Three Northumbrian Tunes played on Two English Concertinas & a Mandolin, with Harmonies.

Salmon Tails Set ~ English Concertina Duet, with Mandolin!

Played here on Fiddle, English Concertina & Tin Whistle.

"The air is credited to James Oswald, circa 1742. 
Burns is said to have witnessed the parting from his sweetheart of a young officer embarking for foreign service from the port of Leith.”
"It was first published in the Scots Musical Museum vol.3 in 1790 under the title ‘My Bony Mary’."

The Silver Tassie
by Robert Burns (1759 – 96)

Gae fetch tae me a pint o wine
And fill it in a siller tassie
That I may drink before I go
A service tae my bonny lassie

The boat rocks at the pier o Leith,
Fu' loud the wind blaws fae the Ferry,
The ship rides by the Berwick Law,
And I maun leave my bonny Mary

The trumpets sound, the banners fly,
The glittering spears are ranked ready,
The shouts o war are heard afar,
The battle closes deep and bloody.

It's not the roar o sea on shore
Wad mak me langer wish tae tarry,
Nor shouts o war that's heard afar:
It's leaving thee, my bonny Mary

Silver Tassie:
http://sangstories.webs.com/silvertassie.htm

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Silver Tassie

Step it out Joe. An Irish Barndance composed by Charlie Lennon.
Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Tenor Banjo, Trump & Bodhran.

Step it out Joe

Mick Carr's Highland. A Donegal Highland which has been adapted from the Scottish Reel ~ Dunnichen, 1st published in Archibald Duff's 1794 collection. Played on English Concertina, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Trump & Bodhran.

Mick Carr's Highland

Huntly's Wedding Medley. A Strathspey composed by Capt. Simon Fraser & published in 1816 collection. Played on English Concertina, Fiddle, Hammered Dulcimer, Mountain Dulcimer & Bodhran. Lockdown Video ~ 901

Huntly's Wedding Medley

Tumbler's Hornpipe. An old three part English Triple Hornpipe ( 3/2 ) first published in Yorkshire by James Biggins, in 1779. Played on English Concertina, Fiddle, Hammered Dulcimer, Trump, & Bodhran.

Tumbler's Hornpipe

Munlochy Bridge, a lovely Scottish Strathspey which was first published in the William Ross collection of 1885. Played here on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Tenor Guitar, Fiddle & Tenor Banjo.

Munlochy Bridge

Grant of Sheuglie's contest betwixt his Violin, Pipe and Harp. An ancient Scottish Highland Slow Air. First published by Joseph MacDonald in 1760. AKA - Máiri Nighean Dheorsa. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle, Tenor Guitar, Mountain Dulcimer & Bodhran.

Grant of Sheuglie's contest betwixt his Violin, Pipe and Harp

John Brosnan's Polkas. Learned from the playing of Kerry Accordion player John Brosnan. Played on English Concertina, Fiddle, Tenor Guitar, Hammered Dulcimer, Trump & Tenor Banjo. 

John Brosnan's Polkas.

Squire Wood's Lamentation On The Refusal Of His Halfpence!, composed by Turlough O'Carolan & played on English Concertina, Fiddle & Hammered Dulcimer.

Squire Wood's Lamentation on the Refusal of his Halfpence.

Sir Festus Burke! Composed by Turlough O'Carolan. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Tenor Banjo. 

Sir Festus Burke.

John Drury! Composed by Turlough O'Carolan. Played on Tenor Guitar, Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Tenor Banjo & Bodhran.

John Drury.

Mrs Farrell. Another Planxty composed by Turlough O'Carolan. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Tenor Banjo.

Mrs Farrell

Blind Mary, composed by Turlough O'Carolan & played here by Dick Glasgow on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Tin Whistle.

Blind Mary.

Eleanor Plunkett. Composed by Turlough O'Carolan & played here on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Tin Whistle.

Eleanor Plunkett.

Mac Griogair a Ruaro. A traditional Scottish lament from Perthshire, for the historical figure Gregor MacGregor of Glen Strae. First published in 1775 in Daniel Dow's Ancient Scots Music. Played on Hammered Dulcimer, Tenor Guitar, English Concertina & Fiddle.

Mac Griogair a Ruaro

Composed by Turlough O'Carolan (1670 - 1738). He had it listed simply as number 171. 
It was actually The Chieftains who gave it the title we all know it by today, for they adapted it as theme music on the occasion of Pope John Paul II's historic visit to Dublin in 1979 & the title has been used universally since then. It appears on The Chieftains 9 album: Boil the Breakfast Early. Played by me here on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Tin Whistle.

Carolans Welcome

Composed by Turlough O'Carolan (1670 - 1738). Charles was the eldest son of Denis O'Connor. He was taught to play the harp by Carolan. Played on Tenor Guitar, Mandolin, Nyckelharpa, Tenor Banjo & Anglo Concertina.

Charles O'Connor

Carolan's Dream, also known as Molly MacAlpin, or in Scotland as Gilderoy’s, was one of O'Carolan's favourite tunes, but was actually composed by William Connellan & was published in Bunting’s 1797 collection. I play it here on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Tin Whistle. 

Carolan's Dream

Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Mandolin & Side Drum.

"Richard Grainger rewrote Death of Nelson to his own tune from fragments published in a Folk Music Journal in about 1973. He sang it on his 1984 Fellside album, Herbs of the Heart."

https://mainlynorfolk.info/peter.bellamy/songs/thedeathofnelson.html

Lyrics:
Death of Nelson
by Richard Grainger

On the Twenty-First of October, before the rising sun,
We formed a line for battle and at twelve o clock begun.
Old Nelson to his men did say:
“The lord will prosper us this day.
Set fire the broadside, fire away.”
On board a man of war.

Chorus (twice after each verse):
Let him die in peace, God bless you all,
On board a man of war.
From broadside to broadside the cannon balls did fly,
Like hailstone the small shot across our decks did fly.
Our main mast was blown away;
Besides some hundreds on that day
Were killed or wounded in the fray
On board a man of war.

And then our great commander, with grief he shook his head:
There's no reprieve, no relief, old Nelson he is dead.
It was a fateful musket-ball
That caused old Nelson for to fall.
Let him die in peace, god bless you all
On board a man of war

Richard Grainger:
http://www.richard-grainger.com/

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A plaque on the wall beside these magnificent windows in the Allen and Adair Hall in Dervock reads......

TRAFALGAR. OCTOBER 21ST 1805
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The scene on the poop of HMS VICTORY as she led the weather column into action.
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The time is 11.40 am Nelson's famous signal is being hoisted.
In the left-hand Light Lieutenant John Pasco (with megaphone in hand) is seen
superintending the hoisting of the signal.

The centre light shows Vice Admiral Lord Nelson talking to Thomas Hardy The Captain of HMS VICTORY and Captain the Hon. Henry Blackwood (with hat in hand) The captain of the Frigate EURYALUS .

In the right hand light Captain William Prowse the Captain of the Frigate SIRIUS is
seen looking through his telescope. He is watching the enemy ships which can be
seen on the horizon. To the right of Captain Prowse stands (with his arms folded) his nephew Captain Charles William Adair, Royal Marines. In the foreground Mr John Scott, Lord Nelson's secretary, is seen bending forward studying some papers.
The British ship in the distance is HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN the flagship of Vice Admiral Collingwood, leading the LEE column.

The frigate Captains had been called on board for orders, and returned to their ships before the battle began.

Lord Nelson, Mr Scott and Captain Adair were killed in the action, and Lieutenant Pasco was severely wounded.

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The Death Of Nelson!

Played on Fiddle, English Concertina, Hammered Dulcimer & Tin Whistle.

The Northern Lass!

This lovely Turlough O'Carolan melody is played here on English Concertina, Fiddle & Hammered Dulcimer.

For the www.concertina.net Tune of the Month.

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Squire Wood's Lamentation On The Refusal Of His Halfpence!

The Christmas Polka played by me on Mandolin, English Concertina, Hammered Dulcimer, Nyckelharpa & Bodhran. Composed by County Cork button accordion player Jackie Daly.

Dick Glasgow's Album

The Christmas Polka!

With my Oakwood Hammered Dulcimer & 1923 62 Key Wheatstone Aeola Baritone / Treble English Concertina, playing Lamshaws Fancy / Herd on the Hill & Holmes Fancy in front of the fire. Tune details below: ...

Lamshaws Fancy: https://thesession.org/tunes/12607

Herd on the Hill: https://thesession.org/tunes/6175

Holmes Fancy: https://thesession.org/tunes/7848

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Lamshaws Fancy / Herd on the Hill & Holmes Fancy!

This Irish Jig is played on a Suttner C/G Anglo Concertina, Tenortone Tenor Guitar, Paragon Tenor Banjo & Bodhran.

Paddy Fahy's Jig {Concertina, Tenor Guitar & Banjo}

Go to Berwick Johnny ( aka Berwick Billy )and Sunderland Lasses, a C17th  & an C18th 3/2 Hornpipe from the North of England which are popular in the Northumbrian Piping tradition. I'm playing them here on an English Concertina, Hammered Dulcimer & Tenor Guitar.

Go to Berwick Johnny and Sunderland Lasses

Yet another of those beautiful compositions by J. Scott Skinner. This Air was first published in 1904 in Skinner's Harp and Claymore Collection. 
He composed it in honour of his musical friend - Ad. L. Roloff.
It's played here on Fiddle & English Concertina by Dick Glasgow.

Herr Roloff's Farewell.

Gloomy Winter's Now Awa', played on  Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Whistle by Dick Glasgow!

Words by Scot Robert Tannahill of Paisley & Music adapted from a very old Slow Strathspey, Lord Balgonie's Favorite, which was first published by Niel Gow in 1800. The song was arranged in 1807 by Mr. R. A. Smith, a friend of Robert Tannahill.

Gloomy Winter's Now Awa'

Lang Stayed Away, an old 3/2 Hornpipe from the Nortthumbrian Minstrelsy, believed to have originated as a late C17th 2 part Scottish tune Welcome Home My Dearie.
Played here on Hammered Dulcimer & English Concertina.

Lang Stayed Away:
https://tunearch.org/wiki/Lang_Stay%27d_Away

Lang Stayed Away:
https://thesession.org/tunes/3024

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Lang Stayed Away!

Jack's Gone a-Shearin', a Scottish 3/2 Hornpipe, played on Hammered Dulcimer & English Concertina!

This tune was first published in 1710 in the Margaret Sinkler Manuscript.
The Scottish 3/2 Hornpipe - Jack's Gone a-Shearin' played on Hammered Dulcimer & English Concertina! This tune was first published in 1710 in the Margaret Si...

Jack's Gone a'Shearin'.

The English 3/2 Hornpipe 'If you will not have me, you may let me go' first appeared in the William Vickers Manuscript in 1770! Played here on English Concertina & Hammered Dulcimer

If you will not have me, you may let me go.

The Presbyterian Hornpipe, another English 3/2 Hornpipe on English Concertina & Hammered Dulcimer.

The Presbyterian Hornpipe

The Old Lancashire Hornpipe. Another English 3/2 Hornpipe, played on English Concertina, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle & Tenor Banjo. 

This was first published in Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances, in 1742.

The Old Lancashire Hornpipe

Cobbler's Hornpipe, an English Hornpipe in 3/2, first published by Walsh in his Complete Country Dancing-Master, in 1740. 

Played here on English Concertina, Hammered Duulcimer, Nyckelharpa & Bodhran.

Cobbler's Hornpipe

Another wonderful English 3/2 Hornpipe from Thomas Marsden’s book ‘Original Lancashire Hornpipes, Old and New’, published in 1705 by John Playford.

Played on Hammered Dulcimer, English Concertina, Fiddle & Long Drum.

Tom Mellin's 3/2 Hornpipe

Star above the Garter & The Lisheen Slide. Two Kerry Slides made famous by Denis Murphy & Julia Clifford. Played on English Concertina, Fiddle & Hammered Dulcimer.

Star above the Garter & The Lisheen Slide.

My instruments are English Concertina, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle & Nyckelharpa. I am a retired musician, who taught Trad Music in local Primary Schools, tutoring an adult evening class, anchoring two local weekly pub sessions & is a founder member of local Folk Group - Scad the Beggars.

Dick Glasgow ~ English Concertina

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