Skye Waulking Song by Capercaillie

Mixture/fusion of folk and (western) pop/rock instruments

bouzouki/ (uilleann) pipes/fiddle(violin)/accordion /synthesiser/drum kit/ (electric/Wurlitzer) piano/ acoustic guitar/ bass guitar

Lead vocalist/ backing vocals

uses mainly two chords (G major / E minor)

Repeated chord sequence

C, G, E minor/ adds C major (in any order)

Diatonic

Introduction

Verse

call and response

instrumenta

outro/coda

quiet at start

dynamics increase as parts come in

louder for full band sections/ instrumental very loud

quiet/p towards end

fades away at end

starts with synth chord/ sparse/ thin texture

parts build up/ layered

homophonic

Polyphonic

heterophonic in instrumental

monophonic