A' Cheud Cheum (Harp and Piano) Scottish Folk Song

Easy arrangements of Scottish traditional tunes for the Celtic harp (or piano). This is a lovely selection of tunes suitable for the less advanced clarsach player and including one ot two duet and trio parts for ensemble playing. Also suitable for piano and other melody instruments. This clarsach book is a firm favourite with many players and teachers.

A' Cheud Cheum means the first steps and these are easy arrangements of Scottish traditional tunes for the harp



Ailein duinn a luaidh is a leinidh (Darling brown-haired Allan)
A man's a man for a' that
An cluin thu mi mo nighean donn?
An gille dubh mo laochan (My darling black-haired boy)
Bha mi latha samhraidh (I was one summer's morning)
Chan eil mo leannan ann an seo (My lover is not here)
Cnoc Mhartainn (Martin's Hill)
The Cockle Gatherer
Cochin China
Coulter's Candy
Crodh laoigh nam bodach (The old men's calves)

Dr Boyd's Jig
Fail oro mar dh'fhag sinn (Fail oro as we left)
Fear a' phige (The packman)
Gu ma slan do na fearaibh (Health to the men)
Hector the hero
Horo Uilleim (Horo William)
I see Mull
Jumping Geordie
Kate Dalrymple
Leanabh an aigh (Child of grace)
Margaret's Waltz

Morning has broken
Oidhche mhath leibh (Goodnight to you)
The Rakes of Mallow
Roxburgh Castle
Ruidhleadh an gille cam (The bent lad would dance a reel)
The sailor's wife
'S e gaol a' bhobain Fionnlagh (Finlay is his father's darling)
'S i Morag a rinn a' bhanais (Morag had a wedding)
Tha smeorach 'sa mhadainn chiuin (There is a thrush in the quiet morning)
Ubhaidh abhaidh (Uvee avee)



Year of Publication: 2012
Pages: 36
Difficulty: Easy
Genre: Folk/World: British Scottish
Forces: Instrumental: Harp; Keyboard: Piano
Format: Collection