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|f_track=Behind The Bush In The Garden Clare.mp3
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|f_tune_name=Behind The Bush in the Garden
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/andymcgann Andy McGann]
|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_source=[https://soundcloud.com/andymcgann/behind-the-bush-in-the-garden Soundcloud]
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|f_piclink=Sir Roger de Coverley
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|f_track=Mr Isaacs Maggot.mp3
|f_artwork=Mr-isaac.jpg
|f_tune_name=Mr. Isaac’s Maggot
|f_played_by=[https://soundcloud.com/auburn_witch Auburn Witch]
|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_source=[https://soundcloud.com/auburn_witch/mr-isaacs-maggot Soundcloud]
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Revision as of 19:37, 9 February 2025

Featured Tunes Music Library
Featured Tunes are considered to be some of the best articles TTA has to offer, as determined by TTA's editors. They are used by editors as examples for writing other articles.

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Featured Tunes Music Library



Behind The Bush in the Garden

Played by: Andy McGann
Source: Soundcloud
Image: 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.



Rakish Paddy

Played by: Ward Irish Music Archive
Source: Soundcloud
Image: The Francis O'Neill Cylinders - Thirty-two Recordings of Irish Traditional Music in America, circa 1904.



Quince Dillon’s High 'D' Tune

Played by: The Quasi Brothers - Ersatz & Pseudo Quasi
Source: Soundcloud
Image: The Reed brothers, Henry on right.



Bonaparte's Retreat

Played by: Dolly Parton
Source: Soundcloud
Image: To this day, North Carolina mountain fiddlers will refer to Bonaparte's Retreat as "Grooms' Tune"



Sir Roger de Coverley

Played by: Pump Action Band
Source: Soundcloud
Image: Sir Roger de Coverley and gypsies, 1840 engraving.