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Auld Tunes – Stumpie
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As The Traditional Tune Archive says, “The melody “Maggie Lauder” (and its many variant spellings) has had astonishing longevity from its first publications in the late 17th and early 18th centuries read more…
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Auld Tunes – Maggie Lauder
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As The Traditional Tune Archive says, “The melody “Maggie Lauder” (and its many variant spellings) has had astonishing longevity from its first publications in the late 17th and early 18th centuries read more…
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The Drummond Castle Manuscript, Book One – Border Pipe Settings
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The Drummond Castle Manuscript, dated 1737, was compiled by David Young for James Drummond, the 3rd Duke of Perth, a prominent Jacobite and lieutenant-general of the Jacobite army in 1745. read more…
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Auld Tunes
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It is remarkable that tunes like Corn Rigs (first appears c1671) or The Roke (first appears c1663) have been part of our repertoire for at least 350 years but there are plenty more that that have fallen out of favour and countless others that have been forgotten completely. read more…
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Duncan’s Boots
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This reel was written in the summer of 1997 after a memorable time at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig on Skye during […] read more…
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The Tempting Seamstress
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This tune was written back in 1996 when I had nimble fingers due to all the busking. read more…
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The Woodside Reel
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The session scene in Oban has used a number of different venues throughout my time as a participant. For a […] read more…
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Lisa Cronin’s Jig
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Another tune from 1995. This jig was written for my girlfriend at the time, Lisa Cronin of Tralee, County Kerry, […] read more…