Scottish Folk Tunes (+Online Material)

54 Traditional Pieces for Accordion

This book is a mixture of traditional and contemporary tunes from the Scottish accordionists' repertoire. It explores the common tune types played in Scotland, i.e. the Jig, reel, strathspey, slow air, waltz, march and polka. Some tunes are arranged in a traditional, dance music style where others have been set with a more contemporary feel as used by the author and many of the new age' of Scottish accordionists. Strong emphasis has been placed on the use of the left hand to enhance the style and arrangement. Ian Lowthian was brought up steeped in the Scottish accordion tradition; he is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music who, since leaving, has concentrated mainly in traditional music as a performer, teacher and composer.

Inhalt / Content:

Introduction and Brief History
The Tunes
Scottish Accordion Ornamentation
Jazz Chords for the Left Hand
Introduction et bref aperçu historique
Les airs
Ornementation à l'accordéon écossais
Accords de jazz pour la main gauche
Einleitung und kurze Geschichte
Die Melodien
Schottische Akkordeon-Verzierungen
Jazzakkorde für die linke Hand
Reels
The Ale is Dear
The Bobers of Brechin (William Marshall)
The Brolum (Charles Bannaty)
The High Road to Linton
Jenny Dang the Weaver (Alexander Garden)
The Dashing White Sergeant
The Flowers of Edinburgh
The Drunken Piper
The Duke of Perth
The Fairy Dance
Roxburgh Castle
Mrs MacLeod of Raasay
Mrs MacLeod of Raasay (drum kit bass)
Soldier's Joy
Eilidh's Trip in Germany (Ian Lowthian)
Stomach Steinway Man (Ian Lowthian)
Jigs and 6/8 Marches
Angus MacKinnon (Donald Shaw Ramsey)
The Atholse Highlanders
Pipe Major Donald MacLean of Lewis (Donald MacLeod)
Wade's Welcome to Inverness
Donald Iain Rankine (Andrew Rankine)
Drummond Castle
The Earl of Dunmore
Glasgow Gaelic Club
Wee Murdie
Wee Todd
The Jig Runrig (Fergie MacDonald)
Marches and Polkas
The Barren Rocks of Aden
Highland Laddie
Dornoch Links
Lord Lovat's Lament
The Meeting of the Waters
The Lochaber Gathering (George S.MacLennan)
Dugald Torquil MacPhail of Kilberry (Iain MacPhail)
The Hut on Staffin Ilsand (Phil Cunningham)
The Kerrera Polka (Bobby MacLeod)
Strathspeys
The Braes o'Mar
Castles in the Air
Highland Whisky (Neil Gow)
The Laird of Drumblair (James Scott Skinner)
Manymusk (Daniel Dow)
Bob Parson's Strathspey (Ian Lowthian)
Robin Marshall's Strathspey (Ian Lowthian)
Airs and Waltzes
The Boatman (Fear a'Bhàta)
Cailin mo run-sa
The Eternal Surge of the Sea (Donald MacIver)
Fair Jean (Duncan Johnston)
The Mist-Covered Mountains
My Faithful Fond One
Tiugainn do dh'Uibhist
Waltz for Kylin (Dougie Hunter)
Jean and Andy Leonard's Waltz (Ian Lowthian)
Miss Rowan Davies (Phil Cunningham)
Hector the Hero (James Scott Skinner)
Neil Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife (Neil Gow)