The Hens March - Solo Celtic-fingerstyle guitar version

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This is a traditional Shetland fiddle tune. It is a “party piece”, a comical tune whereby the fiddler tries to imitate a hen, simulating jerky movements, pecking, squawking etc. I first experienced this tune as played by Dave Swarbrick together with the band Fairport Convention - great fun! In the meantime I’ve heard lots of great fiddle players doing their versions and decided I wanted to try and translate the tune to guitar, trying to get close to some of the bowing techniques used (tuning: DADGAD). This is the result - enjoy!
The Hen’s March o’er the Midden (Solo Celtic-fingerstyle version)
arranged and performed by Ian Melrose ©2021 All rights reserved.

On a personal note: i have fond memories of the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra - of which my father was a member for many years - playing this tune. The audiences always loved it .-).
Tabs and score available at my shop: https://melodic-muse.com

I play an Avalon L325C guitar, and use G7th capos and Rheingold pre-amps and cables.
https://www.avalonguitars.com/
https://www.g7th.com/
https://www.rheingold-music.com/en

Big thanks to Gina Faber for the video post-production! youtube.com/c/KnallfroschFilm