Loch Lomond
There is some controversy about the composer of this song, the date of its composition and most certainly about its meaning. Is it about a soldier taking "the low road" -- in other words, dying and only his spirit going home? Whatever its meaning, this is a lovely tune.
It contains a rhythm known as a "Scottish snap," in this case, the sixteenth note followed by a dotted eighth. This is a common rhythm, not only in Scottish music, often in marches and strathspeys, but in Scottish and Irish speech.
It contains a rhythm known as a "Scottish snap," in this case, the sixteenth note followed by a dotted eighth. This is a common rhythm, not only in Scottish music, often in marches and strathspeys, but in Scottish and Irish speech.