May Royal Mile Jam

Okay, now I'm all caught up. I inserted the last three jams' tune lists in, and played with the posting dates so it's all in order.

This month we had a small but lively turnout, with fiddles, whistles, a cello, a flute, a bodhran, smallpipes, shuttlepipes, and for a brief bit outdoors, Highland Pipes and a Gaita Redonda!

The tunes we played are as follows (pipe tunes marked with an asterisk):
Smith's a Gallant Fireman
Whisky Before Breakfast/Road to Lisdoonvarna (for an Irish excursion)
High Drive*/Barrowburn
Stool of Repentence*/The Muckin o' Geordie's Byre*/Off She Goes
Willafjord/Spootiskerry
Auchdon House
Atholl Highlanders*
Iggy & Squiggy
Father John MacMillan of Barra* (no one could remember the 3rd and 4th parts!)
The Mason's Apron/Father Francis Cameron/Put Me in a Box/The High Road to Linton*
Da New Rigged Ship
The Sound of Sleat*
The Sweetness of Mary/Miss Drummond of Perth/Brenda Stubbert's*
Calliope House/Andy DeJarlis/The New Fiddle
Rob Roy MacGregor/Keep it Up/Hughie Shorty's
Highland Whisky*/Devil in the Kitchen*/De'il Amang the Tailors/The Dram Shell/Timour the Tartar/Jack Daniel's*
Drops of Brandy*/Brose and Butter*/Cuzzle Together*
Bonnie at Morn
Tail Toddle*/High Drive*
Smith's a Gallant Fireman/Stirling Castle/The Barrowburn Reel/The Shetland Fiddler*
Colquhoun's March*
The Glendaurel Highlanders*
The Highland Wedding*
Lochanside*
Miss Farquaharson of Invercauld's Reel/Cabar Feidh
Willie's Old Trews
Da Slockit Light
Mrs. MacLeod's Reel*
Sleep Soond ida Moarnin/Willafjord
Prince Charles' Last View of Scotland
Neil Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife

April Fiddle Club Meeting Jam

I had to cut out after the workshop, and miss the jam so thanks to Barbara for this tune list!

Bonnie at Morn
Spootiskerry/Hughie Shorty's
High Drive/Culburnie House
Da Road ta Houll
Skye Boat Song
Bessie Bell and Mary Gray
Mor a' cheannaich/Stirling Castle/Smith's a Gallant Fireman
Duke of Fife's
Archie Niel Chisholm
Father Francis Cameron
Biodag air Mac Thomais
Sir Reginald MacDonald
Mrs. Gordon/Fingal's Cave/Malcom the Liar/Alex Dan's/Traditional Reel No. 27
Kohler's Hornpipe
Space Available
All the Rage/Andy DeJarlis/Calliope House/The New Fiddle/All the Rage/Bog of Rannes
Morag of Dunvegan
Editors Favorite/Mrs. Margaret MacDonald's Delight/Tom Rae/Sandy Cameron
Seann Truibhais Uilleachain
De'il Amang the Tailors/Mason's Apron/Barrowburn Reel
Come Agin, Ye're Welcome/Tame 'er When da Snaw Comes
De'il's Awa' wi' the Exciseman/Stool of Repentance/Off She Goes/Sailor's Wife/Capers
This is no my Ain Hoose
Banks of Spey

April Royal Mile Jam

Here's the tune list for the April Royal Mile Jam:

Smith's a Gallant Fireman/Miss Drummond of Perth/The Drunken Piper
Catharsis
Highland Laddie
A' Bhean Bheag an Tailler Choil (spelling? The Tailor's Wife)
Spootiskerry/Hughie Shorty's/Scolding Wives of Abertarff
Dream Angus
Archibald MacDonald of Keppoch
Hull's Reel/MacArthur Road
Highland Whisky/The Devil in the Kitchen/The De'il Amang the Tailors/Timour the Tatar/Jack Daniel's
Smith's a Gallant Fireman/Barrowburn/Easy Club/Shetland Fiddler
Stool of Repentance/The Muckin' o' Geordie's Byre/Lt. MacGuire/Jig Runrig
Mrs. MacLeod's Reel
Duke of Fife's Welcome to Deeside/The Earl of Mansfield
Spootiskerry/The Flowers of Edinburgh/Largo's Fairy Dance
All the Rage/Calliope House/Andy DeJarlis/The New Fiddle
Da New Rigged Ship/Da Full Rigged Ship/Da Ferry Reel
Stumpie/Clumsy Lover/Tail Toddle/High Drive
Captain Campbell
The Iron Man
'S an ann Ile
Rachel Rae
Spey in Spate
Willafjord/Sleep Soond ida Moarnin
Space Available
Hughie Shorty's/Brenda Stubbert's/The Tongadale Reel/Tam Lin
The Sailor's Wife/Cushion Dance

March Fiddle Club Jam

Here's the round-up of tunes from the March Fiddle Club jam:

Skye Dance #27
Keep it Up
Mor a Chennaich/Spootiskerry
Bonnie at Morn
Devil in the Kitchen/The Drunken Piper/Barrowburn/The Shetland Fiddler/Easy Club
Fingal's Cave/Malcolm the Liar
The Sweetness of Mary
Sleep Soond ida Moarnin/Lay Dee at Dee/Da Ferry Reel
Alex Dan's/Trad. Reel #27/Put Me in a Box/Father Francis Cameron
Iggy & Squiggy/Molly Rankin's
Ruffian's Rant/Jenny Dang the Weaver/Pretty Pegg/The Ale is Dear/The High Road to Linton
The Sailor's Wife/The Cushion Dance
Calliope House/Andy DeJarlis'/The New Fiddle
High Drive
Banks of the Lossie
Northern March
The Tongadale/Tam Lin
Angus Chisholm's
Stirling Castle/The Forth Brig/Spey in Spate/The Miller
Bovaglie's Plaid
Squirrel in a Tree/Golden Rod Jig/The Directors
Jenny's Bawbee
Prince Charles

Gaelic song lyrics

We had some Gaelic songs last Royal Mile session, led by Nick and Liam. I thought this was a great addition to the jam - I'd love to see more songs in general, and Gaelic songs are a part of that. I asked Nick to email me the tunes they sang for us.

Tha Neacal a' sgrìobhadh (Nick writes):

Sheinn mise "Mo Chridhe Trom 's Mi Seoladh", agus "Chailleach Chrupach/Tha Bean Agam". Sheinn Liam "Ged a Sheol mi air M' aineol"

(Trans: I sang "Mo Chridhe Trom 's Mi Seoladh", and "Chailleach Chrupach/Tha Bean Agam". Liam sang "Ged a Sheol mi air M' aineol")

So for the fearless, here are the lyrics (and links to translation):

Mo Chridhe Trom 's Mi Seoladh

Sèist (Chorus):
Faili lè le bha ho / Faili lè le bha ho / Siuthadaibh ‘illean togaibh fonn / Mo chridhe trom ‘s mi seòladh.

Là dhomh ‘s mi gabhail sràid / Sìos is suas am Broomielaw / ‘S ann thachair rium a’ ghruagach bhàn / A dh’fhàiltich mi le sòlas.

Thuirt i rium am briathran ciùin / Thig a steach do’n t-seòmar chùil / Is gheibh thu an deòch as fheàrr na ‘m bùirn / Ma thig thu leam do’n t-seòmar.

Chaidh mi sin, ‘s gun d’fhuair mi ann / Deagh dheòch slàinte chaidh ‘nam cheann / ‘S mus tug mi sùil air dè na bh’ann / ‘S ann thuit mi thall ‘sa chòrnair.

Nuair a dhùisg mi as mo shuain / Mar gu’n dùisgeadh marbh a uaigh / ‘S ann bha mo cheann air càbhsair cruaidh / ‘S gun sgillin ruadh ‘nam phòcaid.

Thuirt an sgiobair dhol do’n chrann / Thuirt mi ris nach deidhinn ann / Thuirt e, feumaidh tu dhol ann / ‘S e sin a gheall thu dhòmhsa.

Ged a Sheol me air M' aineol

Sèist (Chorus):
Ged a sheòl mi air m' aineol/Cha laigh smalan air mi' inntinn/Ged a sheòl mi air m' aineol

'S ann à Boston a sheòl sinn/Dol air bhoidse chun na h-Ìnnsinn

Rinn sinn còrdadh ri captain/Air a' bhàrc a bha rìomhach

Trì latha roimh na Nollaig/Thàinig oirnn an droch shìde

Shèid i cruaidh oirnn le frasan/'S clachan mheallain a bha millteach

Cha robh ròpa 's cha robh òirleach/Nuair a reoth ann nach robh trì ann

Chaill sinn craiceann ar làmhan/Bha ar gàirdeanan sgìth dheth

Cha còignear nan seasamh/'S bha seachdnar nan sìneadh

Trì latha is trì oidhche/'S mi ri chuibhle ri droch shìde

Nuair a labhair an captain/"Illean tapaidh na dìobraibh

Nuair a ruigeas sibh cala/Bidh ur drama dhuibh cinnteach"

Tha lionn-diubh aig mo mhàthair/Is dùil aic' nach till mi

Still looking for the third song.

March Royal Mile Jam

Gads! We had a mighty session this last weekend. The pub was packed, which made it hard hear one another. But turnout was fantastic. We had a lot of new faces, with reams of fiddles, two violas, a cello, two guitars, a percussionist/whistler, a percussionist/smallpiper, and myself on fiddle, smallpipes, flute and Cittern. On top of it all, my Gaelic teacher, Nick Freer, showed up with some other Gaelic speakers, and gave us a few of the old songs. Thanks for everyone for coming out!

Here's what we played:
Devil in the Kitchen/High Road to Linton
Paddy's Leather Breeches
Soldier's Joy/De'il amang the Tailors/Timour the Tartar/Jack Daniel's Reel/Put Me in a Box
Duke of Fife's Welcome to Deeside/The Earl of Mansfield
The Marquis of Huntly/Flowers of Edinburgh/The Barrowburn Reel
Sitting in the Stern of a Boat
Squirrel in a Tree
My Wife's a Wanton Wee Thing/John Trotter's/The Detroit Jig/Glencoe Hall
Stirling Castle/Barrowburn Reel/High Drive
Trip to Pakistan
Willafjord/Spootiskerry
The Mason's Apron
The Miller
The Fairy Dance
The Muckin' o' Geordie's Byre/The Stool of Repentance
Iggy & Squiggy/Molly Rankin's Reel
Rocking the Baby
Monymusk (Strathspey & Reel)
Hull's Reel/MacArthur Road
Calliope House/Andy DeJarlis' Jig/The New Fiddle
Seann Truibhas Uilleachean
Rob Roy MacGregor/As a Thoiseach/Hughie Shortie's
St. Paul's Hornpipe
Stirling Castle/The Braes or Mar/The Orange and the Blue/Jenny Dang the Weaver/The Ale is Dear/Mrs. MacLeod of Raasay
The Sweetness of Mary/The Lime Hill/Highland Whisky/Miss Drummond of Perth/Brenda Stubbert's Reel/Father Francis Cameron
Da Full Rigged Ship/Da Ferry Reel/Lay Dee at Dee
The Atholl Highlanders/Jig of Slurs
Lady Magdelena SInclair (The Tailor's Wife)
The Wind that Shakes the Barley
Neil Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife
Sailor's Wife/???
The Langour of Love

I think I either lost a page or didn't wrote everything down. I think it was only the latter.

February Royal Mile Jam

We had another great jam this month, and thanks to everyone for coming out! We had fiddles, guitars, a cello, whistles, a cittern, flute, and smallpipes. And many thanks to our scribe who freed my hands so I could play!

Here are the tunes we played:
Sailor's Wife/Cushion Dance
Lime Hill/Miss Drummond of Perth/Highland Whisky/High Road to Linton/Cuir's a Chiste Mhor Mi/Father Francis Cameron/Brenda Stubbert's
Archibald MacDonald of Keppoch
Hull's Reel/MacArthur Road/Calliope House/Andy DeJarlis' Jig/The New Fiddle
The Barrowburn Reel/The Shetland Fiddler/High Drive
Dream Angus
Lochanside
Catchin' Rabbits/Carolyn Lentz's Reel
Soldier's Joy
Highland Laddie/My Love's But a Lassie Yet
Da Slockit Light
Rocking the Baby
Miss Farquharson of Invercauld's Reel/Cabar Feidh
The Tongadale/Miss Shepherd's
The Miller/The Mason's Apron/Dick Gossip's
The Stool of Repentance/The Muckin' o Geordie's Byre/Off She Goes/Lt. MacGuire/Jig Runrig
The Clumsy Lover
I bhi a da
Miss Lyall's/The Drunken Piper
Stirling Castle/Largo's Fairy Dance
Neil Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife
Sleep Soond ida Moarnin/Da Faroe Rum/Willafjord/Spootiskerry
Duke of Fife's Welcome to Deeside/Earl of Mansfield
The Forth Brig
Tail Toddle
Sister Jean
Langour of Love
Sound of Sleat (syncopated 4-part version)
Barrowburn Reel
Glenburnie Rant
Catharsis
Hughie Shorty's/Brenda Stubbert's/Cuir's a Chiste Mhor Mi
Rob Roy MacGregor/As a Thoiseach
Smith's a Gallant Fireman/Rachel Rae/De'il Amang the Tailors
My Love's But a Lassie Yet
Prince Charles' Last View of Scotland
Trip to Pakistan

January Royal Mile and Fiddle Club Jams

Late again, but better than never. Looks like I mixed up my notes so I don't know which is which. So here's both:

I think this is the Royal Mile
Spootiskerry/Flowers of Edinburgh
Lt. MacGuire/Jig RunRig
Barrowburn/High Road to Linton
Da Ferry Reel/Willafjord/Lay Dee at Dee/Spootiskerry
Clumsy Lover/Tail Toddle/High Drive/Shetland Fiddler
Catchin' Rabbits
Stool of Repentance/Muckin' o Geordie's Byre/The De'il's Awa' Wi' The Exciseman/My Wife's a Wanton Wee Thing/John Trotter's/The Detroit Jig/Glencoe Hall
Duke of Fife's Welcome to Deeside/Earl of Mansfield
Mrs MacLeod's
Flowers of Edinburgh/Barrowburn
Devil amang the Tailors/Timour the Tartar/Jack Daniel's Father Francis Cameron
Calliope House/Andy DeJarlis/New Fiddle
The Cushion Dance
Willafjord/Sleep Soond ida Moarnin/Da New Rigged Ship
Monymusk (strathspey & reel)
Soldier's Joy
O'er the Hills and Far Awa/Tongadale Reel
Terror Time/Willie Davie
Cello Dude
Braes of Banffshire/Clydesdale Lasses/The Merry Making
Miss Lyall's/The Drunken Piper
Devil in the Kitchen/Brenda Stubbert's
Hughie Shortie's/The Peerie Weerie/Nine Pint Coggie
Iggy & Squiggy/Molly Rankin's
Rob Roy MacGregor/As a Thoiseach
Seann Truibhas Uillechan/Lady Mary Hay's Scotch Measure
The Sweetness of Mary/The Iron Man/Highland Whisky/The Mason's Apron/The Miller
Trip to Pakistan
Auld Lang Syne (old tune)
Spootiskerry
Bonnie at Morn
Catherine Oggie


Whereas this is probably fiddle club:
Stool of Repentance/The Muckin o' Geordie's Byre/The De'il's Awa' Wi' The Exciseman/My Wife's a Wanton Wee Thing
Bonnie at Morn
Monymusk (strathspey)
Mrs. MacLeod
Duke of Fife's Welcome to Deeside/Earl of Mansfield
Spootiskerry/Hughie Shorty's/Iggy & Squiggy/Molly Rankin's
General Leslie's Goodnight
Sailor's Wife/Jig Runrig/Cushion Dance
Willafjord/Sleep Soond ida Moarnin/Da Ferry Reel/Lay Dee at Fee
Miss Spence's/Miss Shepherd
Highland Laddie/East Neuk of Fife/Barrowburn
Drummond Castle
Cradle Song
Calliope House/Andy DeJarlis/The New Fiddle
Smith's a Gallant Fireman/This is No My Ain Hoose/Petronella/De'il Amang the Tailors/Jack Daniel's/Put Me in a Box
The Tongadale Reel
Hamish Henderson's Refusal/Tam Lin
The Piper's Weird
Lochanside
The Shetland Fiddler/The Easy Club
The Miller/The Mortgage Burn
Da Auld Resting Chair
High Drive
Hector the Hero
Willie Davie/Lexy MacAskill/Jenny Dang the Weaver/The Ale is Dear/High Road to Linton
Jenny's Bawbee
Flowers of Edinburgh
Neil Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife
The Iron Man/The Old Woman Could Reel, The Old Woman Could Set/Skye Dance #27/The Mason's Apron
Crossing the Minch
Rob Roy MacGregor/As A Thoiseach
Braes of Banffshire/The Merry Making
Highland Whisky/Father Francis Cameron
Catchin' Rabbits