Scottish Flashcards
Waulking song
-women
-a cappella
-call and response
-beating of cloth
Bothy ballad
-men
-a cappella
-about working life
Gaelic psalm
- a cappella
-soloist then congregation
-messy effect
Mouth Music
-a cappella
-nonsense words lively
Scots ballad
-accompanied
-sung in scots
-tells a story
How to recognize a jig
-rashers and sausages
-compound time
How to recognize a Waltz
-3 beats in a bar
-slow
Reel
-simple time
-reely fast
How to recognize a Strathspey
-lots of scotch snaps
How to recognize a March
-andante
-strong steady beat
What is a pibroch?
Bagpipe solo with lots of grace notes
What is the difference between a folk group and a Scottish dance band?
Folk group - traditional, fiddles, whistle, flute
Scottish band - ceilidh music, accordions !!
What is a vamp
Bass note followed by a chord
What is a scottish drum, harp, and violin called
bodhran, clarsach, fiddle