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Peter Bailie's Wife. . A Scottish 6/8 March composed by Peter Bailie & published in 1880. N.B. The term, 'wife' refers to the Fiddle player's - Fiddle. They play this tune in Ireland as a Jig, but call it - The Market Town. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Tenor Guitar, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #774 Cheers, Dick
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Peter Bailie. . A lovely slow Scottish Strathspey composed by Peter Bailie the Fiddler Tinker of Loanhead. Published in 1830. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Tenor Guitar. Lockdown Video #773 Cheers, Dick
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Miss Baigrie. . A lovely 4 part Scottish Strathspey composed by Peter Baillie the Fiddler Tinker of Loanhead. Published in 1885. Played on English Concertina, Fiddle, Trump, Hammered Dulcimer, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #772 Cheers, Dick
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Mr Young's Strathspey. . Scottish Strathspey, published in 1825 by the composer, Peter Bailie the Fiddler Tinker of Loanhead who called it - Mr Young’s Strathspey. My own early years, I lived nearby in Hillend. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #771 Cheers, Dick
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Stagshaw Bank Fair & Lasses Pass The Brandy. . Two Northumbrian Pipe tunes, the first was published in 1887 & the second in 1770. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #770 Cheers, Dick
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Whistle O'er the Lave O't & Maggie Pickins. . An old Scottish Strathspey & the Donegal Highland or Fling which was adapted from it by musicians in Donegal. Played on English Concertina, Fiddle, Hammered Dulcimer, Trump & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #769 Cheers, Dick
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Lord Balgonie's Favourite. . An old Highland Strathspey, published by the Gows in 1800. Played on English Concertina, Fiddle, Hammered Dulcimer, Tenor Guitar & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #768 Cheers, Dick
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The Blackbird ( 3 part Hornpipe ) . A lovely old 3 part Hornpipe, learned from the playing of Pádraig McGovern & Peter Carberry. Played on English Concertina, Fiddle, Hammered Dulcimer, Trump, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #767 Cheers, Dick
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'Limerick March'. . A great Irish March, which I learned from the playing of master Uilleann Piper ~ Pádraig McGovern. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Trump, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #766 Cheers, Dick
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My Wife's a Winsome Wee Thing. . A three part version of this popular Scottish Jig. The tune was first published by Henry Playford in his 1700 collection of Scottish Dance Music. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, Tenor Guitar, English Concertina, Fiddle, Tenor Banjo, Trump & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #765 Cheers, Dick
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Ar Phósaís Fós? . An Irish Hop Jig or Slip Jig, from the James Goodman manuscript of tunes collected around Cork in the Mid C19th. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, , Tenor Guitar, English Concertina, Fiddle, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #764 Cheers, Dick
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Jimmy Lyon's Highland. . Donegal Highland, named after the late, great Fiddler from Teelin. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #763 Cheers, Dick
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Jamesy Gannon's Barndance #2. . Irish Barndance from Co. Sligo, played on Hammered Dulcimer, Trump, English Concertina, Fiddle, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #762 Cheers, Dick
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Paddy Byrne's Barndance. . Irish Barndance, played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Tenor Banjo, Trump & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #761 Cheers, Dick
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Katharine Ogie. . Ancient Scottish Air, published in the Panmure Manuscript c. 1675. Credited to Irish harper Ruaidri Dáll Ó Catháin who spent most of his life in Scotland, between 1601 and 1650. . Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Whistle, Tenor Guitar, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #760 Cheers, Dick
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Cumbernauld House & The Lass of Patie's Mill. . Two old Scottish Airs, published in Edinburgh in 1742 in the - 'Collection of Old Scots Tunes' by Francis Barsanti. . Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Whistle, Tenor Guitar & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #759 Cheers, Dick
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Codlad An Sionnaig ( The Foxes Sleep ) Ancient Irish Harp Air, published by Edward Bunting in his 'General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland' in 1796. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Whistle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #758 Cheers, Dick
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An Fáinleog Beag ( The Little Swallow ) . Ancient Irish Harp Air, published by Edward Bunting in his 'Ancient Music of Ireland' in 1840, with the note: - ”Very ancient, author and date unknown." Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Whistle & Tenor Banjo. Lockdown Video #757 Cheers, Dick
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The Pretty Apron. . Scottish 2/4 Pipe March, learned from the playing of the great John Burgess. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Tenor Guitar, Fiddle, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #756 Cheers, Dick
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The Nearness Of You was written by Hoagy Carmichael in 1938. I played around with the chords and melody for several weeks before I finally settled on something I enjoyed playing. So...here it is.
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The Braes o' Gleniffer. . Scottish Air to lyrics by Robert Tannahill ( 1774 to 1810 ). A nod to Paisley's Weaver-Poet whose birthday, 250 years ago, was celebrated this month. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, Whistle, English Concertina, & Fiddle. Lockdown Video #742 Cheers, Dick
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Paddy O'Brien's Hornpipe. . Irish Hornpipe learned from the playing of the late Co. Clare Fiddle player Joe Ryan. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Tenor Guitar, Fiddle, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #755 Cheers, Dick
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"IF" is a song written by American singer-songwriter David Gates in 1971. Originally popularized by his group Bread, "If" charted at No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 when released as a single in 1971. Arranged and performed by Randy Stein on a 1938 Wheatstone 56 button English Concertina. Backstory: I was hired to play for a couples 50th wedding anniversary. This one of a dozen+ songs they requested I arrange and perform from their wedding. I had a lot of fun doing this. Soundcloud Recording here
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'Nach damhsadh am Minister' ( Would the Minister not dance? ) . Scottish Pipe Slip Jig, which was first published in 1848 Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Tenor Guitar, Fiddle, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #754 Cheers, Dick -
'New Claret'. . Scottish Slip Jig which first appeared in David Young's manuscript of 1741. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Tenor Guitar, Fiddle, Tenor Banjo, Trump & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #753 Cheers, Dick
