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Smith Island Boat Song

from New Fiddle Music by Roger Aldridge

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Smith Island Boat Song is a ballad that draws upon Scottish fiddle traditions and has subtle modern touches. The music was Inspired by Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay.

The non-traditional aspects include moving triads over a pedal point used throughout the tune and Lydian harmony (F triad over Eb) in the B section. The AABBCA form is unusual. The music builds slowly, starting gently in A and progressively building in B. The C section is the dramatic high point of the piece. Then, it tapers back down in the final A section.

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from New Fiddle Music, released October 27, 2019
Roger Aldridge, composer
Amy Leonard, violin
E. Shawn Qaissaunee, guitar
Peter McCarthy, bass

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Roger Aldridge Baltimore, Maryland

Roger Aldridge is primarily a jazz composer. A wide range of styles are found in his music along with a quirky sense of humor and a lyrical expression.

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