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Title	Clip	Printable	Published
TEETOTALER'S REEL	The Teetotaller's Reel Temperance Reel Concert at Ed fortuna's House around 2003	The Teetotaller's Reel	X:1 T:Teetotaller’s Reel, The M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel or Hornpipe Q:"Quick" B:R.M. Levey – First Collection of the Dance Music of Ireland (1858, No. 41, pp. 16-17) N:”The Name of this Tune would stamp it as of Modern Construction, N:but I fancy it has been re-christened, as I certainly heard it played many N:years before the date of the movement to which it alludes.” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G (3D/E/F/|G{A}G/F/ G/A/B/c/|de/c/ d/B/A/(c/|B/)E/(E/D/) (E/F/)G/A/|B/(G/A/)(F/ G/)F/E/D/| D/G/{A}G/F/ G/A/B/c/|de/c/ (d/B/A/)c/|B/E/{F}E/D/ E/F/G/A/|B/(c/A/)(F/ G):|	(B/e/){f}e/d/ (e>f)|g/(e/a/)(f/ g/)(f/e/)d/|B/e/{f}e/d/ e>f|g/(e/a/)(f/ g/)(f/e/)d/| B/e/{f}e/d/ e>f|g/(e/a/)(f/ g/)(f/e/)d/|B/E/{F}E/D/ E/F/G/A/|B/(c/A/)(F/|G):|]
KEMP'S JIG	Kemp's Jig Played: Mark Farley (Source: SoundCloud)	Kemp's Jig	April, 8 2012
BOVAGLIE'S PLAID	Bovaglie's Plaid Adam Taylor (SoundCloud)	Bovaglie's Plaid	June, 16 2010
THE LASS OF RICHMOND HILL	The Lass of Richmond Hill Owl Parliament (SoundCloud) The Lass of Richmond Hill Len Charnok (SoundCloud)	The Lass of Richmond Hill	September, 12 2012
SIR SIDNEY SMITH'S MARCH	Played by Chris Ormston, ...as played in duet by Henry & Tom Clough. 'Young' Tom Clough wanted to perform this wth him, but became ill and sadly died before them had a chance to record it. Chris plays Tom Clough's pipes now, so the tradition lives! Origin: SoundCloud	Sir Sidney Smith March	September, 29 2016
CRIPPLE CREEK: In 1965, Tracy Newman did 6 episodes of a public TV series for children called "What's New." She presented folk songs from all over the world, and many instruments, to the best of her ability at the time.	Cripple Creek on the banjo played by Tracy Newman	Cripple Creek	15 August 2010
OLD DAN TUCKER	Old Dan Tucker	Old Dan Tucher	18 January 2011
THE DEVIL AMONG THE TAILORS	De'il among the tailor	The Devil Among the Taylors	18 January 2011
THE CALEDONIAN HUNT	The Caledonian Hutsman's Delight	The Caledonian Hunt	18 December 2010
CARROLL COUNTY BLUES	Carroll County Blues	Carroll County Blues	28 November 2010
MISSISSIPPI SAWYER	Mississippi Sawyer, performed by: Lloyd Wanzer at Weiser, Idaho, in 1963	Mississippi Sawyer	22 May 2012