In a Garden so Green Music of Scotland David Tayler, archlute Forty years ago, on a warm fall afternoon in the music library of Columbia University, I transcribed a beautiful lute solo from a microfilm of the Jane Pickering lute book. Jane’s book, now 400 years old, contains some of the best English music written for the lute, but this particular piece was from Scotland, and it was music that I had not even imagined could exist: full of spirited dance rhythms, unusual harmonies and angular, asymmetrical tunes. At the time, I wished for more of these amazing pieces—enough for a concert of Scottish music, or a recording. In the intervening years, many fine musicians and musicologists found more music, and recorded this repertory, so that Scottish music became an established part of the Early Music repertory. More than sixty different manuscripts and prints were consulted in preparation for this recording, and these sources reflect the confluence of international styles in vogue in Scotland in the 17th century. I hope that you will enjoy this music as much as I have. —David Tayler, Ph.D. Recorded in El Cerrito, California, June, 2014 Producer: Hanneke van Proosdij; Engineer: David Tayler Digital Editing and Mastering: David Tayler; archlute: Andreas von Holst Microphones: Schoeps & Sennheiser; Temperament: meantone Special thanks to Lucy Cross, Heike Fischer, Jim Washburn & Andreas von Holst Cover art: Eilean Donan Castle, photo by David Iliff; license: CC-BY-SA 3.0 Album Design: David Tayler