Sarah-Jane Summers - Highland Strathspeys For Fiddle (DVD): At times fast paced and driving, at times lyrical and gentle, the Highland strathspey is perhaps the most complex form of Scottish fiddle music.This is a lovely thoughtfully put together product, a tuition DVD for Highland-style Scottish strathspey bowing and ornamentation, for lower intermediate to advanced players. Five progressive lessons and five great strathspeys. Sarah Jane tells the history of each tune and introduces you to the authentic Highland flavour underlying the music through images of landscape and musicians. She teaches bowing techniques unique to strathspeys and illustrates how the roles of fiddler, dancer and singer intertwine.
The Strathspeys (with music)
1. Lady Mary Ramsay - Nathaniel Gow
2. Bodaich Bheag Abriachain - Traditional
3. Highland Whisky - Niel Gow
4. Lady Madelina Sinclair - Traditional
5. Donald Morison - Alexander Grant of Battangorm (Sandy Battan)
Sarah-Jane Summers - fiddle; Margaret Stewart - Gaelic Song; Sheila McCutcheon - dance; Juhani Silvola - guitar.
ALL Region DVD in PAL formatRunningTime: 82 minutes