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|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=650
|f_pix=650
|f_picpix=150   
|f_picpix=150   
|f_piclink=Rakish Paddy
|f_piclink=Doctair_Leodach's_Biodag_Air_(An)
}}
}}
{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=Quince Dillons High D.mp3
|f_track=An Comhra Donn.mp3
|f_artwork=Reed.jpg
|f_artwork=An Comhra Donn.jpg
|f_tune_name=Quince Dillon’s High 'D' Tune
|f_tune_name=An Comhra Donn
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/thequasibrothers The Quasi Brothers - Ersatz & Pseudo Quasi]
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/richard-carver-72856911 Richard Carver]
|f_notes= The Reed brothers, Henry on right.
|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/thequasibrothers/quince-dillons-high-d 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=Quince Dillon’s High 'D' Tune
|f_piclink=Comhra_Donn_(An)
}}
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{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=GroomsTune.mp3
|f_track=Fermoy Lasses.mp3
|f_artwork=GroomsPension.jpg
|f_artwork=Fermoy.jpg
|f_tune_name=Bonaparte's Retreat
|f_tune_name=Fermoy Lasses
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/dollyparton Dolly Parton]
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/rowantreehill Rowan Tree Reel]
|f_notes= To this day, North Carolina mountain fiddlers will refer to Bonaparte's Retreat as "Grooms' Tune"
|f_notes= Fermoy Town, c. 1844.
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/dollyparton/grooms-tune-bonapartes-retreat Soundcloud]
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/rowantreehill/fermoy-lasses Soundcloud]
|f_pix=650
|f_pix=650
|f_picpix=150   
|f_picpix=150   
|f_piclink=Bonaparte's Retreat_(1)
|f_piclink=Fermoy_Lasses_(The)
}}
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{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=Sir Roger De Coverley.mp3
|f_track=Lasses Pisses Brandy.mp3
|f_artwork=Sir Roger De Coverley.png
|f_artwork=The Great Northern Tune Book.jpg
|f_tune_name=Sir Roger de Coverley
|f_tune_name=Lasses Pisses Brandy
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/p-a-barn-dance Pump Action Band]
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/bill-wakefield Bill Wakefield]
|f_notes= Sir Roger de Coverley and gypsies, 1840 engraving.
|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/p-a-barn-dance/sir-roger-de-coverley 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=Sir Roger de Coverley
|f_piclink=Lasses Pisses Brandy
}}
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{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=Mr Isaacs Maggot.mp3
|f_track=The Merry Days Of Easter.mp3
|f_artwork=Mr-isaac.jpg
|f_artwork=Mcfadden.jpg
|f_tune_name=Mr. Isaac’s Maggot
|f_tune_name=The Merry Days of Easter
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/auburn_witch Auburn Witch]
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/trad-tune-collection Fionnlagh Ballantine]
|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= John McFadden.
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/auburn_witch/mr-isaacs-maggot 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=Mr._Isaac’s_Maggot
|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

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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.