Welcome to my book of middling level tunes for harp. As in my earlier book Fires at Midnight, I suggest you listen to the accompanying CD at your leisure and absorb the music before trying to play. There are differing styles and chord types here plus some chord charts so feel free to make your own shapes and arrangement. I am very grateful to the composers Andy Thorburn, Phil Cunningham and Ivan Drever for letting me arrange their beautiful tunes. Do check out their own recordings and make more music!

This book is available as a digital download here

1. Leaving Lismore (Fàgail Liosmor)
2. Rose of St. Magnus
3. Fisherman`s song for attracting the seals (Maol Donaidh)
4. Kate Dalrymple
5. Cradle Song
6. John McAlpine
7. Pier of Bowmore / Da Mirrie Boys o Greenland
8. Sleep till Day (Caidil gu Là)
9. Monday Morning Reel
10. Shore of Loch Bea
11. Marni Swanson of the Grey Coast
12. Cairn Water

Fires at midnight

Welcome! Please listen to the accompanying CD as often as possible before you try to learn these tunes. This will let the shapes and patterns of the melodies and chords settle in your brain before you attempt the hard bit of transferring them to your own fingers. Take it slow and steady with building up the arrangements – perhaps a right hand first or chord pattern as I have done on the recording. Use the CD again to play along to or to accompany yourself – karaoke clarsach!

With this selection of traditional and new pieces, I`ve used a range of styles and feel. I hope you find something you really like the sound of and will play for a long time to come.

This book is also available as a digital download here

1. Dexter Day
2. Sleeping Maggie
3. Three Craws sat Upon a Wa'
4. Skye Boat Song
5. Rakes of Mallow
6. The Arran Boat Song
7. Coulter's Candy
8. A Mhairead Og
9. Da Mirrie Boys o Greenland
10. Bheir mi O
11. In the Snow Where the Deers Are
12. Bridget Cruise
13. Fires at Midnight

SCOTTISH HARP FOR THE TERRIFIED

Dexterous Harp Productions 2006

Music book with accompanying CD. Level elementary.

This collection of 13 traditional and composed tunes has been arranged to encourage the learner to play along with the CD slowly while having the dots to refer to, so gaining confidence and fluidity in their playing.

The first book in a planned series, it will be of interest both to those just starting out on the harping trail and to players a little further down the line wishing to expand their accompaniment styles.

1. Barbra's Waltz / Jenny's New Harp
2. Kenmure Up and Awa
3. Crodh Chalein (Colin's Cattle)
4. Barvais Moor (Mointeach Bharbhais)
5. Dance tae yer Mazzie / Bee Baw Babbity
6. Kate Mackinnon of Kippford
7. Reely?
8. Grandhome Jig / Peggie's Wedding / Dungallan's Young Heir
9. Crodh Laoigh nam Bodach (The Old Men's Milk Cows)

STANDING WAVE - MUSIC FOR THE SCOTTISH HARP

Music Book. Level elementary to advanced.

This collection of 12 instrumentals and 2 songs ranges from Wendy's popular waltz 'Fires at Midnight' and beautiful composition ‘Cairn Water’ to sets of jigs and reels.

Many of the arrangements have simplified versions and chord symbols which makes then accessible to the more elementary player.

All the pieces are featured on the CD Standing Wave.

About time too!

Wendy Stewart's second book of traditional and own compositions for the small harp. "About Time Too!" contains many tunes requested from her albums, such as 'Drummond Castle', 'Macleod of Mull', 'Roslin Castle', 'Dances with Friends', and is a follow on from her previous very successful book "About Time".

Available from Scotlandsmusic as a book, download or book with CD

About time

A lively collection of Scottish tunes and others for small harp (or piano) arranged by Wendy.

Includes pipe marches, slow airs, mazurkas and 'jazzy' pieces.

Available from Scotlandsmusic as a book, download or book with CD