Frank's Reel + St. Kilda Wedding ~ Scottish Fiddle Tunes | Katy Adelson

Описание: Here are two Scottish fiddle tunes, Frank's Reel and St. Kilda Wedding. I believe Frank's reel was written by John McCusker (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mc..., a Scottish fiddler. I noticed that he plays the tune a lot faster than how I play it in this version.

I think St. Kilda Wedding is considered to be a traditional Scottish tune, and I'm not sure who originally wrote it. Even though it's a reel, I think it's often played with a lot of rolls and cuts that tend to slow it down a little bit. However, I've also heard people race through it pretty quickly without much extra ornamentation.

I believe St Kilda is a place, not a person (I used to assume the tune was named after a wedding for a Saint named Kilda, lol...I hope I'm not alone with making that assumption... :o ). St Kilda is actually a little Scottish island: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Kild....

Wikipedia leaves off the period after "St," which makes me wonder if it actually doesn't stand for the word, "Saint." The wiki page says there is no known saint named Kilda, and states various theories about the origin of the island's name. We all should take wiki info with a grain of salt, but I found that to be interesting to read about. =) I'm curious how Scottish people pronounce the name. Do they say "Saint Kilda," or do they say something else? :o I think I'll leave in the period after the "St" in "St. Kilda" since that's how it's spelled on TheSession.com.

Speaking of The Session, here are links to the sheet music:
Frank's Reel: https://thesession.org/tunes/646
St. Kilda Wedding: https://thesession.org/tunes/1606

I think the first tune tends to run kind of quickly, and the second tune kind of slowly. I tried to pick a tempo somewhere in the middle., but deciding on a tempo was pretty difficult for these two tunes. I had already made a video for these tunes two years ago, but felt like I played St. Kilda Wedding way too fast to keep up with a fast tempo for Frank's Reel. Then, I tried to make a second video with a slower tempo for St. Kilda Wedding, but Frank's reel felt like it was dragging on a bit too slowly... I'm not sure if I hit anywhere close to a compromising tempo with this video attempt, but I think it's at least a little better. Perhaps 3rd one's the charm? :S I hope... Tempos are hard to decide on...

I think I struggle the most with deciding on tempos, and volume levels of the different instruments and frequency ranges. I guess judgment with these things comes a little easier with more experience producing music. If there are any online lessons or books about how to improve musical judgment on these topics, please let me know about them! =) It doesn't seem like it's an exact science, which I suppose can mean there isn't a right or wrong answer, but I'm curious if there are basic guidelines that audio engineers know to follow based on what genre they are producing music for.

This video was filmed at Red Rock Canyon Open Space near Colorado Springs: https://redrockcanyonopenspace.org/ (not to be confused with Red Rocks, the amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado).

I also filmed some behind-the-scenes footage while I made this video. I've received a few questions about how I film my music videos (I film them all by myself, btw...), but I'm not sure whether it's something I should create a video about, or if I should just create a little blog post about it. I feel like a behind-the-scenes video might seem kind of random compared to the rest of my channel's content, but perhaps it might be interesting to watch for some viewers?

Thank you for watching, and I hope you have a good rest of the week! =)

~ Katy

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Software and equipment used:

Full list of all my basic violin equipment:
http://www.katyadelson.com/about/viol...

Violin gear:
Violin: 1899 Ernst Kreusler “Copy of Antonius Stradivarius” violin from Germany
Bow: CodaBow Luma
Strings: Evah Pirazzi Violin Strings (with a ball E)
Shoulder Rest: Bonmusica Shoulder Rest

Software used (for Macintosh):
Garageband for attempted sound mixing
Final Cut Pro for video editing

Plugins for sound effects (I have A LOT to learn in this department!):
East West plugins – Goliath Virtual Instrument, Stormdrum II

Camera:
Canon 70D + 18-135 mm kit lens

Microphone for audio recording:
Blue Woodpecker