Small Tunes Podcast: “Deirdre’s Lament”
Friday, March 14, 2014

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This episode’s tune is a slip jig that honors the long-lived tradition of heavy drinking. “The Favorite Dram” is a simply named tune that falls in among many with references to whiskey in the title. Listen to the podcast for more background and a rendition of the tune on the bagpipe.
A rather old slip jig from a rather old manuscript collection. Download the tune and listen to the podcast from some history and background and a rendition of the tune on the bagpipe.
An old melody culled from the ample 1757 collection of Robert Bremner. Listen to the podcast for more information and a rendition on the bagpipe.
And why not? As Andy Lechter, in an article from Vice.com, says about bagpipes: “They’re a trance instrument, playing simple, barbaric, repetitive tunes until everyone is in a…