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{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=Rakish Paddy Reel.mp3
|f_track=Dr McLeod Wears A Dirk.mp3
|f_artwork=Rakish Paddy.png
|f_artwork=AlexanderCarmichael.jpg
|f_tune_name=Rakish Paddy
|f_tune_name=An Doctair Leodach's Biodag Air
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/ward-irish-music-archives Ward Irish Music Archive]
|f_played_by=[https://westwardthelight.com Westward the Light]
|f_notes= The Francis O'Neill Cylinders - Thirty-two Recordings of Irish Traditional Music in America, circa 1904.
|f_notes= Alexander Archibald Carmichael (Gaelic: Alasdair Gilleasbaig MacGilleMhìcheil) was a Scottish exciseman, folklorist, antiquarian, and author.
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/ward-irish-music-archives/rakish-paddy-reel Soundcloud]
|f_source=[https://youtu.be/OX8iPJBvH1U Youtube]
|f_pix=220 
|f_pix=650
|f_picpix=80  
|f_picpix=150 
|f_piclink=Rakish Paddy
|f_piclink=Doctair_Leodach's_Biodag_Air_(An)
}}
{{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)
}}
}}
{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=Quince Dillons High D.mp3
|f_track=Fermoy Lasses.mp3
|f_artwork=Reed.jpg
|f_artwork=Fermoy.jpg
|f_tune_name=Quince Dillon’s High 'D' Tune
|f_tune_name=Fermoy Lasses
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/thequasibrothers The Quasi Brothers - Ersatz & Pseudo Quasi]
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/rowantreehill Rowan Tree Reel]
|f_notes= The Reed brothers, Henry on right.
|f_notes= Fermoy Town, c. 1844.
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/thequasibrothers/quince-dillons-high-d Soundcloud]
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/rowantreehill/fermoy-lasses Soundcloud]
|f_pix=650
|f_pix=650
|f_picpix=150   
|f_picpix=150   
|f_piclink=Quince Dillon’s High 'D' Tune
|f_piclink=Fermoy_Lasses_(The)
}}
}}
{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=GroomsTune.mp3
|f_track=Lasses Pisses Brandy.mp3
|f_artwork=GroomsPension.jpg
|f_artwork=The Great Northern Tune Book.jpg
|f_tune_name=Bonaparte's Retreat
|f_tune_name=Lasses Pisses Brandy
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/dollyparton Dolly Parton]
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/bill-wakefield Bill Wakefield]
|f_notes= To this day, North Carolina mountain fiddlers will refer to Bonaparte's Retreat as "Grooms' Tune"
|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/dollyparton/grooms-tune-bonapartes-retreat 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=Bonaparte's Retreat_(1)
|f_piclink=Lasses Pisses Brandy
}}
}}
{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=Sir Roger De Coverley.mp3
|f_track=The Merry Days Of Easter.mp3
|f_artwork=Sir Roger De Coverley.png
|f_artwork=Mcfadden.jpg
|f_tune_name=Sir Roger de Coverley
|f_tune_name=The Merry Days of Easter
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/p-a-barn-dance Pump Action Band]
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/trad-tune-collection Fionnlagh Ballantine]
|f_notes= Sir Roger de Coverley and gypsies, 1840 engraving.
|f_notes= John McFadden.
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/p-a-barn-dance/sir-roger-de-coverley 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=Sir Roger de Coverley
|f_piclink=Merry_Days_of_Easter_(1)_(The)
}}
}}
{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=Mr Isaacs Maggot.mp3
|f_track=Mackilmoyle Reel.mp3
|f_artwork=Mr-isaac.jpg
|f_artwork=Messer.jpg
|f_tune_name=Mr. Isaac’s Maggot
|f_tune_name=Mackilmoyle Reel
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/auburn_witch Auburn Witch]
|f_played_by=[https://bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1007643248?lang=en Joe Bouchard's]
|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= Don Messer.
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/auburn_witch/mr-isaacs-maggot Soundcloud]
|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=Mr._Isaac’s_Maggot
|f_piclink=Mackilmoyle Reel
}}
}}

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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 "Comhrá 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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