While on the trail of a tune, Calum Figheadair (or The Kilchattan Wedding) from Captain Simon Fraser's 1816 Collection “The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles” which strongly resembles The Parson’s Farewell from the 1651 edition of Playford’s Dancing Master, the classic collection of English Country Dance music, I happened on this outstanding performance. I am mostly certain the tunes are related and their original likely predates even Playford. A lot of this music has very ancient roots, and there are pieces in Playford which even bear a strong resemblance to tunes which show up in minstrel banjo repertoire. I am hoping to begin a series here soon exploring some of these connections through arrangements of popular songs and tunes from the 17th and 18th century on four string gourd banjo.
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While on the trail of a tune, Calum Figheadair (or The Kilchattan Wedding) from Captain Simon Fraser's 1816 Collection “The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles” which strongly resembles The Parson’s Farewell from the 1651 edition of Playford’s Dancing Master, the classic collection of English Country Dance music, I happened on this outstanding performance. I am mostly certain the tunes are related and their original likely predates even Playford. A lot of this music has very ancient roots, and there are pieces in Playford which even bear a strong resemblance to tunes which show up in minstrel banjo repertoire. I am hoping to begin a series here soon exploring some of these connections through arrangements of popular songs and tunes from the 17th and 18th century on four string gourd banjo.
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