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{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=Elk River Blues.mp3
|f_track=Dr McLeod Wears A Dirk.mp3
|f_artwork=Ernie Carpenter.jpg
|f_artwork=AlexanderCarmichael.jpg
|f_tune_name=Elk River Blues
|f_tune_name=An Doctair Leodach's Biodag Air
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/jatek-zenekar Jatek Zenekar]
|f_played_by=[https://westwardthelight.com Westward the Light]
|f_notes= Ernie Carpenter (1909-1997)
|f_notes= Alexander Archibald Carmichael (Gaelic: Alasdair Gilleasbaig MacGilleMhìcheil) was a Scottish exciseman, folklorist, antiquarian, and author.
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/jatek-zenekar/elk-river-blues Soundcloud]
|f_source=[https://youtu.be/OX8iPJBvH1U Youtube]
|f_pix=220 
|f_pix=650
|f_picpix=80  
|f_picpix=150 
|f_piclink=Elk River Blues
|f_piclink=Doctair_Leodach's_Biodag_Air_(An)
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{{FeaturedTunes 
|f_track=An Comhra Donn.mp3
|f_artwork=An Comhra Donn.jpg
|f_tune_name=An Comhra Donn
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/richard-carver-72856911 Richard Carver]
|f_notes= The Donegal title for the tune is "Comhrá na dTonn (An)", which refers to the phenomenon of the Atlantic storm surge and waves, which can be heard far inland.
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/louisecarey98/the-highstool-prophets-the-1 Soundcloud]
|f_pix=650
|f_picpix=150  
|f_piclink=Comhra_Donn_(An)
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{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=Ricketts Hornpipe.mp3
|f_track=Fermoy Lasses.mp3
|f_artwork=Rickettscircus.jpg
|f_artwork=Fermoy.jpg
|f_tune_name=Rickett's Hornpipe
|f_tune_name=Fermoy Lasses
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/kevinroth-music Kevin Roth]
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/rowantreehill Rowan Tree Reel]
|f_notes= Rickett's Circus, Philadelphia, on the corner of Market and 12th St.
|f_notes= Fermoy Town, c. 1844.
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/kevinroth-music/ricketts-hornpipe Soundcloud]
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/rowantreehill/fermoy-lasses Soundcloud]
|f_pix=650
|f_pix=650
|f_picpix=150   
|f_picpix=150   
|f_piclink=Rickett's Hornpipe
|f_piclink=Fermoy_Lasses_(The)
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{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=Fishers_Hornpipe.mp3
|f_track=Lasses Pisses Brandy.mp3
|f_artwork=GAINSBOROUGH,_Thomas_-_Johann_Christian_Fischer_(1780).jpg
|f_artwork=The Great Northern Tune Book.jpg
|f_tune_name=Fisher's Hornpipe
|f_tune_name=Lasses Pisses Brandy
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/user-707619939 Bruno Bruzzese]
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/bill-wakefield Bill Wakefield]
|f_notes= Portrait of J.C.Fischer (1733-1800) painted by Thomas Gainsborough, 1780 (Royal Collection).
|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/user-707619939/fishers-hornpipe 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=Fisher's Hornpipe
|f_piclink=Lasses Pisses Brandy
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{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=Marmadukes Hornpipe.mp3
|f_track=The Merry Days Of Easter.mp3
|f_artwork=Marmaduke.jpg
|f_artwork=Mcfadden.jpg
|f_tune_name=Marmaduke's Hornpipe
|f_tune_name=The Merry Days of Easter
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/virgil-ed-sellers Virgil Ed Sellers]
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/trad-tune-collection Fionnlagh Ballantine]
|f_notes= General John Sappington Marmaduke (1833-1887).{{break|2}}
|f_notes= John McFadden.
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/trad-tune-collection/reel-the-merry-days-of-easter 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=Merry_Days_of_Easter_(1)_(The)
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{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=The Great Eastern Reel.mp3
|f_track=Mackilmoyle Reel.mp3
|f_artwork=Great_Eastern_1866-crop.jpg
|f_artwork=Messer.jpg
|f_tune_name=The Great Eastern Reel
|f_tune_name=Mackilmoyle Reel
|f_played_by=[https://www.youtube.com/@PattiKusturokOfficial Patti Kusturok and Julie Fitzgerald]
|f_played_by=[https://bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1007643248?lang=en Joe Bouchard's]
|f_notes= Great Eastern at Hearts Content, July 1866.
|f_notes= Don Messer.
|f_source=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpfDMTJnvBA Youtube]
|f_source=[https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028011/f7/14554.mp3 Government of Canada]
|f_pix=650
|f_pix=650
|f_picpix=150   
|f_picpix=150   
|f_piclink=Great_Eastern_Reel_(1)
|f_piclink=Mackilmoyle Reel
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Revision as of 15:07, 24 May 2025

Featured Tunes Music Library
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Featured Tunes Music Library



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.



An Comhra Donn

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



Fermoy Lasses

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



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.



The Merry Days of Easter

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



Mackilmoyle Reel

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