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A new tune for the whistle: Kate Dalrymple
The SMG whistle class this week took a look at Kate Dalrymple, well-known reel that can often be heard in ceilidhs. As was pointed out in the class, this is used as the theme tune to BBC Scotland’s Take the … Continue reading
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Tagged beginner, classes, community, portobello, reel, Scots, Scots Music Group, tin whistle, traditional music
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Children’s Traditional Whistle Class in Edinburgh
Booking is now taking place for the Traditional Whistle classes at Portobello Music School in Edinburgh that will continue next term after the Summer holidays. Following on from a successful first year, there will be classes for beginners and those … Continue reading
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New beginner jig: Ciamar a nì mi an Dannsa Dìreach?
This week the SMG Beginners whistle class consolidated The Iona Boat Song and began looking at a jig. This one is a piece of Gaelic mouth music called Ciamar a nì mi an Dannsa Dìreach? (How Can I do the … Continue reading
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New term, new tunes: The Iona Boat Song and The New Claret
The summer term began this week with a look at some Scottish tunes with a little bit of history behind them. The SMG whistlers looked at Caol Muile (The Straits of Mull) or The Iona Boat Song. Another Scottish Boat … Continue reading
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Tagged advanced, beginner, classes, community, edinburgh, flute, Gaelic, improver, MP3, portobello, Scots, Scots Music Group, slip jig
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Another Scots march for the whistle: Greenwoodside
This weeks tune for the Scots Music Group is the Highland pipes march Greenwoodside. Like many, the melody is closely derived from a song, in this case Bonny Greenwoodside, also known as The Cruel Mother. There are various lyrics, but … Continue reading
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FluteFling and SMG whistle January classes
This week saw the new term commence with some lively new tunes and challenges. The whistlers began with another 2/4 tune to add to the Scottish marches of the Autumn. This time we tackled a version of Egan’s Polka, also … Continue reading
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Tagged beginner, classes, edinburgh, flute, improver, Irish, portobello, Scots, Scots Music Group, tin whistle
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FluteFling and SMG whistle events in 2013
We ended the term with a trip to Dalmeny Kirk, combining classes and tunes with a great location. I will be processing and sharing the music presently, but in the mean time our thanks go to the Minister David Cameron … Continue reading
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FluteFling and SMG roundup, Midwinter excursion and next term
We are almost at the end of the Winter term and for the Scots Music Group whistlers we are focusing on the end of term Stramash on Wednesday 5th December, for which we will be playing Tha Mi Sgith and … Continue reading
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Tagged bagpipes, classes, community, edinburgh, flute, portobello, Scots, Scots Music Group, tin whistle, traditional music
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Peat fires and twisted bridges: Autumn part two
Classes resume this week for the SMG whistlers and FluteFling Beginners. Over the break I have been putting some ideas together for tunes for us to learn and have uploaded them to The Flow class resources page. Mairi’s Wedding is … Continue reading
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Tagged beginner, classes, community, edinburgh, flute, highland pipes, improver, portobello, reel, reels, Scots, Scots Music Group, tin whistle, traditional music
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Autumn mid-term roundup
I have taken the opportunity to catch up with some housekeeping for FluteFling and SMG whistle classes. Firstly, the class resources page at The Flow has been tidied up and it should be much easier to find things. Basically, material … Continue reading
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