Ronn McFarlane - Highland King - The Scottish Lute, Vol. 2 (1999)

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Artist: Ronn McFarlane
Title: Highland King - The Scottish Lute, Vol. 2
Year Of Release: 1999
Label: Dorian
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 59:40
Total Size: 275 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

1. I choys to ly my lon (00:57)
2. Blew riben (01:04)
3. Ladi ly nier mee (01:26)
4. Our last good night (00:55)
5. Generall Leslys godnight (01:52)
6. In ane inch I warrant (00:51)
7. Untitled (00:17)
8. Untitled (00:59)
9. Maggae Hamfor (01:56)
10. Katherines Bairdie (01:18)
11. Tweedsyde (02:32)
12. Cutte spoon and tree ladie (01:22)
13. The canaries - The old way (01:18)
14. I wish I were where Helen lyes (01:30)
15. The highland king (00:50)
16. Port Athol (02:38)
17. I love my love, in secret (00:45)
18. Jockie leaped over the dyke (01:32)
19. Through the wood Laudie (01:06)
20. Lilt milne (02:06)
21. Da miche manum (01:34)
22. Ruthueins Lilt (00:58)
23. Fair and Louky (00:56)
24. Doun in yon banks (01:52)
25. My Lady Binnis lilt (01:04)
26. A Scotts tune (00:39)
27. Where Will our goodman lye (01:24)
28. The newest scotts measure (00:59)
29. Sweet Willie (01:12)
30. I never New, I loved the (01:20)
31. When she came in, she bobbed (01:34)
32. Simon brodie (01:19)
33. Mary Betons Row (01:30)
34. Current Tried (00:59)
35. Over the Dyke Davie (01:03)
36. Untitled (00:42)
37. The horsemans Port (03:03)
38. If thou wert my own thing (01:06)
39. A gigge (01:01)
40. The more discreet, the wellcomer (01:49)
41. The lady Binnes lilt (01:22)
42. Tarphicken (01:00)
43. The New Highland ladie (01:56)
44. Da mihi manum (01:44)

It's been almost ten years since the first volume in Ronn McFarlane's survey of Scottish lute music, and this one picks off where the last one left off -- with selections from lute books of the 16th and 17th centuries arranged into mini-programs, the tunes all occupying a space somewhere between ancient folk melody and the court music of the renaissance period. The tunes are all instantly recognizable as Scottish, what with the distinctive pentatonic melody patterns and the "snap" ornamentation, and McFarlane plays with the clarity of tone and sensitivity of touch that have made him famous in early music circles. It's hard to pick out highlights from the 44 tracks presented here, but "Simon Brodie" stands out for its complexity and "The Lady Binnes Lilt" is especially sweet and pretty. Like its predecessor, this is an exceptionally lovely album. © Rick Anderson

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