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The Lowland and Border repertoire is quite distinct in style and content from that of its Highland counterpart, though many Lowland tunes have been adapted for Highland pipers. |
Digging the Dird
A pdf version of the article on the Lowland Scots Reel by Pete Stewart [originally published in Common Stock, December 2011] is now available by clicking HERE [I.4MB fiel opens in new tab]
Fairly Shot of Her
In the December issue of Common Stock we printed three versions of this tune, two from the 17th century and one from the 19th; here are a number of 18th & early 19th century versions, chosen for their variety of 'interpretations' and 'developments' of the original song theme, which I currently take to be that notated by Henry Atkinson in his manuscript, though there may have been a 'different' tune in circulation which eventually got concatenated with Atkinson's.
Malcome Kaird's Come Again
One of the bagpipe settings included in George Skene's Music Book, 1717. The oldest known notated bagpipe music from Scotland
The Triple Time Hornpipe
An updated version of the essay published in Three Extraordinary Collections, by Pete StewartMore Articles...
