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|f_track=Fishers_Hornpipe.mp3
|f_track=Dr McLeod Wears A Dirk.mp3
|f_artwork=GAINSBOROUGH,_Thomas_-_Johann_Christian_Fischer_(1780).jpg
|f_artwork=AlexanderCarmichael.jpg
|f_tune_name=Fisher's Hornpipe
|f_tune_name=An Doctair Leodach's Biodag Air
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/user-707619939 Bruno Bruzzese]
|f_played_by=[https://westwardthelight.com Westward the Light]
|f_notes= Portrait of J.C.Fischer (1733-1800) painted by Thomas Gainsborough, 1780 (Royal Collection).
|f_notes= Alexander Archibald Carmichael (Gaelic: Alasdair Gilleasbaig MacGilleMhìcheil) was a Scottish exciseman, folklorist, antiquarian, and author.
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/user-707619939/fishers-hornpipe Soundcloud]
|f_source=[https://youtu.be/OX8iPJBvH1U Youtube]
|f_pix=650
|f_pix=650
|f_picpix=150   
|f_picpix=150   
|f_piclink=Fisher's Hornpipe
|f_piclink=Doctair_Leodach's_Biodag_Air_(An)
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}}
{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=Marmadukes Hornpipe.mp3
|f_track=An Comhra Donn.mp3
|f_artwork=Marmaduke.jpg
|f_artwork=An Comhra Donn.jpg
|f_tune_name=Marmaduke's Hornpipe
|f_tune_name=An Comhra Donn
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/virgil-ed-sellers Virgil Ed Sellers]
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/richard-carver-72856911 Richard Carver]
|f_notes= General John Sappington Marmaduke (1833-1887).{{break|2}}
|f_notes= The Donegal title for the tune is "ComhrΓ‘ na dTonn (An)", which refers to the phenomenon of the Atlantic storm surge and waves, which can be heard far inland.
Missouri oral tradition gives that the tune was named for Confederate general John Sappington Marmaduke (1833-1887), son of pre-conflict Missouri governor M.M. Marmaduke, who was "from a dynasty of Little Dixie tobacco and hemp farmers, slave holders, and politicians.
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/louisecarey98/the-highstool-prophets-the-1 Soundcloud]
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/virgil-ed-sellers/marmadukes-hornpipe-a-good-old Soundcloud]
|f_pix=650
|f_pix=650
|f_picpix=150   
|f_picpix=150   
|f_piclink=Marmaduke's_Hornpipe
|f_piclink=Comhra_Donn_(An)
}}
}}
{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=The Great Eastern Reel.mp3
|f_track=Fermoy Lasses.mp3
|f_artwork=Great_Eastern_1866-crop.jpg
|f_artwork=Fermoy.jpg
|f_tune_name=The Great Eastern Reel
|f_tune_name=Fermoy Lasses
|f_played_by=[https://www.youtube.com/@PattiKusturokOfficial Patti Kusturok and Julie Fitzgerald]
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/rowantreehill Rowan Tree Reel]
|f_notes= Great Eastern at Hearts Content, July 1866.
|f_notes= Fermoy Town, c. 1844.
|f_source=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpfDMTJnvBA Youtube]
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/rowantreehill/fermoy-lasses Soundcloud]
|f_pix=650
|f_pix=650
|f_picpix=150   
|f_picpix=150   
|f_piclink=Great_Eastern_Reel_(1)
|f_piclink=Fermoy_Lasses_(The)
}}
}}
{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=Silver Spire.mp3
|f_track=Lasses Pisses Brandy.mp3
|f_artwork=Killoran.jpg
|f_artwork=The Great Northern Tune Book.jpg
|f_tune_name=The Silver Spire
|f_tune_name=Lasses Pisses Brandy
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/musiqueaneuf Musique Γ  Neuf]
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/bill-wakefield Bill Wakefield]
|f_notes= Paddy Killoran.
|f_notes= The Great Northern Tune Book - William Vickers's Collection of Dance Tunes (AD 1770), Edited by Matt Seattle.
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/musiqueaneuf/silver-spire Soundcloud]
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/bill-wakefield/geltsons-variations-on-lasses Soundcloud]
|f_pix=650
|f_pix=650
|f_picpix=150   
|f_picpix=150   
|f_piclink=Silver_Spire_(The)
|f_piclink=Lasses Pisses Brandy
}}
}}
{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=Cock Of The North.mp3
|f_track=The Merry Days Of Easter.mp3
|f_artwork=George_Findlater_Wearing_VC.gif
|f_artwork=Mcfadden.jpg
|f_tune_name=Cock of the North
|f_tune_name=The Merry Days of Easter
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/jeff-campbell-878326150 Jeff Campbell]
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/trad-tune-collection Fionnlagh Ballantine]
|f_notes= A photo of Piper George Findlater wearing the Victoria Cross.
|f_notes= John McFadden.
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/jeff-campbell-878326150/cock-of-the-north Soundcloud]
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/trad-tune-collection/reel-the-merry-days-of-easter Soundcloud]
|f_pix=650
|f_pix=650
|f_picpix=150   
|f_picpix=150   
|f_piclink=Cock_of_the_North_(1)
|f_piclink=Merry_Days_of_Easter_(1)_(The)
}}
{{FeaturedTunes 
|f_track=Mackilmoyle Reel.mp3
|f_artwork=Messer.jpg
|f_tune_name=Mackilmoyle Reel
|f_played_by=[https://bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1007643248?lang=en Joe Bouchard's]
|f_notes= Don Messer.
|f_source=[https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028011/f7/14554.mp3 Government of Canada]
|f_pix=650
|f_picpix=150 
|f_piclink=Mackilmoyle Reel
}}
}}
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Featured Tunes Music Library
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https://tunearch.org/wiki/File:Dr_McLeod_Wears_A_Dirk.mp3
An Doctair Leodach's Biodag Air

Played by: Westward the Light
Source: Youtube
Image: Alexander Archibald Carmichael (Gaelic: Alasdair Gilleasbaig MacGilleMhìcheil) was a Scottish exciseman, folklorist, antiquarian, and author.



https://tunearch.org/wiki/File:An_Comhra_Donn.mp3
An Comhra Donn

Played by: Richard Carver
Source: Soundcloud
Image: The Donegal title for the tune is "ComhrΓ‘ na dTonn (An)", which refers to the phenomenon of the Atlantic storm surge and waves, which can be heard far inland.



https://tunearch.org/wiki/File:Fermoy_Lasses.mp3
Fermoy Lasses

Played by: Rowan Tree Reel
Source: Soundcloud
Image: Fermoy Town, c. 1844.



https://tunearch.org/wiki/File:Lasses_Pisses_Brandy.mp3
Lasses Pisses Brandy

Played by: Bill Wakefield
Source: Soundcloud
Image: The Great Northern Tune Book - William Vickers's Collection of Dance Tunes (AD 1770), Edited by Matt Seattle.



https://tunearch.org/wiki/File:The_Merry_Days_Of_Easter.mp3
The Merry Days of Easter

Played by: Fionnlagh Ballantine
Source: Soundcloud
Image: John McFadden.



https://tunearch.org/wiki/File:Mackilmoyle_Reel.mp3
Mackilmoyle Reel

Played by: Joe Bouchard's
Source: Government of Canada
Image: Don Messer.
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