David Francis wrote:
> I thought this might be a good one for the mighty collective brain of
> scots-l.
>
> I'm working, through the Scots Music Group in Edinburgh, with an evening
> class of aspiring guitar accompanists, many of whom are quite new to
> traditional instrumental music. Mostly their current taste extends to Joni
> Mitchell, Eric Clapton, Nick Drake and such. I thought that one way to help
> them in might be to make an association between music and place, so I asked
> them to give me a place in Scotland that meant something to them, the idea
> being that I could then match the place to an appropriate tune.
>
> The list they gave me has mostly left me fairly stumped, however, which is
> where you come in. Anybody got any suggestions for links with the following
> places (could be the wider area as well as the specific place)? Here we go,
> in no particular order:
>
> Auchtermuchty, Ardentinny, Glenlivet/ Tomintoul, Dunbar, Glen Affric, Eigg,
> Rum, Melrose, Ullapool, Portavadie, Glenshiel, Glasgow.
>
The Glenlivet is a sweet strathspey. If I remember correctly, it's in the
Athole Collection.
Toby
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