Envelope-to: jc@trillian.mit.edu Delivery-date: Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:30:44 -0400 Received: from [69.147.65.150] by n13.bullet.sp1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 01 Sep 2008 18:30:15 -0000 Received: from [66.218.69.4] by t7.bullet.mail.sp1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 01 Sep 2008 18:30:15 -0000 Received: from [66.218.66.158] by t4.bullet.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 01 Sep 2008 18:30:15 -0000 X-Apparently-To: scots_music@yahoogroups.com X-Received: from unknown (HELO VedasLaptop) (fiddlewoman1@98.24.57.103 with login) To: From: "Veda" X-Yahoo-Profile: fiddlewoman1 Sender: scots_music@yahoogroups.com Mailing-List: list scots_music@yahoogroups.com; contact scots_music-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list scots_music@yahoogroups.com List-Id: Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 14:30:06 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) Subject: Re: [scots_music] Essential Scottish Tunes Reply-To: scots_music@yahoogroups.com Nigel posted a good list a while back; he may be able to round it up again. These tunes keep coming up around here (US, east coast): [Note by JC: The digit at the left is my "familiarity" number, used at the end of the ~/w/music/abc/*/ directories' names to indicate how well-known I think the tune might be. 0 == most familiar.] 0 Atholl Highlanders - 6/8 Pipe March in A (4 parts) 0 Barrowburn - Reel in D by Addie Harper 1 Bottom of the Punchbowl D 0 Braes of Mar - Strathspey in D (4 parts) 0 Brenda Stubbert's - Reel in Am by Jerry Holland 0 Calliope House - Jig in E by Dave Richardson 0 Campbell's Farewell to Redcastle - March in A 1 Captain Campbell - Strathspey in Am 0 Cowboy Jig in A 2 Crossing the Minch - Hornpipe in D by P/M PM Donald MacLeod (4 parts) 1 Da Slockit Light - Slow Air in D by Tom Anderson 0 De'il Amang the Tailors 1 East Neuk of Fife G 0 (Largo's) Fairy Dance Reel - Reel in D by Nathaniel Gow 0 Flowers of Edinburgh - Reel in G 2 Glencoe - March in D by Dan R. MacDonald 2 Hector the Hero in A 1 High Road to Linton - Reel in A (4 parts) 0 Iron Man - Strathspey in A by J. Scott Skinner 1 Jenny Dang the Weaver - Reel in D 0 Jig of Slurs - Pipe Jig in D by P/M George S. McLennan (4 parts) 0 Kirrie Kebbuck - Strathspey in D by J. Scott Skinner 0 MacArthur Road - Reel in E by Dave Richardson 0 Mason's Apron in A 1 Miller of Drone in A 0 Miss Sarah Drummond of Perth Am 1 Miss Lyall - Strathspey in Am by Capt. Simon Fraser 1 Miss Sally Hunter of Thurston in D 2 Miss Shepherd - Reel in Am by J. Scott Skinner 0 Mrs MacLeod - Reel in A 0 My Cape Breton Home in G by Jerry Holland 0 My Love She's But a Lassie Yet D 0 Niel Gow's Lament For the Death of His 2nd Wife in D 0 Sailor's Wife - Jig in Dm 0 Smith's a Gallant Fireman - Strathspey in D 0 Soldiers Joy 0 Spootiskerry - Reel in G by Ian Holmes 0 Stan Chapman - Jig in A by Stan Chapman 1 Stern of the Boat 0 Stool of Repentance - Jig in A 0 Willafjord - Reel in D