I love Scandinavian music, even though I haven’t really learned to play it in the right accent…yet…and when we kept pigs one summer, a polska for the piglets seemed to be fitting. The piglets were called Bubble and Squeak, and … Continue reading →
It’s back! Having been hijacked by the Scots Music Group’s new Inspire 2 project and various other activities, I’ve finally managed to get my act together. I wrote this month’s tune for my good friend and fabulous harp player Anne … Continue reading →
Lady Jane of Cook County (pdf file) This tune is named for my great, great grandmother Jane Northcott who, after an eventful life in England, emigrated to Cook County, Illinois in her mid-sixties. She had an illegitimate son (my ancestor … Continue reading →
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” … Continue reading →
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 standard traditional-style tunes to more … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →