July Fiona's Jam Tunes

Smaller turnout this month, but a good time was had nonetheless. Thanks to everyone who came out, especially the new faces!

We had a new group come in for the “teach a tune” section of the Gaelic song circle, so we got to teach Brochan lom and ’S ann an Ile fresh! After we went freeform, several more songs in Gaelic & Scots were sung: 

Ba mo leanabh

Wee cooper of fife

Là dhomh ’s mi am beinn

Women of Dundee

We had a small turnout once the jam got rolling, but here’s a list of (most of) what we played:

The Shetland Fiddler/The Drummer/The Easy Club/The Fourth Floor

Mòr a Cheannaich/The Smith’s a Gallant Fireman/Molly Rankin’s Reel

The Barrowburn/The Fairy Dance

Tail Toddle/The High Drive

Calliope House/Andy DeJarlis’ Jig/The New Fiddle

Spootiskerry/Willafjord/Sleep Soond ida Moarnin

Unknown Ally Bain tune

Da Cross Reel

The Roaring Barmaid/The Road to Banff/The Famous Baravan

Lieutenant Maguire/Jig Runrig/The Shetland Fiddler

Jessie Smith’s/The Fir Tree/Union Street Session/Rannie MacLellan’s

The Mason’s Apron/Miss MacLeod of Raasay’s/Jenny Dang the Weaver/Miss Shepherd’s Reel

King William

Campbell’s Farewell to Redcastle

The Volcanic Jig

Skye Air/Hughie Shorty’s

Fear a’ Choireil

The Braes of Banffshire/The Merrymaking

Ruidheach Cailleach, Sheatadh Cailleach/Skye Dance #27/North Highland Dance #16/North Highland Dance #21

The Iron Man/Highland Whisky/Jack Daniel’s Reel/Father Francis Cameron’s/The Mortgage Burn/Frank’s Reel/The High Road to Linton

The Laird of Drumblair/Angus Campbell’s

The Banks of Spey/The Tongadale/The Knockdhu

The Skye Gathering/The Braes or Mar/Patterson’s General Store/Iggy & Squiggy/Spey in Spate

The Stool of Repentance/The Muckin’ of Geordie’s Byre/The Atholl Highlanders

Tunes to look out for:

Captain David Stewart

June Fiona's Jam Tunes

It's coming a bit late, but here are most of the tunes we played at the June Jam:

Gaelic Song Circle:
We still mostly worked on 'S ann an Ile and Brochan Lom for the newcomers. I didn't manage to write down the other songs.

Scottish Jam:
Calliope House/Andy DeJarlis' Jig/The New Fiddle
Lochanside
The Muckin' o' Geordie's Byre/The Stool of Repentance/Fear an Dùn Mhòr/Lieutenant Maguire/Jig Runrig
The Smith's a Gallant Fireman/Mòr a Cheannaich/The Lambing Storm/The Barrowburn Reel
Jackie Tar/Statten Island/The Flowers of Edinburgh
The Roaring Barmaid/The Road to Banff/The Famous Baravan
The Blackberry Festival Footrace
The Volcanic Jig
The Ewie wi' the Crookit Horn/The Sound of Sleat
Remembering Marie MacLellan/Miss Gordon of Fochaber's (Jerry Holland's version)/Iggy & Squiggy/Patterson's General Store/Cranking Out
The Tongadale Reel/The Knockdhu Reel
Willie Davie/Lexy MacAskill/Jenny Dang the Weaver/The Ale is Dear/The High Road to Linton/The Duke of Atholl's Forrest Lodge
Neil Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife
The Earl of Dalhoussie's Happy Return

Stirling Castle/The Shetland Fiddler/The High Drive

Atholl Brose

Spootiskerry/Willafjord/Jack Broke da Prison Door/Sleep Soond ida Moarnin/Da Faroe Rum/The Lass that Made the Bed for Me

Ruileach Cailleach, Sheatach Cailleach (The Old Woman Would Reel, the Old Woman would set)/Skye Dance #27/North Highland Dance #16/North Highland Dance #21

All the Blue Bonnets are Over the Border (both versions)

The High Road to Gairloch

Hamish Henderson's Refusal/Tam Lin

The Skye Gathering/The Braes of Mar/Carolyn Lentz's Reel/Spey in Spate

Bouncy Maggie

Johnny Cope

The Merry Making

We Toss Our Mains and Wait

Lift your Glass to the Landlady