Shortly after this documentary was made, I attended an open stage session during the Edinburgh Festival. It was in the courtyard of the old Traverse Theatre in the Grassmarket and there must have been 20 or 30 people in the audience. When who should step onto the stage but Mr Menuhin! He said that he wanted to perform some Scottish tunes, but didn't feel he was good enough to inflict this on anyone at a paid concert. He was right - he was the epitome of a classical musician trying to fiddle without really understanding the genre, just as he failed to understand hot jazz when he played with Grappelli. But he was a charming and humble man and we had the opportunity to chat with him between sets. Quite a memorable experience...
Extremely interesting. Of the two videos I watched of Hector, this one and the one where John Allan Cameron and Winston Scotty Fitzgerald visited him at his home, he was beaming that smile throughout the whole session. I don't think he ever made it to Cape Breton, but, he would have been welcomed with open arms.
5:01 What is going on there with the violin? Is this a special type of violin that actually existed or did the painter get it extremely wrong? The space between the bride and fingerboard seems extremely long and the bridge seems much too near the tailpiece to me.
Glad to see someone has now corrected the spelling of his name to Menuhin. Yesterday it showed as Menhuin. This was brought to the attention (by many!) of a friend who shared this wonderful video on her FB page.
Shortly after this documentary was made, I attended an open stage session during the Edinburgh Festival. It was in the courtyard of the old Traverse Theatre in the Grassmarket and there must have been 20 or 30 people in the audience.
When who should step onto the stage but Mr Menuhin! He said that he wanted to perform some Scottish tunes, but didn't feel he was good enough to inflict this on anyone at a paid concert. He was right - he was the epitome of a classical musician trying to fiddle without really understanding the genre, just as he failed to understand hot jazz when he played with Grappelli.
But he was a charming and humble man and we had the opportunity to chat with him between sets.
Quite a memorable experience...
When was this made?
@@boydaaron1973. It was directed by the fiddler James Hunter and narrated by Magnus Magnusson.
Extremely interesting. Of the two videos I watched of Hector, this one and the one where John Allan Cameron and Winston Scotty Fitzgerald visited him at his home, he was beaming that smile throughout the whole session. I don't think he ever made it to Cape Breton, but, he would have been welcomed with open arms.
A wonderful video. Thanks for putting this up
Great watch. Thanks.
Wonderfull❤❤❤❤❤
5:01 What is going on there with the violin? Is this a special type of violin that actually existed or did the painter get it extremely wrong? The space between the bride and fingerboard seems extremely long and the bridge seems much too near the tailpiece to me.
The violin in the painting might have been in its original condition, in which case it would be a fair representation.
That's my grandfather, Willie Scott, making a shepherds crook at 00:54sec.
What's the tune being played at the end with the harvest? I learned it from Dorothy Ferguson back as a loon but I've forgotten the title
The Flower of the Quern.
@@fingalcromar95 Thank you!
His name is spelled Menuhin - Yehudi Menuhin. Please correct the wrong spelling.
Not sure what you're getting at; that's how I've spelt it.
Glad to see someone has now corrected the spelling of his name to Menuhin. Yesterday it showed as Menhuin. This was brought to the attention (by many!) of a friend who shared this wonderful video on her FB page.