Touchwood, by Iain Fraser

Touchwood

by Iain Fraser

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1.	Joseph MacDonald's Jig, North Highland No.12, Whip Her and Gird Her 03:11	info	buy track
2.	Rob Roy McGregor, Rory MacNab, Lada Mór A' Ghogain 04:28	info	buy track
3.	Fife and the Lands all Around, The Northern Lass, Wally Wally 03:06	info	buy track
4.	The Marquis of Huntly's Snuff Mill, Mr A G Wilkens Favorite 03:30	info	buy track
5.	Mrs Muir Mackenzie's Delight, Mrs Muir Mackenzie's Fancie, Mrs Oswald of Auchincruive's Favorite Reel 03:20	info	buy track
6.	Miss Maxwell 02:16	info	buy track
7.	Sir Charles Forbes of Newe and Edinglassie 03:16	info	buy track
8.	Craigellachie Brig, Miss Stewart of Grandtully (S&R), The Perth Hunt 03:26	info	buy track
9.	Lady Charlotte Campbell, Meg Mhór Na Lurachan, Cropie's Strathspey 05:03	info	buy track
10.	Lochaber No More 03:41	info	buy track
11.	The Bonnie Lass of Headlake, Littlejohn's Hame, The Forth Bridge (S&R), Trad Reel, Captain D Stewart, Jenny Dang the Weaver, Sir David Davison of Cantray 07:06	info	buy track
12.	An Cluinn Thu Mi Mo Nighean Donn 03:11	info	buy track

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This collection of fiddle music from Scotland in the 18th and 19th Centuries was recorded back in 2002. After 20 years, I'm pleased to be able to make it available as a digital download. It was recorded in a community hall close to where I live in the Scottish Borders. The idea of fiddle and cello playing together is not new, having been at one time the most popular line up for Dances and Balls throughout the country. Notable past pairings on fiddle and cello have included Niel and Donald Gow & Peter Milne and a young James Scott Skinner. The cello parts on this album are not the same as the bass parts you might find on some of the older collections of printed music but have been newly invented as part of the creative process.

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released January 3, 2023

Recorded in the Glen Douglas Community Hall, Jedburgh, Scotland January 2002. Recording assistance by Steve Moffat. Edited and mixed by Peter Haigh, Pier House Studios, Edinburgh. Cover photography by Shannon Tofts. Cover design by Brilliant White Design.

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Iain Fraser is fascinated by the fiddle’s rhythmic and emotional capabilities and draws his material from 18th Century Scottish tunes to new self-penned compositions and from the multiple regional music styles of the British Isles to those of North America and Europe. ... more

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