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".

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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". 

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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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