Dave B wrote: > >i've been looking for tunes for my classes...here's a few tunes i've > >liked; what d'you think?
> I've heard all of them now. They're nice. > What kind of classes? It will help me answer the the "what > do you think?" question better. Every week I teach a number of classes in traditional music, from a morning penny whistle class for pensioners to three or four mandolin classes. Another class is a mixed instrument group where we build up a repertoire - chosen by me - and then go to the pub and have a session. Because people keep coming back to the class year after year, I'm always on the lookout for new tunes to add to the repertoire. Next session, starting in September, I'm going to look mostly at "standard" tunes in sets, interspersed with interesting tunes I've found, such as the ones I posted. What are standard tunes? Good question, and I guess everybody will have different answers. I'm going to look at tunes such as these: Mrs Macleod; Gillie Callum; Jenny Dang the Weaver; De'il Amang the Tailors; Marquis of Huntly's Highland Fling; Haughs of Cromdale; Highland whisky; Captain Campbell; The Fairy dance; Cameron's Got His Wife Again; Lord MacDonald's; Duke of Perth; Tarbolton Lodge; Caber Feigh; Braes o' Mar; Lord Lyndoch; What's a the Steer; Lass o' Patie's Mill; Flowers of Edinburgh/White Cockade/East Neuk of Fife; Bottom of the Punchbowl; Good Night and Joy Be Wi' Ye; Mason's Apron; Banks of the Allan; Teviot Brig; Stool of Repentance; Merrily Kissed the Quaker's Wife; Jacky Tar.... ...and so on. Does that answer your question? -- Nigel Gatherer, Crieff, Scotland [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/gatherer/ Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
