Like a Bird on the Wing
Fantasy-Variations on the “Skye Boat Song”
Matthew Cochran · Solo guitar
- Duration
- 9 min
- Level
- Advanced
- Edition
- PDF score
- Catalog number
- SBP 2504
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Buy the scoreLike a Bird on the Wing is a fantasy and set of variations on the “Skye Boat Song”, the Scottish song whose refrain begins “Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing.” It was commissioned by the Scottish guitarist Stewart Kelly.
Kelly gave the premiere for the Edinburgh Society of Musicians in November 2024 and played it again at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2025.
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