A unique tune from the 18th century Dixon manuscript.  The Scottish smallpipes in C were made by Ray Sloan of Brittany, France.

Minuet, Edward the Second (Dixon) SSP

A traditional slow air, which laments the loss of a boat that sank with all  in the Corrib river, Co. Galway, in 1828.

I'm playing this on my antique 'simple system' wooden flute, which was made c1840 in London by B.  Lee of Old Bond Street.

Anach Cuain

5 jigs - The Rollicking Irishman, more commonly known as Father O'Flynn; The Midlothian Pipe Band (apparently by Pipe Major Farquhar Beaton); Charlie Hunter's (Bobby MacLeod); Tobin's Favourite; The Rothley Road (Rob Say).
Played on F pipes by Colin Ross.
Recorded at Devonshire Hall, Leeds.

The Rollicking Irishman on the Rothley Road

Bare Knuckle

The Workers Song

Jock Wilson o' Fenton (Bryce Anderson), Cheviot Rant (Willy Miller), Keelman Brown of Newburn (Chris Ormston), The Swing Bridge Rant (Chris Ormston), (New) Morpeth Rant (unknown)
Played on G pipes made by Kim Bull.

5 Northumbrian Rants

Biddlestone Hornpipe/Jane of Biddlestone (T W Pigg)

Lang Strumpony from the MacFarlane MS by David Young (in the "Great Northern Tunebook"); Jack in the West from the "Geordie Syme" book.

Lang Strumpony - Jack In The West

Da pacem

Pritouritze Planinata (Traditional)

Chevy Chase / Holmes's Fancy with Variations

Borders Pipes

Chris Ormston - John Anderson / Hey Ca Thro

Improvised recordings made to devise one harmony for Morpeth Lasses, but then they sounded alright all together, so I didn't have to choose one. Feat. seven Sunday afternoon Sarahs and some questionable recording jiggery pokery

Chevy Chase / Holmes's Fancy with Variations

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