Shetland Pony - Robertson's - Paddy Fahy's (reels), from our CD, "Buttered Side Down". 
Michelle wrote “Shetland Pony” after falling in love with Shetland music in the 1980’s. The tune is really misnamed though, because Shetland ponies aren’t fast or jolly like this melody - they’re slow and mean and only want to run you into barbed wire fences, scrape you off on tree limbs and bite you when you feed them. The second tune is Robertson’s, by legendary Shetland fiddler Tom Anderson (1910-1991). We finish up the set with a sax-driven version of Paddy Fahey’s.

Shetland Pony

Medley of three original tunes in the Asturian-Galician style:
1. Fermoso Universo (Beautiful Universe) - Mike Tidwell & David Lovrien
2. Emergency Pants - David Lovrien
3. Prata Paxaro (Silver Bird) - Rick Holt
From the CD "Buttered Side Down" by 5 Second Rule.
Copyright 2010, 5 Second Rule.

Fermoso Universo

A rousing new folk song filled with sailors, pirates and adventure! Songwriter Mike Tidwell takes us back in time to the days of pirates and sailing ships. This has been one of the most popular and requested songs by Dallas-based Irish group 5 SECOND RULE since it was written in 2012.

Bengal Bay

Our Irish take on this Beatles classic. Shared today (3 Dec 2015) on the 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles' Rubber Soul! This was the very first demo track we recorded after organizing the band in 2008.

Norwegian Wood - Banish Misfortune

Special guest Dennis Taylor with 5SR at Church of the Holy Communion, Dallas, TX

Brown Eyed Girl - Acoustic Coffee House

A medley of two jigs and a reel.  From our CD, "Buttered Side Down".  Tunes written for bagpipes often sound “pipey” no matter what instrument they’re played on. We chose two wonderful piping jigs for this set - Fraher’s and The Humours of Ballyloughlin, which Michelle learned from her truly awesome fiddle workshop instructor, Dale Russ, almost thirty years ago. We wrap it up with the happy old chestnut Christmas Eve.

Fraher's-Road to Ballyloughlin-Christmas Eve

A live on-air radio performance from August 2011.  A set of reels, including "The Beehive", "Toss the Feathers" and "Rakish Paddy".  Intro by station manager Kurt Rongey.

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