S5E23: Tunes from the Patrick McDonald Discussion with guest tune from Ronan Browne

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Tunes:
From Ronan Browne: Lady in the Desert
John and William Neal: Da mihi manum (Give Me Your Hand)
Daniel Dow: Lads Wi The Kilts, Luinnag ferramh Bata (The Boatman’s Song), Thainig a ntuisga beatha (The Whisky).
Patrick McDonald: Tune 179 A St. Kilda Girl’s Lamentation on the Death of her Lover, Tune 180 Tha Guillan agam fhin, A St. Kilda Song and Dance, Tune 181 Ciod e bhiodh tu ‘g iarraidh, A St. Kilda Song and Dance, Tune Number 78 Dh’eirich mi moch, Tune Number 77 Port na maighdinn Chuain The Mermaid Song, North Highland Reels of Country Dances: Tune number 1, 2, 3, 5, 13 (Joseph MacDonald’s Jig, Whip her and Gird Her, The Far Away Wedding, Reel of Stumpie, The Lochaber Dance).
Eliza Ross: A chaorain A chaorain (Little peat, Little Peat), Dòmhnall Àlainn a’ tighinn (Elegant Donald is coming).
Celtic Melodies: Pipe Reel, Tha Goal again air an nighinn (I love the Lassie).
Alexander Campbell: I Bid my Heart be Still, It Was O’er in Yon Soa.

Special Thanks to Ronan Browne for letting me play his tunes.
You can buy his music here:
People can buy CDs from www.ronanbrownemusic.com
Ronan let me know about a series of video’s he has been working which are hosted by The Séamus Ennis Arts Centre. I highly recommend this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4gVm8PoF1U
There are new ones being released, and old ones being hidden from view pretty regularly, so be sure to subscribe to the youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVtIFrH7-r2I5rRS-K8F9UA

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If you would like to see the Patrick McDonald Original book you can read it here:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Collection_of_Highland_Vocal_Airs_To_w/XCvLHYWLkFcC?hl=en&gbpv=0

You can buy the annotated print of the book with tune titles filled in here:
https://www.scotlandsmusic.com/Product/SM-V7M9GD/the-patrick-mcdonald-collection

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Lady in the Dessert

Early 1600s likely: Lady in the Dessert Played by Ronan Browne:
https://youtu.be/HZySRKQVGCE

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Da Mihi Manum (Give Me Your Hand)

1724: Da Mihi Manum (Give Me Your Hand): From A Collection of the Most Celebrated Irish tunes proper for the violin, German flute, or Hautboy From John and William Neal
You can buy the lovely Fascimile copy from ITMA here: https://www.itma.ie/shop/a-collection-of-the-most-celebrated-irish-tunes-proper-for-the-violin-german-flute-or-hautboy-john-william-neal-eds-facsimile-edition-by-nicholas-carolan
The notes are also on Traditional Tune Archive:
https://tunearch.org/wiki/Give_Me_Your_Hand

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Daniel Dow Collection of Ancient Scots Music 1778

For Information on Dow’s Collection and all of the music see them on Wire Strung Harp:
https://www.wirestrungharp.com/library/daniel_dow/

For Keith’s Article discussing many aspects of Dow, and the collection of music see:
https://www.wirestrungharp.com/library/daniel_dow_reid/

1778: Lads Wi The Kilts
https://www.wirestrungharp.com/library/local_books/dow_17-25.pdf

1778: Luinnag ferramh Bata (The Boatman’s Song)
https://www.wirestrungharp.com/library/local_books/dow_8-12.pdf

1778: Thainig a ntuisga beatha (The Whisky): from the Daniel Dow Collection of Ancient Scots music for the violin, harpsichord or German flute: never before printed consisting of ports, salutations, marches and pibrachs & c.
https://www.wirestrungharp.com/library/local_books/dow_44-46.pdf

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Patrick McDonald’s Collection of Highland Vocal Airs 1784

1784: Tune number 78 Dh’eirich mi moch, Tune Number 77 Port na maighdinn Chuain The Mermaid Song

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St. Kilda Tunes:

1784: Tune 179 A St. Kilda Girl’s Lamentation on the Death of her Lover
https://books.google.com/books?id=XCvLHYWLkFcC&newbks=0&pg=RA1-PA31#v=onepage&q&f=false

1784: Tune 181 Ciod e bhiodh tu ‘g iarraidh, A St. Kilda Song and Dance (with Jaw Harp)
https://books.google.com/books?id=XCvLHYWLkFcC&newbks=0&pg=RA1-PA31#v=onepage&q&f=false

1784: Tune 180 Tha Guillan agam fhin, A St. Kilda Song and Dance
https://books.google.com/books?id=XCvLHYWLkFcC&newbks=0&pg=RA1-PA31#v=onepage&q&f=false

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North Highland Reels and Country Dance Tunes

1784: North Highland Reels of Country Dances: Tune number 1, 2, 3:
Tune 1 is known as Joseph MacDonald’s jig, Tune 2 is Whip her and Gird Her, Tune 3 is The Far Away Wedding.
https://books.google.com/books?id=XCvLHYWLkFcC&newbks=0&pg=RA1-PA33#v=onepage&q&f=false

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1784: North Highland Reels or Country Dances Tune 5. Tune 5 is Reel of Stumpie.
https://books.google.com/books?id=XCvLHYWLkFcC&newbks=0&pg=RA1-PA33#v=onepage&q&f=false

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The Lochaber Dance

1784: North Highland Reels of Country Dances Tune 13 “Played in the Low Country” known as The Lochaber Dance, Matt Seattle pointed out that this tune “Unknown to Lowland / Border tradition.”
https://books.google.com/books?id=XCvLHYWLkFcC&newbks=0&pg=RA1-PA35#v=onepage&q&f=false

Post 1869: The Lochaber Dance: From William Ross’s Collection of Pipe Music:
http://www.ceolsean.net/content/WRoss/Book10/Book10%208.pdf

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Eliza Ross MS 1812

You can look at the information on Ross MS as well as a Facsimile copy here:
https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/library-museum-gallery/cultural-heritage-collections/school-scottish-studies-archives/archive-pubs/eliza-ross-manuscript

1812: A chaorain A chaorain Little peat, Little Peat: Little Peat Little Peat is an Air recorded in Eliza Ross’s Manuscript on page 88.
https://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/eliza_ross_manuscript_9.pdf

1812: Dòmhnall Àlainn a’ tighinn, Elegant Donald is coming: Elegant Donald is coming is an Air recorded in Eliza Ross’s Manuscript on page 88. https://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/eliza_ross_manuscript_9.pdf

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Celtic Melodies 1815*

1815ish: Tune LXV Pipe Reel: Here is a very cool sounding reel from one of the Islay Collections that Keith Mentioned
https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105012635

1815ish : I love a Lassie: Tha goal again air an nighiinn. (Same collection as above)
https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105012679
1890s: AKA I love the lass for loving Me from David Glen:
https://ceolsean.net/content/DGlen/Book12/Book12%2017.pdf

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Alexander Campbell’s Albyn’s Anthology 1816

1816: I bid my Heart be Still, Border Air from Mr. Pringle in Alexander Campbell’s Albyn’s Anthology:
https://archive.org/details/albynsanthologyo00camp_0/page/40/mode/2up

1816: It Was O’er in Yon Soa:
https://archive.org/details/albynsanthologyo00camp_0/page/28/mode/1up

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