Steve Wyrick wrote:
> Watch out if you have Krassen's version of O'Neill's Music of Ireland; he
> adds a ton of ornamentation, almost all of which is incorrect for the
> Scottish versions of the tunes. The reprint of the original which I think
> is from Mel Bay publishers would be better since it doesn't try to notate
> the Irish ornamentation (however playing Hammer Dulcimer I'm sure you ignore
> all that stuff anyway), but I agree with Toby, the Strathspey is very
> important to Scottish music and you won't find any of those in O'Neill's so
> I'm not sure you can get a good idea of the style from his books. -Steve
Alot of those other books that have been mentioned, especially some of
the older ones, have alot of really good strathspeys in them. It's hard
to get the feel of strathspeys from the notes, you have to hear them
played. Also people from different regions have slightly different takes
on them.
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