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'Ar Phósaís Fós?' & 'Maggie o' Ham'. . The 1st is a tune from the James Goodman manuscript, of tunes collected around Cork in the Mid C19th. The 2nd is a Single Jig from Shetland. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Tenor Guitar, Tenor Banjo, Fiddle, Whistle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #748 Cheers, Dick
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'An tAmhrán Bréagach' & 'Kitty Lie Over'. . The Air to a nonsense song in Irish - 'The Song of Lies' and an Irish Jig & song Air. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Tenor Guitar, Tenor Banjo, Fiddle, Whistle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #747 . #1 - "Not a word of a Lie, but the Truth of the highest degree". & #2 - "The praties are dug and the frost is all over, Kitty lie over close to the wall." Cheers, Dick
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'Sir John Fenwick's' & 'Smiths are Gallant Firemen'. . Two more 'chicken or egg' tunes i.e. two versions of the same tune. The 1st is the Northumbrian Air, while the 2nd is the Scottish Strathspey. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Tenor Guitar, Tenor Banjo, Fiddle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #746. . When I played with the Oldmeldrum Fiddlers, our leader was the late Bill Hardie & in his book - 'The Beauties of the North', he explains that - "The 'Smith' in the title is an abbreviation of 'Blacksmith' and refers to those days when, in the event of fire breaking out, the local village blacksmith would be called on to extinguish it." N.B. The flowers in my photograph are - Rosebay Willowherb, also known as the - Fireweed. Cheers, Dick -
Sìne Bhàn ( Fair Jean ) . Early C20th Scots Gaelic Air from the Inner Hebrides. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, Whistle, English Concertina, Fiddle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #745 . Blàth nan cailin, Sìne Bhàn Reul nan nighean, dìleas òg, Cuspair dìomhair i dom dhàn, Gràdh mo chridh', an rìbhinn òg. . The flower of the girls, fair Sheena the star of the lasses, young and loyal, she is the sole subject for my song, my heart's love, the young maid. Cheers, Dick
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Gin Ye Kiss My Wife, I'll Tell the Minister. . Ancient Scottish Air. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Whistle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #743 Cheers, Dick
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Johnny Todd. . A cracking wee melody, composed by Tony Cuffe for the old traditional song, which saves folks from confusing the usual tune with the theme music for Z Cars. ;-). Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Tenor Guitar, Fiddle, Trump, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #741 Cheers, Dick
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Bridal March from Unst & The Hen's March to the Midden. . A Traditional Shetland tune, with Scandinavian influences & a Traditional Scottish tune, first published around 1760. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Tenor Guitar & Fiddle. Lockdown Video #740 Cheers, Dick
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Sadhbh Ní Bhruinneallaigh. . The Air to a classic old sean-nós Irish song, attributed to Labhrás Mac Con Raoi from Mace Head in Co. Mayo & composed around 1815. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Tenor Guitar, Fiddle, Whistle & Bodhran. It's a straightforward little tune, but I couldn't resist it when I realised I could record three different octaves with my Baritone Treble. 😀 Lockdown Video #739 Cheers, Dick
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Amhrán na hEascainne. . The old Irish Air - ( The Song of the Eel ) The song to this Air narrates the tale of a man who has been poisoned by his wife. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Whistle. Lockdown Video #738 Cheers, Dick
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The Green Linnet. . The old Irish Air - Uilleagán Dubh Ó ( The Song of Sorrow ) used for a number of songs, including The Green Linnet . Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Whistle. Lockdown Video #737 Cheers, Dick
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Miss Campbell of Saddell. . A Scottish Slow Strathspey, composed by Robert Mackintosh & first published in 1797. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Tenor Guitar. Lockdown Video #736 Cheers, Dick
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Táim Sínte ar do Thuama ( I'm Stretched on your Grave ) . The Air to an old Irish song which is based on a 17th century Irish poem . Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Tenor Guitar & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #733 Cheers, Dick
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Miss Gray of Carse ( The Dean Brig of Edinburgh ) . A Scottish Slow Strathspey, composed by Archie Allan of Forfar, first published in 1870. It was made popular by Peter Milne who gave the tune its other name - The Dean Brig. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina & Fiddle. Lockdown Video #735 Cheers, Dick
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Hi, I just posted this video on YouTube. It features the Jackie English concertina - an entry-level instrument which is supplied by Concertina Connection in the U.S. Here in the UK you can get one from Steve Morrison at Red Cow Music, Yorkshire. I actually like the sound of this instrument. I added a bit of reverb to the recording and a lightly strummed acoustic guitar to glue it all together. I hope you enjoy it! I have many other videos on my channel which feature this instrument. Les
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Jack Lattin ( The Lass O' Ecclefechan ) . An old Scottish Reel which was 1st published in 1734 in the 'Drummond Castle Manuscript' & later used by Robert Burns for his song - 'The Lass O' Ecclefechan'. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Tenor Guitar & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #734 Cheers, Dick
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Rob Shore in Harvest & Robin Shure in Hairst. . An old Triple Hornpipe (3/2) first published in the Drummond Castle Manuscript in 1734. The tune was then adapted by Robert Burns for his poem entitled - Robin Shure in Hairst. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Tenor Guitar & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #732 Cheers, Dick
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The Wild Hills o'Wannie & The Hills of Glenorchy. . A Northumbrian Air & Scottish 6/8 March which are clearly different versions of the same tune. In Ireland it's played as a Jig & known as The Rollicking Boys around Tanderagee. The earliest version to be published was the March, in 1805, suggesting that the tune may originally be Scottish. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, Tenor Guitar, English Concertina, Fiddle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #731 Cheers, Dick
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Lady Keith's Lament & Bourée dAvignon. . The Air to an old Scottish Jacobite song & a traditional French tune as Charles Stewart ended up in Avignon in 1748. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, Tenor Guitar, English Concertina, Fiddle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #730 Cheers, Dick
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Will the Barber & The Parson's Farewell. . A Northumbrian 6/8 published by John Bell in 1812 & a French Bouree, 1st published in England by John Playford in 1651. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, Tenor Guitar, English Concertina, Fiddle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #729 Cheers, Dick
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Ag Bruach Dhún Réimhe. . An old Irish song Air. The song laments the loss of the O'Neill Castle in Co. Armagh. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Tenor Guitar & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #728 Cheers, Dick
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The Peacock followed the Hen & The Peacock's March. . An old English 9/8 first published by Playford in 1698, known in Scotland as 'Brose and Butter' & in Ireland as 'Up and Down Again'. The 2nd tune is a Northumbrian 4/4 March composed by John Peacock 1754-1817. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #727 Cheers, Dick
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Drumdelgie. . A Jig from the tune to one of the best known Aberdeenshire Bothy Ballads, which tells of the hard life of farm work. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Whistle, Tenor Guitar, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #726 Cheers, Dick
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Rusty Gulley & Whinham's Reel. . An old English Triple Hornpipe ( 1770 ) which Robert Burns used for his song - 'Wee Willie Gray'. The 2nd tune is a Northumbrian tune composed by Robert Whinham ( 1814 to 1893 ) Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #725 Cheers, Dick
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Till There Was You from the 1957 musical "The Music Man" written by Meredith Wilson. This musical was my second professional performance at the McKinley Playhouse in Columbus, Ohio when I was 11 years old. My jazz manouche group performs this tune as bossa. Arranged and performed on a 1937 56 button treble Wheatstone Aeola.
