Friday, August 22, 2014
In this episode we travel to Victorian England and get a taste of life on the docks of London with “Jack Ashore,†a tune composed by Harry B. Murray in 1909. The term “Jack ashore†was a common reference to a sailor or sailors, or a Jack Tar, who had come into port with the carousing and antics one would expect after being at sea for many months. Download the score and listen to the podcast for more background and a rendition of the tune on the bagpipe.
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Friday, March 28, 2014
We open this episode with an old joke that slags bagpipers but is connected to the very old melody “Over the Hills and Far Away.†Listen to the podcast for more background and a rendition of the tune on the bagpipe.
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Friday, March 14, 2014
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Friday, February 21, 2014
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.
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Friday, January 24, 2014
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.
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