Here are the last minute details and changes for Saturday.
The missing harmony for Peat Fire Flame
Correction of chord sequence in intro for Rusty Gully.
Final arrangements!
And finally, the arrangements for our last few tunes – we will run through all arrangements on Monday 28th.
Star Above the Garter:
Uncle Bernard’s/Grandfather’s Tune
Lilting Banshee and My Darling Asleep
Arrangements so far!
Captain Lanoe’s/Major Mackie’s:
Hector the Hero harmony and arrangement:
Mairi’s Wedding/Peat Fire Flame arrangment:
Rusty Gully/Pawkie Adam Glen arrangement:
On this Monday (21st) we will look at The Lilting Banshee/May Darling Asleep, Uncle Bernard’s/Grandfather’s, Star Above the Garter and Idbury Hill/Sheriff’s Ride.
Mairi’s Wedding
Here is the tune from Monday 31st, Mairi’s Wedding, aka The Lewis Bridal Song, or Jack Sweeney’s. This Scottish tune was first published in 1909, as is normally described as a Scottish/Scots Measure, this being a tune related to a reel but with more quavers if written in 2/4, or crotchets if written in 4/4. It is a popular tune for Scottish Country Dancing, with the well known words being added in around 1935. We will use this as the opening tune in a set with Peat Fire Flame.
Here are the dots and PDF:
Set list for Gunnersbury
Here is the set list for our gig at Gunnersbury House on December 3rd, from 2 till 3. We will work on arrangements between now and then.
Peat Fire Flame/Mairi’s Wedding (to be learned on Monday 31st October)
Rusty Gully with Pawkie Adam Glen
Lilting Banshee with My Darling Asleep
Idbury Hill with Sheriff’s Ride
Grandfather’s with Uncle Bernard’s
Some carols tbc
Arrangement for Captain Leno’s/Major Mackie
I’ve given you three files here, the first is the complete arrangement of the set in written out instructions. The other two are the compact scores for Captain Leno’s and Major Mackie. I’ve also made a video of the rhythmic variation for the B sections of Major Mackie.
Peat Fire Flame
Here is the tune from Monday 17th, Peat Fire Flame, aka The Fireside Reel. This Scottish tune was first published in 1734 and remains a popular tune especially for Scottish Country Dancing. Words were added on 1921 by Kenneth McCleod and this version was popularised by The Corries on their 1977 album Peat Fire Flame.
Major Mackie
Here is the second tune in our new set, Major Mackie, or Major Mackie’s Jig. This is tune from the late 1800’s, it turns up in English, Scottish, Canadian and American traditions. It was first published in the ever popular series Kerr’s Merry Melodies.
Here are the dots, followed by videos of the tune and rhythm parts.
Captain Lanoe’s
Here is our first official tune of the term, Captain Lanoe’s, aka Captain Lanoe’s Quickstep, Marionets (sic) or Marionets Cotillion. This is an English country dance tune from the late 1700s.
Here are the dots:
Here is a video of the tune, followed by one for the guitars/ukes/percussion:
The Miller of Dee
Here is the post for Monday 19th’s tune The Miller of Dee, an English tune/song from the Chester area in the 1700s. We tried various harmonisation options and chord voicings (see chord PDF), and added connecting notes and turns to the melody.
New Ealing Sessions 