I am not JanAnders butu we use to play together on one or two rows each. (I prefer one row). Schottis is today one of the traditional dances in swedish folk music. It came here for almost 200 years ago as a new dancing rytm and became popular, so it stayed. I am not shure it came directly from Scottland, or at least the Brittish Islands but it was def. influenced from that area. (In Norway it is called Reinländer.)
Thank you very much for this information. I am thinking of using it as part of a performing set and it's good to know its origin and correct name. Whether I'll be able to pronounce it correctly is another matter - I'll have to ask a Swedish friend!
You can listen to a tune, played by JanAnders and me on my RUclips page. It is documented in the forests of mid-Sweden (geographical mid), the old man playing it called it "Schottis from California". A research on comments on RUclips says that it is an Irish Hornpipe, also played in Canada and maybe in California! It works very well with Swedish schottis dancers.
@SimonRitchieMelodeon Perhaps Susi will know if it's a song. I don't think they have strathspeys in Sweden but they have Engelskas (which means "English"). What I don't get is that we say "Schottische" which looks French or German, while the French say "Scottish" even though they have a different word that actually means Scottish. Funny old things, languages...
Without actually knowing, the tune may have a 12 bar 'A' because it might be the tune to a song. It reminds me of 'When the old Dun Cow caught fire'. Being 'Swedish', it could be for an unphrased dance, like, polkas were and probably still are, popular in Sweden. Maybe Jananders could help?. On my part, purely conjecture. Anyway, as usual, great playing but it dosen't sound like a 'Schottische', which oddly, they don't have much in Scotland. I wonder whether they have 'Strathpeys' in Sweden?
Back to Schottis. The dance has developed and changed during the years and in different places. There are "Jumpy" ones and more walking like. This is a common melody, documented from north Sweden, Norrbotten is probably right. It is of the walking type called "Latmansschottis" (Lacy man´s schottis). Both JA and I has more examples for your listening, Not easy to write long comments!!! /Jantesstaffan
The story of walz, polka and others is similar. New dances comes and if they works with the local dancers & musicians, they will stay. Another example of this is that tango is trad folkmusic in Finland but not in Sweden. Finland also have Humpa that is a local rest of Onestep, a popular (American?) dance before Foxtrot around 1930!! Sweden has the polska that is a very rare melody type in Finland.
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Nice tune! You always have a wonderful precision to your playing. Thanks for presenting this one.
It's simply amazing how natural those bass lines fall into your playing. Makes me think I should have spent more time studying cello!! Great sound.
I am not JanAnders butu we use to play together on one or two rows each. (I prefer one row). Schottis is today one of the traditional dances in swedish folk music. It came here for almost 200 years ago as a new dancing rytm and became popular, so it stayed. I am not shure it came directly from Scottland, or at least the Brittish Islands but it was def. influenced from that area. (In Norway it is called Reinländer.)
Very well played. Thank you!
Thank you very much for this information. I am thinking of using it as part of a performing set and it's good to know its origin and correct name. Whether I'll be able to pronounce it correctly is another matter - I'll have to ask a Swedish friend!
You can listen to a tune, played by JanAnders and me on my RUclips page. It is documented in the forests of mid-Sweden (geographical mid), the old man playing it called it "Schottis from California". A research on comments on RUclips says that it is an Irish Hornpipe, also played in Canada and maybe in California! It works very well with Swedish schottis dancers.
@SimonRitchieMelodeon Perhaps Susi will know if it's a song. I don't think they have strathspeys in Sweden but they have Engelskas (which means "English"). What I don't get is that we say "Schottische" which looks French or German, while the French say "Scottish" even though they have a different word that actually means Scottish. Funny old things, languages...
hey, I play that schottis, too. it's a nice one for the pipes...
Beauty!
Without actually knowing, the tune may have a 12 bar 'A' because it might be the tune to a song. It reminds me of 'When the old Dun Cow caught fire'. Being 'Swedish', it could be for an unphrased dance, like, polkas were and probably still are, popular in Sweden. Maybe Jananders could help?. On my part, purely conjecture. Anyway, as usual, great playing but it dosen't sound like a 'Schottische', which oddly, they don't have much in Scotland. I wonder whether they have 'Strathpeys' in Sweden?
Back to Schottis. The dance has developed and changed during the years and in different places. There are "Jumpy" ones and more walking like. This is a common melody, documented from north Sweden, Norrbotten is probably right. It is of the walking type called "Latmansschottis" (Lacy man´s schottis). Both JA and I has more examples for your listening, Not easy to write long comments!!! /Jantesstaffan
So nice sottiisi. What key that accordion is?
D/G - I'm playing in E minor. The tune is originally (and usually played) in D minor.
@@anahatamelodeon Here in Finland we play G/C
Excellent play (as expected) :-)
The tune is called Lanna-Villes schottis after a man called Vifast Björklund :) Nice played!
The story of walz, polka and others is similar. New dances comes and if they works with the local dancers & musicians, they will stay. Another example of this is that tango is trad folkmusic in Finland but not in Sweden. Finland also have Humpa that is a local rest of Onestep, a popular (American?) dance before Foxtrot around 1930!! Sweden has the polska that is a very rare melody type in Finland.
Please read the parts from down and up to get my text proper!
And, Well played!