Dear all More opinions sought on tunes in the second NPS tunebook. This time it's Flowers of the Forest. Yes, I know. There are myriad versions "out there", including an article in the last NPS magazine. The one in the current tunebook is not thought satisfactory.
My personal version I've obviously picked up from Ray Fisher's "Traditional Songs of Scotland" CD: X:2489 T:Flowers of the Forest M:6/8 E:12 L:1/8 K:D A3 A2 B|A2 B d2 e/f/|g2 f e2 d|B d2 B>AG|\ A3 A2 B|A2 B d>ef/g/ |f3 e2 d|d3-d2||* e/d/|=c3 c2 d|B/A/-A2 A3|f3 e2 d|B d2 B>AG|\ A3 A2 B|A2 B d>ef/g/ |f3 e2 d|d3-d2||** ..give or take a few twiddly bits. I've also got available a 4 part version in 6/8: X:2488 T:Flowers of the Forest M:6/8 E:12 L:1/8 K:D A3 A2 B|A B2 d2 e/f/|g2 f e2 d|B d2 A2 F|\ A3 A2 B|A B2 d>ef/g/ |f3 e2 d|d3-d3||* =c3 c>e d/c/|B2 A B d2|A f2 e2 d|B d2 A2 B|\ =c3 c>e d/c/|B2 A B d2|A f2 e2 d|d3-d3||* f a2 a2 a|b2 a g2 f|g2 f e2 d|B d2 A3|\ f a2 a2 a|b2 a g2 f|(4egfe e2 d|d3-d3|\ f a2 a2 a|b2 a g2 f|g2 f e2 d|B d2 A3|\ A3 A2 B|A B2 d>ef/g/ |f3 e2 d|d3-d3||** and the same thing, but in 4/4: X:2488 T:Flowers of the Forest M:4/4 E:12 L:1/8 K:D A4 A3 B|A B3 d2 ef|g2 f2 e2 d2|B d3 A3 F|\ A4 A3 B|A B3 d2 (3efg |f4 e3 d|d4-d4||* =c4 cedc|B3 A B3 d|A f3 e3 d|B d3 A3 B|\ =c4 cedc|B3 A B3 d|A f3 e3 d|d4-d4||* f a3 a3 a|b2 a2 g2 f2|g2 f2 e2 d2|B d3 A4|\ f a3 a3 a|b2 a2 g2 f2|egfe e3 d|d4-d4|\ f a3 a3 a|b2 a2 g2 f2|g2 f2 e2 d2|B d3 A4|\ A4 A3 B|A B3 d2 (3efg |f4 e3 d|d4-d4||** I find it difficult to get my head round this last one - I end up playing the 6/8 version. Does anybody out there have any comments / opinions / contributions? (bearing in mind this is an nsp book, not aimed at GHB players) I can supply these as printed out music if abc doesn't do it for you. All views welcome Cheers Julia To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
