Change of Recommended Music

Ian Brockbank

Message 39918 · 16 Nov 2004 10:42:55 · Fixed-width font · Whole thread

Hi All,

I'd like to change my recommended music for "The Mill of Towie".

When I wrote the dance I originally recommended "Milladen" by James
Scott Skinner. Shortly before Dunedin Dances 4 went to press, a friend
found "The Old Road to Towie" in the Speyside Collection. The name
fitted so well that I changed to that for the book. Unfortunately, in
the words of Alastair Wood when he was first asked to play it: "This is
absolutely the worst tune I have ever been asked to play". The dance
featured on the Dunedin programme on Saturday, which reminded me I've
been meaning to change the recommendation back again for ages.

Please use Milladen or a nice strathspey-style strathspey if you use
this dance, and don't bother trying to locate The Old Road to Towie.

Cheers,

Ian Brockbank
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