Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club -
'Red Hot Scots: CD & Tune Book package'

CD and Book from Australia - VIC

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ABOUT THE CLUB
In late 1995 a group of people interested in playing tunes of mainly Scottish origin got together in a church hall in Heidelberg. They came from Gippsland, from the North East and from Geelong and have been meeting ever since on a monthly basis. Their ambitions have grown to the stage where they play at some of Australia's most prestigious folk festivals. Led by fiddler and violin teacher Judy Turner, the club provides opportunities for players of almost any standard to learn new tunes each month, to develop ear-playing skills, to compose tunes and learn to make violins sound like fiddles. The group has an inclusive ethos and welcomes enquiries on (03) 9435 3243.

Lyn Ansell; Eulia Armatolos; Nick Banks; Bessie Bigbie; Athalie Brooks, Colleen Butler; Lisa Christensen; Karen Collins; Ailsa Davidson; Lachlan Davidson; Hamish Davidson; Paul Donald; Pat Gilmour; Penny Hayes; David Hopkins; Michael Kilpatrick; David Lanham; Julia Moon; Melinda Moore; Fiona Morris; Patrick O'Leary (cello); Shannon O'Leary; Madeleine Pieper (cello); Ray Phillips; Matthew Robertson; Christine Sbarrato; Pria Schwall-Kearney; Judy Turner; Pam Ward; Margaret Williams.
SOUND, RHYTHM, SUPPORT AND SINGING
Neil Adam (guitar/vocal); Tony Allen (piano); Chris Duncan (fiddle); Jonathan Jones (percussion); John McAuslan (vocal); Hugh McDonald (production); Matthew Robertson (fiddle/'feel'); David South (accordion/piano); Judy Turner (benign despotism).
1. MISS WEDDERBURN (slow reel)
A tune from Cape Breton with a slightly old-timey feel to it, soloist Lisa Christensen.
2. MARCHES: Stella's Trip to Kamloops; Lovatt Scouts
Stella's Trip was apparently from Cape Breton west across Canada to the Rockies where Kamloops is to be found, the tune is by Pat Chafe; the Lovatt Scouts were a regiment of professional soldiers who were employed by Lord Lovatt to fight in the Boer War - they liked their tunes fast and furious, apparently. Lovatt Scouts - J S Skinner
3. JIGS: Spin'n'Glow; Jump at the Sun; Lisa's Jig
Spin'n'Glow is by Frank Ferrel, soloist Judy Turner; Jump at the Sun is an English tune that snuck in because we all like it, piano soloist Tony Allen: Lisa's Jig (Lisa Christensen) was written in honour of the visit of Alasdair Fraser to Melbourne in March 1998.
4. A QUARTET OF FIDDLES (reels): Milton Street ; Tommy's Tarbukas
a chance for some of our speed freaks to get together, namely Hamish Davidson, Chris Duncan, Matt Robertson & Judy Turner. Milton Street (Judy Turner) is in Boston and is where Judy lived and met regularly with members of the Boston Scottish Fiddle Club, our inspiration; Tommy's Tarbukas is by Alasdair Fraser who plays it on The Road North. With Jonathan Jones (tarbuka) Neil Adam (guitar) and David South (piano).
5. WILLIE FERNIE SET (slow air and reel): Willie Fernie; Hughie Shorty
The air is by Alasdair Fraser who plays it in F, Hughie Shorty is a traditional Cape Breton reel, soloist, Colleen Butler.
6. MORE JIGS: MSFC Welcome to Alasdair Fraser ; Drummond Castle; Stool of Repentance
The MSFC Welcome to Alasdair Fraser: Matt Robertson and Christina Sbarrato play the solo, Matt wrote it and we played it for Alasdair at the Brunswick Festival, March l998; Drummond Castle, traditional Scottish, soloists are David South (accordion) Lisa, Pam Ward and Melinda Moore (fiddles); Stool of Repentance is by Niel Gow the famous I8th century blind fiddler and composer, friend to Robbie Burns (harmony is contributed by Ed Pearlman of the Boston SFC).
7. DA SLOCKITT LIGHT (an air)
by Tom Anderson, Shetland fiddling master of the twentieth century, written for his wife's funeral (the slockitt light is the dying light of the day). Christina Sbarrato plays the solo.
8. YE BANKS AND YE BRAES OF BONNIE DOON (song)
an old favourite by Robbie Burns: Neil Adam sings and plays guitar, Judy accompanies him.
9. FOR MIKE HEANEY (jigs): Christmas on the Verandah; The Fish of Palau
Two original tunes by Judy: Christmas on the Verandah written in memory of happy gatherings in Canberra with Mike (see Tam Lin below), The Fish of Palau was inspired by the wondrous colours and behaviours of the marine creatures to our north, as seen on a recent documentary on ABC TV.
10. STRATHSPEY SET (two strathspeys and a reel): Earl Grey; Miss Lyall; Brenda Stubbert's
Earl Grey by J. Hill, soloist Chris Duncan, and Miss Lyall by J.s. Skinner, the famous 19th and 20th century fiddler and composer, and finishing with Brenda Stubbert's reel, one of Jerry Holland's finest in honour of one of Cape Breton's finest
11. THE BALLAD OF TAM LIN (recitation and tune)
a spooky tale of deception and trickery, transformation and re-incarnation, where the guy gets the girl in the end. From the Oxford Book of Scottish Ballads, recited by John McAuslan (courtesy Across the Borders Music) who kindly stepped in when Mike Heaney, a wonderful Scottish musician and story teller from Canberra became too ill to participate. Mike sadly died in l999 and the Scottish music community of Australia mourns his loss.
12. PRINCE CHARLIE'S WELCOME TO THE ISLE OF SKYE (Scotch measure)
David South, Chris Duncan and Neil Adam, three of the country's finest interpreters of Scottish music get together on this traditional tune.
13. FOR THE DANCERS (reels): Flowers of Edinburgh; Willafjord; Spootiskerry; Brumley Brae
Some old and new favourites: Flowers of Edinburgh (trad Scottish), Willafjord (trad Shetland) Spootiskerry (Ian Burns), Brumley Brae (William MacPherson) a set designed for Scottish country dancing at a medium pace (watch for the great percussion intro by Jonesy). Soloist, Hamish Davidson and Matt Robertson.

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