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THE MUSIC OF SCOTLANDBAGPIPES CLARSACH FIDDLE ACCORDION

Scottish instruments

Choose from:Bagpipes, Clarsach, Fiddle, Accordion1.2.3.4.

Which instrument do you hear?

Scottish DancesFolk music - The traditional music of the people, performed by themselves in their own communities

Scottish MusicBothy BalladBothy Basic shelter or house Scottish folk songs, sung by farm workers, about work and poor living conditions.

Scots ballad A slow Scottish song which tells a story.

Here is a song called the Muckin O Geordies Byrehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43KeyjXg4DE

Bothy BalladNoo when I want taw lauchin' I think on the sceneWhen a'body roub' aboot cam; ower tae clean,And clairted themsel's richt up taw the e'enAt the muckin' o' Geordie's byre.Wi Robbie the Rochie and Willie the Doo,The auld wife hersel' an' Teeny McCrew;And a'body else the left aff the pleughFor the muckin' o' Geordie's byre.

Oh! Siccan a sotter was a'body in,Five mile awa' ye could hear the din;Even the vera coo had to grinAt the muckin' o' Geordie's byre.

Noo the bobby cam' roun' tae quell doon the soun'The cratur got lost whaur the rucks hae their foun'He feel in the midden and was like taw droonAt the muckin' o' Geordie's byre.The weicht o' him syne sent the barrow in bits,The wheel cairred on and the auld wife it hits;Losh! ye should hae seen how she did the splitsAt the muckin' o' Geordie's byre.

Oh the whisky gaed roun' Tammy flein' the doo'And aye as they drank, the mair they got fou'The only anes sober, the calf an' the cooAt the muckin' o' Geordie's byre.Tammy roared oot "Ring the bell noo for mair"Syne tuggit the coo's tail, and pu'd oot a hair;When she kickit oot he gaed up in the airAt the muckin' o' Geordie's byre.

Gaelic PsalmThese were improvised songs of worship with leader and congregation, which are sung in Gaelic. They often sound out of time due to the free way they are sung.

Gaelic psalm Slow, unaccompanied Gaelic church tune, heard mostly in the Western Isles of Scotland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3MzZgPBL3Q

Mouth music - port beulThis is a vocal performance used when no instruments were available to provide music for a dance. The words were often improvised (made up on the spot).

Mouth music Gaelic nonsense words sung in imitation of the sound of bagpipes as an accompaniment to dancing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IZJ6lsnluE&feature=related

Waulking SongA traditional Scottish song (in Gaelic) sung by women during repetitive work e.g beating the cloth.

Sung during beating tweed to make the fibers mesh togetherhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFoO6A7oRH0

Waulking SongWaulking song A rhythmic song sung in Gaelic by the women in the Western Isles of Scotland while they waulked the woollen cloth to soften and shrink it. Sometimes the singing is led by a soloist with a response from the rest of the women.Usually individual lines and then a sung line by everyone, for example:Jock - Hello, my name is JockEveryone - Yes yes hello JockJock- I like learningEveryone- Yes yes hello Jock

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