The Best of The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra
Track Listings
| 1. PETRONELLA Neivie Neivie Nick Nack, Come Let Us Dance and Sing, Wee Jamie, French Air, Brenda's Box |
| 2. WHISTLING RUFUS |
| 3. MISS FANNY POER (The Garry Kennedy Heritage Players) |
| 4. THE RUNT OF THE LITTER |
| 5. THE ROSEBUD OF ALLANVALE |
| 6. POLKAS The Butterfly Polka, The Primrose Polka |
| 7. THE SFO FOLK SYMPHONY Canadian National Exhibition Reel, Earl Mitten's Breakdown, Don Messer's Breakdown |
| 8. SANDY'S REEL Angus McLeod, Pat Donald, Stockholmslaten |
| 9. THE HEROES OF LONGHOPE |
| 10. BATTLE TUNES OF THE PIPES When the Battle is Over, Heroes of Vittoria (1813), Battle of the Somme (World War II), Crags of Tumbledown Mountain (Falkland Islands Campaign) |
| 11. Circassion Circle The 'Drapperraff' Hornpipe, Storer's Hornpipe, Threave Cottage |
| 12. THE FLOWER OF PORTENCROSS |
| 13. IRISH FANTASIA Lark in the Clear Air, Phil the Fluter's Ball, The Irish Washerwoman |
| 14. THE DASHING WHITE SERGEANT Rakes of Mellow, The Waves of Troy, The Stronsay Wedding, The Seige of Eniss, The Reel of Kildinguie |
| 15. PRINCE OF THE MISTS (finale) |
| 16. THE EIGHTSOME REEL Mrs McLeod of Raasay, Fairy Dance, De'il Amang the Tailors, Soldier's Joy, Mason's Apron, Staten Island, Kate Dalrymple |
| 17. CADDAM WOOD We're No Awa', Scotland the Brave |
Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra is one of Scotland's foremost traditional music organisations. The Orchestra was formed in 1980, deriving its origins from Fiddlers' Rallies which were - and are - held throughout the country. After one of these Rallies, a group of enthusiasts met to consider the formation of an orchestra which would draw its members from a' the airts and would form a cohesive, vigorously rehearsed group of musicians.The aim was to have a group of approximately 150 keen and interested musicians who would play together consistently, provide a series of concerts in the main Scottish cities and work together to create the finest possible standard of orchestral fiddle playing without detracting from the strong traditional strains of our music.The inaugural concert of the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra was on 20th March 1980 in the Music Hall, Aberdeen. Since that time the Orchestra has settled into a sequence of five major concerts each year - in the Royal Conce! rt Hall, Glasgow, the Usher Hall, Edinburgh, the Music Hall, Aberdeen, the Barbican, York, and the Barbican Centre, London. A small number of other "special" concerts are also undertaken each year as well as tours to Ireland, Canada and the USA.The members were delighted when, in December 1993, Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, agreed to be the Orchestra's patron.We have long since arrived at our aim of 1980 — with a very happy and enthusiastic membership striving always to improve the quality and range of our music, in order to further our stated aims of promoting and performing mainly Scottish music and encouraging community interest in it, and to offer an orchestral experience to our younger players. We demonstrate the music's essential light-heartedness and joy, and induce the happiness it can bring to the listener. Each member gives freely of his or her time and ability without any financial reward whatsoever, seeking only to please and to be appreciated.All of our conce! rts are given in aid of one or more charities; over the years these have benefited by a sum well in excess of a million and a half pounds. We are proud and delighted that our talents can be put to such practical use — and that you, and we, can enjoy our music in the process.
Product Description
The power and sound of massed fiddles playing Scottish and Celtic music can be experienced by everybody no matter who or where they are. The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra are the finest exponents in the world of this kind of music. This DVD video is a collection of some of the finest of their performances taken from concerts performed in several different countries.It is fun; it is thrilling; it is just fantastic.
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ASIN: B00007L9WH Release Date: 2002-12-01 |
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The power and sound of massed fiddles playing Scottish and Celtic music can be experienced by everybody no matter who or where they are. The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra are the finest exponents in the world of this kind of music. This DVD video is a collection of some of the finest of their performances taken from concerts performed in several different countries.It is fun; it is thrilling; it is just fantastic.Customer Reviews:
Fun music, depressing engineering.......2004-07-29
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