A Lifelong Home.
Alex F's sound, rich in
Gaelic accent, is an expression of another time. It is truly
unique in the world of fiddle music. Rounder,
1997. Clips Christy's
Quickstep Jenny
Carouther's Rosin the Bow:
B Duke of Athole A
minor strathspeys and reels Earl Grey Set:
Key A March, strahspey and reels Memories of Jim Smith
march / Earl Grey strathspey / Traditional Pipe Tune
reel Lady Mary Ramsay:
Key D strathspeys and reels Lady Isabella Weymess
air / Lady Muir MacKenzie's Favorite air/ Lady Mary
Ramsay strathspey / Traditional reel / Miss Graham Reel /
Thro' the Warld Wou'd I Gang We The Lad I Like reel /
Menzie's Rant reel Highland Society:
Key A strathspeys and reels The Highland Society of
Scotland air / Bovaglie's Plaid air / Bognie Brae
strathspey / Hoch Hey Johnny Lad strathspey / Lady
Elizabeth Lindsay's strathspey / Marnoch's Strathspey /
Florence MacDonald reel / The Bishop's Mitre
reel McGlashan Jig: G
minor jigs Mrs. A. McGlashan jig /
Miss Sophia Campbell jig Coilsfield House:
Key G strathspeys and reels Coilsfield House air /
Reith's Clarinet strathspey / Mrs. James McInnes's
strathspey / Munlochy Bridge strathspey /
Highland
Donald Kiss'd Kitty strathspey
/ Cutty Sark reel / The Lassie With The Yellow Coatie
reel / Peggy Menzies reel / The Night We Had The Goats
reel Christie's
Quickstep: Key D jigs The Chorus Jig /
Christie's Quickstep / Catherine MacIsaac's Wedding
Day Craigaillichie
Bridge: Key D strathspeys and reels Mrs. Stewart of
Inverugie's strathspey / Craigaillichie Bridge strathspey
/ The Raven reel / Lady Mary Stopford reel /The Pitnacree
Ferryman reel / Loch Glassie reel Welcome To Your
Feet: Key C strathspeys and reels Lady Carolyn Montague
strathspey / Welcome To Your Feet Again strathspey / The
Tweeddale Club strathspey / Rothiemurcus Rant strathspey
/ Braes of Auchtertyre reel / Angus Chisholm's Favourite
Reel Mrs. Garden of
Troup: Key F strathspeys and reels Highlands of Banffshire
strathspey / Mr. Graham Orchill strathspey / Mrs.Gordon
of Knockspoch reel / Perth Assembly Reel / Mrs. Garden of
Troup reel Dan R.
Strathspeys: Key C strathspeys and reels The Road to Kingsville
strathspey / Memories of Sadie Carpenter MacDonald
strathspey / Mrs. Col. Forbes strathspey / Lady Lucy
Ramsay strathspey / Double Kisses Reel / Miss Campbell of
Menzies reel / O'er Boggie reel Dunkeld Hermitage:
Eminor strathspeys and reels Mill of Newe strathspey
/ Struan Robertson's Rant strathspey / Dunkeld Hermitage
reel / Traditional reel / Tarbolton Lodge reel Jenny Carouthers:
Key A pipe tunes Jenny Carouthers March
(Jean MacColl / Lady MacKenzie of Fairburn's - strathspey
/ Maggie Cameron / Willie Davie Reel
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Alex Francis
began playing the fiddle at an early age and because
the MacKay family home was a regular stopping point
for musicians he met and learnt from many of Cape
Breton's finest players. Of the visiting musicians,
those who made the most lasting impressions on Alex
Francis were fiddler-composers Dan R. MacDonald
(Alex's first cousin), Dan Hughie MacEachern and
Gordon MacQuarrie.
Rosin The Bow
jig / The Pet of the Pipers jig / Wha, Can Help It
jig
Traditional
strathspey / Captain Campbell strathspey / Duke of
Athole strathspey / Marnoch's Strathspey / Glen Rinnes
reel / The Smith's Burn reel / Feargan Reel / Sandy is
my Darling reel
Other Recordings | Music Notation and abc samples | Alex Francis' other CD - Gaelic in the Bow
7/3/04