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Scotland (Alba)
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More than 5.3 million people call Scotland home. Fully 87,000 Scots claim some skill in the gioedlic Celtic language of Scots Gaelic. That’s more than 16% of population. Scotland lays claim to the highland pipes and the dance traditions of the Strathspey. Musicologists report that Scotland was where the jig originated. A significant, and beautiful, component of Scottish music comes from the fiddle traditions of the Shetland Island. These island lie along the seam between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. Shetland is about fify miles north of the Orkney Island and a bit more than 100 miles north of the Scottish mainland. Shetland has historically been a convenient stopover point between Scandinavia and the British Isles (think Vikings). So the music of Shetland has had many influences and that makes it complex compelling and unique. |
A significant, and beautiful, component of Scottish music comes from the fiddle traditions of the Shetland Island. These island lie along the seam between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. Shetland is about fify miles north of the Orkney Island and a bit more than 100 miles north of the Scottish mainland. Shetland has historically been a convenient stopover point between Scandinavia and the British Isles (think Vikings). So the music of Shetland has had many influences and that makes it complex compelling and unique.
Advanced Beginners
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Intermediate Tunes
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Shetland Tunes
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YouTube Performance Examples
Rothiemurchus Rant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l30JFPzAKIo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNRr8jpaUos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DI4Anu2HfM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2-wjFiBcfw
Bonnie Isle O'whalsay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3KYbP5w60Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQsKSblVKRQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhPEsLSJrN4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkar5E8GuzA
Lay Dee at Dee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcxO95eJ-Ok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0s1A8pDoQs
Jenny Nettles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etLuT3Wn7hQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqLzQKt-aEM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxxA25dihX8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L96mDg120OY
Da Ferry Reel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqGeT3nSRjg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhT7WfGIjRM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELuiWq5-LVQ
Isle of Aigas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrp3-qo_AiY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l30JFPzAKIo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNRr8jpaUos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DI4Anu2HfM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2-wjFiBcfw
Bonnie Isle O'whalsay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3KYbP5w60Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQsKSblVKRQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhPEsLSJrN4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkar5E8GuzA
Lay Dee at Dee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcxO95eJ-Ok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0s1A8pDoQs
Jenny Nettles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etLuT3Wn7hQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqLzQKt-aEM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxxA25dihX8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L96mDg120OY
Da Ferry Reel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqGeT3nSRjg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhT7WfGIjRM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELuiWq5-LVQ
Isle of Aigas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrp3-qo_AiY
More Scottish Tunes
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