"Gregor of My Heart"
Traditional song in Scottish Gaelic describing a woman lamenting the death of her husband, the chief of Clan Gregor.

Griogal Cridhe (flute)

March of the King of Laois (Irish uilleann pipes)

Hymn composed by Séan Ó Riada to lyrics by Fr. Micheál Ó Síocháin
The title could be best translated in English as "Christ's is the Seed"

Slow Air: Ag Críost an Síol (Irish uilleann pipes)

Channing  Dodson's Album

Reels: Maid in the Cherry Tree/Trim the Velvet (Irish uilleann pipes)

A jig from the repertoire of Donegal fiddler Johnny Doherty

Jig: The Policeman's Holiday (flute)

An "aisling" type song from the sean-nós tradition. The title means "I am asleep."

Slow Air: Táimse i Mo Chodhladh (Irish uilleann pipes)

Sí Beag, Sí Mór

March-Strathspey-Reel: 71st Highlanders/Susan MacLeod/The Sheepwife

Cèol Mór: Catherine's Lament (Scottish bagpipes)

Composed by Eric Ederer, 2001
Turkish oud made by Ali Nışadır
Tuning: Turkish (B-F#-B-E-A-D)

Laz Hanukka (Turkish oud)

Composed by Tanburi Cemil Bey
Turkish oud made by Ali Nışadır
Tuning: Turkish (B-F#-B-E-A-D)

Hüseynî Giriş Taksimi/Çeçen Kızı

Segâh Saz Semaisi composed by Nâyi Osman Dede
Turkish oud made by Ali Nışadır
Tuning: Turkish (D-F#-B-E-A-D)

Segâh Taksimi/Segâh Saz Semaisi

Trad. Attributed to either Sultan Abdulaziz III or Lâvtacı Andon.
Tuning: Arabic (D-G-A-d-g-c)

Hicâz Mandıra

Composed by Kemani Tatyos Efendi (Tatyos Ekserciyan)
Turkish oud made by Ali Nışadır
Tuning: Turkish (B-F#-B-E-A-D)

Hüseynî Saz Semâîsi

Air composed by Nathaniel Gow played on the Scottish smallpipes

Air: Mrs. Hamilton of Pitcaithlands (Scottish smallpipes)

I'm a piper and flute player living in Portland, Oregon. While I mostly play Irish and Scottish traditional music, I recently started exploring Turkish and Middle Eastern music on the oud, and I've occasionally dabbled in electronic music, so bits of those things may find a home here as well.

Channing Dodson

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