The Road to Mahilani is a reel from Larry Unger's book of original tunes, Further Adventures. Larry named it after a cacao farm near Hilo, Hawaii, where he stayed while on tour. Kate Dunlay wrote Sara's Sojourns for her adventurous daughter. She composed it backwards, starting with a final phrase that would transition well into Larry's tune.

Sara's Sojourns, The Road To Mahilani

Claudia’s Reel is in Larry Unger’s book of original tunes, Further Adventures. Larry composed the tune for Claudia Henley and The Dancing Bears contra dance group in Anchorage, Alaska. 

Kate Dunlay, banjo and Larry Unger, guitar. 

The banjo played is a 1920 Fairbanks-Vega Style M Tenor (Tubaphone).

Claudia's Reel

Bagpipe Envy, composed by Kate Dunlay. Tenor banjo, Kate Dunlay; guitar, Larry Unger.

A reel within the melodic compass of the Highland bagpipes. I set myself a fun little puzzle: to compose a pipe reel that moves from the key of D to the key of A. Most tunes for Highland pipes are in (nominal) A-mixolydian, since that is the easiest mode to play on them. However, other modes are possible.

I cannot play the bagpipes, hence the envy!

Bagpipe Envy

A pair of jigs composed by Kate Dunlay. Played by Kate Dunlay on tenor banjo and Larry Unger on guitar.

The Daylily, Cranbeck jigs

Air or waltz by Kate Dunlay. Kate Dunlay, harmonica; Larry Unger, guitar. 

Composed in G-mixolydian mode for the fiddle, but  performed on an A-mixolydian harmonica.

Forerunner

Why did I name this tune Earth's Gravity? It's because of the one g.

Earth's Gravity

A old-time-style reel in Larry Unger's book, Further Adventures (see www.larryunger.net). Played on the fiddle in AEAC# tuning by Kate Dunlay.

Red Mountain

Kate Dunlay,  fiddle and Larry Unger,  guitar. A march in Larry's book of original tunes, Further Adventures (see www.larryunger.net). Composed on the fourth of March, which happens to be the anniversary of the opening of Scotland's Forth Bridge.

March Forth

A Cajun-flavored waltz in Larry Unger’s book, Further Adventures (see www.larryunger.net). Played by Kate Dunlay on fiddle and harmonica.

The Heron And The Gator

A "cowboy song" melody from  Larry Unger's book Further Adventures (see www.larryunger.net). Played by Kate Dunlay on harmonica and Larry Unger on guitar.

Cattle Drive

Larry Unger, banjo and Kate Dunlay, harmonica. A tune from Larry’s book of original compositions, Further Adventures. Played here in the key of C  but published in G.

Don't Cry Melindy

An original reel from Larry Unger’s book Further Adventures (see www.larryunger.net). Kate Dunlay, fiddle; Larry Unger, banjo and guitar.

Adina

Composed by Larry Unger and published in his book, Further Adventures (see www.larryunger.net). Named for Mount Susitna in Alaska.

Susitna (Sleeping Lady)

Kate Dunlay, fiddle. Larry Unger, guitar and jaw harp. From Larry’s book of original tunes, Further Adventures.

Liebermans' Jig

Kate Dunlay, fiddle and Larry Unger, guitar. One of 13 tunes composed by Larry Unger on April 1, 2002. Published in his book, Further Adventures. 

It worked pretty well to play the fiddle in high bass (AEAE) for this recording. Not something I normally would have thought of for E-mixolydian, but I had left the fiddle in that tuning after working on some tunes in A, so I tried it.

April Fools' Jig

Kate Dunlay, harmonica and Larry Unger, guitar. From Larry Unger's book of original compositions, Further Adventures.

Nebraska

Kate Dunlay, harmonica. Larry Unger, guitar and mandola. Cherries is a zwiefacher (German folk dance with a combination of waltz and pivot steps). From Larry Unger's book of original compositions, Further Adventures.

Cherries

Kate Dunlay, fiddle; Larry Unger, guitar. A jig by Kate and Larry in honour of the multitude of crows who have roosted at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax. Published in Larry’s book, Further Adventures.

Crow Roost

Kate Dunlay, fiddle: Larry Unger, banjo and guitar. Rupert is a town in West Virginia not far from the Appalachian String Band Festival in Clifftop. The tune is in Larry Unger's book of original compositions, Further Adventures.

Rupert

Larry Unger, banjo and guitar; Kate Dunlay, harmonica. A tune in Larry's book of original compositions, Further Adventures. Named after a sandstone feature near Moab, Utah.

Wilson's Arch

Kate Dunlay, fiddle and harmony fiddle; Larry Unger, guitar. This tune comes from Larry Unger’s book of original compositions, Further Adventures. It is named for a pioneer Swedish settler in Texas. www.larryunger.net/compositions/

Swenson's Schottische

Kate Dunlay, fiddle. A jig by Larry Unger from his book Further Adventures. I had fun overdubbing octave harmony.

The Dowser

Kate Dunlay, fiddle and Larry Unger, guitar. Composed when the statue of Edward Cornwallis was being taken down in Halifax, Nova Scotia, this march is from Larry Unger’s book Further Adventures.

The Downfall Of Cornwallis

Kate Dunlay, fiddle; Larry Unger, banjo and guitar. A march written for Revolutionary War hero William Dawes. From Larry Unger's book of original compositions, Further Adventures.

The Ballad Of William Dawes

Kate Dunlay, fiddle and Larry Unger, guitar. A tune from Larry’s book of original compositions, Further Adventures. The title commemorates the day that two turkeys chased members of the Shamrock Running Club through the streets of Lincoln, MA for about a half mile.

Turkey Chase

Kate Dunlay, fiddle; Larry Unger, guitar. A reel from Larry’s book of original tunes, Further Adventures.

Natasha and Boris

Kate Dunlay, fiddle; Larry Unger, guitar. A reel from Larry's book of original compositions, Further Adventures.

Aardwolf On The Savannah

Kate Dunlay, fiddle (tuned to AEAE); Larry Unger, guitar. The Yankee Division Highway -- Route 128 / Interstate 95 -- is named after the 26th Infantry "Yankee" Division, which was active in both World Wars. The jig is in Larry Unger's book of original compositions. Further Adventures.

Yankee Division Highway

Kate Dunlay, fiddle and Larry Unger, guitar. This jig is from Larry's book of original compositions, Further Adventures.

What Did I Do With My Glasses O?

Kate Dunlay, harmonica and Larry Unger, banjo. A tune from Larry's book of original compositions, Further Adventures. 

I used more than one harmonica for this tune because I do not have a harmonica that plays in this mode!

Mosquito Dance

Kate Dunlay, fiddle; Larry Unger, banjo and guitar. This piece was composed during a tune-writing workshop at Harvest Moon Folk Society's contra dance weekend, held at Table Rock State Park in Pickens, South Carolina. The music is in Larry Unger's tunebook, Further Adventures.

Table Rock

Evergreen, a waltz by Larry Unger from his book of original compositions, Further Adventures. Larry Unger, fingerstyle and backup guitar; Kate Dunlay, harmonica. The harmonica was customized by Joel Andersson of Sweden, who tuned it to mixolydian. In this tuning one can play mixolydian tunes in first position, and the 1 and 7 chords are easily accessible.

Evergreen

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