Rolling Hills of the Borders

I learnt this Scottish song after seeing the fantastic Breabach ( http://www.breabach.com/ ) playing it at their local concert. It was written by Glaswegian Matt McGinn.

I'm not much of a singer, but it's a beautiful song and I wanted to record it. I would normally play it in E, which is more my range, but I had trouble doing the violin counter melody in E, so I recorded it in G, which is a bit more of a stretch for my untrained voice. I recommend you go and get Breabach's album The Big Spree to hear a fantastic version, voiced by the superb Ewan Robertson.

The guitar's tuned in DADGAD with a capo at the 5th fret.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• rolling
• hills
• of
• the
• border
• borders
• violin
• guitar
• vocal
• voice
• singing
• song
• folk
• scotland

[chris18152]

Im sorry but this is pretty rubish , my friend you can sing but this is a scottish song , you need to feel it .

[davedupplaw]

@chris18152 Do Scottish songs require more feeling than any other sort of song, then?

[sneekypeeks]

needs more cowbell :)

Nah, top work though, by golly the chap can sing. Git :|

[davedupplaw]

hehe, yes, definitely needs more cowbell...

It's a shame I couldn't manage to get the violin harmony in E, coz in G I'm straining a bit on those high notes... I would have helped if I could remember the words too and didn't have to keep reading them. Ah well.. live and learn.

[professionalreader]

Multi-talented!

[davedupplaw]

Thanks... although I might say jack of all trades...

[pcmhfx]

Very much enjoyed. Thanks for putting this together!

[marshmallowhimbeersh]

wooow :) great !

[alexanderstrickland]

Well done! A bonnie rendition. Best wishes, a sentimental Borderer....

[ormoluinhen]

dave this is great - you can sing!

[Shonaghm]

Great!

[threelegsoman]

You have a great singing voice Dave, do not be putting yourself down. As professionalreader says, I like the eye action at the end. Have you been watching those kids on the Cadbury advert?

[madalinacroitoru]

Brilliant Dave!!!