Nicola Benedetti

Homecoming - A Scottish Fantasy Nicola Benedetti

Nicola Benedetti, celebrates an important year for Scotland with an album of its most famous and best loved music, featuring songs such as Loch Lomond, My Love is Like a Red Red Rose and more. The album also includes collaborations with leading Scottish folk musicians including well-known folk singer Julie Fowlis whose voice can be heard on the Disney/Pixar hit film, Brave, along with Bruch’s much loved Scottish Fantasy. Nicola is the most nominated UK female artist in the Classic BRITs history. Her last album ‘The Silver Violin’ spent 7 weeks at No.1 in UK classical charts and was highest-charting classical instrumental album in the UK since Nigel Kennedy in 1991, reaching No.32 in the pop charts. Tracklist: 1 I. Introduction; Grave, Adagio cantabile 2 II. Scherzo; Allegro 3 III. Andante sostenuto 4 IV. Finale; Allegro guerriero 5 Burns, Robert arr. Campbell, Paul Ae Fond Kiss 6 Trad/Burns, Robert arr. Limonov, Petr Auld Lang Syne Variations 7 Burns, Robert arr. Campbell, Paul My Love is Like a Red Red Rose 8 Skinner, James Scott arr. Benedetti, Nicola/Doorley, Éamon (cadenza Limonov, Petr/Benedetti, Nicola) Hurricane Set I. Spey in SpateII. The Hurricane 9 I. Skinner, James Scott arr. Benedetti, Nicola/Cunningham, Phil II. trad arr. Benedetti, Nicola/Cunningham, Phil I. The Dean Brig o’ Edinburgh II. Banks Hornpipe 10 Cunningham, Phil Aberlady 11 I. Trad arr. Fowlis, Julie/Cunningham, Phil II. Cunningham, Phil/MacDonald, Iain III. trad arr. Fowlis, Julie/Cunningham, Phil IV. Cunningham, Phil Mouth music and tunes set I. Bothan a bh' aig Fionnghuala/ Fionnghuala's Bothy II. The Appropriate Dipstick III. Meal do bhrògan / Enjoy your shoes IV. Hogties 12 Cunningham, Phil The Gentle Light That Wakes Me 13 Trad, arr. Fowlis, Julie/Benedetti, Nicola/Doorley, Éamon Coisich a Rùin (Walk my beloved) 14 Trad, arr. Campbell, Paul Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond