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The Blackbird
Played by The Forge Band
Source: Soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/the-forge-band/the-blackbird)

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Title	Clip	Printable
SI BHEAG SI MHOR	Si Bheag Si Mhor Played by: Valerio Pelliccioni at home for Christmas	Si Bheag, Si Mhor
SPEED THE PLOW	Speed the Plow Played by: Hog-eyed Man Source: Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hog-eyed-man/04-speed-the-plow	Speed the plow
TURKEY IN THE STRAW	Turkey in the Straw	Turkeys in the straw
GRANNY WILL YOUR DOG BITE?	Granny will your dog bite Source: Berea Sound Archive - https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/3460] Fiddle played by John Masters and recorded in Fayette County, Kentucky by John Harrod [1980s	Granny Will Your Dog Bite
LOVE IS A TORMENTING PAIN	Played by: Dick Glasgow Source: SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/dick-glasgow/loves-a-tormenting-pain) Played on Hammered Dulcimer & English Concertina	Love is a tormenting pain
ASTLEY'S RIDE	Astley's Ride Played by: The Black Smock Band Source: Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/the-black-smock-band	Astley's Ride
OLD MOLLY HARE	Old Molly Hare Source: SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/mhejna Played by: Maddy Hejna -Burlington, United States	Old Molly Hare
LARGO'S FAIRY DANCE	Largo's Fairy Dance Source: SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/concal/fairy-dance) Played by: Concerto Caledonia - Glasgow, United Kingdom	Largos_Fairy_Dance
HOME BREW RAG	Home Brew Rag Wax cylinder recording made January 4, 2015 with Colin Hancock, Will Webster, Tyler, Dan and Christy Foster	Home Brew Rag
HASTE TO THE WEDDING	Haste to the Wedding Played by Riordan Irish Folk Source: https://soundcloud.com/riordan-irish-folk/haste-to-the-wedding	Haste to the Wedding
IRISH WASHERWOMAN	The Irish Washerwoman Played by: Angela Moorad Source: https://soundcloud.com/omazing-kids-yoga/the-irish-washerwoman	The Irish Washerwoman
THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME	The Girl I Left Behind Me Source: SoundCloud	The Girl I Left Behind Me
MONEY MUSK	Money Musk Source: SoundCloud	Money Musk
SIR JOHN FENWICK	Sir John Fenwick Played by: Gillian Boucher (Toronto) Source: SoundCloud	Sir John Fenwick
KILWILLING'S REEL	Kilwinnings Steeple	Kilwinning Steeple
TEETOTALER'S REEL	The Teetotaller's Reel Temperance Reel Concert at Ed fortuna's House around 2003	The Teetotaller's Reel
KEMP'S JIG	Kemp's Jig Played: Mark Farley (Source: SoundCloud)	Kemp's Jig
BOVAGLIE'S PLAID	Bovaglie's Plaid Adam Taylor (SoundCloud)	Bovaglie's Plaid
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
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
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