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YouTube Tune ID

YouTube Tune ID

Hi all,

Stumbled onto a great recording of Beòlach playing at the Vancouver Celtfest in 2007. They play a set beginning with 'Noon Lasses', followed by a reel in Gmaj and finishing with a reel in Emaj.

Anyone able to identify 'em?
Many thanks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN3p_2UEBuw

# Posted on December 6th 2008 by bdh

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I liked that, but can't identify those two.

# Posted on December 6th 2008 by nicholas

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The second one is The Steampacket

# Posted on December 6th 2008 by pipewatcher

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the third one sounds a bit on the scottish side to my poor ear...

# Posted on December 6th 2008 by pipewatcher

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Pretty sure the 3rd one is a Cape Breton tune, but can't think of the name. "Steampacket" is the 2nd one, as "pipewatcher" has said. It seems to be undergoing a revival in popularity at the moment - good thing too.

# Posted on December 6th 2008 by Kenny

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Awesome – thanks for that y'all. The third is less important since Emaj is problematic for whistle/pipes ;-)

# Posted on December 6th 2008 by bdh

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I don't know............ but there is something about that kind od 'jerky style' playing that makes me think that the record is jumping all over the place ???????????

# Posted on December 6th 2008 by Free Reed

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Third tune is by James kelly called Touching Cloth...


http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1413

# Posted on December 6th 2008 by samburnstone

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Mairi Rankin of Beolach also recorded this set on her solo album, first hand. As listed on this site, http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/794
She calls the tunes noon lassies, the Mountain Lark and Touching cloth.

# Posted on December 6th 2008 by anastasiadesroches

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hilarious! I wonder does the phrase "touching cloth" have the same meaning in the rest of the English-speaking world as here in the US?

# Posted on December 7th 2008 by pipewatcher

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I think it probably does!

# Posted on December 7th 2008 by sechan

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If you read the comments in the section of the tune, i tbink you'll find it does.

p.s. what's more, the composer of Touching Cloth also wrote a tune called Sitting on the Throne ;)

# Posted on December 7th 2008 by samburnstone

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