Reflections - composed by Lana Elaine Fraser fantinigirl92 2014-10-05 | Hi guys,This is my first video I've posted in a while. I'm hoping to upload more soon. I graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with a degree in music this year and I'm now studying towards a Masters in Music Therapy. This tune is called Reflections. I wrote it at the beginning of fourth year when I was looking back on my years of uni. I think the piece sounds quite reflective! I have to apologise though, as the video says it is called Andrew's Waltz. It is called Reflections. Andrew's waltz can be found on my channel (played on piano). Just a mistake made by myself when creating the video. Sorry for any confusion caused. Thanks,Lana Elaine
Herkja @ Celtic Connections: Drygate - version of Chris Isaak's Wicked Game. fantinigirl92 2023-01-30 | First upload in AGES!! This is a band I've been working with and we got the chance to play at Celtic Connections last week! This clip is from our late night slot on Friday 27th January at the Drygate in Glasgow! We had an absolute blast! 🤩 Tune in the middle played by fiddles is "Ena Joan" composed by Lana Elaineleft to right:Lana Elaine - accordion and vocalsMartha Thomson - fiddle and vocalsLyn Anderson - fiddle and vocalsJenny Sturgeon - lead vocals
Lightly Swims The Swan fantinigirl92 2020-08-16 | One of the many gorgeous tunes composed by Phil Cunningham. A lot more chilled out and calm in comparison to the last upload! haha! Enjoy! xx
Missing Time - Richard Wong fantinigirl92 2020-08-13 | A brilliant tune for testing out the fingers! Triplets galore! I love playing this tune and absolutely recommend any box player to try it. Apologies for the late upload, I have had some tech issues. My laptop still isn't working however, I have acquired tech as a go-between until I get something sorted.Thank you for your patience!
Patreon and tune book progress! fantinigirl92 2020-07-15 | Hello! A peerie update on how things are going! Things seem to be progressing well at the moment. My Patreon account is now live! You can check it out by following this link: https://www.patreon.com/lanaelainemusicApologies for the lack of video quality here, getting videos done with a toddler can be challenging so I escaped out to the shed door and my hands are really shaky so the video is pretty amusing to watch back! Haha! Thanks again for the support, you are all awesome! Xx
Tune book update! fantinigirl92 2020-05-22 | Just a bit of an update for you all! I'm going to make a tune book! 🤩🤯🥰 Details in this video! Thank you all so much! 💜
Simon Thoumire's - John McCusker fantinigirl92 2020-05-19 | Here's a video featuring the whole family, cat and all! This jig is written by John McCusker for Simon Thoumire. Both individuals are musical maestro's in their own right! It's a brilliant tune and is a session favourite.
The Hut on Staffin Island - Phil Cunningham fantinigirl92 2020-05-10 | This is a tune I learnt when I was studying at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama). Ena was down for a sleep when we ceased the opportunity for a "babyless" tune. It didn't feel the same though so I think she will probably feature in most of (or all) future videos. 😊❤️ Enjoy! 🥰
Tam Lyn's/The Glasgow Reel fantinigirl92 2020-05-07 | Here's another one for you all. Fairly ropey in places! It's pretty cold once the sun starts going down so the old fingers were starting to cease up! Hope you enjoy! Thanks for watching 😊 xx
Super speedy Sunday! Brechin wind - Sandy Brechin fantinigirl92 2020-04-26 | Seeing as I forgot to upload on fast tune Friday, I've repurposed Sunday (a traditionally slow day) to be "Super speedy Sunday!" 🙈Here's Brechin Wind composed by Sandy Brechin.
Breidablik - Lana Elaine fantinigirl92 2020-04-18 | This is a tune that I wrote after viewing the house we now live in. Seeing the view (seen here in the background of this video) for the first time inspired me to write this piece of music.
Fast tune Friday! Clueless - Gordon Duncan fantinigirl92 2020-04-17 | One of Gordon Duncan's many brilliant tunes, Clueless. Performed outside our house on this beautiful Friday. Me, my husband and daughter. Thanks to Duncan Chisholm for the Fast tune Friday inspiration!
Lana Elaine and Peter Kay - Pamela Rose Grant & Lorna's Reel fantinigirl92 2017-11-10 | Lana Elaine and Peter Kay - Pamela Rose Grant & Lorna's ReelThe best way to spend an evening in Shetland when the weather outside is cold and blustery! Here is another collaboration I am involved with at the moment. Having a lot of fun accompanying on piano! =)Pamela Rose Grant - Alasdair FraserLorna's Reel - Willie Hunter
Farewell to Whalley Range & Freefalling fantinigirl92 2017-08-11 | A quick video, a bit rough around the edges, but fun none the less! Absolutely love the bones of this lass, Louise Bichan. Fellow islander and one of my best pals. Managed to squeeze in a quick tune whilst Lou was in Shetland doing her fantastic photography thing! =)
The House in Rose Valley - Phil Cunningham fantinigirl92 2017-07-05 | The House in Rose Valley - Phil CunninghamThis beautiful tune, written by Phil Cunningham, was the sound track for Last of the Mohicans. I like to play this piece slowly, really pulling on the timing! Hope you enjoy this track. =)Lana Elaine xx
Unst Bridal March fantinigirl92 2017-06-25 | The Unst Bridal March - a traditional Shetland tune. Originally this tune would be played by a fiddler who would lead the wedding party from the church. Quite a skill to play and walk around considering there would have likely been no proper roads at the time! I have tried to incorporate sustained notes into the melody to mimic the ringing strings that feature in the tune when played on fiddle.Enjoy! =) xx
TUNE GIVEAWAY WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT fantinigirl92 2017-05-12 | A huge thank you to all who have entered into my first ever tune giveaway! I am so thankful to all of you who have shown your support.There were over 100 entries to this giveaway! How cool is that! Last but not least... The winner is....Kevin McCaughey Congratulations, Kevin! I will send you a direct message. If you don't see a message from me, send me a direct message to check incase mine gets stuck in a spam box somewhere! Thank you everyone.Lots of love,Lana xx
TUNE GIVEAWAY fantinigirl92 2017-05-02 | Hello! Here it is finally, a video of me actually talking to you guys! Yikes! The instructions for the competition are as follows:1. Follow this link and give my Facebook page a like to keep up to date with my music:https://m.facebook.com/lanaelainemusic/2. Comment on this video And that's it! A winner will be chosen on the 12th of May! Good luck! =] Lana Elaine xx
Matthew Adam and Lana Elaine - Lonestar (Norah Jones) fantinigirl92 2017-02-08 | Norah Jones' Lonestar is an old favourite. Here is our cover just in time for supporting Amythyst Kiah on the 8th of February 2017 at Mareel, Shetland. =)PS this was filmed on my iPad so it is a very poor quality video. I apologise for the quality of the sound but also for the length my forearms appear to be at this angle! haha! Awful. Hopefully the singing will make up for this. =) xx
Hamnataing - Chris Stout fantinigirl92 2016-12-30 | Another quick video for 2016! Hamnataing composed by Chris Stout. This has to be one of my favourite tunes at the moment. It is a hornpipe but I've always enjoyed playing it with sustained basses. It makes me think of the drones of a hardanger fiddle which would suit this tune beautifully. Chris Stout is a fellow Shetlander who has composed bucket loads of really fun tunes over the years.
Frank's Reel - John McCusker fantinigirl92 2016-12-30 | A very rough around the edges video of Frank's Reel. Composed by John McCusker, this is a tune that I learnt in a session many years ago. I expect that there may be turns and variations in the way I play it because of this so it will not be note perfect by any means!
Kathleen Graham's 9/8 composed by Mairearad Green fantinigirl92 2016-03-31 | This is a 9/8 tune in F written by a favourite composer of mine, Mairearad Green. It has been such a nice day today that I thought I would just have to get a video done in the sunshine. Shetland is tropical in weather like this, utterly beautiful! The video is recorded on my iPad so I apologise for the quality, I was too excited and just had to get one made immediately so grabbed the closest device I could! I also apologise for looking a bit doom and gloom, I've had a trip to the dentist today so half my face is still numb! Haha! Hope you enjoy this video. =D Lana xx
Matthew Adam and Lana Elaine - I followed fires fantinigirl92 2016-03-03 | A brand new music project! Voila! We spent a few hours this afternoon looking at new material and had a run through this song by Matthew and the Atlas. It's in the early stages of development but hope you enjoy!
Wiilafjord - Traditional Shetland Reel fantinigirl92 2014-10-13 | This is a very popular, traditional Shetland reel. I learnt this whilst learning another 99 reels for a sponsored reel-a-thon back in 2009. It features on many albums including Tom Anderson's: Haand me doon da fiddle.
Morrison's Jig Youtube fantinigirl92 2014-10-09 | Seeing as it's the start of the Shetland Box and Fiddle Festival I thought I'd better post a video. As much as I'd love to be home playing and dancing away to my hearts content, due to university commitments, I'm unable to attend this year. *insert sad face here* This is a traditional Scottish tune called Morrison's Jig. Peter Wood, my first accordion tutor, taught it to me many, many years ago. It is a very common session tune and is played at a lot of ceilidhs. It's fun and easy to play, so if you would like to learn this tune, drop me a comment below and I will try to make a tutorial for it.Please subscribe and like. If you are interested in keeping up to date with my gig information, I am on Facebook. Find me under: Lana Elaine Music. Go on, you know you want to! =P
Boite De Frissons fantinigirl92 2013-06-05 | Another clip from my third year end of year recital at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. I'm not entirely sure who composed this piece, which I do mention in my introduction. Though this was an absolutely nuts piece of music to learn, once I got my fingers around it, it is one of my favourite pieces to play now.Musicians in this clip are: Ian Muir-Piano: also my accordion teacher at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Brodie Jarvie- Bass, Stephen Henderson- Drums.Again, apologies for the placement of my music stand. It only had my program on it as we are not allowed to use music in our exams.
Callanish(Alasdair McCulloch)/The Raffle(Mairearad Green) fantinigirl92 2012-06-24 | Unboxed.Lana Elaine-AccordionCalum Morrison-GuitarStephen Henderson-DrumsAnother set from our gig last night. =]Callanish ©Alasdair McCullochThe Raffle ©Mairearad Green
Festival Hornpipe(Calum Morrison)/Blue Cheese Soup(Lana Elaine Thomson) fantinigirl92 2012-06-24 | Another video of our trio "Unboxed". A set of hornpipes recorded at our wee gig last night. Both hornpipes are composed by members of the band. Hope you like it! =]Festival Hornpipe ©Calum MorrisonBlue Cheese Soup ©Lana Elaine Thomson
Buckfast at Tiffany's fantinigirl92 2012-03-18 | Lana Elaine, Calum Morrison and Stephen Henderson. This is another track from our demo. Intrumentation in this track is: Accordion: Lana ElaineGuitar: Calum MorrisonDrums: Stephen HendersonThe tunes we have arranged for this are called:Buchanan Banter: © Lana Thomson Buckfast at Tiffany's: Sandy BrechinHulls Reel: John Morris Rankin
Accidentally Sober fantinigirl92 2012-03-16 | Lana Elaine, Calum Morrison and Stephen Henderson. One of the tracks on our demo CD. A couple of Jigs I composed and arranged. The first one is called Chunder struck and the second one is called accidentally sober. I had to compose and arrange a duo set for university and I decided to do something completely different. So, I chose to compose and perform on piano as well as get Jazz drums involved! So, this is what I came up with! In this recording, it is just me and Stephen. © Lana Thomson
Andrew's Waltz fantinigirl92 2012-03-15 | A waltz that I composed in memory of Andrew Macleod. One of the most fantastic people I have ever met who was taken from this earth at the young age of 21. My deepest sympathies go out especially to his parents, Murdo and Dolina Macleod. Hopefully, this waltz will bring a smile to your face in the same way that Andrew brought a smile and happiness to everyone who was lucky enough to have known him. Apologies for the rough video, I didn't have my accordion on me at the time I recorded it. My laptop has also recorded it in a mirror image so its back to front. Sorry about the ticking in the background is our kitchen clock. It's pretty loud... © Lana Thomson
Two By Sea. La Noyée, Aird Ranters and Caribou Reel. fantinigirl92 2011-02-28 | Here are three tunes arranged and performed by Two By Sea. We have only been a band for about a week, so this recording is quite rough! Enjoy! Cheers!
Miss Helen Goodfellow fantinigirl92 2009-01-31 | A very quirky waltz(in my opinion) composed by John Burns.
Fisarmonica Impazzita fantinigirl92 2008-11-07 | An Italian polka that translates as "Crazy Accordion".
Keith & Andrea's Wedding fantinigirl92 2008-10-19 | This is a beautiful waltz composed for Keith and Andrea's wedding day by my cousin Iain Williamson.
Nicola fantinigirl92 2008-10-18 | This has to be one of my most played french waltzes. It is composed by B.Maroc and arranged by TREVANI.
Banjo Breakdown fantinigirl92 2008-08-05 | A great jig that sounds excellent with added harmonies. I don't know who composed this tune. If anyone that does could inform me then I would be delighted to find out!
Magnus and Dot's Wedding Day fantinigirl92 2008-07-24 | One of my favourite waltzes composed by Andrew Hughson(Shetland).
Belvedere fantinigirl92 2008-07-24 | A very well written march composed by Margaret Scollay(Shetland) for Christine and Magnie Jamieson's wedding day on the 10th of September 2004. Which was also the date of my 12th birthday!=)
The Farewell Waltz fantinigirl92 2008-06-20 | A very beautiful waltz composed by Margaret Scollay(Shetland).
Belle Mère's Waltz fantinigirl92 2008-06-14 | One of many waltzes written by Phil Cunningham-one of my favourite composers!
Hannah Grace fantinigirl92 2008-04-24 | This is a waltz I composed in Feb 07 aged 14. It was my first composition and I was overwhelmed when it won the S.F&A.C tune competition! I couldn't keep a straight face during this recording because my stool kept on squeeking!
Time Goes fantinigirl92 2008-04-20 | A very nice little tango in 4/4 timing composed by Paul Gitlitz.
Pachelbel's Canon fantinigirl92 2008-04-12 | Me playing Pachelbel's Canon on the piano. Pachelbels' Canon was written by Johann Pachelbel and it is one of my favourite classical tunes.
Loch Roan/Golden Days fantinigirl92 2008-04-12 | A set of two marches starting off with Loch Roan changing key into Golden days.
