MUSIC

I started the Wednesday morning mixed instrument group many years ago, and it has developed over the years into a fun and friendly band. In our sessions

we explore tunes and collaborate in arranging them in exciting and interesting ways. It’s less about the individual and more about learning to play with other

instruments and creative an ensemble. During the course we’ll be learning tunes and exploring arrangements, with the

possibility of performance at a later date.In addition, smaller groups within the class regularly perform at hospitals, old

folks homes and social clubs. This is open to anyone who wishes to join in.

Day: Wednesdays Time: 9.30-11.30am Venue: Gorgie Dalry Parish

Church 190-192 Gorgie Rd Edinburgh EH11 2NX Buses: Nos. 2, 3, 25 and 33 stop

near to the church. Parking: Free parking in nearby

streets (Wheatfield Street, Wardlaw Street, Wardlaw Place, etc)

What should you bring? • Music sheets are available from my website: www.nigelgatherer.com/classes/smg_mmixed.html (if you can’t manage to access the music this way, please let me know and I will supply your music.) • Your instrument • A bag for carrying your music, and perhaps a folder in which to organise your music. • A pencil • If you wish to use a music stand, bring that, and if you use a tuner, bring one. •Asenseofhumour,and20pforatea/coffee/biscuit

Term 21B (Jan-Mar 2018)Venue Gorgie Dalry Church

Date Class Details

10 Jan 2018 B1 Shetland Polkas

17 Jan 2018 B2 George Brabazon 2/Hewlett

24 Jan 2018 B3 Oh Onochie O/Pentland Hills

31 Jan 2018 B4 Shepherd and the Shepherdess/Maiden Lane

7 Feb 2018 B5 Isle of Capri/My Jealous Eyes

14 Feb 2018 XX Mid Term - no class

21 Feb 2018 B6 Constantine Maguire

28 Feb 2018 B7 Harry Lauder Medley/Music Hall Medley 3

7 Mar 2018 B8 The Silvery Voe

14 Mar 2018 B9 Coccinelle/Crested Hens

21 Mar 2018 B10 Recap

SMG Morning Mixed

MUSIC

Shetland PolkasThe Shetland CollectionShetland PolkasDA BOANNIE POLKA (traditional)

DA SEVEN STEP POLKA (traditional)

SISTER JEAN (traditional)

The Carolan CollectionG

eorge Brabazon 2George Brabazon, Second Air (Turlough O’Carolan)

Hewlett (Turlough O’Carolan)

Oh O

chonie O

Oh Onochie O (James Oswald) air

Nigel Gatherer’s Scottish Collection

The composer James Oswald (1710-1769) was born in Crail, Fife, and later lived in Edinburgh. At aged

31 he moved to London and published a great collection of Scottish traditional music, the “Caledonian Pocket Companion.” The melody was

used by Robert Burns for his song “The Border

Widow’s Lament.”

Pentland Hills

Pentland Hills (James Oswald) air

Nigel Gatherer’s Scottish Collection

In Flores Musicae (c1773) the title of this tune is given as The Battle of Pentland Hills, but there is no feel of a battle in this tune. Oswald (1710-1769) published it in the final volume of his “Caledonian Pocket Companion” collection in c1769.

The English CollectionShepherd &

ShepherdessThe Shepherd and the Shepherdess (traditional) Johnson, 1758

Two very old English dance tunes. John Johnson published eight volumes of 200 tunes each in the mid-18thC, including many Scots tunes which were popular at the time.

Maiden Lane (traditional) Playford, 1651

Isle of Capri

The Tango CollectionIsle of Capri (Will Grosz) tango

Wilhelm Grosz (1894-1939) was an Austrian composer who fled his native land for the UK in 1934. His serious works didn’t fare as well as his popular songs, of which Isle of Capri and Red Sails in the Sunset were the most well known.

My Jealous Eyes

The Tango CollectionMy Jealous Eyes (Mack David/Martita) tango

The lyrics for this song were written by New Yorker Mack David (elder brother of Hal David), and the music was by Martita (a pen name for Margery Cummings). It was released on the B-side of patti Page’s big hit How Much Is that Doggie in the Window?

The Carolan CollectionC

onstantine Maguire

Constantine Maguire (Turlough O’Carolan)

Composed in honour of Colonel

Constantine “Con” Maguire, who died

in 1739. He was renowned for his

hospitality but his extravagance led to

the disposal of part of the family’s estate.

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)

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)

Silvery VoeThe Silvery Voe (Tom Anderson) slow air

The Shetland Collection

The great Shetland fiddler and collector Tom Anderson composed this air in the mid-1960s while driving along Weisdale Voe (a “voe” is a sort of mini fjord). It was originally in the key of F, but I’ve transposed it so that we can all enjoy it.

The French CollectionC

occinelle

La Coccinelle (Jean Blanchard) French bourrée

Les Poules Huppées (Gilles Chabenat) French bourrée