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Ptarmigan

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  • Birthday 09/21/1951

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    I am a retired full time musician, a Scotsman living in Co. Antrim, who plays Traditional Music on Fiddle, English Concertina, Hammered Dulcimer & Nyckelharpa.

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    The Causeway Coast, Ireland.

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  1. Craigieburn Wood. . Traditional Scottish Air, first published in 1797. Robert Burns composed a song to the Air, for his friend, a Mr Gillespie. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Tenor Guitar, Fiddle, Whistle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #718 Cheers, Dick
  2. Hi, I'm sure you'll enjoy Soรฏg's playing as, when it comes to trad music on the Guitar, he's a magician. ๐Ÿ˜Ž As for time signature, it sounds like a 4/4 to me. Have Fun. Cheers, Dick
  3. Neil Gow's Wife. . A Strathspey in G minor, published by Gow & Sons in 1802. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Trump & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #717 Cheers, Dick
  4. My Love Is The Fair Lad. . A Scottish 6/8 Pipe March, first published in 1869. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Tenor Guitar, Trump & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #716 Cheers, Dick
  5. Farewell to the Dene. . An English Barndance composed by the late Willie Taylor, a tune which is popular in Northumberland. The 'Dene' refers to Middleton Dene, the last farm he worked, before retiring. Played on English Concertina, Fiddle, Hammered Dulcimer, Trump & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #715 Cheers, Dick
  6. The Dark Maiden of the Valley. . An Irish Slow Air & an old version of 'The Dark Woman of the Glen'. It was first published in 1850. Played on English Concertina, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle & Whistle. Lockdown Video #714 Cheers, Dick
  7. Cameron's Got His Wife Again & The Gullane Polka #2. . A Scottish Strathspey, 1st published in 1757 & an Irish Polka, which was created from the Strathspey. Played on English Concertina, Fiddle, Hammered Dulcimer, Trump & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #713 Cheers, Dick
  8. Cropie's Strathspey & Teviot Bridge. . Scottish Strathspey & Jig, which were composed by Alexander Givan of Kelso (1752-1803). In Ireland they call the jig - 'The Boys of Ballinafad'. .. The bridge in the photo is on the River Bush, not the River Teviot. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Tenor Guitar, Trump, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #712 Cheers, Dick
  9. Rรฉ-Chnoc Mnรก Duibhe. . Old Irish Slow Air - Smooth Mountain Of The Black-Haired Woman. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Whistle. Lockdown Video #711 Cheers, Dick
  10. Her Mantle so Green. . Old Irish Slow Air. Played on English Concertina, Fiddle, Hammered Dulcimer & Whistle. Lockdown Video #710 Cheers, Dick
  11. Hey Roger, don't blame me! ... ๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜€
  12. To answer my own question ( 15 years later ๐Ÿ˜€ ) here are links to a few videos I have posted, in recent years, of those two instruments being played together. i.e. - Myself on Baritone Treble English Concertina and Sam Fleming on Northumbrian Pipes. Thankfully, for me, Sam's Pipes are in F & not F#. Cheers, Dick #5: Lamshaws Fancy, Herd on the Hill & Holmes Fancy, by the inglenook fire in the Bushmills Inn, on the Causeway Coast of Co. Antrim.
  13. To answer my own question ( 15 years later ๐Ÿ˜€ ) here are links to a few videos I have posted, in recent years, of those two instruments being played together. i.e. - Myself on Baritone Treble English Concertina and Sam Fleming on Northumbrian Pipes. Thankfully, for me, Sam's Pipes are in F & not F#. Cheers, Dick #4: Wild Rose of the Mountain
  14. To answer my own question ( 15 years later ๐Ÿ˜€ ) here are links to a few videos I have posted, in recent years, of those two instruments being played together. i.e. - Myself on Baritone Treble English Concertina and Sam Fleming on Northumbrian Pipes. Thankfully, for me, Sam's Pipes are in F & not F#. Cheers, Dick #3: Salmon Tails, Jimmy Allan & Winster Gallop
  15. To answer my own question ( 15 years later ๐Ÿ˜€ ) here are links to a few videos I have posted, in recent years, of those two instruments being played together. i.e. - Myself on Baritone Treble English Concertina and Sam Fleming on Northumbrian Pipes. Thankfully, for me, Sam's Pipes are in F & not F#. Cheers, Dick #2: Mrs Jamieson's Favourite
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