In honour of the forthcoming trip to Spain with folk from the Scots Music Group, this month’s tune is Red Snapper, which is in the style of a Spanish muneira (jig). There seem to be two different spellings of “muneira” (muneira/muinera) out there…does anyone know which is correct? Perhaps “muinera” has the “i” before the “n” to compensate for the lack of a “~” above the “n” on non-Spanish keyboards.

Anyway, enough of that, here’s the tune! Red Snapper

On really cold days in winter when there’s not a breath of wind, Talla Reservoir (about a mile from my house) is a sheet of glass, which acts as a mirror when the light’s just right…

Talla Glass (pdf file)

Eventually I’d like to gather all my tunes and produce a book, but in the meantime there’s no point in leaving them to languish in a dark, dusty corner. I’ve got quite a mixture, from the standard traditional-style to the downright weird, and I’m sure some of them only make sense inside my peculiar brain! I’ll post a new tune each month (occasionally with an audio track too) and would be delighted if you would like to play them. All I ask is that you acknowledge me through the usual PRS channels if you use them commercially.

Hugh Finlay’s Legacy is the final tune in a suite commissioned by the Celts in the Cotswolds Festival. The tune was deliberately left unnamed, and the right to name it was auctioned at the festival. The festival was run by the irrepressible Keith & Sue Finlay, and the tune was named by Keith’s brother Ian in honour of their father, who had first encouraged Keith to learn the fiddle. I play it as a reel for dancing.

For a pdf file of the tune, click hugh finlays legacy