Fantastic early recording - I think their second album. Mike Ward tells me it was one of the very first albums to feature the big pipes. Whatever the case, its a great album with a highly amusing sleeve note and some great tunes and songs. I just picked this up in mint condition for a fiver. Well chuffed I am.
It took me over 20 years to find out, but the 2nd tune on Track 5, listed as "Traditional" is a hornpipe by PM Donald McLeod called "Jack Adrift".
The "Irish Washerwoman" is not the well-known jig, but a piper's hornpipe version. Piper on this album was Allan McLeod, last I heard he was in Vancouver.
I've been also searching for this title for years, thank to the previous comment I was able to find it in Donald McLeod book n. 5 purchased through the College of piping, and now I am happily playing it, it is a beautiful and briliiant tune.
Thank so much to Kenny for the information. I registered in this forum especially to thank him.
You're very welcome, Robert. By a strange coincidence, I was in "Sandy Bell's" pub in Edinburgh in July, and John Martin and Kevin McLeod started playing it, the first time I've ever heard it in a session, so the tune is making a comeback. I am curious about how the title came about, though. Does it say anything in the book ?
Tannahill Weavers - The Old Woman's Dance
Fantastic early recording - I think their second album. Mike Ward tells me it was one of the very first albums to feature the big pipes. Whatever the case, its a great album with a highly amusing sleeve note and some great tunes and songs. I just picked this up in mint condition for a fiver. Well chuffed I am.
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# Posted on December 16th 2005 by Jamie
Track 5
It took me over 20 years to find out, but the 2nd tune on Track 5, listed as "Traditional" is a hornpipe by PM Donald McLeod called "Jack Adrift".
The "Irish Washerwoman" is not the well-known jig, but a piper's hornpipe version. Piper on this album was Allan McLeod, last I heard he was in Vancouver.
# Posted on February 13th 2006 by Kenny
Track 5
I've been also searching for this title for years, thank to the previous comment I was able to find it in Donald McLeod book n. 5 purchased through the College of piping, and now I am happily playing it, it is a beautiful and briliiant tune.
Thank so much to Kenny for the information. I registered in this forum especially to thank him.
# Posted on September 3rd 2007 by RobertR
You're very welcome, Robert. By a strange coincidence, I was in "Sandy Bell's" pub in Edinburgh in July, and John Martin and Kevin McLeod started playing it, the first time I've ever heard it in a session, so the tune is making a comeback. I am curious about how the title came about, though. Does it say anything in the book ?
# Posted on September 4th 2007 by Kenny