The late Roger Sherlock playing with Charlie Lennon recorded by myself in a back room at Battersea Arts Centre during the Fiddler of London competition in 1985.

Roger Sherlock with Charlie Lennon - Dr Gilberts+Queen Of May

Strathspey and Reel in Bm, from Kerr's Merry Melodies.

Mr Webster & Mrs Webster

Cape Breton version of The Braes of Auchtertyre and The Braes of Glencoe (Air and Reels). In the key of C.

The Braes Of Auchtertyre Air & Reel In C + Braes Of Glencoe

2 reels learnt from Lucy Farr. The second reel was composed by Martin Mulhaire and his original title was The Trip to Kinvara.

Upstairs In A Tent + Lads Of Doocastle

2 Jigs learnt from Bobby Casey. The first jig was composed by Bobby's father, Scully Casey.

Scully Casey's Jig + Quilty Shore

2 Irish reels. Colonel Fraser learnt from a recording of Sean Maguire.

Colonel Fraser - Lucy Campbell's

I learnt these reels from the 1977 LP by Jackie Daly and Seamus Creagh.  I also found both tunes in the Gunn MS of 1865, the tune collection which was the basis of the Hidden Fermanagh project. Follow Me Down appears as Lady Luebeck's Reel, and The Game of Love as The Aberdeen Lasses.

Follow Me Down + The Game Of Love

3 reels learnt from Paddy Carty. Johnny's Wedding is from an old Scottish reel, Johnny Made a Wedding o't. The Whistler of Rosslea and Brian Quinn's Reel are both compositions by Ed Reavy.

Johnny's Wedding + The Whistler Of Rosslea + Brian Quinn's Reel

The late great Paddy Carty recorded by myself in Moylan's Bar, Loughrea, Co. Galway in 1981. A rare moment of relative quiet at the end of an evening. Paddy is playing 2 G minor tunes: a hornpipe, Galway Bay, and a reel, Dowd's Favourite.  Paddy Conway plays bodhran.

PADDY CARTY Galway Bay + Dowd's Favourite

2 reels associated with Roger Sherlock, picked up in the London sessions in the 1980s.

Jack Maguire's + Ambrose Moloney's

2 reels learnt from Lucy Farr.  The full name of the first tune is The Moving Bog of Powelsboro, composed by Paddy Sweeny; the second tune is sometimes called The Castle.

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