> book - The Galloway Album - published by Foss in which are four of his > tunes. Strange from a musician's point of view, because all have four > 6-bar sections. I've no doubt it makes perfect sense from a dancing > p.o.v. - my woeful ignorance of dancing hampers me once again!
Actually, Foss's dance "Cairn Edward", for which these tunes were set, is almost unique in SCD; I know of just one other, "Tweedside", in RSCDS Book 19, which is built on 6 bar phrases (it uses 3/4 tunes, and a modified waltz step). It _does_ make sense when you try it out - an example of Foss's considerable insight and inventiveness. The trouble is, there seem to be essentially no other tunes in this style - I looked for another tune to go with Tweedside and its companion, Tam Glen, without success. Also, I wouldn't rush to compose a bunch of these tunes; the large part of the SCD community doesn't seem too interested in this kind of innovation. Thanks for the reference to The Galloway Album. Peter McClure Winnipeg, MB Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
