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The Gartan Mother's Lullaby. . An Irish Air, first collected in Co. Donegal around 1900. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Whistle. Lockdown Video #706 Cheers, Dick
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Dordán's Favourite. . A lovely Carolan-style tune I heard Dordán playing on the Late, Late Show. ... I'd love to know the name ... ? Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Whistle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #705 Cheers, Dick
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Lady Charlotte Campbell's Strathspey. . Strathspey, composed by Nathaniel Gow & first published in 1792. Playing it for an old pal, the late Logan Mackie-Campbell, from Tarbert, in Argyll ~ on the rhs in the photo. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #703 Cheers, Dick
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Molly Rankin's. . A Cape Breton Reel, composed by the late John Morris Rankin. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Trump, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #698 Cheers, Dick
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'The Laird o' Drumblair' for - WORLD CONCERTINA DAY! . Scottish Strathspey, composed by James Scott Skinner for his friend and benefactor William M.F. McHardy, the Laird of Drumblair & 1st published in 1900. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #702 Cheers, Dick -
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The Iron Man. . Scottish Strathspey, composed in 1923 by J. Scott Skinner for his friend and benefactor William M.F. McHardy, the Laird of Drumblair. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #701 Cheers, Dick
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Tullochgorum. . One of the finest Scottish Strathspeys. Published in 1757 & as it's one of my favourite tunes, I think, it's a fine choice for my #700 milestone. 🙂 Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #700 Cheers, Dick
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Inisheer. . An Irish Slow Air, composed by Tommy Walsh. While living in Dublin, back in 1979, I used to go to Tommy''s weekly Ballads & Tunes session & that's where I learned this tune. Here, I made a point of trying to play it the way Tommy actually composed it, rather than the way people have messed around with it since. Played on English Concertina, Fiddle & Whistle. Lockdown Video #699 Cheers, Dick
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Milltimber Jig. . A Scottish Jig, composed by the late Ian Crichton. Played on English Concertina, Fiddle, Trump & Bodhran. Photo is the Gardener's Gate Lodge, Contlaw Road, Milltimber, Aberdeen where we lived in the 1980's. Lockdown Video #697 Cheers, Dick
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Two Polkas! 😎 #1 & Ned Kelly's. ( On English Concertina ) I'm a real sucker for a good Polka & yesterday I heard Mike Kelliher, on Accordion, playing these cracking Polkas in a video, during a session in Castleisland & as you do when you hear great tunes, I just had to sit down & learn them today. Anyone know the name for the first one? Chers, Dick
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We had the delight to spend the day watching my 3 year old granddaughter. Preschool was off and my son and his wife had to work. So we did pajama day and she came over for all day snacks and games. She came in my music room during my practice and asked to play. Too cute not to show you.
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The Yorkshire Trip. . An English three part Slip Jig, published by John Johnson in 1744. Also in William Vickers Northumbrian manuscript of 1770. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #670 Cheers, Dick
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Comb Your Hair and Curl It! . Irish Slip Jig, first published in 1907 in O'Neill's - 'Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems'. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #679 Cheers, Dick
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Miss Baird of Saughtonhall! . Scottish 3/2 composed by Nathaniel Gow & published in 1792. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #678 Cheers, Dick
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The Laird of Foveran! . An old Scottish 3/2 ( Triple Hornpipe ) published by William Christie in 1820. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Nyckelharpa, Trump & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #677 Cheers, Dick
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Busk Ye Busk Ye my Bonnie Bride! . An old Scottish Air, published with lyrics in Allan Ramsay's - 'The Tea Table Miscellany', in 1724. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Nyckelharpa & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #676 Cheers, Dick
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Easter Thursday! . An old English Triple Hornpipe ( 3/2 ) published by John Young in 1726. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #675 Cheers, Dick
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Whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad! . A Scottish Jig, composed by John Bruce & published in 1783. Robert Burns wrote verses to the tune for the 'Scots Musical Museum' in 1787. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, Tenor Guitar, English Concertina, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #674 Cheers, Dick
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Connie O'Connell's Reel! . Composed by the great Irish Fiddle player Connie O'Connell, a master of the Sliabh Luachra style. I heard this super tune for the first time yesterday & was immediately hooked. 😎 Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Trump, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #669 Cheers, Dick
