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JOHNNY COPE
Johnny Cope
Played by Planxty
Source: Soundcloud
Johnny Cope
THE BLACKBIRD
The Blackbird
Played by The Forge Band
Source: Soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/the-forge-band/the-blackbird)
The Blackbird
SI BHEAG SI MHOR
Si Bheag Si Mhor
Played by: Valerio Pelliccioni at home for Christmas
Si Bheag, Si Mhor
SPEED THE PLOW
Speed the Plow
Played by: Hog-eyed Man
Source: Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hog-eyed-man/04-speed-the-plow
Speed the plow
TURKEY IN THE STRAW
Turkey in the Straw
Turkeys in the straw
GRANNY WILL YOUR DOG BITE?
Granny will your dog bite
Source: Berea Sound Archive - https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/3460]
Fiddle played by John Masters and recorded in Fayette County, Kentucky by John Harrod [1980s
Granny Will Your Dog Bite
LOVE IS A TORMENTING PAIN
Played by: Dick Glasgow
Source: SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/dick-glasgow/loves-a-tormenting-pain)
Played on Hammered Dulcimer & English Concertina
Love is a tormenting pain
ASTLEY'S RIDE
Astley's Ride
Played by: The Black Smock Band
Source: Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/the-black-smock-band
Astley's Ride
OLD MOLLY HARE
Old Molly Hare
Source: SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/mhejna
Played by: Maddy Hejna -Burlington, United States
Old Molly Hare
LARGO'S FAIRY DANCE
Largo's Fairy Dance
Source: SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/concal/fairy-dance)
Played by: Concerto Caledonia - Glasgow, United Kingdom
Largos_Fairy_Dance
HOME BREW RAG
Home Brew Rag
Wax cylinder recording made January 4, 2015 with Colin Hancock, Will Webster, Tyler, Dan and Christy Foster
Home Brew Rag
HASTE TO THE WEDDING
Haste to the Wedding
Played by Riordan Irish Folk
Source: https://soundcloud.com/riordan-irish-folk/haste-to-the-wedding
Haste to the Wedding
IRISH WASHERWOMAN
The Irish Washerwoman
Played by: Angela Moorad
Source: https://soundcloud.com/omazing-kids-yoga/the-irish-washerwoman
The Irish Washerwoman
THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME
The Girl I Left Behind Me
Source: SoundCloud
The Girl I Left Behind Me
MONEY MUSK
Money Musk
Source: SoundCloud
Money Musk
SIR JOHN FENWICK
Sir John Fenwick
Played by: Gillian Boucher (Toronto)
Source: SoundCloud
Sir John Fenwick
KILWILLING'S REEL
Kilwinnings Steeple
Kilwinning Steeple
TEETOTALER'S REEL
The Teetotaller's Reel


Temperance Reel
Concert at Ed fortuna's House around 2003
The Teetotaller's Reel
KEMP'S JIG
Kemp's Jig
Played: Mark Farley
(Source: SoundCloud)
Kemp's Jig
BOVAGLIE'S PLAID
Bovaglie's Plaid
Adam Taylor (SoundCloud)
Bovaglie's Plaid
THE LASS OF RICHMOND HILL
The Lass of Richmond Hill
Owl Parliament (SoundCloud)
The Lass of Richmond Hill
Len Charnok (SoundCloud)
The Lass of Richmond Hill
SIR SIDNEY SMITH'S MARCH
Played by Chris Ormston, ...as played in duet by Henry & Tom Clough.
'Young' Tom Clough wanted to perform this wth him, but became ill and sadly died before them had a chance to record it. Chris plays Tom Clough's pipes now, so the tradition lives!
Origin: SoundCloud
Sir Sidney Smith March
CRIPPLE CREEK: In 1965, Tracy Newman did 6 episodes of a public TV series for children called "What's New." She presented folk songs from all over the world, and many instruments, to the best of her ability at the time.
Cripple Creek on the banjo played by Tracy Newman
Cripple Creek
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