Tune of the Week

It really is amazing how quickly each week comes around when doing a weekly project like #tuneoftheweek. I feel like I’ve only just written a tune and it’s then time to write another one. I was in a rehearsal yesterday…
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Week 31 #tuneoftheweek has seen me write my very first strathspey. I have some feelings of insecurity about this tune as strathspeys wouldn’t be my strongest type of tune by any means. I wasn’t brought up playing or hearing strathspeys so…
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Well, week 30 is here already for my #tuneoftheweek project. I wasn’t trying to write a tune when this came out at the weekend. I’d just picked up the whistle whilst my soup was warming up. I played a few…
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I wrote this tune whilst on Islay this weekend for the fantastic festival that is The Islay Sessions. I was out for the whole weekend playing in a wee duo with Gráinne Brady. We played at a ceilidh on the…
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I’m absolutely over the moon to have been nominated in the ‘Composer of the Year’ category in the 2014 MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. My #tuneoftheweek project has already been very rewarding but to be nominated as a composer…
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This week’s #tuneoftheweek is a slip jig in G minor. I think it’s my first tune in G minor for this project so far. A lot of the time if I’m writing things on the piano I am thinking about…
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Last week I hit a milestone in my #tuneoftheweek project having written 25 tunes, one tune every week for 25 consecutive weeks. I’m very proud of what I’ve managed to achieve in this time. I’m still enjoying it so I’m…
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So, #tuneoftheweek. What an adventure! Last week I hit a milestone; week 25. I’ve composed 25 tunes, one every week for 25 consecutive weeks. I feel that I’ve grown as a composer, a performer, and as a person in general…
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I can’t quite believe that it’s week 25 of my #tuneoftheweek project already. I’m still having lots of fun with the project so I think I’ll keep it going for a while longer anyway. I have plans to create a…
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This week’s #tuneoftheweek is a reel in C which is in the pipe scale. I’ve been starting to have a whistle revival as I have been neglecting it a little recently concentrating on flute and piano. I do love the…
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