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Sitting in the Stern of a Boat/The 74th's Farewell to Edinburgh/Stirling Castle/The Fairy Dance

Date 1982
Track ID 90702
Part 1

Track Information

Original Tape ID

MOD 1982 GR00290 Reel1

Summary

A slow air, march, strathspey and reel played on the fiddle. The tunes are 'Sitting in the Stern of a Boat', 'The 74th's Farewell to Edinburgh', 'Stirling Castle' and 'The Fairy Dance'.

Item Notes

Recorded at the Royal National Mòd. 'The 74th's Farewell to Edinburgh' was composed by William MacKinnon. 'Stirling Castle' was composed by James Scott Skinner.

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Island - Skye

Language

English, Gaelic, Scots

Genre

Music

Collection

BBC

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good