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{{FeaturedTunes   
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|f_track=Sir Roger De Coverley.mp3
|f_track=Dr McLeod Wears A Dirk.mp3
|f_artwork=Sir Roger De Coverley.png
|f_artwork=AlexanderCarmichael.jpg
|f_tune_name=Sir Roger de Coverley
|f_tune_name=An Doctair Leodach's Biodag Air
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/p-a-barn-dance Pump Action Band]
|f_played_by=[https://westwardthelight.com Westward the Light]
|f_notes= Sir Roger de Coverley and gypsies, 1840 engraving.
|f_notes= Alexander Archibald Carmichael (Gaelic: Alasdair Gilleasbaig MacGilleMhìcheil) was a Scottish exciseman, folklorist, antiquarian, and author.
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/p-a-barn-dance/sir-roger-de-coverley Soundcloud]
|f_source=[https://youtu.be/OX8iPJBvH1U Youtube]
|f_pix=650
|f_pix=650
|f_picpix=150   
|f_picpix=150   
|f_piclink=Sir Roger de Coverley
|f_piclink=Doctair_Leodach's_Biodag_Air_(An)
}}
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{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=Mr Isaacs Maggot.mp3
|f_track=An Comhra Donn.mp3
|f_artwork=Mr-isaac.jpg
|f_artwork=An Comhra Donn.jpg
|f_tune_name=Mr. Isaac’s Maggot
|f_tune_name=An Comhra Donn
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/auburn_witch Auburn Witch]
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/richard-carver-72856911 Richard Carver]
|f_notes= Mr. Isaac, painted by Louis Goupy. The original portrait is lost, but this engraving of it by George White was published in the early 18th century.
|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/auburn_witch/mr-isaacs-maggot Soundcloud]
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/louisecarey98/the-highstool-prophets-the-1 Soundcloud]
|f_pix=650
|f_pix=650
|f_picpix=150   
|f_picpix=150   
|f_piclink=Mr._Isaac’s_Maggot
|f_piclink=Comhra_Donn_(An)
}}
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{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=Old_Dan_Tucker.mp3
|f_track=Fermoy Lasses.mp3
|f_artwork=Tuckersheet.JPEG
|f_artwork=Fermoy.jpg
|f_tune_name=Old Dan Tucker
|f_tune_name=Fermoy Lasses
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/just4folk Just Folk]
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/rowantreehill Rowan Tree Reel]
|f_notes= The original 1843 sheet music, featuring Emmett and the Virginia Minstrels
|f_notes= Fermoy Town, c. 1844.
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/just4folk/old-dan-tucker Soundcloud]
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/rowantreehill/fermoy-lasses Soundcloud]
|f_pix=650
|f_pix=650
|f_picpix=150   
|f_picpix=150   
|f_piclink=Old Dan Tucker
|f_piclink=Fermoy_Lasses_(The)
}}
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{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=Queen Marys Lamentation.mp3
|f_track=Lasses Pisses Brandy.mp3
|f_artwork=Tommaso Giordani 1.jpg
|f_artwork=The Great Northern Tune Book.jpg
|f_tune_name=Queen Mary’s Lamentation
|f_tune_name=Lasses Pisses Brandy
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/john-gibbons-4 John Gibbons]
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/bill-wakefield Bill Wakefield]
|f_notes= Tommaso Giordani (Napoli c. 1730 – Dublin 1806).  
|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/john-gibbons-4/queen-marys-lamentation 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=Queen Mary’s Lamentation
|f_piclink=Lasses Pisses Brandy
}}
}}
{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=Lovely Nancy.mp3
|f_track=The Merry Days Of Easter.mp3
|f_artwork=Maybe James Oswald.jpg
|f_artwork=Mcfadden.jpg
|f_tune_name=Lovely_Nancy_(1)
|f_tune_name=The Merry Days of Easter
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/alison-melville Alison Melville]
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/trad-tune-collection Fionnlagh Ballantine]
|f_notes= Maybe James Oswald (1710–1769)
|f_notes= John McFadden.
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/alison-melville/lovely-nancy 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=Lovely Nancy
|f_piclink=Merry_Days_of_Easter_(1)_(The)
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{{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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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.