Re: [Harp-L] solo gig

[Adam Sampson <ats@xxxxxxxxx>]

"brian.irving" <brian.irving@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> I'm thinking of stuff like Work Song, John Henry, medley of Robert
> Burns songs, some Gaeliic airs, traditional folk songs like Hills of
> Killiecrankie, Rattlin', Roarin' Wille, etc.

(Hello from Dundee!)

Here are some of the trad(-ish) tunes I like playing -- I'm mostly a
tremolo player but most will adapt fine to diatonic. They should all be
findable on thesession.org or folktunefinder.com.

Slow airs, etc.:
  Farewell to Nigg
  Loch Tay Boat Song
  Si Beag Si Mor / Ashokan Farewell

Marches (pipe tunes tend to work well):
  Lochinside
  Father John Macmillan of Barra / Miss HL Macdonald
  Johnny Cope / Sandy Spence
  Campbell's Farewell / Barren Rocks of Aden

Jigs:
  Dominic McGowan / The Kesh / Garrett Barry's (3rd/1st/2nd pos diatonic)
  Rory Gallagher

Strathspeys:
  Calum's Road
  Laird o' Drumblair (a fiddle tune but the runs work well)
  Miller of Drone
  Inverness Gathering

Reels:
  Miss Jean Milligan
  Ward's Brae
  Breakdown

All of these will benefit from some kind of chordal or drone backing --
a loop pedal or shruti box might be worth experimenting with.

For more ideas, have a look at the kind of sets Donald Black or Jim
Malcolm play. There's also the Scots Moothie Group's list:
  http://www.geocurrent.org.uk/moothie/group/

Thanks,

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Adam Sampson <ats@xxxxxxxxx>                         <http://offog.org/>