Re: [scots-l] Untitled Ossian Reel - ID?
Nigel Gatherer wrote: Anyone know what this tune is? X:712 T:Untitled Reel D:Ossian, Dove Across the Water Z:Nigel Gatherer M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Em ef | g2 fgagfa | gefg dB B2| g2 fgagfa | gefd e2 :| eg | dB B/B/B dBdg | dB B/B/B cA A/A/A | dB B/B/B dBdf | gefd e2 :| It's known round these parts as the 'P' tune for some reason. It's really a pipe setting of the Periwig, and one of these tunes which is more attractive for being downsized for the GHB :) Derek Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [scots-l] Untitled Ossian Reel - ID?
Anyone know what this tune is? X:712 T:Untitled Reel D:Ossian, Dove Across the Water Z:Nigel Gatherer M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Em ef | g2 fgagfa | gefg dB B2| g2 fgagfa | gefd e2 :| eg | dB B/B/B dBdg | dB B/B/B cA A/A/A | dB B/B/B dBdf | gefd e2 :| It looks very much like one of the Highland reels first published at the end of the 18th century by Patrick Macdonald and later by Aird. If you read it as being in A, Gore's index sorta matches it with a Harris Dance in MacDonald (p37). Anybody got a MacDonald to check? It would go quite well with the Harris Dance usually played these days. Anybody on this list coming to Edinburgh for the Festival? There's a series of four programmes on Gaelic music from different regions of Scotland in the official Festival, at the Hub, which look good if pricy (and subject to the problem that the Hub's main hall has an ambience like a school assembly room). - Jack Campin: 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU; 0131 6604760 http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack * food intolerance data recipes, Mac logic fonts, Scots traditional music files and CD-ROMs of Scottish music. off-list mail to j-c rather than scots-l at this site, please Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
[scots-l] Re: Untitled Ossian Reel - ID?
Barbara wrote: That's one of my favorite albums (remember those - the big black things made of vinyl?). I looked on the liner notes and don't see the reel listed but I played the ABC you sent and I definitely remember it. Which track is it part of? Em...em...To the Begging I think. I am currently slogging through a transcription of The Unicorn by Ossian fiddler Stuart Morison as played by the Tannahill Weavers. I am not very good at this, but when I'm passionate about a tune that I want to learn, I force myself to try. I can sort-of play it by ear on fiddle, but it is in 3-flats which is not particularly harp friendly. Once I get it transcribed, I can tell my program to change keys (either up or down) and pick the one that sounds closest to the original key. Wish me luck! Good luck, Barb. Which album is it on? D'you want some help? -- Nigel Gatherer, Crieff, Scotland mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
[scots-l] Re: Untitled Ossian Reel - ID?
Derek Hoy wrote: Nigel Gatherer wrote: Anyone know what this tune is? It's known round these parts as the 'P' tune for some reason. It's really a pipe setting of the Periwig, and one of these tunes which is more attractive for being downsized for the GHB :) Thanks, Derek. It's in Simon Fraser, I think. I see I have The Periwig on an Old Blind Dogs record - must listen to it. -- Nigel Gatherer, Crieff, Scotland mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [scots-l] Robt. Petrie's 2nd collection ABCs complete
In a message dated 10/08/04 20:17:29 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hmm, doesn't look like my earlier message got through to the list so I'll try again: I've finally completed my abc transcription (melody line only) of Robert Petrie's "A Second Collection of Strathspey Reels c.", 1795, which I'll send to anyone on the list who wants it. This one has 70 tunes, a number of which have never been reprinted. -Steve -- Steve Wyrick -- Concord, California Steve - I have only just joined the list so I am unaware wether you have available Petrie's 1st collection as well. I would very much like the 1st and 2nd collection if available (and for that matter anything else you might have!) I am particularily looking for ABC's of J. Scott Skinner Please send to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Many Thanks Bev Lawton
[scots-l] Re: Robt. Petrie's 2nd collection ABCs complete
Steve Wyrick wrote: I've finally completed my abc transcription (melody line only) of Robert Petrie's A Second Collection of Strathspey Reels c., 1795, which I'll send to anyone on the list who wants it. This one has 70 tunes, a number of which have never been reprinted. I have now placed both First and Second Collections on my website at http://www.nigelgatherer.com/tunes/abc/petr.html You can download the tunes one by one using the alphabetical title index, or all of them in one file. -- Nigel Gatherer, Crieff, Scotland mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
[scots-l] Re: Grand Scottish Quiz
Nigel Gatherer wrote: ...This year's quiz... Due to the underwhelming response (I've had ONE off-list effort), I'll give you one more week for this quiz before relieving you with the answers. -- Nigel Gatherer, Crieff, Scotland mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
[scots-l] Skinner ABCs (was: Robt. Petrie's 2nd collection...)
Bev Lawton wrote: I am particularily looking for ABC's of J. Scott Skinner Not many, I'm afraid, but you'll see part of my Skinner ABC selection at http://www.nigelgatherer.com/tunes/abc/abc6.html There are currently 22 tunes there. There are also more than 700 other tunes, mostly Scottish, but some Irish, American and other tunes too, at http://www.nigelgatherer.com/tunes/abc.html -- Nigel Gatherer, Crieff, Scotland mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [scots-l] Re: Grand Scottish Quiz
LOL.. :-) Nigel Gatherer wrote: Nigel Gatherer wrote: ...This year's quiz... Due to the underwhelming response (I've had ONE off-list effort), I'll give you one more week for this quiz before relieving you with the answers. Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [scots-l] Skinner ABCs (was: Robt. Petrie's 2nd collection...)
Nigel Gatherer wrote: | Bev Lawton wrote: | | I am particularily looking for ABC's of J. Scott Skinner | | Not many, I'm afraid, but you'll see part of my Skinner ABC selection at | | http://www.nigelgatherer.com/tunes/abc/abc6.html | | There are currently 22 tunes there. There are also more than 700 other | tunes, mostly Scottish, but some Irish, American and other tunes too, at | | http://www.nigelgatherer.com/tunes/abc.html My Skinner collection is at: http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Scotland/by/James.Scott.Skinner/ I have only about 40 of his tunes in abc, some transcribed by me, some taken from this list or a few others. Maybe we need a Skinner Project like some of the others, to get all of his tunes into abc form. Of course, there may be copyright problems with some of them. You might take a look at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/scottskinner/, which has scanned images of his handwritten manuscripts. The page at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/scottskinner/music.shtml is the root of this part of the collection. They're quite readable. I'd bet that if we asked them, they would approve of us doing a scholarly abc transcription of the music, and they might even give it a permanent home online. (I could collect them on my site in the meantime.) Maybe I should send them a message suggesting such a project, and see what their reaction might be. And, of course, if anyone posts any Skinner tunes in abc here, I'll be one of the many who would nab them and stick them into my online Skinner directory. Be sure to include a C:J.S.Skinner line, of course, maybe spelled out a bit more if you like. Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
Re: [scots-l] Skinner ABCs (was: Robt. Petrie's 2nd collection...)
Hi Bev, if you let me know, what in particular you are looking for, I could send you some pieces as pdf files Eva At 15:43 12.08.2004, you wrote: Bev Lawton wrote: I am particularily looking for ABC's of J. Scott Skinner word.Art.work translation advertising ghostwriting proofreading pre-press (DTP) typesetting of sheetmusic Music of Scotland and Cape Breton on Guitar, Fiddle Flutes Eva Aralikatti Lehrer-Götz-Weg 20 D - 81825 München Tel 0049 - 89 - 45 46 16 68 mobile 0049 - 173 - 926 12 14
Re: [scots-l] Re: Untitled Ossian Reel - ID?
At 10:06 AM 8/12/2004 +0100, you wrote: Barbara wrote: I am currently slogging through a transcription of The Unicorn by Ossian fiddler Stuart Morison as played by the Tannahill Weavers. Good luck, Barb. Which album is it on? D'you want some help? Nigel Gatherer, Crieff, Scotland It's on Capernaum. Finished it last night, and it's a pretty good transcription. Took me a total of about 3 hours - so you can see I don't do this very well. There are no doubt some errors, but it's close. I love it in the key it's in on the fiddle (and I'm not that good in flat keys), but I changed it into E-minor for the harps. The 2 of them loved it. Thanks for the offer of help. If I find a tune with syncopation I know I'll need help. I have trouble with some unusual rhythms - but I love them. Barb Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
