Uploaded December 2014 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
This Scottish air was written by Tom Anderson in 1969. It is one of my favorite Scottish airs, and is quite a popular tune amongst many traditional fiddle players I know. Wikipedia states the tune was inspired by the depopulation of his hometown:
"I was coming out of Esha Ness in late January, 1969, the time was after 11 pm and as I looked back at the top of the hill leading out of the district, I saw so few lights compared to what I remembered when I was young. As I watched, the lights started going out one by one. That, coupled with the recent death of my wife, made me think of the old word ‘Slockit’ meaning, a light that has gone out, and I think that is what inspired the tune" – from a taped interview.
The tune has a very beautiful melody, and, to me, captures a sad feeling of leaving behind a past life. It's a bit depressing to think that nature moves on "forgetting" everything that has happened in the past.. Memories seem to be the only real thing that assures us certain things have happened--and those become lost with time very easily.
I hope you do not mind that I played this a bit more "classically," as some fellow jammers would say. I find slow Scottish airs hard to play without vibrato.. I hope you enjoy this version! I had so much fun filming it!
I have a bad habit of what people call "flying fingers" when I play... I accidentally flipped the camera off, and it was so obvious I thought it would be offensive and censored it. Yikes! Didn't mean to! Sorry! =S
For those who may be wondering about software...
Software used (for Macintosh):
Garageband for attempted sound mixing
Final Cut Pro X for video editing
Camera:
Canon 70D; I've been super happy with this camera.
Audio Recorder: Zoom H4 Handheld Audio Recorder @ 96 kHz WAV. I think captures a violin's sound pretty well when placed at a 6ft distance.
I hope that you all have a Happy New Year for 2015!
Thank you for watching!
~Katy
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"DA SLOCKIT LIGHT", musical composition administered by:
PRS CS
The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. (HFA2)
This Scottish air was written by Tom Anderson in 1969. It is one of my favorite Scottish airs, and is quite a popular tune amongst many traditional fiddle players I know. Wikipedia states the tune was inspired by the depopulation of his hometown:
"I was coming out of Esha Ness in late January, 1969, the time was after 11 pm and as I looked back at the top of the hill leading out of the district, I saw so few lights compared to what I remembered when I was young. As I watched, the lights started going out one by one. That, coupled with the recent death of my wife, made me think of the old word ‘Slockit’ meaning, a light that has gone out, and I think that is what inspired the tune" – from a taped interview.
The tune has a very beautiful melody, and, to me, captures a sad feeling of leaving behind a past life. It's a bit depressing to think that nature moves on "forgetting" everything that has happened in the past.. Memories seem to be the only real thing that assures us certain things have happened--and those become lost with time very easily.
I hope you do not mind that I played this a bit more "classically," as some fellow jammers would say. I find slow Scottish airs hard to play without vibrato.. I hope you enjoy this version! I had so much fun filming it!
I have a bad habit of what people call "flying fingers" when I play... I accidentally flipped the camera off, and it was so obvious I thought it would be offensive and censored it. Yikes! Didn't mean to! Sorry! =S
For those who may be wondering about software...
Software used (for Macintosh):
Garageband for attempted sound mixing
Final Cut Pro X for video editing
Camera:
Canon 70D; I've been super happy with this camera.
Audio Recorder: Zoom H4 Handheld Audio Recorder @ 96 kHz WAV. I think captures a violin's sound pretty well when placed at a 6ft distance.
I hope that you all have a Happy New Year for 2015!
Thank you for watching!
~Katy
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"DA SLOCKIT LIGHT", musical composition administered by:
PRS CS
The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. (HFA2)
