My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean

Enjoy this well-known Scottish tune played in various lyre versions.

Pentatonic 7-string lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow.

Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5

19-string acoustic lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow.

The same lyre, played as you might expect, plucked with melody and harmony.

Lynda Lyre with wire strings.

Double strung played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.

The Wheels on the Bow?

I call this The Wheels on the Bow? Because I’m using the Pickaso Rotary Bow. With 16-string solid body lyre. Enjoy!

Pentatonic 7-string with Pickaso Rotary Bow. There’s a learning curve with this as well, mostly getting the rosin on the bow wheel, but it’s much less of a learning curve than the standard bow models. It sounds good, and it’s fun!

Fireflies at Dusk

Fireflies at Dusk was written by Catherine Guilbeau, from her book, Lyre Foundations . Enjoy it played as written on 19-string acoustic lyre.

This is the same piece on the same lyre, but played in 3/4 or waltz time.

And double strung, played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres. This is also played as written. The left hand is simply moved up an octave.

16-string solid body lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow.

Pentatonic 7-string lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow. This one is played in E minor.

Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5

Catherine’s video of the pieces in the book: