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The Battle of Argan More. . An Ancient Irish Ossianic Air, collected by Edward Bunting in Murlough Bay, not far from the Ossian Grave in Glenann, Co. Antrim. Hence the photo of 'Ossian's Grave' & Murlough Bay. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Whistle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #588 Cheers, Dick

Tog Orm Mo Phíob ( Lament for Rory Mor MacLeod ) . Scottish Lament, first published in 1895. Attributed to the Skye piper Patrick Mòr MacCrimmon (1595-1670). Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Whistle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #587 Cheers, Dick

Ider Deighric 'gus Breo ( Between Dyrick and Broe ) . Old Irish Slow Air. The name refers to two hills in Co. Waterford. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #586 Cheers, Dick

The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry. . Air to Child Ballad #113. A shape-shifting song from Orkney. A silkie is a mythical creature resembling a seal in water but assuming a human form on land. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Whistle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #584 Cheers, Dick

Bealtaine Song. . Air to an old Traditional song from Ulster, composed by one of Ireland's finest Traditional Singers, the late Eithne Ní Uallacháin. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Whistle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #583 Cheers, Dick

Mál Bhán Ni Chuilleanáin & Ronde de Loudeac. . Air to an old Traditional song from Ulster, composed by one of Ireland's finest Traditional Singers, the late Eithne Ní Uallacháin. The second tune is an old Breton dance tune. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Whistle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #582 Cheers, Dick

XYZ. . Northumbrian Hornpipe, first published in 1831 & named after a famous racehorse, winner of the Gold Cup from 1811-1814. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Trump, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #581 Cheers, Dick

Gille Calum. . Traditional Scottish Strathspey, first published in 1734. Often played for the Sword Dance. Played on English Concertina, Fiddle, Hammered Dulcimer, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #580 Cheers, Dick

Perthshire Volunteers. . Scottish Strathspey, composed by Miss Sterling of Ardoch & first published in 1800. Played on English Concertina, Fiddle, Hammered Dulcimer & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #579 Cheers, Dick

Available is a 48 button treble for sale at a really great price. It probably needs some work but even so might be worth it given the cost. It has a 5 fold bellows and I guess I am biased as I've always played 6 fold. When I've had a chance to play a 5 fold I noticed the difference but that could have been the particular EC as well. Any experience or insight is appreciated.

John McAlpin. . Scottish Strathspey, first published in 1884. The song 'The Rattlin' Bog' is sung to this tune & in Ireland, the air is used as a March, a Song Air and a Sliabh Luachra polka. Played on English Concertina, Fiddle, Hammered Dulcimer, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #578 Cheers, Dick

Lord Moira. . Scottish 4 part Strathspey, first published in 1810. Played on English Concertina, Fiddle, Hammered Dulcimer & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #577 Cheers, Dick

Dainty Davie. . Scottish Strathspey, first published in 1845, so not to be confused with the Air Burns used for his song of the same name. Played on English Concertina, Fiddle, Hammered Dulcimer & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #576 Cheers, Dick

Lament for Oliver Goldsmith. . Irish Slow Air, composed by Accordion player Séamus Shannon. Played on English Concertina, Fiddle, Hammered Dulcimer & Whistle. Lockdown Video #575 Cheers, Dick

Lady Ann Bothwell's Lament. . Old Scottish Air, first published in 1733. Played on English Concertina, Fiddle, Hammered Dulcimer & Whistle. Lockdown Video #574 Cheers, Dick

Lady Keith's Lament. . Old Scottish Air, first published in 1819 in the Hogg Collection. Played on Fiddle, English Concertina, Hammered Dulcimer, Whistle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #573 Cheers, Dick

Fhir a Chinn Duibh. . Lament composed by renowned Skye piper Pàdruig Mòr MacCriommon after the death of seven of his sons to illness in the same year. The song is a piobaireachd song, which is linked to the great music or Ceòl Mòr of the highland bagpipe tradition. The tune for the song most closely resembles the third variation of Cumha na Cloinne /Lament for the Children. Played on Fiddle, Whistle, English Concertina & Hammered Dulcimer . Lockdown Video #572 Cheers, Dick

Oigfhear A Chuil Duinn ( The Brown-Haired Youth ) . Old St. Kilda song air, first published in 1813. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #571 Cheers, Dick

Lament for the Death of Hugh Allan. . Composed by William Christie & first published in 1820. Played on Fiddle & English Concertina. Lockdown Video #570 . The air honours Hugh Allan of Turriff, Aberdeenshire, a weaver by trade and one of Scotland's Rhyming Weavers. Allan, who flourished from 1807-1820, was particularly known for his poem "Elegy on the Auld Kirk of Turriff." Here are a couple of fun verses from the pen of Hugh Allan. . "Tubalcain w’ his plumjurden Cemented the pan on the stone, And Jubal, he bang’d up his burden And played clout the ca’dron wi’s drone." "And noo to conclude my gweed neepers, When ye hear that I’m deid an’ gone, Convene me a score ‘o gweed pipers And play the corpse up the Kirk loan," . Music for the 'Lament for the Death of Hugh Allan': https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/120545117 Hugh Allan – A Rhyming Weaver from Aberdeenshire: https://richardgwynallenblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/06/hugh-allan-a-rhyming-weaver-from-aberdeenshire/ Cheers, Dick

The First of May, or Mayday Hornpipe! . Seems like the right day to post this. 😉 The hornpipe was published around 1826 in Scotland in Anderson's Fifty New Scottish and Irish Reels and Hornpipes under the title 'Lady Harrington's Reel'. The melody was employed as the vehicle for the song "The Little Skillet Pot"/"Colcannon," composed by 78 rpm-era singer and Uilleann Piper Shaun O'Nolan. Cheers, Dick

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Stumpie. . Traditional Scottish Strathspey, first published in 1784. This melody was used for the Robert Burns song - 'The Reel o' Stumpie'. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle & English Concertina. Lockdown Video #569 Cheers, Dick

The Red Haired Girl of Tulloch. . Scottish Pipe Strathspey, first published in 1869. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, English Concertina, Tenor Guitar, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #568 Cheers, Dick

Lord Seaforth. . Very old Traditional Scottish Strathspey, first published in 1780. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #567 Cheers, Dick

Mrs Robertson, Grishornish. . Traditional Scottish Strathspey, first published in 1887. Played on English Concertina, Fiddle, Trump, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #566 Cheers, Dick