The Scots Fiddle Vol. 2: Tunes, Tales & Traditions of the Lothians, Borders & Ayrshire
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (964 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1903238064 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Ach Aye, gtrayt stowff! If you love Scottish traditional tunes anecdoted with history this series is excellent.
He lives in Lasswade, Midlothian. He plays fiddle with the East Lothian Strathspey and Reel Society and is a regular guest tuba player with Selkirk Silver Band at Selkirk Common Riding. . J. Murray Neil studied at Heriot-Watt University and retired from a career in hospital pharmacy in 1992
He plays fiddle with the East Lothian Strathspey and Reel Society and is a regular guest tuba player with Selkirk Silver Band at Selkirk Common Riding. . About the Author J. He lives in Lasswade, Midlothian. Murray Neil studied at Heriot-Watt University and retired from a career in hospital pharmacy in 1992
Biographical sketches, narratives and anecdotes accompany the tunes and provide an insight into the rich inheritance of Scottish culture. In the second book of a three-volume set, the author offers a collection of the fiddle music of Scotland relating to Edinburgh and the Lothians, Borders and Ayrshire. There are melodies by well-known and less well-known figures, new and unpublished tunes, and compositions from the 18th and 19th centuries.. Famous fiddler/composers and songwriters past and present; famous characters and landmarks; history, legends and traditions; language and dialect, poetry and song are all represented. It includes a selection of traditional fiddle tunes and song airs that are played and sung wherever Scots meet at festivals and on special occasions. The selection contains over 160 tunes, including airs, pastorals, reels, strathspeys, marches, jigs, hornpipes, waltzes, polkas and minuets. these include many that were collected and adapted by Robert Burns and feature in the Ayrshire section, which also contains extensive notes on Burns as a fiddler, musician and songwriter