Gloomy Winter's Now Awa' / Giga do Tenerife, by Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas 

Met Mr Fraser at high games, I asked him" when" he played next set , he thought I asked WHAT he played, he said "fiddle ", I burst into laughter,,( I'm a fiddler also I knew full well he played fiddle) I responded "no no, WHEN do you play next?" I ll NEVER forget that that moment with him.. Long Peak highland games 199+ ?

Gloomy winter's noo awa', saft the westlin' breezes blaw Amang the birks o' Stanley Shaw, the mavis sings fu' cheery o Sweet the crawflower's early bell, decks Glennifer's dewy dell Bloomin' like your bonnie sel', my ain my darlin' dearie o Come my lassie let us stray o'er Glennifer's sunny brae And blythely spend the gowden day 'midst joys that never weary o Towerin' o'er the Newton woods, lavrocks fan the snaw white clouds And siller saughs wi' downy buds, adorn the banks sae briery o Round the sylvan fairy nooks, feathery brackens fringe the rocks And 'neath the brae the burnie jouks, and ilka thing is cheery o O trees my bud and birds may sing, flowers may bloom and verdure spring But joy tae me they cannae bring, unless wi' you my dearie o

Beauty and the Beast!! We kid because we love!!

I love Natalie’s playing more than any other cellist. I could take a steady diet of this. There a a great many wonderful fiddlers, of whom Alasdair is one, but how many cellists?

I would marry either one of the Haas sisters just for the perk of being around the house when they practice. Everything they do is gold. I always end up at one of their videos in the most roundabout ways.

that second tune! lovely.

Anyone else notice this is the same tune as "the heart asks pleasure first" by Michael Nyman? it's the theme from the movie "The Piano"... gorgeous tune.

The "Giga" is great! Thanks.

gorgeous, thank you. we made a version of this too, with words... Poitin Gloomy Winter's Noo Awa'