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Inchaffray Abbey composed by George Smith

Inchaffray Abbey in Perthshire was once one of the most important churches in Scotland. One abbot, Maurice of Inchaffray, was King Robert the Bruce's personal chaplain, and was present at the Battle of Bannockburn. All that's left now is a piece of gable in a clump of trees. Composer website: Link to audio of music: […]

The Harkle Sporse composed by Alan Murray

The Harkle Sporse is a reel I wrote for one of my favourite pubs in the west end of Glasgow, The Sparkle Horse. The setting of many a band meeting of ours, you’ll find it in Partick, just round the corner from Kelvinhall subway station. I like taking the tune at a fairly leisurely pace, […]

Walk's Whim composed by Alan Murray

This is a tune I wrote about and for my wife Grace (whose last name was Walker before we got married). Anyone who's ever met Grace will, I think, notice her bouncy personality in both the melody and the happy key of G! Composer website: https://www.instagram.com/alofskye Link to audio of music: Alan Murray is a […]

Mr & Mrs Allan of Drumossie composed by Karen Steven

Mr & Mrs Allan are; Eric and Helen. They live near Inverness, Scotland and have donated an enormous amount of time, expertise and energy to traditional music in Scotland. They also offered some fantastic support and advice to me when I was researching tune book publishing. Composer website: https://www.karensteven.co.uk Link to audio of music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayEG2JdDKlQ […]

Blas UL composed by Karen Steven

Blas UL – Blas translates from The Irish as ‘Taste’, with UL standing for University of Limerick, Ireland. Karen attended the Blas Summer School for Irish Music and Dance on 2 occasions and has dedicated this waltz to her great memories of being there. Composer website: https://www.karensteven.co.uk Link to audio of music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi6IuQ6-Alw Karen, a […]