Name: 02 Christmas Day I'da Mornin by Neill Hall
Duration: 2 min 35 s
Description: A very old Shetland tune which I believe was composed by Freddy Stickle who would play it for the Laird in Baltasound on the island of Unst on Christmas morning.

This is a tune that has been forgotten here in Orkney over the past 10 or so years. Must start playing it again.

I made up this tune for my grandson Liam aged two who is always on the move. Might be described as a Christmas reel.

Liam's Christmas Fun

Euan used to march round the house with the Up Helly Aa song playing in the background. I thought we could do with a change of music so I made up this march for him. I think it is a bit in the style of an Irish march and would fit in with something like 'Down The Glen' or another minor key tune.

Euan Menary's March

The third in a series of tunes for my three grandsons. This is a waltz for Lyall in the hope that his dad will waltz him round the room to get him to sleep while his mum can have a rest.

Lyall's Waltz

This was written after my son Ally's wedding to Lynsey in2013 in Croatia.

The Dubrovnik Wedding

The alternative Christmas view from Scots/Aussie songwriter Eric Bogle

02 Santa Bloody Claus by Eric Bogle

This is a track featuring Gibbie Gray from an album made up of recordings by Peter Cook from the School of Scottish Studies at Edinburgh University

3  Gibbie Gray (Unst) More Grog Coming  The Lass That Made Th

The late great Willie Hunter of Lerwick, Shetland on this album recorded around 1970 with The Hamefarers Dance Band. He was a great friend of Sean McGuire and his music is still popular with Irish fiddlers such as Manus McGuire and John Daly.

Rattigan's / Reevie's no 9 / Sean McGuire

A very old Shetland tune which I believe was composed by Freddy Stickle who would play it for the Laird in Baltasound on the island of Unst on Christmas morning.

02 Christmas Day I'da Mornin

Neill Hall

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