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The Battle of Killiecrankie

La Nef
Meredith Hall • soprano
Matthew White • countertenor


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The battle of Killikrankie in 1689 and its hero, “Bonnie Dundee” have endured as symbols of Scottish national identity.   They have been immortalized in the poetry of Robert Burns and Walter Scott, which was often set to popular tunes of the day.   La Nef's artistic director Sylvain Bergeron and Sean Dhager have created arrangements of these traditional tunes for this recording.

Two of Canada's finest singers, soprano Meredith Hall and countertenor Matthew White join La Nef's bagpipes, strings, flute, hornpipe, lute, guitars and percussion in this tribute to love and war in 17th century Scotland.

  l :: Scots wha hae wi Wallace bled* (trad.)     [2:31]
        CONTRE-TÉNOR, SOPRANO, CORNEMUSE, VIOLON, VIOLE DE GAMBE, GUITARE, PERCUSSIONS
        COUNTERTENOR, SOPRANO, BAGPIPES, VIOLIN, BASS VIOL, GUITAR, PERCUSSION

Chants d'amour • Songs of Love

  2 :: Bonny Barbry O* (trad)     [3:16]
        CONTRE-TÉNOR, SOPRANO, VIOLON, VIOLE DE GAMBE, GUITARE, PEBCUSSI0NS
        COUNTERTENOR, SOPRANO, VIOLIN, BASS VIOL, GUITAR, PERCUSSION

  3 :: Leezie Lindsay* (trad)     [3:19]
        CONTRE-TÉNOR, SOPRANO, VIOLON, VIOLE DE GAMBE, GUlTARE
        COUNTERTENOR, SOPRANO, VIOLIN, BASS VIOL, GUITAR

  4 :: Lumps o' Puddin / Jenny Nettles1 (trad)     [3:52]
        CONTRE-TÉNOR, VIOLON, FLÛTE, VIOLE DE, GAMBE, GUITARE, PERCUSSIONS
        COUNTERTENOR, VIOLIN, FLUTE, BASS VIOL, GUITAR, PERCSCUSSION

  5 :: Sonata on “Bonny Jean of Aberdeen”1
        (Alexander Munro, fl. 1732)     5:06
        VIOLON, VIOLE DE GAMBE, GUITARE
        VIOLIN, BASS VIOL, GUITAR
        Allegro
        Sarabanda (Grazioso)
        Corrente (Vivace)

  6 :: How sweet is the scene (trad)    [1:44]
        CONTRE-TÉNOR, GUITARE
        COUNTERTENOR, GUITAR

  7 :: O luve will venture in (Paroles / Words: Robert Burns, 1756-1796)     [2:25]
        CONTRE-TÉNOR, SOPRANO, GUITARE
        COUNTERTENOR, SOPRANO, GUITAR

  8 :: My Nanny-O' (trad)     [2:10]
        VIOLON
        VIOLIN

  9 :: Giga (Allegro) (Sonata on “Bonny Jean of Aberdeen”1)     [1:01]
        VIOLON, VIOLE DE GAMBE, GUITARE
        VIOLIN, BASS VIOL, GUITAR

10 :: I Love My Love in Secret (Paroles / Words: Robert Burns)     [2:38]
        SOPRANO, LUTH
        SOPRANO, LUTE

11 :: Ae fond kiss (Paroles / Words: Robert Burns)     [2:17]
        CONTRE-TÉNOR, SOPRANO, LUTH
        COUNTERTENOR, SOPRANO, LUTE

La guerre • War

12 :: A Highland Battle1 (James Oswald, 1711-1769)     [9:46]
        FLÛTE, CORNEMUSE, VIOLON, VIOLE DE GAMBE, GUITARE, PERCUSSIONS
        FLUTE, BAGPIPES, VIOLIN, BASS VIOL, GUITAR, PERCUSSION
        The March
        They Mend Their Pace
        The Battle Begins
        The Height of the Battle
        The Preparation for the Retreat
        The Chief is Killed
        The Retreat
        Lamentation for the Chief

13 :: The Massacre of Glencoe     [5:45]
        (Paroles / Words: Walter Scott, 1729-1799)
        SOPRANO, VIOLE DE GAMBE, PERCUSSIONS
        SOPRANO, BASS VIOL, PERCUSSION

Lamentations • Laments

14 :: The Torment (Hamish Moore**)     [2:33]
        CORNEMUSE, PERCUSSIONS
        BAGPIPES, PERCUSSION

15 :: The Chevalier's Lament (Paroles / Words; Robert Burns)     [3:16]
        CONTRE-TÉNOR, VIOLON, VIOLE DE GAMBE, LUTH, PERCUSSIONS
        COUNTERTENOR, VIOLIN, BASS VIOL, LUTE, PERCUSSION

16 :: Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of His Second Wife (Niel Gow)
        VIOLE DE GAMBE, GUITARE
        BASS VIOL, GUITAR

        The Lowlands of Holland (Trad.)     [7:01]
        SOPRANO, VIOLON, FLÛTE, VIOLE DE GAMBE, GUITARE, PERCUSSIONS
        SOPRANO, VIOLIN, FLUTE, BASS VIOL, GUITAR, PERCUSSION

Le retour de guerre • Return from war

17 :: Welcome Home my Dearie1 (trad.)     [0:51]
        VIOLON, FLÛTE, VIOLE DE GAMBE, GUITARE, PERCUSSIONS
        VIOLIN, FLUTE, BASS VIOL, GUITAR, PERCUSSIONS

18 :: The Braes o' Killiecrankie (Paroles / Words: Robert Burns)     [2:13]
        CONTRE-TÉNOR, SOPRANO, VIOLON, CORNEMUSE, VIOLE DE GAMBE, GUITARE, PERCUSSIONS
        COUNTERTENOR, SOPRANO, VIOLIN, BAGPIPES, BASS VIOL, GUITAR, PERCUSSIONS

        ARRANGEMENTS : SYLVAIN BERGERON © SOCAN
        * ARRANGEMENTS : SEAN DHAGER © SOCAN
        ** COMPOSITION : HAMISH MOORE
        1 DAVID JOHNSON MUSIC EDITIONS / MCPS



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