Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Not just pretty faces

Here's a picture from our November 2009 jam, courtesy of my friend Dan Gilbert. We're playing Neil Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife. Click on the thumbnail to see the full-sized image.

Tuesday, August 04, 2009

August Royal Mile jam

Thanks to everyone for coming out to the August Royal Mile Jam!

We played the following tunes:
Da Full Rigged Ship/Hills of Glenorchy/Stan Chapman's Jig
Iggy & Squiggie/unknown
Lochanside
Sarah the Merchant/Smith's a Gallant Fireman/The Barrowburn Reel
Hamish Henderson's Refusal/Tam Lin
The Gloom is upon my Soul
Sleep Soond ida Moarnin/Da Faroe Rum/Willafjord/Spootiskerry
Devil in the Kitchen/The Drunken Piper
The Muckin' o' Geordie's Byre/The Stool of Repentance/Lieutenant Maguire/Jig Runrig
Tail Toddle/High Drive
Trip to Pakistan
The Sailor's Wife/The Cushion Dance/My Wife's a Wanton Wee Thing
The Sweetness of Mary/The Lime Hill/The Iron Man/Highland Whisky/Jack Daniel's Reel/Put Me In A Box/The Cape Breton Fiddler's Welcome to the Shetland Islands
This is no my Ain Hoose/Petronella/De'il Amang the Tailors
All the Rage/Calliope House/Andy DeJarlis/The New Fiddle/Hull's Reel/MacArthur Road
Neil Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife
The College Hornpipe/Statten Island
Willie's Old Trousers
The Battle of Willie and his Dog
Reconciliation
Flowers of Edinburgh/Mrs. MacLeod of Raasay/The Mason's Apron
Soldier's Joy
Mairi's Wedding

Friday, July 10, 2009

July Royal Mile jam

Sorry for the delay posting. Here's what we played:

Spootiskerry/Willafjord
Mor a Chennaich/Smith's a Gallant Fireman/This is no my ain Hoose
Calliope House (in D)
The Sweetness of Mary/Father Francis Cameron
The Iron Man/High Reel/Jack Daniel's Reel
High Road to Linton
The Silver Spear/High Drive
Monymusk (S&R)/Knockadhu Reel/Put Me in a Box
Da Ferry Reel/unknown/Sleep Soond ida Moarnin/Da Faroe Rum
Drops of Brandy/Brose & Butter/Cuzzle Together
The Sailor's Wife/The Cushion Dance/My Wife's a Wanton Wee Thing
Smith's a Gallant Fireman/Jenny Dang the Weaver/The Ale is Dear
Lieutenant Maguire/Jig Runrig
Hamish Henderson's Refusal/Tam Lin
Lochanside/The Muckin o' Geordie's Byre
Rob Roy MacGregor/Keep it up/Hughie Shorty's
Atholl Highlanders/The Jig of Slurs
Crossing the Minch
Calliope House/Andy DeJarlis/The New Fiddle/MacArthur Road
The Soldier's Joy/De'il Amang the Tailors
Squirrel in the Tree
Neil Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife
Father John Angus Rankin/unknown/Cape Breton Fiddler's Welcome to the Shetland Islands

Thursday, May 21, 2009

May Fiddle Club jam

Sorry for the delay. Here's what we played:

Lochanside
The Shetland Fiddler/Easy Club
Willafjord
Road to Banff/Scarce o' Tatties
Knockadhu Reel/Tongadale Reel
Bonnie Isle of Whalsey/O'oot Be Est Da Vong
Off She Goes/The Stool of Repentence
Ewie w/ the Crookit' Horn/The Lime Hill/Devil in the Kitchen/Brenda Stubbert's
The New Fiddle/Hull's Reel/MacArthur Road
Charlie Hardie/Laxo Burn
My Wife's a Wanton Wee Thing/The Sailor's Wife/The Cushion Dance
The Barrowburn Reel/Flowers of Edinburgh
Hughie Shorty's
Capers
MacKenzie Hay/Stirling Castle
Jenny Dang the Weaver
Sleepy Maggie/Tail Toddle/High Drive

Thursday, May 14, 2009

May Royal Mile Jam

Sorry for the delay. Here's what we played:

Lochanside
The Lime Hill/Miss Drummond of Perth/High Road to Linton/Brenda Stubbert's Reel
Spootiskerry/Willafjord/Da Faroe Rum
The Sweetness of Mary/Iron Man/Father Francis Cameron/Put me in a Box/The Tongadale Reel
Mrs MacLeod of Raasay
The Muckin' o' Geordie's Byre/The Stool of Repentance/Lieutenant Maguire/Jig Runrig
MacKenzie Hay/Stirling Castle/The Barrowburn Reel/Largo's Fairy Dance
Prince Charles' Last View of Scotland
St. Anne's Reel/High Road to Linton
Johnny Cope
Mor a Chennaich/Lucky Black's Daughter/Flowers of Edinburgh
Bonnie at Morn
My Home
Da Full Rigged Ship/Da New Rigged Ship/Sleep Soond ida Moarnin/Da Road to Houll
All the Rage/Calliope House/Andy DeJarlis' Jig/The New Fiddle/MacArthur Road
Rob Roy MacGregor/Keep it up/Hughie Shorty's
Sleepy Maggie/Tail Toddle/High Drive
Sailor's Wife/The Cushion Dance/Jig Runrig

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

April Fiddle Club Jam

Sorry for the delay in posting. Here's what we played:

The Stool of Repentance
The Duke of Fife's Welcome to Deeside
Jack Daniel's Reel/Father Francis Cameron/Put Me in a Box/High Road to Linton
The Tongadale Reel
The Muckin o' Geordie's Byre/Off She Goes
Willie Davie
Come Again You're Welcome/Tame Her When da Snow Comes/Sail Her Over da Raftrees/Willafjord
Ewie with a Crookit Horn/Glenlivet/The Knockadhu Reel
Mr. Robert MacKay
The Road to Banff
High Drive
Barrowburn Reel
Calliope House
The Sailor's Wife

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

April Royal Mile Jam

I'm a little behind. This was a lightly-attended jam, so you people need to try harder to show up! Yep, you there, talking to you!

Here's what we played:
The Duke of Fife's Welcome to Deeside/The Earl of Mansfield
Barrowburn Reel/Flowers of Edinburgh/Largo's Fairy Dance
Stool of Repentance/Off She Goes/The Muckin' o' Geordie's Byre/Lieutenant Maguire/Jig Runrig
The Lime Hill/Miss Drummond of Perth/Brenda Stubbert's/Put Me in a Box/The High Road to Linton
Spootiskerry/Sleep Soond ida Moarnin/Willafjord
Archibald MacDonald of Keppoch
The Gale
Captain Campbell/Ray Mac's/Jessie Smith/Union Street Session/Ronnie MacLellan
The Bonnie Lass of Headlake
Willie Fraser/Thomas MacDonnell/A Taste of Gaelic
Mor a Chennaich
Hamish Henderson's Refusal/Tam Lin
The Atholl Highlanders
Smith's a Gallant Fireman/Chasin' Rabbits
The Jig of Slurs
Lexy McAskill/Jenny Dang the Weaver
Josephine's Waltz
Miss Farquharson's Reel
Neil Gow's Lament for James Moray of Abercairny, Esq.
Father John Morris Rankin/Cape Breton Fiddler's Welcome to the Shetland Islands
Julia Delaney
Willy's Old Trousers/Lady Mary Hay's Scotch Measure
Neil Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife