"Hoots Mon !"

rhysonsax · Sep 19, 2008

Our band has just got a booking for a Scottish-flavoured Burns Night. Some time to get suitable pieces together.

The only thing I can think of is "Hoots Mon !" by Lord Rockingham's XI.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwFDN0ikfbY

or Cliff's version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fw6tGMBpLQ

or another version ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwjopYjxxhk

Does anyone have it written out ?

Any ideas for other ethnically acceptable numbers North of the Border ?

Rhys

Pete Thomas · Sep 19, 2008

You will have to play the Gay Gordons

(SCotland The brave and other songs in a medley)

Skye Boat Song

suethesax · Sep 19, 2008

A Gift of A Thistle from Braveheart - or anything from Braveheart.

dave_mac · Sep 19, 2008

You won't get to leave the premises without playing "Flower of Scotland"

Wait till everybody is well oiled!!

Dave

old_git · Sep 19, 2008

When you wish to be thrown out, "Donald, where's yer troosers". Of course you will be wearing kilts, so no high kicks. If they're Hibs,"The Fields of A.T. Henry" will go down well. The way to find out is to loudly shout "Rangers" but keep behind the scenery just in case you've guessed wrong. :laugh:
Of course with a fine Celtic name like Rhys you might just get away with it.😱
Good Luck.

wavygravy · Sep 19, 2008

hi rhys
i have it written down somewhere,, but only in letter form A G C..etc.....i`m lazy...sorry.....if you need it let me know and i`ll dig it out

neil

wavygravy · Sep 19, 2008

found it.....capital letters are lower octave lower case are middle

d c#c Bb G d c#c Bb G

G A B D D D E D E G G e d B e d b A
G A B D D D E D E G G A B B B B A A G

d d d d B G d d B c# c# c# c# Bb F#
c# c# Bb

d d d d B G D D B B C C# D

not sure that makes any sense...i use arrows etc to show octave...might be easier to scan it and send it...but if you know the tune...have a blow you should be able to work it out from those notes

yours confusingly
neil

rhysonsax · Sep 19, 2008

wavygravy wrote:
found it.....capital letters are lower octave lower case are middle

d c#c Bb G d c#c Bb G

G A B D D D E D E G G e d B e d b A
G A B D D D E D E G G A B B B B A A G

d d d d B G d d B c# c# c# c# Bb F#
c# c# Bb

d d d d B G D D B B C C# D

not sure that makes any sense...i use arrows etc to show octave...might be easier to scan it and send it...but if you know the tune...have a blow you should be able to work it out from those notes

yours confusingly
neil

Cheers Neil, that will get me going. Can't play just now as the kids are in bed, but I'll give it a blast tomorrow.

Och aye the noo !

McRhys

wavygravy · Sep 19, 2008

i must get my ass into gear and start writing stuff out in `proper` music

neil

Tenor Sax · Sep 22, 2008

We do a Burns night every year with the Lichfield City band. Worst night of the year.

Good Luck.

PaulyT · Sep 22, 2008

Chris Jones wrote:
We do a Burns night every year with the Lichfield City band. Worst night of the year.

Good Luck.

Why's that then? Is it because you have to wax your legs so you look good in a frock?
>:)

Tenor Sax · Sep 22, 2008

PaulyT wrote:

Chris Jones wrote:
We do a Burns night every year with the Lichfield City band. Worst night of the year.

Good Luck.

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Why's that then? Is it because you have to wax your legs so you look good in a frock?

Its having to wear a skirt and going commando. Those dam female members looking up your skirt. embarrassing on cold nights.
:blush:

spike · Sep 22, 2008

haven't noticed mentioned
Rabbie was born in Ayrshire - Mull of Kintyre might be an appropriate choice

Djangette · Sep 22, 2008

Interesting info for Burn's Night Virgins, but not much like most I've been to!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/burnsnight/suppers/index.shtml

How about a feature or medley of some of his songs? Don't hit me if I'm wrong, but I believe the following were by or had influence from and should be easy tunes for non-Scots to recognise and are quite easy if you don't know them already and should be easily incorporated into rock/blues/jazz style maybe:

Coming Thru the Rye (Rabbie)
Green Grow the Rushes O (Rabbie)
Ye Banks and Braes (Rabbie)

Alternatively these well know Scottish tunes:

Black is the Colour of my True Love's Hair (orig Scots)
Charlie is My Darling
Dance to your Daddy
I Belong to Glasgow (perhaps!)
Mhairi's Wedding (should get em waving the legs in the air)
Scottish Soldier
When You and I Were Young Maggie (weepy)
Wild Mountain Thyme (could have been Burns, not sure)

I expect you'll finish with Auld Lang Syne (Rabbie of course)

wavygravy · Sep 22, 2008

i`m not a scot but i`ve always found..flower of scotland..a really moving song for some reason....eapecially when sang by 50,000 scots at an international rugby match...i reckon that would be easy to play

neil

jadoube · Sep 23, 2008

Its having to wear a skirt and going commando. Those dam female members looking up your skirt. embarrassing on cold nights.

There's a little known technicallity. If the company is mixed and there is to be dancing (military) regulations would require undergarments be worn.

jadoube · Sep 23, 2008

Djangette wrote:
Interesting info for Burn's Night Virgins, but not much like most I've been to!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/burnsnight/suppers/index.shtml

How about a feature or medley of some of his songs? Don't hit me if I'm wrong, but I believe the following were by or had influence from and should be easy tunes for non-Scots to recognise and are quite easy if you don't know them already and should be easily incorporated into rock/blues/jazz style maybe:

Coming Thru the Rye (Rabbie)
Green Grow the Rushes O (Rabbie)
Ye Banks and Braes (Rabbie)

Alternatively these well know Scottish tunes:

Black is the Colour of my True Love's Hair (orig Scots)
Charlie is My Darling
Dance to your Daddy
I Belong to Glasgow (perhaps!)
Mhairi's Wedding (should get em waving the legs in the air)
Scottish Soldier
When You and I Were Young Maggie (weepy)
Wild Mountain Thyme (could have been Burns, not sure)

I expect you'll finish with Auld Lang Syne (Rabbie of course)

Good sugggestions.

The Dark Isle is easy.

raindog · Sep 24, 2008

aparently burns never claimed to have written auld sang syne, said he was given it. Also the original melody to the song was a nice folky thing similar to banks and braes, not the ball of cheese thats normally heard.

as for scots/jazz/sax stuff i have an album called spirit of music by a group called hesu, who i saw live at a folk festival a year ago (in ayrshire) as they were starting out. They described themselves as a scots/african crossover band. I was blown away as jazzy sax was quite a prominent feature (soprano mostly).

check out this site http://www.beaten-track.co.uk/ and u can find some audio clips including she moved through the fair. they also did a version of burns' ca the yowes

Djangette · Sep 25, 2008

Jadoube wrote:

Its having to wear a skirt and going commando. Those dam female members looking up your skirt. embarrassing on cold nights.

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Female members? :laugh:

Tenor Sax · Sep 25, 2008

Jadoube wrote:

Its having to wear a skirt and going commando. Those dam female members looking up your skirt. embarrassing on cold nights.

Read more…

There's a little known technicallity. If the company is mixed and there is to be dancing (military) regulations would require undergarments be worn.