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This is a popular Scottish march on the fiddle which is known all over the world. It is written on the D, A and E strings - you can use it for playing at ceilidhs dances when you know it well. It works well with the Gay Gordons dance.There are a lot of D arpeggios in it so if you are good at these you will find this longer tune easy. Great fun and easy to play.

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Verse

Hark when the night is falling

Hear! hear the pipes are calling,

Loudly and proudly calling,

Down thro' the glen.

There where the hills are sleeping,

Now feel the blood a-leaping,

High as the spirits of the old Highland men.

Chorus:

Towering in gallant fame,

Scotland my mountain hame!

High may your proud standards gloriously wave!

Land of my high endeavour,

Land of the shining river,

Land of my heart for ever!

Scotland the brave!

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Sarah is from the Isle of Skye off the North West coast of Scotland. She grew up in the small fishing village of Uig on the north end of the island. The piping and Gaelic traditions that surrounded her as a child have greatly influenced her style of fiddling.

In 2005 she attended Sabhal Mor Ostaig, the Gaelic college on Skye and the same year her assured and technically accomplished playing saw her win the prestigious 2005 Glenfiddich Fiddle Championship held at Blair Athol Castle.

Sarah graduated with First Class Honours form Strathclyde University, Glasgow, with a BA in Applied Music. She was awarded the Alexander Stone prize for excellence in Solo Performance and she hopes to continue developing as a soloist. Past performances include the Lorient Interceltique Festival, Celtic Connections and Fiddle 2006.... Naylor married gutsy attack with strutting poise and rich, mellifluous resonance... displaying admirable control and assurance across the full gamut of pace and mood...Scotsman.

Sarah is an experienced fiddle teacher both privately and with Live Music Now and the Feisean. Recently she has been taking the music classes for the Argyll Fiddle workshops in Dunoon.