I was out taking photographs this week of Loch Loskin, the beautiful wee loch very close to my home, and thought that it merited a tune to go with the pictures. Loch Loskin is already famous through the pipe march "Lochanside" composed by Pipe Major John McLellan (I have previously posted versions of some of his tunes here in the SAW group). He lived here in Dunoon and was a frequent visitor to the lochan. Here is my offering, which was forming in my head while I was taking my photos. Mandolin, octave and guitar are the instruments used.
LOVE this song,John !! Your skills inspire me. Beautiful song - and if that's what you call winter, clean out your spare room. Guest arriving...drats..Covid !
Winter outside and a musical box on the mantelpiece. I am sure there's something I've forgotten
Very nice John. Beautiful.
You do have a flair for composition, excellent tune and playing.
Very nice John. And today I learned that Lochanside was composed for Loch Loskin!
Lovely. Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful photos and self composed music, fine video John!
Lovely tune and lovely photos!
Really nice, John, though to my ears it does sound like quite a warm winter. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, all. Great, as always, to get feedback from fellow players I admire in their own right.
Inspiration blessed you richly with this one, John. You have created a gem of a melody here. It does sound like a song, but I won't volunteer to write any lyrics for it. I've only ever lived in the Sassenach parts of the British Isles, and my words just wouldn't sound Scottish enough.
A beautiful melody to go with those fine photos, John. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Thanks, Dennis and Don. Kind words indeed. Great to see the SAW Group so active at the moment. It is providing a lifeline for so many of us in the present climate.
Lovely composition, John
Thanks for sharing your beautiful composition with us. It’s a pleasure to listen to your playing as well as to watch the landscapes.
Thanks, Callum and Frithjof.
My kinda place and Really love your tune. Beautiful John
