S7 E23 Drummond Castle Manuscript Part 2

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Thanks to Stephen McNally for the reversed negative image of the title page.

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Thanks to Rob Felsburg for these lovely Scottish Smallpipes which feature heavely on this episode. Check out his instruments here:

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The Majority of the Tunes on this episode come from The Drummond Castle Manuscript by David Young, likely created in 1737. It is split up into 2 PDFs on Ross’s Music Page: The First PDF includes an index, which was very necessary for figuring out the titles on some of the harder to read pages.

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You can Listen to Part 1 (from several years ago) where ever you get your podcasts of here:

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1737: Tail Todle, Collar Reel, Macfarlane’s Reel, Inverara Reel, The Wood of Fyvie, Four and twenty Highlandmen, What Meikle Sorrow Ails You, Corby Reel, Wattie Laing, O’er Bogie, Up and Worst them All Willy, Because I was a bonny Lad. All from David Young’s Drummond Castle Manuscript

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1737: David Young has it as Unfortunate Jock.

1784: Tune number 10 from “North Highland Reels” section of Patrick McDonald’s Collection.

You can buy the annotated print of the book with tune titles filled in here:

“A Jig” (No. 193) from James Aird

This lovely Set from Brìghde Chaimbeul

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1737: From David Young’s Drummond Castle Manuscript:

The Confederacy, Kirkcudbright, You’ll Ay Be Welcome Back Again, The Old Wife Beyond the Fire, Rob Shore in The Harvest All from David Young’s Drummond Castle Manuscript

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1733: Hacky Honey From William Dixon’s Manuscript (Matt Seattle’s Version)

From David Greenberg and Chris Norman: a John Reid Piece, Garb of the old Gaul and Hacky Honey

You can listen where ever you get your podcasts, or here:

From the Show Notes of Season 5 Episode 14: “Big thanks to David Greenberg and Chris Norman for allowing me to play their full track: General Reid from their album Let Me In This Ae Night the track is a set of a John Reid Piece, Garb of the old Gaul and Hacky Honey. You can and should buy their whole album, but in the mean time you can stream it on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4DWQdp7wKySlfzuPMVkdO0

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1737: A Ranting Highlandman, Fettercairn Reel All from David Young’s Drummond Castle Manuscript

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S7 E22 Baltioura and Souters of Selkirk

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1737: Because I was a Bonny Lad from David Young’s Drummond Castle Manuscript:

1869: It was Early in the Morning my Love Left me:

2023: It was Early in the Morning my Love Left me, Michael Roddy’s Setting

James and Michael’s Droning On Episode:

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1785: Balty Hora From John Sutherland’s Manuscript

1801ish: Baltioura, From James Aird’s Selection of Tunes, Vol V

1807ish: Baltioura: from A Collection of Favorite Irish Airs

1810: Baulthy Oura from O’Farrell Pocket Companion Vol IV

1840: Baltiorum From Edward Bunting’s The ancient music of Ireland Bunting got the tune from “T. Conlan in 1831

1860s: Bailtídhe mhóra (Na)Bhaulty Oura from the Goodman Manuscript

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1727: The Sulters of Selkerke

1733: The Souters of Selkirk From William Dixon’s Manuscript (Matt Seattle’s Setting)

1746: The Suitors of Selkirk

1747ish: The Souters of Selkirk

1750: Sulters of Selkerke from Walsh’s Caledonian Country Dances

1854: Souters o’ Selkirk from John McLachlan’s Piper’s Assistant

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I'm happy to be supported by The Quietpiper AKA Robert Felsburg, check out his work here:

All of the tunes this week come from John Sutherland’s Manuscript available on Ross’s Music Page: https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/music/index.html

John Sutherland was a Piper from Aberdeenshire in the late eighteenth century.

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I highly Recommend Ross Anderson’s Introduction to Sutherland:

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1785: The Lady’s Favourite, Paddy Whack, Kiss about the Hay Stacks, Salt Beef and Dumplings, The Peasant’s Dance, The Nosegay, Duncan Davison, Nancy Larson, Balty Horah, Trip it Up Stairs, Fanny’s Fancy

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Check Out Iain’s Tunebook here:

For Pipers’ Gathering Information Check out their Website:

For Information about the Scholarship go here:

I talk a bit about Cassandre “Balbar” which is how I know her on Facebook, but I see she goes by Balosso-Bardin as well online, so apologies if I got the name wrong.

This episode is largely me talking about my time at Pipers’ Gathering and playing some tracks from the impromptu sessions that happened there.

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This episode, and many in the future would not be possibly without the generosity of Robert Felsburg or The Quietpiper

Order and Sources:

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Matt Seattle: Appletrees is Meickle Better

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The Matt Seattle edited and transcribed William Dixon manuscript is available here as “The Master Piper”

You can get the edited version of William Vickers Manuscript here:

You can also use the search function on Farne and have luck looking at Vickers original by searching tune titles: (The Browse features don’t work particularly well at the moment)

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Strike the Bell, Little Wee Winking thing.

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Robin’s Roly Poly

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1733: Golden Locks from William Dixon

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1776: The Bonny Miller from William Vickers

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1776: Old Wagon Way from William Vickers

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Badger and the Weasel from Las:

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1784: Gentle is my Repose

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Cuzzle Together

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1776: Cotillon La Pierfitoise from William Vickers

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1776: Get Her Boo from William Vickers

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1776: Well Dane Jack from William Vickers

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1776: Joyful Days is Coming from William Vickers

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Patrick MacDonald is available online here:

The reprinted edition with the tune names in the notes can be found here: https://www.scotlandsmusic.com/Product/SM-V7M9GD/the-patrick-mcdonald-collection

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1784: Western Isle Dance from Patrick MacDonald

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1784: Skye Dance 27 from Patrick MacDonald

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1784: Skye Dance 29 from Patrick MacDonald

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1784: Harris Dance 31 & 32 from Patrick MacDonald

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1784: Oscar’s Ghost from Patrick MacDonald

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Banks of Sicily: Unknown Source

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If you're interested in buying the set of Herriot and Allen Smallpipes I played at the beginning of the episode, Email Rob Edwards here. He’s also making excellent bellows and furniture presently, and likely small pipes soon as well!

Of the several makers who’s instruments I was able to play for this episode, Robert Felsburg is I believe the only one actively taking orders.

You may still technically be able to get on Fin Moore’s waitlist, but I’m not sure how you’d go about it.

1776: The Bonny Miller from William Vicker’s Manuscript

Terry Tully’s Ass in the Graveyard

1784: The Mermaid Set (From Bannocks of Barley Meal)

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Hey Johnny Cock up Thy Beaver on a Burleigh Set of Northumbrian Smallpipes

I sorta make up my own setting but here is Playford’s:

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1757: Cuzle Together. Robert Bremner’s Setting: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105003230 Performed on Denny Hall Scottish Smallpipes in D

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1828: Taladh, Bundle and Go From Donald MacDonald’s book

1828: Bundle and Go (Now Jenny Lass My Bonny Bird)

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An Thou Were My Ain Thing, From William Dixon, Matt Seattle’s Arrangement from The Master Piper

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Will You take a Wife Donald, Dark Girl of the Sheep, Tail Toddle, Earl Marischal’s Reel From Donald MacDonald and Eliza Ross Performed on John Rutzen Scottish Small pipes

1812 Will you Take a Wife Donald, Dark Girl of the Sheep From Eliza Ross:

1828: Tail Toddle, Earl Marischal’s Reel from Donald MacDonald

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Gordon Mooney: Linkumdoddie

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1730s Jolly Robin from David Young on Ray Sloan Scottish Smallpipes

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Mermaid Song (see Above for links, the set form Patrick MacDonald)

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1828: Rusty Old Gun From Donald MacDonald

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1780s, 1770s: Mucking of Geordie’s Byre, Lads With the Kilt, Joiners Tune on Hamish Moore Border Pipes

Aird’s for Tam Glen and Lads Wi’ The Kilts:

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Tunes: Cullen Bay, Jenny Nettles, Farewell to the Creeks, Grand Portage Piobaireachd, Carey Baxter’s Three Waves, Drimandoo, Lament of a Druid, March from Oscar and Malvina, and many more.

If you ever make it to Madeline Island be sure to hit up the Madeline Island Museum (You can buy my CDs there too!

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To Read More From and About John Johnston Check out these Sources:

You can look at Johnston’s Original contribution and letter I read by navigating this website:

I also found these website entries helpful and interesting while planning the episode:

http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/johnston_john_6E.html

For Physical Copies of Bannocks of Barley Meal go here:

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Jack Latin

1730s Jack Latine From Johnson’s Caledonian Country Dances

You should check out ITMA's excellent Jack Lattin episode of Drawing from the Well:

My Former Episodes playing Jack latin can be listened to here:

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1730s Fiddle Faddle From Johnson’s Caledonian Country Dances

1730s Steward’s Rant

1730s The Hermitage From Johnson’s Caledonian Country Dances https://imslp.org/wiki/Caledonian_Country_Dances_with_a_Thorough_Bass_(Various)

1730s A Trip to the Laundry

For some background information on John Walsh, check out this episode from Season 4:

1748: Pray Be Civil From Walsh’s Caledonian Country Dances Vol 2

1748: The Bush From Walsh’s Caledonian Country Dances Vol 2

1748: The Mouse Trap

1748: Swab the Decks

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1750s: One Evening I lost My Way from Oswald’s Caledonian Pocket Companion

1750s: The Birth of Kisses from Oswald’s Caledonian Pocket Companion

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1763: Prussian March, A March in Rinaldo from Robert Bremner

1763: 2 Marches and Grenadier March from Bremner’s The delightful pocket companion for the German flute : containing a choice collection of the most celebrated Italian, English, and Scotch tunes

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1770s: Own Kind Dery, The Merry Thought

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1782: La Nouvelle Angloise and Amorous Goddess

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1787: The High Road to Dublin, The Irish Widow, from The Hibernian Muse: https://archive.org/details/nd317340770/page/n67/mode/2up?view=theater

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1808: Courtney’s Favorite, Deidre’s Lamentation for the Sons of Usnoth:

1808: Meeting of the Waters, from O’Farrell’s Pocket Companion Vol 3

1808: The Kerry Jigg, from O’Farrell’s Pocket Companion Vol 3

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1853: Oh! Arranmore, Lov’d Arranmore

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1860s:

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1782: Braes of Angus from James Aird’s A selection of Scotch, English, Irish, and foreign airs

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If you're interested in buying the set of Herriot and Allen Smallpipes I played at the beginning of the episode, Email Rob Edwards here:

Many Thanks to Lynn Sanders and Paddy Keenan for Contributing tunes for this episode.

I'm indebted to several different entries from Traditional Tune Archive (as often is the case). In Particular the entry about Larry Grogan was particularly useful:

I also used the Irish Tune Info entry about Coppers and Brass:

Archival Sources:

1730s Larry Grogan from From Johnson’s Caledonian Country Dances (Printed by Walsh probably)

1750s: Larry Grogan from Oswald’s Caledonian Pocket Companion

1763: Larry Grogan from Robert Bremner

1770s: Larry Grogan from Vickers’ Manuscript

1782: Larry Grogan from James Aird’s: A selection of Scotch, English, Irish, and foreign airs Vol 1

1808: Larry Grogan from O’Farrell’s Pocket Companion Vol 3

1853: Larry Grogan from Songs Of Ireland Without words for the Piano Forte by J.T. Surenne

1913: Larry Grogan From Francis O’Neill’s Irish Minstrels and Muscians:

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1787: Ally Croaker from The Hibernian Muse:

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1860s: The Humours of Ennistown from Cannon Goodman

Johnny Doran: 1 Recording in 1947 “Bunch of Keys”: Coppers and Brass

1947: Here is the Recording of Johnny Doran Bunch of Keys

1959: Willie Clancy Coppers and Brass

1979: Paddy Keenan also recorded it in 1979

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