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Au Cluin thu mi mo nighean donn (Are you hearing me my brown haired maid?)

Ellen — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:08:35 +0000

I’m quite taken with this tune, Au Cluin thu mi mo nighean donn (Are you hearing me my brown haired maid?) by Iain McColl. It’s a Scottish Gaelic air. So someone enlighten me. I am not sure how to define Gaelic versus Scottish versus Irish. I said “Scottish Gaelic” because that’s how it’s described in the booklet that comes with the DVD. Regardless, it’s a lovely tune and quite easy to learn off Play Scottish Fiddle – Intermediate, a DVD I picked up off Amazon.

I tried to find an YouTube video of it or some other rendition but failed.

I have a hard time playing it as slowly as it’s played on the DVD. But I’m working on it.

Bowing

Ellen — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:47:14 +0000

I’m committed to working on my bowing this week. I’m sloppy. I don’t get the pronate thing naturally. I tighten up. My shoulder moves. But I look at these guys who play without any extra movement and I’m blown away.

I can sight read songs and memorize them. But the bowing is the key. Well, that and memorizing I think. You can’t get the speed up if you’re thinking at all about the notes rather than just hearing the melody in your head and playing it.

Great fiddle videos

Ellen — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:35:54 +0000

Check out this site: http://comhaltas.ie/music/archive/C62/