There are two tunes there, first is Lady Catherine Bruce's Reel (although it is a jig in fact), also called Laird o'Cockpen. What is the second one? And do you have any ideas on some other scottish jigs to add to this set?
No idea about the tunes, but thanks for sharing the stuff. I've just made it a Tionol with Chris Norman and he's stirred the waters in my view about Scottish music and flute.
I particularly enjoyed the Strathspeys. The one before the last one is inspiring.
I don't have any idea on who is playing. The first one sounds like stuff from RSCDS CD's, but I don't know if it is true. Others - I just dont know, but would like to.
Knowing the artists would be a great help... But alas... RSCDS recordings seem to be infinite in numbers, and fond of the self-composed... Good luck finding the titles...
Shadyglen is a SCD school, and I have been studying there for some time. But later I found that playing music for these dances ca be more fun then dancing itself, so now I'm trying to make up a band.
If only SCD music was represented on the web as good as ITM...
Can't help with the name but the second tune in the General Stuart's Reel set is played a *very* often on program's like BBC Radio Scotlands 'Take the Floor' (on the web). I would have thought that that one at least would repay some effort to allow an ABC search.
I really enjoyed the Strathspeys. I just feel uneasy when people spend thousands of hours getting to play so well and then we get to enjoy it without even knowing who they are.
I'm going to have to persevere and download these for a listen, maybe late tonight. I was having some difficulty with them earlier, a bad connection I suspect. "Cat in the Hopper" rings bells, is this it?
If anyone knows who the fiddler is on the strathspeys I'd be interested to know! I can actually play tunes 2 and 4 of the set but I can't think of the names right now!
Stuart's Rant/Miss Monaghan/Miss Jane MacInnes of Dandaleith*/Biodag Air Mac Thomais/Miss Monaghan/Miss Jane MacInnes Dandaleith/Biodag Air Mac Thomais/Stuart's Rant
This a William Marshall composition, and I'm not sure whether it's the tune in question.
Well, I think I've found the source of the first set, but I'm not sure (all I have is the picture of the CD booklet, made a few monthes ago in order to borrow some sets from there).
It is supposed to be Stewart's Rant / Jenny Dang the Waver / Colonel Rodney / Jane's Reel
The first three can be found here at TSO, but there's some weird version of Colonel Rodney on that track - I'm not even sure it is that tune. The last one is (c) Kim McGarrity, 1997, and I don't have the sheetmusic.
The first jig set - yes, that seems to be these tunes, or at leas versions of them. Thank you very much!
And I still hope to find the strathspeys. They are really, really worth playing...
What are these tunes?
What are these tunes?
First: http://www.sendspace.com/file/dafk24
Leading tune is "General Stuart's Reel", or "The Stuart's Rant" - I have the sheetmusic, and will post it here soon. What are other tunes in the set?
Second: http://www.shadyglen.ru/music/45f71b541e3f6.mp3
There are two tunes there, first is Lady Catherine Bruce's Reel (although it is a jig in fact), also called Laird o'Cockpen. What is the second one? And do you have any ideas on some other scottish jigs to add to this set?
Third: http://www.sendspace.com/file/9hzpvi
This is a strathspey set, the first tune is Braes of Breadalbane (http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8091). What are the others?
...even if you don't know the tunes, you'll enjoy the music, I hope
# Posted on February 26th 2008 by breqwas
Re: What are these tunes?
No idea about the tunes, but thanks for sharing the stuff. I've just made it a Tionol with Chris Norman and he's stirred the waters in my view about Scottish music and flute.
I particularly enjoyed the Strathspeys. The one before the last one is inspiring.
rgds
rafa
# Posted on February 26th 2008 by sylvester
Re: What are these tunes?
Who is playing ?
Do they get any acknowledgement ?
Is this stolen ?
# Posted on February 26th 2008 by David50
Re: What are these tunes?
I don't have any idea on who is playing. The first one sounds like stuff from RSCDS CD's, but I don't know if it is true. Others - I just dont know, but would like to.
# Posted on February 26th 2008 by breqwas
Re: What are these tunes?
http://www.shadyglen.ru/
A Russian Scottish Country Dance Band? Is this your gang breqwas?
If only I read Cyrillic and Russian...
# Posted on February 26th 2008 by ceolachan
Re: What are these tunes?
Knowing the artists would be a great help... But alas... RSCDS recordings seem to be infinite in numbers, and fond of the self-composed... Good luck finding the titles...
# Posted on February 26th 2008 by ceolachan
Re: What are these tunes?
Shadyglen is a SCD school, and I have been studying there for some time. But later I found that playing music for these dances ca be more fun then dancing itself, so now I'm trying to make up a band.
If only SCD music was represented on the web as good as ITM...
# Posted on February 26th 2008 by breqwas
Re: What are these tunes?
Can't help with the name but the second tune in the General Stuart's Reel set is played a *very* often on program's like BBC Radio Scotlands 'Take the Floor' (on the web). I would have thought that that one at least would repay some effort to allow an ABC search.
I really enjoyed the Strathspeys. I just feel uneasy when people spend thousands of hours getting to play so well and then we get to enjoy it without even knowing who they are.
# Posted on February 26th 2008 by David50
Re: What are these tunes?
The second reel on the first recording is Miss Monaghan:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/471
# Posted on February 26th 2008 by Bleedin' Heart
Re: What are these tunes?
I've always known the first (and third) jig as "Cat in the Hopper". Anyone else? Nice bunch of tunes altogether!
# Posted on February 26th 2008 by vonnieestes
Re: What are these tunes?
I'm going to have to persevere and download these for a listen, maybe late tonight. I was having some difficulty with them earlier, a bad connection I suspect. "Cat in the Hopper" rings bells, is this it?
"The Cat In The Hopper"
Key signature: e minor
Submitted on July 15th 2003 by Mikea.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1823
"The Boy In The Gap"
Key signature: g minor
Submitted on August 29th 2003 by dafydd.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3711
# Posted on February 26th 2008 by ceolachan
Re: What are these tunes?
If anyone knows who the fiddler is on the strathspeys I'd be interested to know! I can actually play tunes 2 and 4 of the set but I can't think of the names right now!
# Posted on February 27th 2008 by creathana
Re: What are these tunes?
I also wish I knew who's that. He's really great.
# Posted on February 28th 2008 by breqwas
Re: What are these tunes?
First set, my attempt:
Stuart's Rant/Miss Monaghan/Miss Jane MacInnes of Dandaleith*/Biodag Air Mac Thomais/Miss Monaghan/Miss Jane MacInnes Dandaleith/Biodag Air Mac Thomais/Stuart's Rant
This a William Marshall composition, and I'm not sure whether it's the tune in question.
X:1
T:Miss Jane McInnes - Dandaleith
C:William Marshall (1748-1833)
S:Marshall's Scottish Airs... (1781)
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
D2 DF ABdf | D2 DF ED B,2 | D2 DF ABdf | abaf d/d/d d2 :|
gbfa efdA | g>fe>d B/B/B B2 | gbfa efdA | B<dA>F D/D/D D2 |
gbfa efdA | g>fe>d B/B/B B2 | gefd ecdA | B<dA>F D/D/D D2 ||
# Posted on February 29th 2008 by nigelg
Re: What are these tunes?
Well, I think I've found the source of the first set, but I'm not sure (all I have is the picture of the CD booklet, made a few monthes ago in order to borrow some sets from there).
It is supposed to be Stewart's Rant / Jenny Dang the Waver / Colonel Rodney / Jane's Reel
The first three can be found here at TSO, but there's some weird version of Colonel Rodney on that track - I'm not even sure it is that tune. The last one is (c) Kim McGarrity, 1997, and I don't have the sheetmusic.
The first jig set - yes, that seems to be these tunes, or at leas versions of them. Thank you very much!
And I still hope to find the strathspeys. They are really, really worth playing...
# Posted on March 1st 2008 by breqwas
Re: What are these tunes?
breqwas said, "It is supposed to be Stewart's Rant / Jenny Dang the Waver / Colonel Rodney / Jane's Reel"
That's not the set on the sound clip. See above.
# Posted on March 3rd 2008 by nigelg