Corporal, The

The Corporal (traditional, from Aird’s Selection 1782) 2/4 reel

Captain Byng (traditional) 2/4 reel

You’re Welcome Home (trad from O’Farrell’s 1806 collection) 2/4 reel

While Ireland hasan abundance of

polkas, there aren’tmany in Scotland.

There are, however, lots of tunes in 2/4

signature which have some of the same

qualities which I love in polkas: there is a beautiful

simplicity about them, they’re easy to learn,

and they’re fun!

Nigel Gatherer’s Scottish Collection

The Welsh CollectionSuo G

anSuo Gan (traditional) lullaby

This is a traditional Welsh lullaby from the 18th century. It was used to great effect in the 1987 film Empire of the Sun.

The English CollectionW

oodland Flowers

Woodland Flowers (Felix Burns) jig

Two jigs played by the Dorsetshire melodeon player Bob Cann.

Uncle’s Jig (traditional) jig

The Orcadian CollectionO

rkney Waltz

An Orkney Waltz (traditional) waltz

The Rope Waltz (traditional) waltz

The Irish CollectionFig for a K

issA Fig for a Kiss (traditional) slip jig

Another Jig Will Do (traditional) slip jig

A slip jig is a fast Irish soft-shoe

stepdance which is danced to jigs of 9/8 signature. Its equivalent in Highland

dancing is the Scottish Lilt.

The English CollectionJim

my A

llanJimmy Allan (traditional) 2/4 reel

Two tunes I learnt from the playing of Northumbrian

folk musician Alastair Anderson. The first tune was named for

a piper - Jamie Allan (1733-1810) - is known

in Scotland as The Reel of Tullochgorum. The

second tune is by another Northumbrian piper, Tom

Clough (1881-1964).

The Herd on the Hill (Tom Clough) 2/4 reel

The Manx CollectionM

ona’s Delight

Mona’s Delight (traditional)

Step Dance (traditional)

Ruairi D

ubhRuairi Dubh (traditional) slow air

Roderick Dhu

A melody associated with Sir Walter Scott’s narrative poem The Lady of the Lake. One of its characters - Roderick Dhu, chief of Clan Alpin - is outlawed after a bloodthirsty murder. This setting was published in Captain Simon Fraser’s Airs and Melodies of the Highlands and Islands (1874).

Time and Tide

Time and Tide (Ian Young)

Nigel Gatherer’s Scottish Collection

2. You have stood on Malin Head and felt the great Atlantic swell, With the Orca swimming south, before the northern darkness fell. You have kissed Kintail’s Five Sisters, walking by the Spanteach Hill, Where your ancestors tread, now their voice is quiet and still. They will not wait, time and tide they will not wait, Takeamomentwiththeflowers,timeandtidetheywillnotwait.

3. The chill of the desert dawn and the hot rocks of Yellowstone, You’ve tramped the Southern Alps, where Hillary’s skills were honed. ThePacific’ssilversprayandSamarkand’sgoldendomes, You’ve seen wonders in this world, and felt the joy of coming home. They will not wait, time and tide they will not wait, Takeamomentwiththeflowers,timeandtidetheywillnotwait.

4. The seasons they seem shorter now and some old friends have gone, But their voices sometimes echo through life’s busy throng, Our lives are but a heartbeat in an endless song of fate, Takeamomentwiththeflowers,timeandtidetheywillnotwait.

They will not wait, time and tide they will not wait, Takeamomentwiththeflowers,timeandtidetheywillnotwait.

1.

Ch.

Rolling H

illsThe Rolling Hills of the Borders (Matt McGinn)

Nigel Gatherer’s Scottish Collection

Nigel Gatherer’s Scottish CollectionLoch K

atrine’s LadyLoch Katrine’s Lady (Phil Cunningham) slow air

The title possibly refers to The Lady of the Lake, Sir Walter Scott’s popular narrative poem published in 1810. Set in the Trossachs, much of the action takes place on an island in the middle of Loch Katrine known as “Ellen’s Isle”.

Loch Katrine’s Lady (harmony by N.G.)

Beatles Medley 1

I’M HAPPY JUST TO DANCE WITH YOU (Lennon/McCartney)

Beatles Medley 1

FROM ME TO YOU (Lennon/McCartney)

OB-LA-DI OB-LA-DA (Lennon/McCartney)

The Beatles Collection

The CollectionMusic Hall Medley 3

AFTER The BALL (Charles K Harris, 1891)

Music H

all Medley 3

The DARING YOUNG MAN ON The FLYING TRAPEZE (Laybourne/Lyle, 1867)

LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART (Beth Slater/Leo Friedman, 1910)

The CollectionMusic Hall Medley 2

ANY OLD IRON? (Collins/Sheppard/Terry, c1910)

Music H

all Medley 2

KEEP YOUR FEET STILL, GEORDIE HINNY (Joe Wilson, c1860s)

LET HIM GO, LET HIM TARRY (traditional)

The CollectionMusic Hall Medley 1

THE OLD BULL AND BUSH (Sterling/Von Tilzer, 1903)

Music H

all Medley 1

TWO LOVELY BLACK EYES (Charles Coburn, 1886)

DAISY BELL (Harry Dacre, 1892)

The Harry Lauder CollectionHarry Lauder Medley 1

I LOVE A LASSIE (Harry Lauder)

Harry Lauder M

edley

ROAMIN IN THE GLOAMIN (Harry Lauder)

STOP YER TICKLIN, JOCK (Harry Lauder)