Next lesson is on 21st April 2026 at 9.30 am. This is the last lesson of the session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Back Row Session <\/strong>– Link to playlist here<\/a> – session on 26th April 2026 at the Glen cafe at St mary’s loch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. McKechnie’s Farewel<\/a>l (Bk1:49)<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Also play tunes you like such as Callum’s Road, Leezy Linzy, Fear a’Phata etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hamnataing (Bk 1:18)- recording<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Flowers of Edinburgh<\/a> – listen and play along<\/p>\n\n\n\n Listen here to Love of the Isles<\/a> (music is in your book)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Marni Swanson (use Fiona Cuthil’s you tube video)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grade 3 Scales<\/strong> are below but go canny on them as it will scare you! The scale of D major in two octaves in third position is a good place to start. Some finger pictures for scales are here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Arpeggios and scales – slurred. See syllabus at back of book and here<\/p>\n\n\n\n New tune to work on – Kerry Dancers <\/a>(mp3)<\/a> with a slower recording here<\/a>. A jig – strawberry, raspberry rhythm with emphasis on 1st note of each three. Do scale of A and arpeggio first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Sleeping Tune<\/a> (mp3)<\/a> Long bows and watch tuning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1.Rose of Saint Magnus <\/a> – (mp3)<\/a> Try using fourth fingers at some bits. Listen to Duncan Chisholm playing it on YouTube or Eryn Rae in part 2 of the Trad Music Awards 2023 (second set that she does).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hector the Hero<\/a> (mp3)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n African Lullaby <\/a>(mp3)<\/a> Bk 2:58<\/p>\n\n\n\n Skye Boat Song<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Play along with Father Abraham here<\/a> and Don’t Worry Be Happy here<\/a>. 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’<\/p>\n\n\n\n Practice bowing exercises as taught and do tunes like Slockit Light – record yourself<\/p>\n\n\n\n We will work on Mr and Mrs Robert Brunton and Melgund Waltz<\/a>. Recordings are here but we can rerecord. Mr & Mrs Brunton<\/a> and Melgund Glen<\/a> (fiddle)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Seven Step Polka<\/a> (mp3)<\/a>Keep bow flowing and hairs towards you. Try to keep bow parallel with bridge (don’t pull hand towards you).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Revision<\/strong>: Ye Banks and Braes in G (mp3) <\/a>\/ Aran Boat Song in Em (mp3)<\/a> \/Leaving Lismore in D (mp3 – music software)<\/a> – the set<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Continue to work on the beautiful tune Fear a’ Phata<\/a>. long bows. Start trying a wee bit vibrato.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ————————————————————————————————–<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grade 2 –<\/strong> Crib sheet for scales here to <\/a>help you. Fiddle Syllabus<\/a> is here. You are doing the natural minor scales so ignore the harmonic and melodic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scale of A in two octaves starting on 1st finger on G. You have a sheet to help you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scale of D in one octave slurred – see sheet for bowing<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do the scale of E minor in one octave – it is here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Do the scale of G minor in one octave<\/strong>. Just do open G to third on G remembering the b flat and E flat (pulled back 1st on D). Ignore second octave of scale below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tunes for Grade 2 <\/strong>: Leezy Linzy, Here is Callum’s Road recording<\/a> and you have the music. Your set is Slockit Light<\/a> (mp3)<\/a> and Soldier’s Joy –Here is a recording<\/a>. Use middle of bow. try it without music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Use bow at tip, middle & bottom for each note of a scale (one octave of A or D)<\/p>\n\n\n\n LazyDayz<\/a> (mp3)<\/a> \/Merry Blacksmith recording<\/a> with your harmony here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is Callum’s Road recording<\/a> and you are almost there with the tune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bolloles Schottis<\/a> (Bk 1:2) – work on 2nd part slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ———————————————————————-<\/p>\n\n\n\n Essich<\/strong> – Scale of G minor.<\/a> Recording of Bruce MacGregor here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you really want to get into the detail!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Essich Score is here<\/a><\/strong> and our own first recording here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is a video<\/strong> score<\/strong> here<\/a><\/strong> of this expanded arrangement. You can also find an explanatory diagram<\/strong> here<\/a><\/strong>. There are scores for the Low Harmony Line here<\/a><\/strong> and High Harmony Line<\/strong> (plus the A part riff) here<\/a><\/strong> (Line 1) and here<\/a><\/strong> (Line 2) – the score for the solos only differ in the final few bars._________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1.Catfish nailed to a Tree\/The Hoy Tune<\/a> (mp3)<\/a> (Bk 1: 12)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Bolloles Schottis<\/a> (Bk 1:2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3.Egan’s Polka<\/strong> – listen and play along<\/a> (Bk 1:13) with John Ryan’s on same page (mp3) <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 4.Slockit Light<\/a> (mp3)<\/a> – 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<\/a> (listen here)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. Here is Callum’s Road recording<\/a> and we play it with Hut on Staffin island<\/a> (1:19).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. McKechnie’s Farewel<\/a>l (Bk1:49)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. Pumpkin Soup<\/a> (mp3)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. Tune for Tony<\/a> (mp3)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ye Banks and Braes in G (mp3) <\/a>\/ Aran Boat Song in Em (mp3)<\/a> \/Leaving Lismore in D (mp3 – music software)<\/a> – the set<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n ________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n