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Crossing the Bridge

Fiddle book of popular tunes for the younger player.

This fiddle book was a firm favourite with many younger players and has not been available for some years. Due to requests we have made it available again as a sheet music file (PDF) and we can email it to you. It can also be sent out on cd for printing out at home. Includes many favourites in big print music ideal for beginners and new note readers. 40pp Bobby Bingo, Cockles and Mussels, Coulter’s Candy, Donkey Riding, Farmer’s in his Den, Frère Jacques, Go tell it on a Mountain, Heigh Ho, I know an old Lady, I swallowed a Peanut, I’ll Tell my Ma’, If you’re Happy, I’m a Little Teapot, Kum Ba Ya, Little Brown Jug, Michael Row the Boat, Oats and Beans, One Elephant went out to play, One Finger one Thumb keep Moving, One man went to Mow, Rouseau’s Hymn, Row the Boat, Skip to my Lou, Skye Boat Song, Skyescraper Wean, Ten in the Bed, The Saints go Marching in, There’s a Hole in my Bucket, This Old Man, Turalilea, The Wheels on the Bus, The Yellow Rose of Texas, Ye Canny Shove your granny. DOWNLOAD DETAILS This book is now out of print. We have made it available as a PDF download on our sister site and it can be purchased from here www.playscottishmusic.com




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Play Scottish Fiddle (Beginners)

Learn to play Scottish fiddle right from the beginning guided by Sarah Naylor

This DVD tutor will take you from the complete beginner stage to playing simple airs, reels and strathspeys on your fiddle. You will learn how to hold the fiddle and the bow and begin playing simple tunes right from the start. Sarah Naylor, Glenfiddich Champion, will guide you with phrase by phrase tuition through the tunes to help you become a great Scottish fiddle player. By the end of this tutor you will be playing well known tunes such as The Athole Highlanders, Auld Lang Syne, Skye Dance, Loch Lomond and more. The DVD is easy to navigate and has lots of additional fiddle information such as a slide show and lists of useful books, CDs, and Fiddle Festivals in Scotland so you can continue learning great Scottish tunes. There are 20 great Scottish tunes to learn and a 16 page booklet is enclosed with all the material from the DVD. Multi angle film will help you with close up views and there are slow and fast versions of the tunes for you to play along with as you learn. Playing Scottish Fiddle starts here!
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Play Scottish Fiddle (Beginners) Book/DVD

Beginners Play Scottish Fiddle tutor book with instructional DVD

An easy to follow A4 book of favourite Scottish fiddle tunes with lots of illustrations and supplementary information as well as the full DVD to help make learning Scottish fiddle easy. Eight individual lessons plus 20 extra great Scottish tunes to take you from absolute beginner to intermediate level. Simple airs, strathspeys, reels and marches with fast and slow tune versions to make learning easy.
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Play Scottish Fiddle (Intermediate)

Learn the style and techniques to play great Scottish reels, jigs, airs, marches and strathspeys with a Glenfiddich Champion fiddler. Easy to navigate, includes tune booklet.

The phrase by phrase tuition on this Scottish Fiddle DVD by Sarah Naylor, Glenfiddich Champion 2005, will teach you the basic styles and techniques of rhythm, bowing and style to help you become a great Scottish fiddle player. By the end of this tutor you will be playing well known tunes such as Mrs MacLeod of Raasay, The Stool of Repentance, Braes of Tulliemet, Pipers Cave and more. The DVD is easy to navigate and has lots of additional information on bowing style, ornaments etc with lists of useful books, CDs, and Fiddle Festivals in Scotland so you can continue learning great Scottish tunes. A 12 page booklet is enclosed with all the tunes and helpful hints relating to fiddle playing. Running time aproximately 55 minutes. Pal(UK, Europe and the rest of the world except USA, Canada and Japan)and NTSC(USA, Canada and Japan only) versions are available please choose below.
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The Scottish Folk Fiddle Third Position Book

A fun and exciting way to learn 3rd position using well known Scottish tunes as the examples.

This book introduces Fiddlers to 3rd position in a fun and exciting way by using well known Scottish tunes as the examples. It is a very popular book and can be used in on its own or in conjunction with a non Scottish 3rd position book if supplementary fun material is required. Also included are some pages of 2nd position tunes to widen the interest in the uses of position work in fiddle playing and enable the players to tackle some of the material from Scott Skinner’s “The Scottish Violinist” book and tunes from the “Session” books, some of which include position work. 24pp Contents/ An Clar-Innse Ae Fond Kiss, Amazing Grace, An Coinneachan, Archibald MacDonald of Keppoch, Auld Lang Syne, Au Claire de la Lune, Away in a Manger, Buain nan Dearcan ris an Spreidh, The Bugle Horn, Caisteal a' Ghlinne, The Call of the Red Bird, Castle of the Glen, Coilsfield House, Colin's Cattle, Coulters Candy, The Cradle Song, Crodh Chailein, Donald MacPherson's Lament, Eilean Mo Chridhe, Fairy Lullaby, The First Nowell, The Flower of the Quern, Grand Old Duke of York, Hector the Hero, The Hills of Glenorchy, The Hopeful Lover, Hot Cross Buns, Iain Ruaridh's Lament, Jesus Hands are Kind Hands, Katie Bairdie, The Lass of Bon Accord, Leanaibh an Aigh, Lochaber Cronan, Loch Duich, Lovely Stornoway, MacPherson's Rant, Morning has Broken, The Music o' Spey, The Rowan Tree, Skye Boat Song, The Sweetness of Mary, Tuireadh Iain Ruaidh, Westering Home, Ye Banks and Braes.
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The Scottish Folk Fiddle Tutor

A step by step guide to Scottish fiddle playing from the beginning.

This very popular tutor is for aspiring fiddlers who want to learn to play Scottish music in a fun but structured way. The tutor will take you from the very beginning to the level of tunes to play at ceilidhs and sessions. Useful photos and cartoons by Dave Smith illustrate the points as they occur. There is a CD is for those who like to hear the tunes as they learn. So get started and have fun learning Scottish traditional tunes! 52pp Contents/ An Clar-Innse Aitken Drum, Allt an t-Suicair, The Aly Aly O, Amazing Grace, An Coineachan, Angus Macleod, Au Clair de la Lune, Auld Lang Syne, Back o' Benachie, Barnyards of Dalgetty, The Bells of St Giles, Birlinn Ghoraidh Chrobhain, Blow the Man Down, Bonnie Tammie Scolla, Buain na Ràinich, Cailin mo Rùinsa, Cailleach an Dùdain, Caol Muile, Calum Beag, Captain Horne, Chan eil mo leannan ann an seo, The Cockle Gatherer, Comin' thro' the Rye, Coulter's Candy, Còta Gearr Sgiobalta, Crodh Chailein, Dance tae your Daddy, Dancing the Baby, Davy Nick Nack, Dòmhnall Beag an t-siùcair, Donkey Riding, Down in Demarara, Drumleys, Drumond Castle, The Drunken Sailor, Eilean mo Chridhe, Faiilte Rudha Bhatairnis, Flower of Scotland, For He's a Jolly Good Fellow, Four-poster Bed, French Folk Song, The Grand Old Duke of York, Harvest Home Hornpipe, I'll tell my Ma, In Praise of Islay, The Jeelie Piece Song, John Anderson my Jo, Johnny Cope, Johnnie Lad, Katie Bairdie, Killiecrankie, Knees up Mother brown, Leanabh an Aigh, Leannan Mo Ghaoil, London's Burning, Lovely Stornoway, Macpherson's Lament, MacFarlane o' the Sprots, The MacGregor's March, Merry Boys of Greenland, Mo Dhachaidh, Morag a Dunbheagan, Mo Run Geal Dìleas, Murdo's Wedding, My Eyes are Dim, Mary had a Little Lamb, Mattachins, Michael Finnigan, Old MacDonald, One Man Went to Mow, O Theid mi Fhein, Pibroch of Dòmhnall Dubh, The Piper's Cave, Puer Nobis, Queen Mary, Reel of Stumpie, Ruidhle Cailleach, Seven Step Polka, Skipping Rhyme, The Skye Boat Song, Sleep Baby Sleep, Stocainnean Daoimean, Taladh Chriosda, Thistle of Scotland, Twa Craws, Unst Bridal March, Wee Willie Winkie, Wha wadna fecht for Chairlie, Where have you been?, Will ye gang to Kelvingrove?, Ye canny shove yer Granny.
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Traditional Scottish Fiddling

This fascinating fiddle book explains how to play the many regional styles of fiddle music in Scotland today.

This is an ideal Scottish Fiddle tutor book for players who want more in depth information on how Scottish tunes are played. A detailed book of Scottish Fiddle styles including the different regional bowing techniques found in Scotland and dance music. Over 220 tunes from the West Coast, East Coast, Orkney, Shetland and the Borders with notes on the traditions in each area. The CD has 68 tracks illustrating the points as they occur and played by fiddlers from each area. 144pp Aandowin at da Bow, A’ Bhean a bh’ aig an Tàiller Chaol, Aboyne Castle, A Chaluim Bhig, Air Faillirinn Illirinn, The Ale is Dear, Am Faighir Muileach, Am Muileann Dubh, An Cluinn Thu Mi Mo Nighean Donn?, An Gille Dubh mo Laochan, Anthony Murray’s Reel, The Athole Highlanders’ March to Loch Katrine, The Balmoral Highlanders, Banjo Breakdown, Banks Hornpipe, Beaufort Castle, The Beauty of the North, Biodag Dhòmhnaill ‘ic Alasdair, The Blue Bonnet, Bobbie Cuthbertson, Bon Accord, The Braes of Castle Grant, The Braes of Mar, The Braes of Tullymet, The Brig o’ Perth, Brose and Butter, Caberfeidh, Ca’ Hawkie thro’ the Water, Caller Herrin’, Captain Campbell, Carnie’s Canter, Carrick’s Rant, Chapel Keithack, Charlie Hunter, Chuir i Glùin air a’ Bhodach, Circassian Circle, Come O’er the Stream Charlie, Corriechoillie’s Welcome to the Northern Meeting, The Countess of Crawford, The Cradle Song, Craigellachie Bridge, Craigellachie Lasses, Craiglug Brig, Craiglug Reel, Crodh-laoigh nam Bodach, Cropie’s Strathspey, Cumha Mhic a h-Arasaig, Cumha MhicCriomain, Da Day Dawn, Da Forfeit o da Ship, Da Foula Reel, Da Full Rigged Ship, Da Galley Watch, Da Mill, Da Mirrie Boys o Greenland, The Dancing Dustman, Dargai, Da Shaalds o Foula, Dashing White Sergeant, The Deerness Mermaid, Dè ni mi gun lèine ghlan? Derwentwater’s Fareweel, Devil in the Kitchen (strathspey), Devil in the Kitchen (reel), Donald Stewart the Piper, Donald Willie and his Dog, Drops of Brandy, Drummond Castle, The Duchess Tree, Dunkeld House, Duntroon, Ealaidh Ghaoil, The Earl of Crawford’s Reel, Earl Grey, The Earl of Lauderdale, Edgefauld House, Eilean mo Chridhe, Fingal’s Cave/Fingal’s Weeping, Fisher’s Hornpipe, The Flouers o Edinburgh, The Flowers of Edinburgh, The Flowers of the Forest, Forbes Morrison, The Four Poster Bed, Geordie McLeish, Gille Chaluim, Glengarry’s Dirk, Glengrant, The Glenlivet, Glenlyon Lament Greig’s Pipes, Griogal Cridhe, Gul Fhin, Gun d’Dhiùlt am Bodach Fodar Dhomh, The Haughs of Cromdale, The Haymakers, Highland Harry, Highland Whisky, The High Level Bridge Hornpipe, Hushie-Ba, I dal u dal, If I Get a Boanie Lass, I Hae a Wife of my Ain, The Inverness Gathering The Iron Man, James F. Dickie’s Reel, J. F. Dickie’s Delight, J. F. Mackenzie Esq. of Garrynahine, Jimmy o the Bu’s Polka, Kennet’s Dream, Kilrack’s Reel, Lad with the Plaidie, Lady Charlotte Campbell (strathspey), Lady Charlotte Campbell’s Reel, Dorothea Stewart Murray’s Wedding March, Lady Madelina Sinclair, Lady Mary Ramsay, Lady Mary Ramsay, La Russe, Lay Dee at Dee, Littlejohn’s Hame, The Lochaber Gathering, Loch Duich, Locheil’s Awa tae France, Lochrynach, Lord Dalhousie, Lord Seaforth, Loudon’s Bonnie Woods and Braes, Macdonald of the Isles March to Harlaw, MacKenzie Hay, Mackworth, Maclean of Pennycross, MacPherson’s Rant, Madam Frederick, Màiri Bhàn Og, The Marchioness of Huntly, The Marquis of Huntly’s Highland Fling, The Marquis of Huntly’s Reel, The Marquis of Lorne, Mary Walker, Maureen’s Jig, McCrimmon’s Lament, McIntosh’s Lament, Meurlach Loch Abair, The Miller o’ Dervil, The Miller of Drone, The Miller’s Rant, Miss Adie, Miss McLauchlan’s Reel, Miss Shepherd, Monymusk (country danc), Monymusk (Highland dance), Mr Douglas of Springwood Park, Mr Marshall’s Compliments to Niel Gow, Mrs Cree, Mrs Jamieson’s Favourite, Munlochy Bridge, Munlochy Bridge (strathspey), My Love is Like a Red Red Rose, The Navvy on the Line, Niel Gow’s Farewell to Whisky, Niel Gow’s Lamentation for James Moray Esq. of
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