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01 Jan 08 - 05:14 PM (#2226369) Subject: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: DougR I am producing a film of our recent visit to Scotland. I would welcome any suggestions from Mudcatters for CDs that might be appropriate for background music. I am leaning toward instrumentals primarily, but would consider music with vocals. We traveled, primarily in central Scotland, the Highlands and the northeast coast. Many thanks. DougR |
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01 Jan 08 - 05:45 PM (#2226383) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: Bert Try some of Billy Connolly's stuff. |
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01 Jan 08 - 06:56 PM (#2226408) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: Commander Crabbe Doug Try these by the Battlefield Band and Alison Kinnaird. MUSIC IN TRUST VOLUME 1 The Sweet Maid Of Mull/MacLeod Of Mull Frideray Cro Cinn t-Saile/The Kilbarchan Weaver Lady Haddo The Silver Darlin's The Duchess Of Gordon St Kilda Girl's Lament/St Kilda Wedding March Anst'er Market/The East Neuk Of Fife Brodick Castle Dunkeld Steeple/Killiekrankie Mo Run Geal Og Glenfinnan Highland Gathering/ Lady MacKenzie Of Gairloch/The Five Sisters Held in Trust Battlefield Band and Alison Kinnaird : Music in Trust 2 Media: CD Genre: Folk & Traditional Catalogue Number: COMD2004 Label: Temple Records Released: 1988 The Laird O' Brodie / Danzig Willie / The Merchant's Jig A'Chlach Uaine (The Green Stone) -I Ha'e A Wife / The Tarbolton Jig / Tarbolton Lodge The Massacre of Lodge Falkland Palace Lawer's Loup / Miss Jane Fraser / Mrs Maule's Reel Goat Fell Farewell To Glen-Shalloch The Fruiting Branch / Gledstanes' March Pitmedden The Mote of Mark / The Grey Mare's Tail Held In Trust / Peace and Plenty Fingal's Weeping / The Maids Of Kintail Hill House / The Philosopher's Chair I have them on a double CD although these are both seperate releases. CC |
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01 Jan 08 - 08:12 PM (#2226453) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: Nick Try Fiddlers Bid (I presume you have ruled out Jimmy Shand then?) |
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02 Jan 08 - 08:04 AM (#2226619) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: GUEST,HughM There may be songs or tunes appropriate to the particular locations you visited. For example, did you visit Glencoe, Killiecrankie or Loch Tay? You could search for the place names in the database. Otherwise the Music in Trust suggestion looks a good one. |
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02 Jan 08 - 09:03 AM (#2226648) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: Mooh Silly Wizard? Mooh. |
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02 Jan 08 - 10:44 AM (#2226696) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: Stewie Lau 'Lighweights and Gentlemen' Reveal Records 7 4458 2. A trio of fine young Scots musicians: Kris Drever, Aidan O'Rourke and Martin Green. --Stewie. |
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02 Jan 08 - 10:53 AM (#2226699) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: GUEST,Shimrod Most films/TV programmes etc. about Scotland, these days, seem to feature Uillean pipes on the sound track - so, you've got to have some of those! They're Celtic you see ... Oh yes, and you've got to have some woman who sounds as if she's singing down a well - also 'authentically' Celtic - think of the famous 'singing-down-the-well' singers of South Uist ... |
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02 Jan 08 - 01:46 PM (#2226810) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: katlaughing Jean Redpath, anything she's done. Also, the harp playing by Alison Kinnaird. That one has sound samples on it. (Of course, if it's for anything other than your own enjoyment, it'd be best to write for permission.:-) katjealousofyourtrip!*bg* |
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02 Jan 08 - 01:50 PM (#2226815) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: peregrina Stanley Robertson (you can find a few tracks of him singing unaccompanied ballads on itunes, or on a couple of CDs of Fife traditional singing weekend) Christine Primrose (you can sample her singing at her myspace; various CDs...I especially recommend si tu nam chuimne; there's also a CD of her with Alison Kinnaird) |
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02 Jan 08 - 02:00 PM (#2226821) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: Jim Lad There's a particular "Musical instrument" that lends itself well to that region. Looks like an octopus wearing a coat and sounds like... hmmmm! That's it! Sounds like "Hmmmmmmmm". |
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02 Jan 08 - 02:02 PM (#2226822) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: open mike Dick Gaughan, http://www.dickgaughan.co.uk/index.html and Alistair Fraser www.alasdairfraser.com/ whoi heads the Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddle Camp http://www.valleyofthemoon.org/ |
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02 Jan 08 - 02:19 PM (#2226837) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: GUEST,Jack Campin How about saying what the film is of? There are something like 30,000 documented Scottish tunes and they range from dirges to manic dances, with associations rangýng from bawdy songs to football chants. Put the thing up on YouTube with no sound and I could suggest something meaningful. |
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02 Jan 08 - 02:23 PM (#2226844) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: Jim Lad Are you sure you're in the mood for it, Jack? Happy New Year, son. |
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02 Jan 08 - 03:09 PM (#2226888) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: DougR Thanks very much for your excellent comments and suggestions. Nick: Nope, I haven't ruled out anybody. Hugh: Excellent suggestion. We did visit Killiecrankie but did not visit Glencoe. kat: It's only a "home" movie and I don't plan to charge admission to my kids who view it. Otherwise, I would request permission from the artists or use music from Public Domain. Good comment though. Guest Jack: It's mostly landscape and shots taken in towns and villages. Commander Crabbe: Special thanks! DougR |
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02 Jan 08 - 04:33 PM (#2226980) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: muppitz A friend of mine has written an instrumental called "Tweedbank Aria", a wonderful piece of music, I don't know if it's ever been used in anything. I could give you contact details if you are interested. muppitz x |
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02 Jan 08 - 06:18 PM (#2227053) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: DougR Muppitz: Do you know if it is available on CD? DougR |
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04 Jan 08 - 07:33 PM (#2228661) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: Commander Crabbe Doug Glad I could be of help, it's one of my touring Scotland on holiday in the car CDs. CC |
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04 Jan 08 - 07:57 PM (#2228671) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: ClaireBear If you are indeed open to vocals, you might consider one of Dougie Maclean's tributes to the land, such as his "Solid Ground." The lyrics are here, although they don't have the same effect without Dougie's peaceful voice singing them, backed by his careful musical accompaniment and exquisite arrangement. A sample is available here, as is a download of the whole song. |
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04 Jan 08 - 08:18 PM (#2228685) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: GUEST,redsnapper I could also recommend something by Julie Fowlis... beautiful songs in Gaelic. RS |
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04 Jan 08 - 08:19 PM (#2228687) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: Jack Campin So many places in Scotland have tunes named after them you could probably do any itinerary just with those - e.g. round Loch Lomond with "Roy's Wife of Aldivalloch", "Loch Lomond" and one of the parodies of it like that one about getting a hangover and drinking it all, "The Top of Ben Lomond", "The Maids of Arrochar", "Loch Sloy" etc. Or (if it was a short film) don't use music at all but instead try to find a recording of Edwin Morgan reading that poem that's mostly silly-sounding placenames used as if they were real Scots words - it ends What was the toast? Schiehallion! |
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04 Jan 08 - 09:09 PM (#2228709) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: katlaughing I'm still jealous, DougR.:-) |
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05 Jan 08 - 12:30 AM (#2228807) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: GUEST,Texas Guest Well, I'm not so sure what an Irish-American folksinger would know about this, but my thought is that you probably don't want the music to over-power the film. If that's the case, have you considered Phil Coulter? When I'm in a pensive, thoughtful or even melancholy frame of mind he comes across pretty well for me. Just a thought. |
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05 Jan 08 - 07:39 AM (#2228922) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: GUEST,van lingle Doug, some Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham duet recordings might work. You can sample them at Amazon. |
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05 Jan 08 - 08:00 AM (#2228932) Subject: RE: Music Suggestions Welcomed From: Big Al Whittle Isla St Clair's album was beautifully produced. lots of atmospheric synth sounds. |