Bruce Maxwell’s four comments

I’m glad to know the song is still sung in Scotland! It’s been ages since I heard it, and my version was relying on a very faulty memory. (Also I trimmed out the high note to fit on a Scottish pipe chanter. more…

This setting is the way the song is usually sung. Some fiddlers call the cut-hold a “snap” and the hold-cut a “span.” These forms can sometimes be interchanged depending on the preference of the player or the rhythm of the words. more…

I believe the time signature should be 2/4, not 4/4. more…

Greetings, more…