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{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=Mackilmoyle Reel.mp3
|f_track=Dr McLeod Wears A Dirk.mp3
|f_artwork=Messer.jpg
|f_artwork=AlexanderCarmichael.jpg
|f_tune_name=Mackilmoyle Reel
|f_tune_name=An Doctair Leodach's Biodag Air
|f_played_by=[https://bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1007643248?lang=en Joe Bouchard's]
|f_played_by=[https://westwardthelight.com Westward the Light]
|f_notes= Don Messer.
|f_notes= Alexander Archibald Carmichael (Gaelic: Alasdair Gilleasbaig MacGilleMhìcheil) was a Scottish exciseman, folklorist, antiquarian, and author.
|f_source=[https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028011/f7/14554.mp3 Government of Canada]
|f_source=[https://youtu.be/OX8iPJBvH1U Youtube]
|f_pix=220
|f_pix=650
|f_picpix=80  
|f_picpix=150  
|f_piclink=Mackilmoyle Reel
|f_piclink=Doctair_Leodach's_Biodag_Air_(An)
}}
}}
{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=Lord Alexanders Reel.mp3
|f_track=An Comhra Donn.mp3
|f_artwork=Abbie.jpg
|f_artwork=An Comhra Donn.jpg
|f_tune_name=Lord Alexander's Reel
|f_tune_name=An Comhra Donn
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/user-19695412 Abbie Andrews]
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/richard-carver-72856911 Richard Carver]
|f_notes= Abbie Andrews and His Canadian Ranch Boys (''Heard each Friday at 8:30 p.m. over C.K.T.B. 1550 on your Dial'').
|f_notes= The Donegal title for the tune is "ComhrΓ‘ 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/user-19695412/lord-alexanders-reel-abbie-andrews 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=Lord_Alexander's_Reel
|f_piclink=Comhra_Donn_(An)
}}
}}
{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=For Ireland I Did Not Tell Her Name.mp3
|f_track=Fermoy Lasses.mp3
|f_artwork=Mary_OHARA.jpg
|f_artwork=Fermoy.jpg
|f_tune_name=For Ireland I Won't Say Her Name
|f_tune_name=Fermoy Lasses
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/johandewal Johan De Wal]
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/rowantreehill Rowan Tree Reel]
|f_notes= Mary O'Hara Autographed Copy.
|f_notes= Fermoy Town, c. 1844.
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/johandewal/for-ireland-i-did-not-tell-1 Soundcloud]
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/rowantreehill/fermoy-lasses Soundcloud]
|f_pix=650
|f_pix=650
|f_picpix=150   
|f_picpix=150   
|f_piclink=For_Ireland_I_Won't_Say_Her_Name_(1)
|f_piclink=Fermoy_Lasses_(The)
}}
}}
{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=Colonel McBain.mp3
|f_track=Lasses Pisses Brandy.mp3
|f_artwork=James Goodman Manuscripts.png
|f_artwork=The Great Northern Tune Book.jpg
|f_tune_name=Colonel McBain's
|f_tune_name=Lasses Pisses Brandy
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/user-463726157 Hasse Jonsson]
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/bill-wakefield Bill Wakefield]
|f_notes= The tune was first recorded by Galway melodeon player Peter Conlon in 1921, under the title "McBan's Reel" (thought the different spelling may be due to an error by the record company).
|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-463726157/colonel-mcbain 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=Colonel McBain's
|f_piclink=Lasses Pisses Brandy
}}
}}
{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=Over the Water to Charlie.mp3
|f_track=The Merry Days Of Easter.mp3
|f_artwork=Bonnieprincecharlie.jpg
|f_artwork=Mcfadden.jpg
|f_tune_name=Over the Water to Charlie
|f_tune_name=The Merry Days of Easter
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/hoodwinkswagger Hood, Wink & Swagger]
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/trad-tune-collection Fionnlagh Ballantine]
|f_notes= Prince Charles Edward Stuart (1720-1788) was indeed 'over the water', in France with a price on his head should he return to Britain, growing old, fat and alcoholic, while his air was advancing in popularity through the 18th century.
|f_notes= John McFadden.
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/hoodwinkswagger/over-the-water-to-charlie-4 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=Over the Water to Charlie (1)
|f_piclink=Merry_Days_of_Easter_(1)_(The)
}}
}}
{{FeaturedTunes   
{{FeaturedTunes   
|f_track=The Marquis of Granby.mp3
|f_track=Mackilmoyle Reel.mp3
|f_artwork=Manners.jpg
|f_artwork=Messer.jpg
|f_tune_name=The Marquis of Granby
|f_tune_name=Mackilmoyle Reel
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/thebandoftheroyalmilitaryschoolofmusicknellerhall The Band Of The Royal Military School Of Music]
|f_played_by=[https://bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1007643248?lang=en Joe Bouchard's]
|f_notes= John Manners, Marquis of Granby, 1766, by Joshua Reynolds.
|f_notes= Don Messer.
|f_source=[https://soundcloud.com/thebandoftheroyalmilitaryschoolofmusicknellerhall/the-marquis-of-granby 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=Marquis_of_Granby_(The)
|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 "ComhrΓ‘ 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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