THE ANCIENT SCOTTISH
FOLK SONG COLLECTION
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A truly unique and wonderful
collection of over 90 rare, out-of-print books compiled together for the first
time on DVD DATA DISC embracing all aspects of SCOTTISH FOLK SONGS, HIGHLAND
MUSIC & BAGPIPES.
Discover the ancient songs
of the Scottish highlands and the magic of the bagpipes. Study the works of Scotland’s
minstrel’s and renowned poets and writers such as Robert Burns. This
fascinating collection of books contains literally thousands of traditional Scotch
airs, vocal melodies and Scottish ballads – from ancient times through to the
early 1900’s. Also included are several books on bagpipes – read about their
history and unique sounds of the highland ‘pipe tunes’. Some of the books contained within this collection are extremely hard-to-find and will provide a valuable library of reference material. Overall, this is a
unique opportunity for anyone with an interest in Scottish folk songs, the
music of the ancient highlands and bagpipes. The full list of titles included
speaks for itself….
This superb compilation of 96
vintage books on DVD data disc provides literally 1,000’s of pages of great
content and fabulous photos / illustrations for the reader. All of the books
have been scanned in high quality and preserved forever in pdf format - easy to
read on your laptop or computer, or transfer to tablet, smartphone, kindle or
e-reader. You can also print entire books or select pages.
This is without doubt the
most extensive collection of its kind - compiled over time by
rare-book-collections, and only available here!
The Full List of Titles
Included is as Follows:
A collection
of pibaireachd or pipe tunes - as verbally taught by the M'Crummen pipers in
the Isle of Skye by The MacCrimmon Family
(1880)
A highlander
looks back by A. MacPherson (1901)
A north
countrie garland by J. Maidment (1884)
A pedlar's
pack of ballads and songs. With illustrative notes by W. H. Logan (1869)
A select
collection of original Scottish airs for the voice by I.
Pleyel (1801)
A selection
of original Scots songs in three parts by J. Hadyn (1792)
A selection
of Scots songs - harmonized improved with simple, and adapted graces Vols. 1 -
3 by P. Urbani (1792)
A selection
of the most favourite Scots-songs - chiefly pastoral, adapted for the
harpsichord, with an accompaniment for a violin by W. Tytler (1790)
Ancient and
modern Scottish songs, heroic ballads, etc. Vols. 1 & 2 by D. Herd (1869)
Ancient
ballads and songs of the North of Scotland, hitherto unpublished Vols.
1 & 2 by P. Buchan (1875)
Ancient
Scotish melodies, from a manuscript of the reign of King James VI with an introductory enquiry illustrative of
the history of the music of Scotland by W. Dauney (1838)
Calliope, or,
the musical miscellany - a select collection of the most approved English,
Scots, and Irish songs, set to music (1788)
Canntaireachd
- articulate music, dedicated to the Islay
Association by J. F. Campbell (1880)
Celebrated
songs of Scotland,
from King James V. to Henry Scott Riddell. Edited with memoirs and notes by J.
D. Ross (1887)
Early
Scottish ballads by W. Motherwell (1864)
Early
Scottish melodies by J. Glen (1900)
Edinburgh
repository of music - containing the most select English, Scottish & Irish
airs (1818)
English and
Scottish ballads Vols. 1 - 8 by F. J. Childs (1860)
Glen's
collection for the great highland bagpipe by J. Glen (1900)
History of
the Scottish Highlands - Highland clans and Highland
regiments, with an account of the Gaelic language, literature, and music Vols.
1 & 2 by J. S. Keltie (1870)
Howe's 500
sentimental, comic, Scotch, and Irish songs - words and music by E. Howe (1874)
Jacobite
songs and ballads by G. S. Macquoid (1887)
Love songs of
Scotland
by R. W. Douglas (1901)
Manual of
modern Scots by W. Grant (1921)
Minstrelsy
ancient and modern by W. Motherwell (1827)
Notes on
Scottish song by R. Burns (1908)
Old Scottish
ditties by G. A. Macfarren (1879)
Poems &
songs by R. Burns (1861)
Poems by R.
Burns (1868)
Scots folk
song by M. Kennedy-Fraser (1922)
Scottish
church music, its composers and sources by J. Love (1891)
Scottish
nursery songs and other poems by W. Miller (1863)
Scottish song
its wealth, wisdom, and social significance by J. S. Blackie (1889)
Scottish
songs, ballads and poems by H. Ainslie (1855)
Select
Scotish songs - ancient and modern - with critical observations and
biographical notices Vols. 1 & 2 by R. Burns (1810)
Some
reminiscences and the bagpipe by A. D. Fraser (1907)
Songs from
David Herd's manuscripts by D. Herd (1904)
Songs of
Scotland, chronologically arranged with introduction and notes (1871)
Songs,
chiefly in the Scottish dialect by R. Burns (1824)
The ballads
and songs of Scotland,
in view of their influence on the character of the people by J. C. Murray
(1874)
The ballads
of Scotland
Vols. 1 & 2 by W. E. Aytoun (1859)
The book of
Scottish ballads - a comprehensive collection of the most approved ballads of Scotland,
ancient and modern by A. Whitelaw (1874)
The book of
Scottish song by A. Whitelaw (1843)
The Caledonia collection - containing about 200 Scotch reels,
hornpipes, songs, strathspeys, dances, etc. by E. Howe (1860)
The
Caledonian musical repository - a selection of esteemed Scottish songs, adapted
for the voice, violin, & German flute (1806)
The
Caledonian pocket companion - in seven volumes, containing all the favourite
Scotch tunes with variations for the German flute with an index to the whole by
J. Oswald (1745)
The complete
works of Robert Burns containing his poems, songs, and correspondence by R.
Burns (1875)
The garland
of Scotia - a musical wreath of Scottish song,
with descriptive and historical notes by J. Turnbull (1841)
The harp of
Perthshire; a collection of songs, ballads, and other poetical pieces chiefly
by local authors, with notes explanatory, critical and biographical by R. Ford
(1893)
The Highland bagpipe; its history, literature, and music,
with some account of the traditions, superstitions, and anecdotes relating to
the instrument and its tunes by W. L. Manson (1901)
The
illustrated book of Scottish songs. From the 16th to the 19th century by C.
Mackay (1867)
The lyric
gems of Scotland
- a collection of Scottish songs, original and selected, with music (1856)
The
minstrelsy of the Scottish border Vols. 1 - 4 by W. Scott (1849)
The modern
Scottish minstrel; or, The songs of Scotland of the past half century
Vols. 1 - 6 by C. Rogers (1855)
The pipes of
war - a record of the achievements of pipers of Scottish and overseas regiments
during the war, 1914-18 by B. G. Seton (1920)
The poems
& songs of Robert Burns, with a life of the author, containing a variety of
particulars by R. Burns (1819)
The poetical
works of Robert Burns by A. Smith (1887)
The poetical
works of Robert Burns, including the pieces published in his correspondence and
reliques; with his songs and fragments by R. Burns (1822)
The Scotish
minstrel - a selection from the vocal melodies of Scotland, ancient & modern
Vols. 1 - 6 by R. Smith (1821)
The Scotish
musical museum - consisting of upwards of six hundred songs, with proper basses
for the pianoforte Vols. 1 - 6 by J. Johnson (1839)
The Scottish
Jacobites, and their songs and music by T. Newbigging (1899)
The Scottish
minstrel; the songs of Scotland
subsequent to Burns by C. Rogers (1876)
The Sempill
ballates. A series of historical, political, and satirical Scottish poems,
ascribed to Robert Sempill (1872)
The songs of Scotland
prior to Burns - with the tunes by R. Chambers (1880)
The story of
the bagpipe by W. H. G. Flood (1911)
The works of
Robert Burns, containing his life by J. Lockhart (1857)
Vagabond
songs and ballads of Scotland,
with many old and familiar melodies by R. Ford (1901)
Ye banks
& braes - a favorite Scotch air with variations for the harp by W. Streather
(1857)
An absolute must
for anyone with an interest in Scottish folk songs, bagpipes and highland music
– an unbelievable treasure trove of information for a very small price!
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