The Hills Of Glenorchy/Walking The Floor (jigs)

  1. Martin Jonas
    Martin Jonas
    I have recorded some more Scottish tunes this weekend, all from Nigel Gatherer's site and all without touching an actual mandolin...

    This is a set of two slow(ish) jigs, The Hills Of Glenorchy and Walking The Floor, written by Pipe Major Jack Chisholm as a pipe jig. Played on 10-string mandolin/mandola (tuned CGDAE), mandocello and tenor guitar, using a cello part by Nigel:

    https://www.nigelgatherer.com/tunes/...lGO/HilGOc.pdf

    10-string waldzither (CGDAE, combined mandolin/mandola tuning)
    Suzuki MC-815 mandocello
    Vintage Viaten tenor guitar


    https://youtu.be/698liJWensE

    Martin
  2. John Kelly
    John Kelly
    Martin, you have posted wrong set here!
  3. Martin Jonas
    Martin Jonas
    Thanks, John -- now corrected.
  4. John Kelly
    John Kelly
    Well played again, that man! Two tunes we play a lot in our sessions around here, Martin. They can be played at quite a variety of tempos and are the sort of tunes that seem to adapt well to this. Great to see Nigel getting so much recognition on the SAW Group just now. He is such a powerful influence over here in Scotland.
  5. Martin Jonas
    Martin Jonas
    Thanks, John. I think they go well together. As with the two strathspeys, I've been playing "Hills Of Glenorchy" for many years but "Walking The Floor" is new to me. Nigel describes Glenorchy as a "slow jig", although as you say it seems to be played at any tempo between dirge-like lament and blistering dance rave (check Ashley MacIsaac). I've played it with some drive but slow enough to preserve the shifting syncopations that make the tune.

    Martin
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