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When She Came Ben She Bobed / Sir Ronald McDonald’s Reel / Sweet Molly 04:39
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The Highland Watch, Now the 42d Regt or Royal Highlanders 02:07
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Poohsticks at the Causeway / Blueberry Pie! / Ciamar a Theireadh Sibh…? 02:46
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Johnie Cope 02:53
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Major James Monro’s Strathspey / Mr. John Trotter’s Reel / Miss Dickson’s Reel 03:22
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Mary Scot 02:09
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Jolly Robin / Tail Todle 06:12
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Bony Jeane: I. Allegro 02:42
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Bony Jeane: II. Gratioso 02:15
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Bony Jeane: III. Vivace 00:58
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Bony Jeane: IV. Tempo Di Gavotta 01:57
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Bony Jeane: V. Giga 01:08
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I Hae a Wife O My Ain / Dunkeld House / My Wife Is a Wanton Wee Thing 04:03
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I hae a wife of my ain, I'll partake wi naebody; I'll take Cuckold frae nane, I'll gie Cuckold to naebody. I hae a penny to spend, There—thanks to naebody! I hae naething to lend, I'll borrow frae naebody. I am naebody's lord, I'll be slave to naebody; I hae a gude braid sword, I'll tak dunts frae naebody. I'll be merry and free, I'll be sad for naebody; Naebody cares for me, I care for naebody.
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Out of the Trenches 02:41
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The Drunken Piper / The Carle He Came Oer the Craft, Wee His Beard Clean Shaven / Blair Drummond / The High Road to Linton 04:11
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Auld Lang Syne 04:45
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Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne! Chorus: For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne. We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne. We twa hae run about the braes, And pou'd the gowans fine; But we've wander'd mony a weary fit, Sin auld lang syne. For auld, &c. We twa hae paidl'd in the burn, Frae morning sun till dine; But seas between us braid hae roar'd Sin auld lang syne. For auld, &c. And there's a hand, my trusty fere! And gie's a hand o' thine! And we'll tak a right gude-willie waught, For auld lang syne. For auld, &c.

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"The Scottish Music does no less honour to the genius of the country. The old Scottish songs have always been admired for the wild pathetic sweetness which distinguishes them from the music of every other country."
~William Tytler (1779)


“There is an inherent feeling for wild music in Scottish nature, and there is a definite relationship between the rhythms of reels and the Highland fling and the music I play.”
~Duke Ellington (1933)


WILD. Driving dance tunes, plaintive laments, unusual harmonies, surprising forms, fierce songs. From improvised divisions over a ground bass to tender-yet-untamed slow airs to a sonata based on a ballad, this album showcases the huge range of music played by Scottish violinists in the 18th century (outwith pure imitations of Continental music). The tunes here are different in many ways, but they are united in their wildness and their affective power. Like others before you, we hope that this idiom moves you: at times to dancing, at times to crying, but always to emotion.
Thanks for listening.
—Tim and Jeremy

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released November 4, 2017

Tim Macdonald: Fiddle
Jeremy Ward: Cello, voice
Bill Maylone: Engineer
Anne Beal: Illustrations and graphic design
James Taub: Liner notes on military history (remainder by Tim)

Violin: William Ferguson, Edinburgh, 1807, in original condition (luthiers: David Rattray and Whitney Osterud)
Violin bows: Pieter Affourtit, 21st c. and John Dodd (of Stirling), 18th c.
Cello: Anonymous
Cello bow: Pieter Affourtit, 21st c.
Strings: Of sheep gut, by Daniel Larson (Gamut Music)

"Ay, and mair, I haud aathing i the warld for loss biz what is o muckle mair wurth, the knawledge o Christ Jesus, my Lord!"

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