David Kilpatrick
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Inishture Inishture
A Scottish fingerstyle guitar instrumental echoing the rythm of a well-known song, but in a minor key and much altered noo.
The Maid of Norway The Maid of Norway
This is the song normally known as Sir Patrick Spens, but substantially updated and shortened, with a chorus based on one of the Walter Scott verses
The Last Farmer The Last Farmer
The farmers of Scotland wondered, in the grip of winter and the foot and mouth epidemic of 2001, if they were the last generation on the land... a lament for the last farmer, whenever and wherever he (or she) may be.
Amaretto Amaretto
Listen and let the song paint the picture: this is just a short single verse, a moment in time, an image.
Roxburgh Castle Roxburgh Castle
Traditional Scottish Border tune played on my new Lowden S35C guitar which arrived today April 1st 2005
My Love is Like a Red Red Rose My Love is Like a Red Red Rose
For Burns' Night - the bard's classic song recorded with mellow nylon string guitar and vocals, and an instrumental break.
Ice Flow Ice Flow
I watched the ice come down the river by moonlight, breaking up, grouping, starting again on its journey. A short piece in an unusual tuning, GDgcdg' on a 520mm scale 1/2 size classical guitar.
Dangerous Shoes Dangerous Shoes
I tried to use the iPad with GarageBand as a sort of musical notepad end of 2011, beginning 2012. Today I was trying to get the iPad to work with some other gear (it never has yet) and found this recording. An ad-lib sort of songwriting..
The Banks o' Bonny Tweed The Banks o' Bonny Tweed
A quick song as a Valentine's Day pressie for my wife, Feb 14th 2005. In the general tradition of Scots oldies.
Lullaby for a Sleeping Landscape Lullaby for a Sleeping Landscape
It is the last day of the Year 2000; outside the Scottish Border hills are deep in snow. I watch the snow falling as I write this piece, and I hope you enjoy it - at any time of year.
Annochie Gordon Annochie Gordon
The tale of Gordon of Auchanachie and his love Jeannie, who is married off by her domineering father to wealthy Lord Saltoun.
Scotland the Brave Scotland the Brave
This is 90 seconds of quick instrumental to show how badly Scotland the Brave, which is a pretty lousy tune, can be mangled on guitar
Johnny he's a'Ridin' Johnny he's a'Ridin'
This is a ballad on the life and death of John Armstrong, 'Black Jock', the laird of Gilnockie and notorious thief and reiver, hanged by James V of Scotland in 1530 on the field of Carlinrig high above Hawick town.
Jedwater Jedwater
This is a late Victorian parlour-song by the Rev. Thomas Davidson and Mr T S Smail of Jedburgh, found in the British Students' Song Book circa 1900
The Broom o' the Cowdenknowes The Broom o' the Cowdenknowes
This is a very much personal interpretation of the 1830 words for this Scots song from R A Smith's Scotish Minstrel, with nylon string guitar accompaniment. An unrehearsed live recording with some variation from the original words.
Two Scottish Tunes Two Scottish Tunes
This is a recording on a new guitar received today hand made by Russell Rose of Avandel Guitars in Wales
The Laird o'the Dainty Downbye The Laird o'the Dainty Downbye
This is an old Scots song with many variants, and here I have assembled a story using some of the verses I like best.
The Nabob (The Traveller's Return) The Nabob (The Traveller's Return)
Song No 538 Version A from the Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection (Aberdeen), recorded on Dec 31 2012 after finding it by mistake, with a variation headed Auld Lang Syne.
Over the Bridge to Skye Over the Bridge to Skye
The Skye Boat Song meets blues meets jazz and wanders off into the ocean beyond - relaxed nylon string Celtic guitar instrumental.
Jock o'Hazeldean Jock o'Hazeldean
This is a recording of one of my favourite Scots Border songs, by Sir Walter Scott, the story of John Scott of Hassendean and his English runaway bride from Westmorland.
