Scottish Border Pipes Tune

[fernando]

I don't have a name for this one, I got this from Scottish musicians that were playing once in Galway during the Stirling and Galway Sessions of 2010. I recorded it and I learnt it by ear, I hope what I'm doing here is close enough to the tune.

If anyone knows the name that would be great, I will change it.

I'm playing it in two octaves in the same key that they were playing it. I've just modified the fingering for the low octave and I'm quite happy with it, I find it quite interesting.

I hope you like it!

Fernando

[Dick Glasgow]

Good work Fernando.

This is called The Thornton Jig: Composed by Donald Cameron!
This is what the Fiddler's Companion has to say about this tune.

THORNTON JIG, THE. Scottish, Jig. D Mixolydian. Composed by Donald Cameron. CD - IRCD002, Ossian - "Seal Song" (1981). Green Linnet GLCD 1121, The Tannahill Weavers - "The Mermaid's Song." Greentrax CDTRAX079-"Smalltalk" (1994)
T:The Thornton Jig
C:Donald Cameron
D:Smalltalk
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D Mix
A2G|:F2D DED|G2A BAG|F2D DED|E2c cGE|F2D DED|
G2A BAF|GBG FdF|E2c cGE::F2A ABA|ABc dAG|
F2A ABc|E2c cGE|F2A ABA|ABc dAF|GBG FdF|E2c cGE:|]

Nigel Gatherer has it on his site too:

The Thornton Jig

Cheers,
Dick

[fernando]

Thank you Dick! I'm glad you like it! D Mixolydian, wonderful!