The Scots Fiddle, v. 3 - Tunes, Tales and Traditions of the Western Highlands, Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland (Paperback, Illustrated Ed)

In the third of a three-volume set of The Scots Fiddlea, J. Murray Neil has compiled a collection of the fiddle music of Scotland from the West Highlands, Hebrides, Orkney & Shetland. It includes a wonderful selection of traditional fiddle tunes and song airs that are played and sung wherever Scots meet at festivals and on special occasions. Extensive biographical sketches, narratives and anecdotes accompany the tunes and provide a fascinating insight into the rich inheritance of Scottish and Gaelic culture. Famous fiddler/composers and songwriters, past and present; famous characters and landmarks; history, legends and traditions, language and dialect, poetry and song are represented in a stimulating account. The selection contains over 160 tunes, including airs and pastorals, reels, strathspeys, marches, jigs, hornpipes, waltzes, polkas and minuets. There are melodies by well known and lesser-known fiddler/composers and songwriters, new and unpublished tunes, as well as compositions from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. aThe Scots Fiddlea is not only an excellent fiddle music reference book, it is a book about Scotland and should appeal to all those with an interest in their cultural traditions.

General

Imprint:	Neil Wilson Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2005
First published:	October 2004
Authors:	J.Murray Neil
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
Edition:	Illustrated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-903238-68-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Folk music Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > String instruments > General Books > Music > Folk music Books > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > String instruments > General
LSN:	1-903238-68-4
Barcode:	9781903238684

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