Tour Scotland 4K Winter travel video of a Scot playing traditional Scottish fiddle music in the rain on Christmas visit outside Holy Trinity Church on South Street on trip to St Andrews, Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. Scottish fiddling, even to many an untrained ear, can be distinguished from other Celtic and folk fiddling styles by its particular precision of execution and energy in the delivery, particularly noticed in rendering the dotted-quaver/semi-quaver rhythmic patterns most common in the Strathspey. These techniques contrast quite sharply with the most common bowing patterns of Irish fiddling. The style has a very large repertoire consisting of a great variation of rhythms and key signatures, arguably more than in related styles. There is also a strong link to the playing of traditional Scottish bagpipes which is better known throughout the world. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. Christmas Day is on Sunday, 25 December, 2022. Christmas is a Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus. The English term Christmas, meaning mass on Christ’s day, is of fairly recent origin. The earlier term Yule may have derived from the Germanic jōl or the Anglo Saxon geōl, which referred to the feast of the winter solstice. The corresponding terms in other languages, Navidad in Spanish, Natale in Italian, Noël in French, all probably denote nativity. The German word Weihnachten denotes hallowed night. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome.
All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.
View the most recent Tour Scotland photographs
No comments:
Post a Comment