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Any good suggestions for websites where I can download or just access free sheet music for traditional music, particularly traditional Scottish?

Very specifically, I'm looking for the sheet music for a slip jig called the Lochaber Dance. I've heard a very nice version of that played on UPs and border pipes.
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www.session.org but you can just 'google' for specific tunes.
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I found this in the smallpipe folder of my abc files. It's not my transcription and I don't know the source.

X:30
T:Lochaber Dance
R:slip jig
M:9/8
L:1/8
K:D
d2B d2e c2e|BBf f2e fBB|d2B d2e c2e|AAa c2e ecA:||!
d2a aaa f2e|d2f BBe fBB|d2a aaa f2e|c2e AAe ecA|!
d2a aaa f2e|d2f BBe fBB|agf gfe fed|c2e AAa ecA||!
d2e f2e d2f|BBf d2e fBB|d2e f2e d2e|AAa c2e ecA|!
d2e f2e d2f|BBf d2e fBB|d2g fga c2B|A2e c2e ecA||!
fBB f2e d2f|BBf d2e fBB|fBB f2e d2e|AAa c2e ecA|!
fBB f2e d2f|BBf d2e fBB|agf gfe fed|c2e AAa ecA||!
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PJ,
http://www.thesession.org/index.php
it is not especially scottish, but it has a search funtion
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thesession.org is usually my first port of call. No luck there this time.

Bill - that looks like it. I'm not a whiz with abc but I should be able to work it out.

Thanks all.
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Post by David Lim »

I'm sure it's been posted before but if you copy and paste the ABC into this webpage it will give you it as dots.

http://www.concertina.net/tunes_convert.html

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PJ wrote:Any good suggestions for websites where I can download or just access free sheet music for traditional music, particularly traditional Scottish?
Another option is the Folk Archive Resource North East (FARNE) site at www.asaplive.com/farne/home.cfm

Best wishes.

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Thanks David. I didn't have that link.
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Post by Craig Stuntz »

Here is one of the best places for Scottish tunes. The site also has a page on whistling in Scottish music.
Steve Bliven wrote:Another option is the Folk Archive Resource North East (FARNE) site at www.asaplive.com/farne/home.cfm
Very cool site; thanks! I found this page with some interesting whistle recordings.
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I have a page on my site dedicated to this very thing:

http://www.uilleannobsession.com/links_tunes.html

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Post by Reepicheep »

I've found some tunes here upon occasion...

http://www.tinwhistler.com/music
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Post by Birl »

Hi PJ,
here is a link to a web site which is dedicated to the GHP. I found the tune you search, but it is writted for GHP, so it needs to be adapted for the UP.
You can find a lot of other scottish tune, enjoy ! :wink:
http://bagpipe.free.fr/Accueil.htm
(Just click to the "partions" menu on the left)
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Post by Birl »

oups !
I reply too fast, the tune I found is a 3/4 march ... sorry, its the same name.
But you have some links to other scottish tune data base
good search :)
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