Skye Boat Song | Outlander main title | world flutes

While this 19th century Scottish song is in no way a love song, its more recent reimagining by Bear McCreary as the title theme to the show Outlander has made it a melody associated with love and romance in current pop culture. I am just OBSESSED with the music for the show. One of my favorite aspects is how the musical colors in the title theme change slightly every time the main characters switch “venues,” even mid season! It’s a subtle detail that adds so much to the show…at least for a music nerd like myself. So, I wanted to try my hand at a world flute arrangement of Skye Boat Song inspired by listening to Bear McCreary’s many versions.
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For this arrangement I used, tin whistle, bansuri, xiao, xun, pan flute, and bass flute. I also wanted to experiment a tad with adding a bit more of a rhythmic element using the back of my guitar as a drum. Haha! It’s all about improvising and using what ya got right?! It’s quite a simply part, but I wanted to see what it might add, if anything.
Final mix by Scott Mayo
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[@michaelsmusicinstruments9980]

sounds great together, Home Office Flute Orchestra.

[@AshleyJarmack]

Haha. Thanks so much :-)

[@MidnightGeekSS]

all these wind instruments so amazing when you play them

[@AshleyJarmack]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@MidnightGeekSS]

@@AshleyJarmack btw if you like Bear McCreary work check out his work on the latest god of war! Specifically the song "Memories of Mother"

[@helenarichard]

​@@AshleyJarmack The first instrument on the left is that a tin whistle, if so what brand? It looks amazing.

[@helenarichard]

​@@MidnightGeekSS Veil Of Time and Fraser Family Reunion are amazing!

[@AshleyJarmack]

@@helenarichardit's a burke

[@Lex_brooke]

Thank you for this, my mum used to play this song on the recorder when I was little because she learnt in school. I’d forgotten all about it but this brought back those memories 🥰

[@irrumnaaz]

I love Outlander, and I always love how a flute sounds, for me it just sounds like Scotland, I imagine those beautiful Highlands. This was absolutely gorgeous, I wish it were longer lol. Could you please do 'A Gift Of A Thistle' from Braveheart?? Thank you ❤️

[@AshleyJarmack]

Thanks so much for the kind words and for the suggestion! I'll definitely look into it. 😉👍

[@thesakriyagram7668]

This music takes me to an imaginary world of mine and heals me everytime ❤

[@Esme2512]

Hi I love this! It reminds me a lot of the S4 theme. I watched one of the breakdowns by Bear McCreary and he says it's supposed to signify setting down roots and that's exactly what this flute version made me feel and visualise.

[@AshleyJarmack]

Oh gosh! Thanks so much for listening. I'm glad that you like it ☺️

[@glgray1956]

Love this!

[@AshleyJarmack]

Thanks Gary! 🥰

[@TheKiwibird321]

Wonderful

[@AshleyJarmack]

Thank you ☺️

[@seanmurraymusic]

Beautiful Ashley

[@AshleyJarmack]

Thanks so much Sean! 🥰

[@malkagill8084]

i absolutely loved this🥺❤️

[@mirakjems3828]

Absolutely amazing, I love this!

[@organman77]

Beautiful and amazing!

[@fabioanthony403]

Ficou simplesmente maravilhoso 😲

[@MidnightGeekSS]

Now you should play a sea shanty hehe

[@AshleyJarmack]

Haha! Sounds like someone has been perusing tiktok 😜

[@maryloumobley8691]

Beautiful! What is the opening flute called?

[@AshleyJarmack]

It's an Irish Whistle...just pitched a bit lower than what people usually think when then think "Irish Whistle."

[@ravivstein2538]

Thats amazing!!! such a lovely rendition!! can I ask what brand is your low whistle? (silver with the black tip) thank you!

[@AshleyJarmack]

Thanks so much for taking a listen and for the kind words. It's a Burke whistle. ☺️

[@ravivstein2538]

@@AshleyJarmack thank you so much!

[@helenarichard]

What is the name of the first flute?

[@AshleyJarmack]

It's a whistle...just a bit lower pitched