This series of books was the first to make available the music of the bagpipes in easily accessable and readable settings for fiddle. Fiddlers have always been interested in the bagpipe repertoire but found the notation in the bagpipe books difficult to read due to lack of key signatures and pipe grace notes which have their own interpretation when played on the fiddle. In making the fiddle arrangements of these tunes such eminent pipers as John D. Burgess, Norman Gillies and Duncan Macgillivray were consulted regarding appropriate grace notes and interpretation of the spirit of pipe tunes played on the fiddle. The result is an amazing collection of the most popular pipe tunes in good fiddle settings (this material is also suitable for all melody instruments). As well as the bagpipe tunes are ancient airs from early collections, Gaelic song airs and contemporary material by fine composers such as Bobby MacLeod, Freeland Barbour, Addie Harper. This is the music that has been popularised by such leading bands as Alasdair Fraser’s Skyedance, Capercaillie, Burach, Daimh etc and toured worldwide to represent Scottish music in all corners of the world. Includes basic bowings for fiddlers and chords for guitar or other accompanists and a great selection of 2/4 Pipe Marches, 6/8 Pipe Marches, Jigs, Reels, Slow airs, Hornpipes, Polkas, Strathspeys etc. More than 80 tunes in each book with most of them not available in fiddle settings in any other publication.
52pp
Contents/ An Clar-Innse
---- Fonn Mall / Slow Airs ---- A Mhairi Bhan Og, The Aran Boat Song, Braigh Loch Iall (The Banks of Locheil), Caidil gu La (Sleep on till day), Cha bhi mi gad thaladh (I will not be singing you a lullaby), Cha till mis a' seòladh (South Georgia Whaling Song), Chi mi na mor-bheanna (Mist-covered Mountains), Crodh Chailein (Colin's Cattle), Cumhna Mhic Shimidh (Lord Lovat's Lament), The Dark Island, Donald McPherson's Lament, The Flower of the Quern, Gradh Geal mo Chridhe (The Eriskay Love Lilt), Huntingtone Castle, John Roy Lyall, Laoidh Chaluim Chille (The Sound of Mull), Loch Liobhan (Loch Leven), Mackenzie's Farewell to Sutherland, Mo Dhachaigh (The Song of Home), My Own Land, Neil Gow's Farewell to Whisky, Neil Gow's Lament for his 2nd Wife, The Road to Balintore, Ros Fhiadhaich nam Beann (The Wild Rose of the Mountain), 'Se Gaol a' bhodaich Fionnlagh (Finlay is his Father's Darling), Sine Bhan,Soraidh Slan le Fionnairidh (Farewell to Fuinary), Till an Crodh Faidh an Crodh (Milking Song), Tuireadh Iain Ruaidh (Iain Ruaridh's Lament). ---- Port Mairsdidh / Marches ---- The Athole Highlanders, Australian Ladies, The Balmoral Highlanders, The Camerons of Sheildaig, The Conundrum, Corriechoillie's Welcome to the Northern Meeting, The Drunken Piper, The Earl of Cromarty, Father John MacMillan of Barra, The Hen's March o'er the Midden, Highland Wedding, The Hills of Glenorchy, The Inverness Gathering, John D Burgess, John MacFadyen of Melfort, Leaving Glen Urquhart, MacLeod of Mull, The McNeils of Ugadale, Mr & Mrs A Ross, Mrs H L MacDonald of Dunach, The Pibroch of Domhnall Dubh, 79th's Farewell to Gibraltar, The Skye Gathering, The Sprig of Ivy, The Sweet Maid of Glendaurel, 10th HLI Crossing the Rhine. Srath Spè / Strathspeys ---- The Devil in the Kitchen, Louden's Bonnie Woods and Braes, Miss Drummond of Perth. ---- Port Dubailte / Jigs ---- The Curlew, The Jig of Slurs, Lieutenant MacGuire's Jig, The Muckin' of Geordie's Byre, Paddy's Leather Breeches, The Skyeman's Jig. ---- Seatadh Cuirn / Hornpipes ---- Crossing the Minch, Tam Bain's Lum. ---- Polkas---- The Balintore Fishermen, I Have a Bonnet Trimmed with Blue, Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee ---- Ruighle / Reels ---- The Ale is Dear, The Blackberry Bush, The Brolum, The Four Poster Bed, Helen Black of Inveran, The High Road to Linton, Jock Wilson's Ball, Lexie McAskill, Loch Torridon, Tail Toddle. ---- Caismeachd / Retreat Marches ---- The Heights of Dargai, Lochanside. |
