Boston Harbor Scottish Fiddle School

Sixth Year - August 9-16, 2008
Thompson Island, Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts

Announcing Our Outstanding 2008 Staff:

Gregor Borland - Inverness, Scotland and Alicante, Spain - Scottish Fiddle
Carl MacKenzie - Sydney Forks, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia - Cape Breton Fiddle
Laura Cortese - Watertown, Massachusetts - Scottish Fiddle
Hanneke Cassel - Boston, Massachusetts - Fiddle for Beginners
Janine Randall - Scituate, Massachusetts - Cape Breton Piano
Lezlie Webster - Concord, New Hampshire - Bagpipes

TUNES PAGE
Major Updates February 7th

Hello Harborites! If you wish to get into the tune mood for Boston Harbor Scottish Fiddle School, we have listings and sheet music of tunes taught in previous years. See below for listings of tunes by year and by teacher. Selections of these are available at the links below for download as sheet music in pdf files, ready for printing front-to-back, or they can be mailed to past and future Harborites. For downloads of the complete sheet music for each year, you must contact Barbara McOwen.

In addition to the tunes taught at Boston Harbor, there are a number of "Session" tunes common to many Boston area Scottish fiddlers. These tunes are NOT required for enjoyment of sessions at camp; it's just a listing of some of the more common tunes.

Some Session Tunes

Sheet music of these and more tunes are available from the Music Director, Barbara McOwen. More tune ideas upon request! Also, see Lance Ramshaw's Slow Jam website for additional tune lists and other resources.: Da Slockit Light - Slow Air in D by Tom Anderson; Campbell's Farewell to Redcastle - March in A; The 72nd Highlanders' Farewell to Aberdeen aka The Boy's Lament for his Dragon - March in D by N. Mathieson; Glencoe - March in D by Dan R. MacDonald; The Iron Man - Strathspey in A by J. Scott Skinner; Captain Campbell - Strathspey in Am; Miss Lyall - Strathspey in Am by Capt. Simon Fraser; Braes of Mar - Strathspey in D (4 parts); Kirrie Kebbuck - Strathspey in D by J. Scott Skinner; The Smith's a Gallant Fireman - Strathspey in D; Mrs MacLeod - Reel in A; High Road to Linton - Reel in A (4 parts); Miss Shepherd - Reel in Am by J. Scott Skinner; Brenda Stubbert - Reel in Am by Jerry Holland; Jenny Dang the Weaver - Reel in D; Fairy Reel - Reel in D by Nathaniel Gow; Barrowburn - Reel in D by Addie Harper; Willafjord - Reel in D; Spootiskerry - Reel in G by Ian Holmes; Flowers of Edinburgh - Reel in G; MacArthur Road - Reel in E by Dave Richardson; Crossing the Minch - Hornpipe in D by P/M Donald Shaw Ramsay (4 parts); Stool of Repentance - Jig in A; Stan Chapman - Jig in A by Stan Chapman; Atholl Highlanders - 6/8 Pipe March in A (4 parts); Jig of Slurs - Pipe Jig in D by P/M George S. McLennan (4 parts); Sailor's Wife - Jig in Dm; Calliope House - Jig in E by Dave Richardson

2007 Tunes

For a listing of 2007 Tunes, see below
To download sheet music selections, click HERE (4.2 mb).
To download the complete opus of Boston Harbor 07 tunes, or for U.S. mail of sheet music, contact Barbara McOwen

Stan Chapman - Cape Breton Fiddle: Jordan Taylor - March in G by Gordon MacLean; Piper's Weird - Slow Air in A by J.S. Skinner (3 parts); Stan Chapman's Jig - Jig in A by Jerry Holland; Erchless Castle - March on A; Editor's Favorite - Strathspey in A; Bridge of Bamore - Reel in A; The Midlothian Pipe Band - Jig in D; Dr Alistair C. MacLaren - 2/4 Pipe March on A by Rod Campbell (4 parts); Donald John the Tailor - Strathspey on Am; Colonel MacBain's Fancy - Reel in A (4 parts)

Anne Hooper - Scottish Fiddle for Beginners: Lovely Stornoway - Gaelic air in A; Campbell's Farewell to Redcastle - March on A; High Road to Linton - Pipe Reel in A (4 parts); Miss Sally Hunter of Thurston - Jig in D by Nathaniel Gow (interm. 2 class); Master Andrew Grant - Reel on A by Alexander Forbes Skinner (adv. class)

Abby Newton - Scottish Cello: Willie's Auld Trews - Slow Reel in Dm; Kinrara - Reel in F/Dm; Da Corbie an da Craw - Shetland Reel in D; Da Auld Restin Chair - Slow Air in G by Tom Anderson; Tombigbee Waltz - Waltz in G; Sister Jean - Jig in Dm

Catherine Fraser - Scottish Fiddle: Fenella - Slow March in D by Paul Cranford; Sir Archibald Dunbar - Strathspey on D; The Spinning Tree - Reel in D by Catherine Fraser; The Hills of Kaitoke - Tune in E by Catherine Fraser; This Gloom on my Soul (Tha m'aigne fo ghruaim) - Gaelic Air in A; The Twisted Bridge (An Drochaid Luideach) - 6/4 Reel in A; Mrs Stewart Nicholson - Strathspey in Eb by Nathaniel Gow; James D. Law's Reel - Reel in Eb by J.S. Skinner; Trip to Lerwick - Jig in D by Manus Luny

Duncan Smith - Scottish Piano Accompaniment: Rory Gallagher - Jig; Fisher's Rant - Strathspey in G; High Drive - Reel in D by Gordon Duncan; Fenella - Slow March in D by Paul Cranford; The Spinning Tree - Reel in D by Catherine Fraser

Hanneke Cassel - Scottish Fiddle: Double Espresso - Jig in D by David Knight; Hughie Jim Paul - Reel in A by Joan MacDonald Bowes; The Blackberry Festival Footrace - Jig in Dm by David Fisher; The June Jig - Jig in A by Jeremy Kittel; When the Tide Comes In - Hornpipe in Gm by James Hill

Barbara McOwen - Retreat Marches: Lochanside - Retreat March in D by P/M John McLellan

Robert McOwen - Scottish Guitar Accompaniment: Mason's Apron - Session Reel in A; Atholl Highlanders - Session Jig (6/8 Pipe March) in A; Iron Man - Session Strathspey in A by J.Scott Skinner; Captain Campbell - Session Strathspey on A; Calum's Road - Slow March in D by Donald Shaw; Miss Rowan Davies - Slow Air in G by Phil Cunningham

2006 Tunes

For a listing of 2006 Tunes, see below
To download sheet music selections, click HERE (1.5 mb).
To download the Hint Cards, click HERE (1.2 mb) (thanks Jenny!)
To download the complete opus of Boston Harbor 06 tunes, or for U.S. mail of sheet music, contact Barbara McOwen

Douglas Lawrence, Northeast Style Scottish Fiddle: John McAlpine - Strathspey in A; Kate Dalrymple - Reel in A; The Flower o' the Quern - Slow Air in A by J.S. Skinner; The Smith's a Gallant Fireman - Strathspey in D; Pretty Peggy - Reel in D; The Nameless Lassie - Slow Air in G by William Marshall; Berryden Cottage - Slow Air in A by Peter Milne; Irene Meldrum's Welcome to Bon Accord - 2/4 Pipe March in D (4 parts) by W.G. Meldrum; South of the Grampians - Strathspey in A by James Porteous; John McNeil - Reel in A by Peter Milne; Mackworth - Slow Strathspey in Bb by J.S. Skinner; Mrs Forbes Leith - Reel in Bb by J. Scott Skinner; Dovecote Park - 6/8 Pipe March in D (4 parts) by James Braidwood

Barbara McOwen - Scottish Fiddle: Lezlie & Gordon's Waltz - Waltz on A by Barbara McOwen

Anne Hooper - Scottish Fiddle: Hal Robinson's Rant - Reel in E by Anne Hooper; Kipling's Rant - Reel in Am by Anne Hooper; Colin's Cattle (Crodh Chailein) - Gaelic Air in D; The 72nd Highlanders Farewell to Aberdeen - March in D by N. Mathieson; AKA The Boy's Lament for his Dragon - March in D by William MacKay; Craigellachie Brig - Strathspey in D (4 parts) by William Marshall; Huntly Lodge - Strathspey in D by Nathaniel Gow; Sir David Davidson of Cantray - Reel in D by John Lowe; Fairy Dance - Reel in D by Nathaniel Gow, with Harmony & Variations; The New Fiddle - Jig in E by Dan R. MacDonald

Hanneke Cassel - Beginning & Very Beginning Scottish Fiddle + Intermediate & Advanced Fiddle: Fairy Dance - Reel in D by Nathaniel Gow; 72nd Highlanders' Farewell to Aberdeen - March in D by N. Mathieson; aka The Boy's Lament for his Dragon - March in D by William MacKay; John McAlpine - Strathspey in A; The Bedding of the Bride - Reel in D (4 parts); Waiting for the Dawn - Reel in Em by Hanneke Cassel

Ariel Friedman - Scottish Cello: Hills of Glenorchy - Jig in Am; Highland Laddie - Pipe March in D; Old King's Reel - Cape Breton Reel in Am; Calum's Road - Slow March in D by Donald Shaw; The Pitnacree Ferryman - Reel in D; aka North Highland Reel #21 aka The Chieftain's Frolic; Pigeon on the Gate - Pipe Reel on D; I'm not fed up with the Pacific Ocean - Slow Celtic Reel in D; Duck River - Old Time Reel in D; Timmy Clifford's - Irish Jig in G

Troy MacGillivray - Cape Breton Piano Accompaniment: Hills of Glenorchy - Jig in Am; Ca' the Wethers to the Hill - Cape Breton Strathspey in A; The Devil in the Kitchen - Strathspey in A; Brenda Stubbert - Cape Breton Reel in Am by Jerry Holland; Jack Daniels - Cape Breton Reel in A by John Morris Rankin

Kimberley Fraser - Cape Breton Fiddle: Scaffie's Cairt - Jig in A by Charlie Sherrit; Jack Daniels - Cape Breton Reel in A by John Morris Rankine; Maggie Cameron - Strathspey in A (4 parts); Trip to Dublin - Cape Breton Strathspey in A by Jerry Holland; Mrs Beatty Wallace - Cape Breton Reel in A by Dan R. MacDonald; My Home - Waltz in A; Put me in the Big Chest - Cape Breton Reel in A (4 parts); Flee as a Bird - Clog in G (4 parts); The Pibroch of Domhnall Dubh - 6/8 Pipe March in A (4 parts)

2005 Tunes

For a listing of 2005 Tunes, see below.
To download sheet music selections, click HERE (1.6 mb).
To download the complete opus of Boston Harbor 04 tunes, or for U.S. mail of sheet music, contact Barbara McOwen.

Paul Anderson - North East Scottish Fiddle: The Cradle Song - Slow Air in A by J.S. Skinner; Lament for Bill Reid, V.C. - Slow Air in A by Paul Anderson; The Duke of Gordon's Birthday - Strathspey in G by William Marshall; The Brig o' Feugh - Reel in D by Peter Milne; The Four-Poster Bed - Novelty Reel in D; The Cameron Highlanders - 2/4 March in A by J.S. Skinner; The Laird o' Drumblair - Strathspey in A by J.S. Skinner; The Left-Handed Fiddler - Reel in A by J.S. Skinner; The North of the Grampians - Strathspey in C by Capt. Simon Fraser; The Haggis - Reel in C by Capt. Simon Fraser; Caledonia's Wail for Niel Gow - Her Favourite Minstrel - Slow Air in Bm by Capt. Simon Fraser; J.O. Forbes of Corse - Slow Strathspey in E by Peter Milne; The Philosophical Fiddler - Hornpipe in D by Paul Anderson; Bulgarian Red - Reel in Dm by Charie McKerron; Orange Blossom Special - Special Tune in A by Ervin T. Rouse

Calum MacKinnon - Highland Fiddle: Lament for the Death of the Rev. Archie Beaton - Slow Air in G by John Mason; Lady Baird - Strathspey in A by Andrew Gow; Mr Oswald of Auchencruive - Strathspey in G by Robert Mackintosh; The Marquis of Huntly's Highand Fling - Strathspey in D by George Jenkins; The Salvation - Reel in A by Simon Bradley; MacThomas has a Dirk (Tha Biodag air Mac Thomais) - Reel in A; Scarinish Bay - 6/8 Pipe March in A by H. MacLean; Skye Barbecue - Reel in F#m by Alasdair Fraser; The Torrent - Reel iin F#m by Muriel Johnstone; Nelson Mandela's Welcome to the City of Glasgow - Pipe Jig in D by Blair Douglas

Laura Risk - Scottish Fiddle: 101 Reasons to Do Nothing - Slow Reel in F by Bruce MacGregor; The High Drive - Reel in D by Gordon Duncan; Lady Hamilton Dalrymple - Strathspey in Gm; The Jig Runrig - Jig in D by Fergie Macdonald; Miss Rowan Davies - Slow Air in G by Phil Cunningham

Hanneke Cassel - Beginning and Very Beginning Scottish Fiddle: The Cradle Song - Slow Air in A by J.S. Skinner; The High Drive - Reel in D by Gordon Duncan; Lady Baird - Strathspey in A by Andrew Gow

Beth Murray - Scottish Piano: My Love She's But a Lassie Yet - March in D; Reverend John MacFarlane - March in D; Davy Nick Nack - Hornpipe in G; Road to Banff - Jig in D by Malcolm Reavell; Miss Sally Hunter - Jig in D by Nathaniel Gow; Drummond Castle - Jig in Am; Mrs McGhie's Reel - Jig in Gm; The Miller o' Hirn - Strathspey in D by J.S. Skinner; The Iron Man - Strathspey in A by J.S. Skinner; The Barrowburn Reel - Reel in D by Addie Harper; Hamish Jock - Reel in Bm by Graham Neill; The Deil Amang the Tailors - Reel in A; The Man on the Couch - Waltz in D by Beth Murray; To the Next 25 - Waltz in D by Beth Murray

2004 Tunes

For a listing of 2004 Tunes, see below.
To download sheet music selections, click HERE (1.3 mb).
To download the complete opus of Boston Harbor 04 tunes, or for U.S. mail of sheet music, contact Barbara McOwen.

Pete Clark - Fiddle Music of Niel Gow: A Cup of Tea - Reel in Am; Keep it up - Reel in Em; The Sailor's Wife - Jig in Dm; Sailor at the Bow - Jig in D; Dungarthill - 2/4 Pipe March in A by James Macintosh; Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife - Slow Air in D by Niel Gow; Lament for James Moray Esquire of Abercairney - Lament in G by Niel Gow; Niel Gow's Wife - Strathspey in Gm; Thompson Island - Waltz in D by Pete Clark; The Music of Spey - Slow Air in A by J.S. Skinner; Niel Gow's Lamentation for the Death of his Brother - Slow Air in Em by Niel Gow; The Lads of Dunce - Jig in D; Miss Ommanny's Reel - Jig in D; Inverkeithing Bay - 2/4 Pipe March in Am by Jock Ritchie; The Kingdom of Fife - Strathspey in Em by Jock Ritchie; The New Brig - Reel in G by Jock Ritchie

Hanneke Cassel - Scottish Fiddle: Slip Jig - Slip Jig in Em; The Drunken Landlady - Irish Reel in A; The Shakins o' the Pocky - Slow Air in Bb by J.S. Skinner & Peter Milne; Laura et Marc - Waltz in Bb by Hanneke Cassel; Woods #1 - Reel in Dm by Iain MacLeod

Barbara McOwen, Very Beginning Scottish Fiddle: Morag of Dunvegan - Gaelic Air/Waltz in A; Atholl Highlanders - 6/8 Pipe March in A

Laura Risk - Scottish Fiddle: North Highland Reel - Reel in D; Pipe Slang - Reel in A; The Big Meeting - Jig in Bb by Laura Risk; Mackworth - Strathspey in Bb by J.S. Skinner; Miss Hannah's Jig - Jig in G by William Marshall

Dedo Norris, Cape Breton Piano: Da Slockit Light - Slow Air in D by Tom Anderson

Jerry Holland - Cape Breton Fiddle: Mike MacDougall's Cape North Dances - Jig in A by Jerry Holland; Stan Chapman's Jig - Jig in A by Jerry Holland; Arthur Muise - Jig in A by Jerry Holland; Cawdor Fair - Strathspey in Am; The Musical Chisholm Household - Reel in Am by Jerry Holland; House Hunting - Reel in Am by Jerry Holland; Mary Gray - Strathspey in G; Dave 'Normaway' MacDonald's Wedding Reel - Reel in G by Jerry Holland; The Mourne Mountains - Irish Reel in G; James Cameron - March in G by Jerry Holland; The Auld Wife Ayont the Fire - Strathspey in G; Heather Hill - Reel in G by D.R. MacDonald

2003 Tunes

For a listing of 2003 Tunes, see below.
To download sheet music selections, click HERE (1.4 mb).
To download the complete opus of Boston Harbor 03 tunes, or for U.S. mail of sheet music, contact Barbara McOwen.

John Campbell - Cape Breton Fiddle: Christine Morrison's Jig - Jig in G by John Campbell; John Donald Cameron - Jig in G by John Campbell; Inverary Castle - Slow March in Em; Hughie and Janet's March - March in Em by Andrea Beaton; The Warlocks - Strathspey in Em by Robert Lowe; The Nine Pint Coggie - Reel in Em; Glenora Reel - Reel in Em by John Campbell; Angus Fitchet's Strathspey - Strathspey in F by Angus Fitchet; Mrs Grieg's Strathspey - Strathspey in F; Pottinger's Reel - Reel in F by Tom Anderson; A Winston Tune - Reel in F; Inverness Lasses - Reel in F by Simon Fraser; Miss Elizabeth Campbell - 2/4 Pipe March in A; The Golden Anniversary - Strathspey in A by John Campbell; Father Francis Cameron's Reel - Reel in A by John Campbell; Sandy MacIntyre's Trip to Boston - Reel in A by John Campbell

Barbara McOwen - Very Beginning Scottish Fiddle: The Hills of Lorne - Slow Air in D by Charlie Hunter; The 72nd Highlanders' Farewell to Aberdeen - March in D by N. Mathieson; Coulter's Candy - Song in A

Hanneke Cassel - Scottish Fiddle: Maggie's Pancakes - Reel in Bm by Stuart Morrison; The Boston Urban Ceilidh - Reel in D by Hanneke Cassel; Miss Stewart of Grandtully - Strathspey in A by Niel Gow; The Rothiemurcus Rant - Strathspey in C; The Moll in the Wad - Irish Jig in Bb & G; Larach Alasdair - Jig in A; Marni Swanson of the Grey Coast - Waltz in G by Andy Thorburn

Aonghas Grant - Highland Fiddle: The Rev. John MacFarlane - March in D (aka A Favorite Quickstep by Lord Eglintoune); Cameron's Got his Wife Again - Strathspey in D; The Red Burn - Reel in D by Angus Grant; Loudens Bonnie Woods - Strathspey in G; The Nine Pint Coggie - Reel in G; Calum's Road - Slow March in D by Donald Shaw; The Shieling Song (Maighean an a' Aridh) - Gaelic Air in G; Dream Angus - Gaelic Air in D; Mairi of the Witchin Eye - Gaelic Air in G; Farewell to Fiunary - Gaelic Air in G; In Praise of Islay - Gaelic Air in D; Ho Bhan Ho Bhan (Fairy Lullaby) - Gaelic Air in A; The Braes of Castle Grant - 2/4 Pipe March in A by Duncan MacDonald & G.S. McLennan

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Boston Harbor Scottish Fiddle School

Sixth Year - August 9-16, 2008 Thompson Island, Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts

Sixth Year - August 9-16, 2008
Thompson Island, Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts