Bards Irish Fiddle Tunebook Supplement/Flowers of Edinborough

Template:British/Celticmusic Flowers of Edinburgh is a traditional fiddle tune of Gaelic lineage, Irish and Scottish. It is also prominent in American fiddle, Canadian fiddle and wherever old time fiddle is cultivated.

History

According to a self-deprecating secondary report in "A Native’s Guide to Edinburgh" By Tom Mc Rae, "The stench from the loch permeated the old City and probably gave rise to the traditional tune “The Flowers of Edinburgh.” A more neutral perspective suggests that the tune "dates from near 1740, may have been written by Oswald though he didn't claim this."

Technical

G Major (one sharp)

Recordings

A few of the many notable recordings of a tune by this name:

• 50 Fiddle Solos by Aly Bain
• Father's Of The Newfoundland Fiddle Volume 1 by Rufus Guinchard
• Fiddle by Cape Breton Symphony
• Irish Folk The Collection Vol.2 by Various Artists
• Jefferson And Liberty by The Itinerant Band
• Rig-a-jig-jig: Dance Music Of The South Of England by Various Artists
• Rogha Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy 2007 by Various Artists
• Shetland Fiddle Music by School Of Scottish Studies, University Of Edinburgh
• Shetland Springs Fae Da Bonnie Isle by Gibbie Hutchison
• Souvenir Of Scotland by Hamish MacGregor And The Blue Bonnets
• Strict Tempo: Scottish Country Dance Music From The 1950's, Volume 1 by Adam Rennie And His Scottish Country Dance Quartet
• The Cat That Ate The Candle by John Carty And Brian McGrath
• The Devils Of Dublin by Celtic Music Society (East Rochester HS)
• The Fiddlesticks Collection by Jerry Holland
• Traditional Irish Fiddle Music by The Kilfenora Fiddle Ceili Band
• Vivacious by Samantha Robichaud

Other names

Blata Duin-Eudain, Knuckle Down, My Love Was Once A Bonnie Lad, My Love's Bonny When She Smiles On Me, To The Battle Men Of Erin, The Weobley Hankie Dance, The Weobley Hanky Dance.

Bibliographys

• Captain Simon Fraser’s Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland (1816 )

See also

Scottish fiddle

Music of Ireland

Music of Scotland

Old Time Fiddle

Videographic documentation

• Proper performance Ashley MacIsaac's February 20, 2010 concert in Victoria, with guests Qristina and Quinn Bachand. Also featuring Bryan Skinner on bodhran and Jason King on whistle.
• Sometimes played in D Major.Title: Flowers of Edinburgh & Spootiskerry - Ashley MacIsaac & The Bachands
• Dance tune. Lopez Island 2008

References

Published in 477 tune books