 2nd and A and 3rd on A and back down.Try and do all the D’s on up bow on up bow next time.

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.

D1 D A A1 D1 D A D3 D1 D A A1 D1 D A D3 Repeat

A2 (close) A1 A D1 A2 (close) A1 A D3 A2 (close) A1 A D3 D1 D A A1 D1 D A D3

——————————————————————————————————–

1st finger on D (e). Make sure you press with the pad of your finger on the string.Then continue with 2nd and 3rd fingers (keep them down as you go up to 3rd). Do Grand Old Duke of York.

Scotland the Brave in G (mp3) – just do first line (two of the other lines are the same)

G and D together x 3 with a rest. Repeat. Then D rest G rest and G and D together x 3

Hounddog – stay on A for a while, then D, back to A and an E -back to A.Then start again.

You have the notes for Smedens (cup of tea rhythm on G x 2 , D x 1, G x 1 and then do it three more times. Then go on to same pattern for D and A. it then goes back to the start again! Do not panic!

African Lullaby (mp3) The first half is D, G, A, D (4 x when you do repeat) and then it is long G and long D x 3 with a long G and a long A the 4th time and then you go back to the beginning.Hang onto notes for three beats.

Play along with Father Abraham here and Don’t Worry Be Happy here. Use open D and 1st on D (e). In Don’t Worry be happy use an offbeat rhythm (ooom chip) and only do a wee short up bow on the ‘chip’ .

Ready Steady Bow recording -you have the notes in the book

Circles of Air recording – you have the notes in the book

Crocodile Crocodile – you have the music

Smedens (Danish tune) – you have these notes

You have the notes for Smedens (cup of tea rhythm on G x 2 , D x 1, G x 1 and then do it three more times. Then go on to same pattern for D and A. it then goes back to the start again! Do not panic!