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|f_track=Behind The Bush In The Garden Clare.mp3
|f_track=Dr McLeod Wears A Dirk.mp3
|f_artwork=dolan.jpg
|f_artwork=AlexanderCarmichael.jpg
|f_tune_name=Behind The Bush in the Garden
|f_tune_name=An Doctair Leodach's Biodag Air
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/andymcgann Andy McGann]
|f_played_by=[https://westwardthelight.com Westward the Light]
|f_notes= Patrick James or Packie Dolan was born in Ballinamuck, Co. Longford, the Irish Midlands, the eldest of 9 children. His father John, a small farmer, played fiddle and taught Packie.
|f_notes= Alexander Archibald Carmichael (Gaelic: Alasdair Gilleasbaig MacGilleMhìcheil) was a Scottish exciseman, folklorist, antiquarian, and author.
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/andymcgann/behind-the-bush-in-the-garden Soundcloud]
|f_source=[https://youtu.be/OX8iPJBvH1U Youtube]
|f_pix=650
|f_pix=650
|f_picpix=150   
|f_picpix=150   
|f_piclink=Behind_the_Bush_in_the_Garden_(1)
|f_piclink=Doctair_Leodach's_Biodag_Air_(An)
}}
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{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=Rakish Paddy Reel.mp3
|f_track=An Comhra Donn.mp3
|f_artwork=Rakish Paddy.png
|f_artwork=An Comhra Donn.jpg
|f_tune_name=Rakish Paddy
|f_tune_name=An Comhra Donn
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/ward-irish-music-archives Ward Irish Music Archive]
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/richard-carver-72856911 Richard Carver]
|f_notes= The Francis O'Neill Cylinders - Thirty-two Recordings of Irish Traditional Music in America, circa 1904.
|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/ward-irish-music-archives/rakish-paddy-reel 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=Rakish Paddy
|f_piclink=Comhra_Donn_(An)
}}
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{{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)
}}
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{{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 
|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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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.