Sounds
Tunes
Here are some
sound clips of the band, all recorded live at various barn dances &
ceilidhs. To play a
particular tune, click its associated loudspeaker icon.
Tune
Title |
Tune
Type |
Origin |
MP3 |
All the
Way to Galway |
Polka |
Anglo-Irish |
 |
The Cliffs
of Moher |
Jig |
Irish |
 |
Going to
Boston |
Old-Time
Reel |
American |
 |
The
Hogmanay Jig |
Jig |
Scottish |
 |
Jack's
Maggot |
Playford |
English |
 |
June Apple |
Old-Time
Reel |
American |
 |
The
Midlothian Pipe Band |
Jig |
Scottish |
 |
Mrs.
Hill's Delight (or Bristol) |
Rant |
English |
 |
Old Set
Tune |
Polka |
English |
 |
The
Red-Headed Boy |
Reel |
Irish-American |
 |
Sweeney's
Polka |
Kerry Polka |
Irish |
 |
Tune-Sets
Here are some
tune-sets played by the band for specific dances (also all recorded live).
The Goathland
Square Eight
This Yorkshire dance (square
sets) has a
special tune associated with it, but on this occasion the band
are using two well-known traditional Irish tunes - "The
Waves of Tory" and "The Rakes of Mallow".
Click
loudspeaker icon to listen to tune set: |
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The Nottingham
Swing
A popular dance for longways
sets.
The band begin with a Scottish tune: "Nae Luck Aboot the
Hoose" then change to a tune from the north-east of
England - "The Keel Row".
Click
loudspeaker icon to listen to tune set: |
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The Caerphilly
March
A circle dance, which includes
a clapping sequence which is quite tricky, but nonetheless great
fun. The first two tunes are traditional: "Sarie
Marais" (South African) and "The
Wark o'
the Weaver" (Scottish). The third tune "Ymdaith
Rhosgadfan" ( ©
1992 ) was written by
band member Mix O'Lydian when staying in Rhosgadfan, a village
in north Wales. And just when the dancers think they've
perfected the clapping sequence, the band put them to the test
by speeding things up for the last time through ...
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loudspeaker icon to listen to tune set: |
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