The tune is an old Scots one called "When Wild Wars." Lady Nairne put some words to it, calling it "Charlie's Landing", referring to Bonnie Prince Charlie. Robert Burns put some bawdy lyrics to it, calling it "The Mill, Mill, O." I've always played it in standard GDAE, but I am now tempted to try it in GDGD. Lovely tune, and you play it well.
@uptonsavoie fantastic bit of info there! thanks for that. very interesting. I know Tim Eriksen plays it in cross-tuning, so that's how I've always tried it :)
The tune was well pointed out, nice harmony notes and lovely rythym!
In England this tune is known as 'blue eyed stranger'.
It illustrates how accurately these traditions are handed down that generations and the atlantic have not significantly changd this tune on eiter side of the water.
i have a vid of me playin this tune on anglo concertina.
@NatureLover987 i did! it's really a lovely one. i think i got to see tim play it first, so i understood the cross tuning and other details a bit more.
oh thanks very much! I was just listening to the "Ploughboy Lads" a few mins ago... thanks for turning me onto that song! It's a really nice one. Be well.
I knew there was something fishy about your style of playing. It's either you playing the fiddle backwards or the rest of the world playing the fiddle backwards. Probably has something to do with herring though.
I sure enjoyed your interpretation. Great fiddling
isabellanakahara 4 months ago
The tune is an old Scots one called "When Wild Wars." Lady Nairne put some words to it, calling it "Charlie's Landing", referring to Bonnie Prince Charlie. Robert Burns put some bawdy lyrics to it, calling it "The Mill, Mill, O." I've always played it in standard GDAE, but I am now tempted to try it in GDGD. Lovely tune, and you play it well.
uptonsavoie 1 year ago
@uptonsavoie fantastic bit of info there! thanks for that. very interesting. I know Tim Eriksen plays it in cross-tuning, so that's how I've always tried it :)
zoeplankton 1 year ago
@uptonsavoie
Also known as a Morris tune, where it is a version of Highland Mary. It is only New England because the Scots took it there.
dungoran 4 months ago
One can never be fed up of cross-tunings. Or of drones.
And, of course, one can never never be fed up of Tim.
haikumathieu 1 year ago
Are you using cross-tuning? If so, what is your tuning. Very good by the way.
gwalton1 1 year ago
@gwalton1 I believe this is GDGD. Goodluck! And thanks for listening :)
zoeplankton 1 year ago
Really well played! A Joy to listen to.
The tune was well pointed out, nice harmony notes and lovely rythym!
In England this tune is known as 'blue eyed stranger'.
It illustrates how accurately these traditions are handed down that generations and the atlantic have not significantly changd this tune on eiter side of the water.
i have a vid of me playin this tune on anglo concertina.
AEngleSaex 1 year ago
@AEngleSaex very cool! thanks for the info on blue eyed stranger. i'll check out your video now :) ~z
zoeplankton 1 year ago
Hi,, awesome job on this hard tune Zoe!! Did you learn this by ear? :)
NatureLover987 1 year ago
@NatureLover987 i did! it's really a lovely one. i think i got to see tim play it first, so i understood the cross tuning and other details a bit more.
zoeplankton 1 year ago
Absolute beauty ! In all forms. Woman,musician and talent.
TribalScout1491 2 years ago
Awesome! Gave me chills (in a good way :)
bradbavarde 2 years ago
oh thanks very much! I was just listening to the "Ploughboy Lads" a few mins ago... thanks for turning me onto that song! It's a really nice one. Be well.
zoeplankton 2 years ago
AHA! I was asking myself, "why is this so hard?" because its IN A DIFFERENT TUNING.
very nicely played,
BUT SNEAKY.
200000028 2 years ago
HA. Extremely sneaky! ;)
In the making, I was a-thinking:
"when Josh Turner tries to play this, he'll be baffled!"
zoeplankton 2 years ago
but then...I guess it's a short song, sad as that may be.
TheOneThatFlewOver 2 years ago
This is one of my favourite songs, especially Tim Eriksen's version from Every Sound Below.
My only complaint with your rendition, friend, is that it is too short!
TheOneThatFlewOver 2 years ago
I knew there was something fishy about your style of playing. It's either you playing the fiddle backwards or the rest of the world playing the fiddle backwards. Probably has something to do with herring though.
gusthelesswise 2 years ago
Hey, that sounds great!
batfancy 2 years ago
i walked two miles in the snow one day in january with this in my headphones. it's a great song for walking.
JonnyGrave 2 years ago