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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

Bóg an Lochan ( Water Ouzel / Dipper ) . Traditional Scottish Strathspey, first published in 1799. Played on Fiddle, English Concertina, Hammered Dulcimer, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #565 Cheers, Dick

MacCrimmon's Lament. . Traditional Scottish Slow Air. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, & Whistle. Lockdown Video #564 Cheers, Dick

Landlady of Inver Inn. . Scottish Slow March, composed by Niel Gow & first published in 1787. Robert Burns visited Niel Gow at his cottage in Inver, in 1787, from which they adjourned to the Inver Inn. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, & Whistle. Lockdown Video #563 Cheers, Dick

Mr. Graham of Orchills. . Traditional Scottish Strathspey, composed by Niel Gw & first published in 1803. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, & Whistle. Lockdown Video #562 Cheers, Dick

From a recent rehearsal. Michael Linver on autoharp

Here's a video of my band, Three Times Through, done about 7 or 8 years ago. I'm on EC, my wife Margie on guitar, Jeff Peach on hammer dulcimer, and Gale Peach on fiddle. This is the sort of thing we like to do a lot- mix up traditional tunes with recognizable melodies. I hope you enjoy.

Lady Doune. . Traditional Scottish Strathspey, first published in The Athole Collection (1884) Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #561 Cheers, Dick

To Daunton Me. . Scottish Slow Air, first published in 1746. Robert Burns composed the lyrics for his song of the same title, to this Air Played on English Concertina, Fiddle, Hammered Dulcimer & Whistle. Lockdown Video #560 Cheers, Dick

A Rosebud by my early walk. . Scottish Slow Air, composed by David Sillar & first published in 1788. Robert Burns was a good friend of David Sillar & he wrote lyrics to this Air in honour of Miss Janet (Jeannie) Cruickshank. Played on Fiddle, English Concertina, Hammered Dulcimer & Whistle. Lockdown Video #559 Cheer, Dick

Strathearn. . Scottish Strathspey, composed by Neil Gow & first published in 1809. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Bodhran. Lockdown Video #558 Cheers, Dick