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As the singers work the cloth, they gradually shift it to the left so as to work it thoroughly. A tradition holds that moving the cloth anticlockwise is unlucky. Typically one person sings the verse, while the others join in the chorus. As with many folk music forms, the lyrics of waulking songs are not always strictly adhered to.
The lyrics are alluded to in William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, Act 4, scene 1, when Grumio asks Curtis to prepare a warm fire for guests. [ 4 ] In the Netherlands the song is known as " Brand in Mokum [ nl ] " ("Fire in Amsterdam") [ 5 ] [ circular reference ] , which is said to refer to the Amsterdam revolt against Napoleon in 1813.
The Scots Musical Museum was an influential collection of traditional folk music of Scotland published from 1787 to 1803. While it was not the first collection of Scottish folk songs and music, the six volumes with 100 songs in each collected many pieces, introduced new songs, and brought many of them into the classical music repertoire.
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William Marshall (27 December 1748 – 29 May 1833) is regarded as one of the greatest composers of Scottish fiddle music. Marshall was born in Fochabers, Scotland. He entered the service of the Duke of Gordon, eventually becoming the factor to the Gordon Estate. James Hunter's The Fiddle Music of Scotland credits Marshall with writing 257 ...
Lining out or hymn lining, called precenting the line in Scotland, is a form of a cappella hymn-singing or hymnody in which a leader, often called the clerk or precentor, gives each line of a hymn tune as it is to be sung, usually in a chanted form giving or suggesting the tune.
Fence Records was a Scottish independent record label based in Anstruther and Crail, Fife, Scotland, founded by musician King Creosote, and run by The Pictish Trail until 2013. Fence Records released records by James Yorkston , Rozi Plain , Lone Pigeon , U.N.P.O.C. , Kid Canaveral , eagleowl , Randolph's Leap , Deaf Mutes, Withered Hand ...
Musical Tour of Scotland is a collection of traditional and original songs and tunes which accompanied Billy Connolly's 1994 television series World Tour of Scotland. It was released in 1995. [2] Connolly provides vocals on "The Waltzing Fool", "I Wish I Was in Glasgow" and "Irish Heartbeat".