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Queen Mary’s Lamentation

Played by: John Gibbons
Source: Soundcloud
Image: Tommaso Giordani (Napoli c. 1730 – Dublin 1806).



Lovely_Nancy_(1)

Played by: Alison Melville
Source: Soundcloud
Image: Maybe James Oswald (1710–1769)



Dainty Davie

Played by: The Dubliners
Source: Youtube
Image: Reverend David Williamson (c. 1634 – 6 August 1706).



Japanese Tommy's Reel

Played by: Greg C. Adams
Source: YouTube
Image: The American minstrel performer Japanese Tommy (Library of Congress description) aka Thomas Dilward (circa 1860. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection 1840–1902).



Tatter Jack Walsh

Played by: Andrew John Cairns
Source: Soundcloud
Image: Patrick Joseph McCall (6 March 1861 – 8 March 1919) known as "P.J. McCall"



Elk River Blues

Played by: Jatek Zenekar
Source: Soundcloud
Image: Ernie Carpenter (1909-1997)