Music Exchange Int. Patrick McDonald Collection - Solo Violin - Book

Composer: Patrick Mcdonald
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Solo Violin

This Collection of Highland Gaelic Airs by Patrick McDonald was first published in 1784 and contains the tunes to many Gaelic songs of that period from all over Scotland. This book gives a fascinating look at life and music in the 18th and 19th centuries. Patrick McDonald came from a very musical and musically literate family which was unusual at this time and this music collection and that of his brother Joseph who published the first book of written pipe music "A Compleat Theory of the Scots Highland Bagpipe" are of the greatest interest to all researching pipe, fiddle, harp and Gaelic songs of the period.

There are two introductions totalling eleven pages with the original book which for researchers are invaluable in their descriptions of both the music and way of life at this time. He gives reference to tunes in the collection which he remembers as being the ancient harp music played in the Highlands. The clarsach had already fallen out of use by this time but it was still within living memory so the references are invaluable today to harp players seeking original tunes. There is also a wealth of other fiddle, pipe and song material in this exciting early collection. There are early versions of many well known tunes.

In addition to all the original notes and introductions, Taigh na Teud was fortunate to have the help of Roderick D. Cannon, Allan MacDonald and personal notes on the book from the William Matheson's own copy. These have been included to help with further research. Roderick Cannon supplied possible names for many of the unnamed tunes in the North Highland Reels and Country Dances section.

Contents:

• North Highland Airs
  • A' bhliadhna gus an aimsir seo
  • A do-ada-a do dh'fhalbh mi
  • A phiurag ghaolach
  • An tur a bhithinn urad
  • B' e sud iorram na truaigh
  • B' fhearr leam fhin na lair is oigeach
  • Bas Dhiarmaid o Duinn
  • Cha bhi mi m' iasgair
  • Cha d'theid mi gu Loch Bhraoin no Ghearrloch
  • Chagair, chagair chagair a ghruagan
  • Chaidh mi la do 'n Bhadtraileach
  • Chi mi bean san traigh na suidhe
  • Chiu -ri-ruo
  • Dh'eirich mi moch
  • Gasan finealt
  • Ge do tha mi m' onar 's na gleannaibh
  • Ghoid iad mo bhean uam an reir
  • Graidhean donn
  • Gur boidheach, boidheach an cnocan
  • Gur boidheach nighean donn mo chridhe
  • Gur eutrom an t-aiseag
  • Gur lionar gobhlan dubh fraoich ann
  • Gur mise tha fo mhulad
  • Ha-da-lolal-O
  • Imir fein, a Choinnich chridhe
  • Keapach na fasach
  • La dhomh 's mi direadh bealaich
  • Loch Bhraoin
  • Loisg iad gual io-uo
  • Mac Caoidh Chonasain
  • Maol donaidh
  • Mnathan Chrospuil is Bhaile Mhuirich
  • Mo chailin donn og
  • Mo chruinneag ghreannar
  • O chiadain an lo
  • Och o ro u
  • Phiurag nan gaol
  • Ribhinn, aluinn, aoibhinn oig
  • 'S cian fada fada o 'n uiridh
  • 'S i' naill so dhuisg mi
  • 'S fluich an oidhche nochd 's gur fuar i
  • 'S lionar eubh is iolach
  • 'S neonach le clann Donail mi
  • 'S e Coinneach og a fhuair an togail
  • 'S olc a fhuair mi tus a' gheamhraidh
  • 'S truagh nach eil bodaich an domhain
  • Sonnan mo ghaoil
  • Sud air m'aigne fo ghruaim
  • Tha ceo mor air Meall a' mhuirich
  • Tha fonn gun bhi trom
  • Tha mise fo mhulad
  • Tha mo dhaoine fluich fuar, tha mo ghradh air a' chuan
  • Tha mo ghaols' aig Donal
  • Tha mo ghruaidhean air preasadh
  • Tha mulad, tha mulad, tha mulad air m' inntinn
  • Thug na mnathan gaol do m' chodhalt
  • U-gu-vi-u, U-gu-vi-u, Port na maighdinn chuain
  • Ugi nan gu 's mo thriall dachaidh
• Perthshire Airs
  • A bhanarach dhonn a' chruidh
  • A Dhonail ruaidh gaolaich
  • An cuala sibhs a' bhanais bhan
  • Bhliadhna dh'eirich an iomairt
  • Ceud soraidh uam do 'n Ailleagan
  • Cha cheilinn sugradh Uileam
  • Cia iad na dee 's na duile treun
  • Druimionn dubh
  • Ge do theid mi do m' leabaidh, 's beag mo shund ris a' chadal
  • Is mor mo mhulad, 's cha lugha m' easlaint
  • MacGriogair a Ruaro
  • Nis o rinneadh ar taghadh
  • O! 's mis' tha fo leon
  • Och is och mar a ta mi
  • Oscar's Ghost
  • 'S fad tha mi m' onaran
  • 'S math an la fhuair m' eudail
  • 'S mi air cragan na sgurra
  • 'S mi gabhail an rathaid
  • Tha 'n oidhche nochd fuar
  • Tha gruagach san Aodan
  • Tha loingeas fo breide
  • Tha mo chion air an ur ghibht
  • Tha mulad, tha sgios orm
• Western Isle Airs
  • A cheud luan do'n raidh
  • Airidh nam badan
  • Aisling
  • Alasdair m' ansachd
  • Alasdair og
  • A mothers lament on the death of her child
  • A St Kilda girl's lamentation on the death of her lover
  • A Young lady's panegyrick on her lover
  • Bheir mi soraidh thun a' bhaile
  • Caidil gu lo
  • Chaidh an toran mu thom
  • Ciod a bhiodh tu 'g iarraidh
  • Hithil-uil agus O-hithil-O-horino
  • Mo run geal og
  • Oran an aoig
  • Posadh peathar In bhain
  • 'S cianail m' aigne
  • Sir Norman McLeod's Lament
  • 'S mi ga m' iomagan a' m' leabaidh
  • 'S toigh leam fein mo laochan
  • Sud mar chuir mi 'n geamhradh tharum
  • Tha giullan agam fhin
• Argyllshire Airs
  • An gille dubh ciar dhubh
  • An reir bhruadair mi m' chadal
  • A Robaidh, tha thu gorach
  • Cagaran O!
  • Callum a' ghlinne
  • Coir a' cheathaich
  • Dan dheirg
  • Dan fhraoich
  • Dan Liughair
  • Faoileagan Sgarba
  • Gur muladach tha mi, s mi gun mhacnus, gun mhanran
  • Gur trom leam mo cheum
  • He-man-du-i-o-ro-u
  • Ho-rin-o-i-ri-o-ho, Nighean an airich
  • Laoidh an amadain mhoir
  • Laoidh Ghara 's nam ban
  • Latha siubhail sleibh dhomh
  • Leam is aithearr an t-suain
  • M' eudal, is m' ulaidh is m' aithir
  • Madainn chiuin cheitein
  • Mairearat nion Donail
  • Manus
  • Maraidh bhan og
  • Moch madainn cheitein
  • Mor nian a' Ghiobarlain
  • Nighean donn nan gabhar
  • Nochd gur faoin mo chadal domh
  • Ossian an deigh nam Fion
  • Rinn m' eudal mo mhealladh
  • 'S cian 's gur fad tha mi m' thamh
  • Shiubhail mi Ile 's Ceann-tire
  • S mithich dhomh bhi togail orm
  • Tearlach Stiubhard
  • Tha sgeul beag agam air Fionn
  • Theid, 's gun d'theid mi thairis