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Map of Central Down (South) The McElroys of Legananny & Drumnaquoile John Burns of Clanvaraghan Pat Murnin & the Drin Fiddle Club The Dornans of Drumnakelly & Drumaroad Kevin Casement, Sandy McNerlin, Johnny McKay, Willie McCartan & the Kanes of Clanawhillan Michael & Sean Rodgers The Herons of Herons Road, Joe Cinnamond, Arthur Annett, Thomas Henry Gibson & the McIlroys of Leitrim Pat Gorman of Islandmoyle John Searight & the Redmond brothers from Gransha, Hugh Greenan from Ballybrick & Pat Byrne of Levallyreagh

Audio Clips of Fiddle Players Jackie Donnan 1 Jackie Donnan 2 Jackie Donnan 3 Jim Moore James & Gus McElroy, Eddie McMullan Geordie McAdam, Ernie Swain, Brian Sutherland Dianna Skillen Seamus Sands Andy Dickson 1 Andy Dickson 2 Nigel Boullier Comber & Balloo Sessions

The Coey Manuscripts James and Arthur Coey were two fiddle playing brothers from Ballydrain, a townland approximately two miles south-east of Comber. James was born in 1870, Arthur in 1881. Right The opening page of James and Arthur's manuscripts. 1 Reel - Lucy Campbell's Reel 2 Reel - Untitled Reel (only 7 bars found) Reel - Burn's Reel Jig - The Lilies of France (HD ref JS83) [Titled the Lilies of France by fiddle players like John Simpson & Willie McCloy this jig was collected by James O'Neill as the Girls of Banbridge ] 3 Jig - Untitled Jig (only 6 + 8 bars found) Jig - Kiss the Ladies Hornpipe - The Harvest Home Reel - Polly's Reel [Polly's Reel is generally known under the titles of the Tap Room or the Youngest Daughter ] 4 Reel - Miss Hamilton's Reel Highland Fling - The Highland Fling (only 3 bars found) 5 Reel - Untitled Reel (only 3.5 + 8 bars found) Hornpipe - Untitled Hornpipe Reel - The Yell Heifers [Yell is a local word for dry or thirsty, hence The Yell Heifers is named after heifer cattle that are thirsty or "dry", specifically when they are lowing. The reel is generally known as the Yellow Heifer or the Bunch of Keys ] Hornpipe - Drone's Hornpipe 6 Reel - Untitled Reel (only 6.5 bars found) Reel - The Banks of Inverness Jig - Jackson's Maids (HD ref JS82) Jig - The Green Little Island 7 Reel - Untitled Reel (only 2 + 8 bars found) Strathspey - The Miller of Drone Reel - The Missing Inn Reel (only 4 + 1.5 bars found) [The strathspey t he Miller of Drone was composed by Nathaniel Gow and is contained in Part Second of the Complete Repository of Original Scots Tunes Strathspeys Jigs and Dances by Niel Gow & Son's (1810 - 1820)] 8 Polka - Untitled Polka Reel - The Blackberry Blossom Reel - The Yellow Coated Lassie (only 2 bars found) 9 Strathspey - Untitled Strathspey (only 5 bars found) Hornpipe - A Hornpipe generally titled The Belfast Hornpipe Reel - Untitled Reel (title illegible and only 1 bar found) 10 Reel - Pretty Peggy Reel Country Dance - John of Paris (only 8 bars found) 11 Jig - Captain White Polka - Untitled Polka (title illegible) Polka - Ladies Polka (only 1st part found)

David Carse - Part 4 1 Reel - Clyde Side Lasses generally known as The Banks of the Ilen Quadrille Tune 6/8 - The Gorilla Quadrille 2 Country Dance - Princess Royal (HD ref WMcC93) Quadrille Tune 6/8 - The Muses (HD ref JS84) 3 Quadrille Tune 6/8 - 1st Lancers (2nd part similar to the Gander in the Prattie hole ) Reel - The Heather Breeze 4 Schottische - Untitled locally titled Jimmy Ward's Schottische (HD ref JW330) Hornpipe - Willie Donaldson's Hornpipe 5 Reel - Through the Broom (HD ref RQ206) Reel - The Brandy Bottle (HD ref RQ206) Polka - Inver Folk in the Shaws 6 Jig - The Irish Washerwoman Jig - The Rakes of Kildare 7 Hornpipe - Untitled generally known as The Liverpool Hornpipe Quadrille Tune 6/8 - A Quadrille locally known as The Maid of the Mill (HD ref SW216) 8 Jig - The Trip to the Cottage (HD ref RQ202) Fling - Green grows the Rashes O' (HD ref JW285) 9 Jig - The Cork Jig Waltz - White Wings Waltz Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Untitled locally known as The Whitehouse Lass (HD ref JS84) 10 Polka - Lord Nelson Jig - Dublin Castle 11 Schottische - Money Musk March - The Dead March Song - Auld Lang Syne 12 Song - Till we meet again Jig - The Heart of my Kitty (HD ref JS82) 13 March - Johnny Cope (HD ref DG375) Hornpipe - Saint Patrick's Hornpipe 14 Hornpipe - English Hornpipe Hornpipe - Untitled Hornpipe 15 Hornpipe - Untitled Hornpipe Waltz - Jenny Joe 16 Hornpipe - Cork Hornpipe Quadrille Tune 6/8 - A Quadrille locally known as Jimmy Ward's No 8 (HD refJW314) Hornpipe - Untitled (7 bars) 17 Quadrille Tune 2/4 - Untitled Quadrille see Jimmy Ward's Untitled Quadrille No 11 for 4th of the Lancers (HD ref JW315) Jig - The Tenpenny Bit 18 Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Untitled Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Untitled similar to The Greba Galop (HD ref JD159) 19 Quadrille Tune 2/4 - My Love is but a Lassie yet (HD ref WS121) Quadrille Tune 2/4 - The Girl I left behind me (HD ref WS125) Jig - Nora Creana 20 Quadrille Tune 2/4 - The Boyne Water (HD ref JW309) Schottische - Hop Light Loo (HD ref WMcC101) 21 Schottische - The Danish Polka (HD ref WS130) Mazurka - Untitled Mazurka Mazurka - Untitled Mazurka 22 Mazurka - Untitled Polka Mazurka locally known as Bobby Geddis's (HD ref BG185) Quadrille Tune 2/4 - Untitled Quadrille 23 Quadrille Tune 2/4 - Untitled Quadrille Tune 2/4 Waltz - Untitled Waltz 24 Waltz - The Peekaboo Waltz (HD ref WS136) Schottische - The Danish Polka (HD ref WS130) 25 March - Killycrankie Waltz - Haire's Waltz 26 Quadrille Tune 2/4 - Untitled Quadrille Tune Quadrille Tune 6/8 - The Quaker's Wife generally known as Merrily danced the Quaker's Wife (HD ref JD158) 27 Jig- The Blackthorn Jig also locally titled Jimmy Savage's Quadrille Tune (HD ref JS173) Song - Old Folks at Home 28 Jig- Untitled generally titled Sweet Biddy from Sligo (HD ref JD149) Schottische - The German Schottische Polka - Untitled

James Ward - Part 1 Part 1 of the manuscripts were handed down from Jimmy Ward to Dick McConville, to Dick's son Eugene, to myself and Jackie Donnan in 1994. 1 Jig - The Maid that can do it (HD ref JW29 6) Jig - The Royal Arch Mason (HD ref JW298 ) [Note: Jimmy Ward's signature on the right hand side.] 2 Reel - The Harvest Home Reel (HD ref JW324) Reel - Rachael Rea's Reel (HD ref JD160) 3 Reels - The Copperfire Reel generally known in Ireland as Rakish Paddy (HD ref JW322) Reel - The Regatta Reel (HD ref JW293) Jig - Joan down upon Jennet (HD ref JW293) [Note - Rakish Paddy is Scottish in origin where it is known as Caber Feidh (The Deer’s Antlers). It is interesting that the original Scottish title Caber Feidh is phonetically similar to Jimmy Ward's title Copperfire . 4 Reel - Old McDonald's Reel (HD ref JW320) Reel - Scotch Reel (HD ref JW316) 5 Reels - The New Road to Elgin (HD ref JW326) Reel - The Forth Bridge of Edinburgh (HD ref JW324) [The Forth Bridge of Edinburgh is a version of the reel well-known in Ireland as The Musical Priest .] 6 Reel - The Lily of the West generally known as Miss Monaghan (HD ref JW324) Reel - Sleeping Maggie a version of Drowsy Maggie (HD ref JW321) [Note - Jimmy Ward was known for adding additional parts to a tune, often in a different key to those preceding them.] 7 Hornpipe - Gibraltar Hornpipe (HD ref JW288) Reel - Roll her down the Mountain (HD ref JW320) 8 Jig - Untitled (HD ref JW300) Jig - All the Blue Bonnets are over the Border (HD ref JW290) 9 Jig - Jackson's dear Whiskey (HD ref JW292) Quadrille Tune 6/8 - The New May Moon (HD ref JW308) Quadrille Tune 2/4 - Untitled generally known as Duncan Davidson (HD ref JW306) 10 Reel - Lady Hillsborough's Reel (HD ref JW317) Reel - Lord Egilton's auld Man: Scotch Reel generally known as a strathspey titled Lord Eglintoun's auld man (HD ref JW317) Reel - New Irish Reel (HD ref JW325) 11 Jig - The Widow's Rant (HD ref JW299) Jig - The Self Jig (HD ref JW299) known in East Down as The Lilies of France (HD ref JS83), and best known as collected by James O'Neill as The Girls of Banbridge as published in Music of Ireland , Francis O'Neill, 1903. Jig - The Lug of the Spade (HD ref JW296) 12 Reel - The Bowl of Coffee (HD ref JW321) Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Untitled Quadrille for the Lancers Jimmy Ward No 8 (HD ref JW314) 13 Reel - Untitled Reel locally known as Jimmy Ward's Reel (HD ref JW329) Hornpipe - Untitled Hornpipe (HD ref JW290) 14 Jig - The Miners of Wicklow (HD ref JW296) Quadrille Tune 6/8 - The Tyrone Quickstep (HD ref JW311) known in East Down as Brian O'Neill (HD ref WMcC96) a version of the well-known jig Paddy's Return Jig - The Rakes of Newcastle (HD ref JW297) 15 Jig - The Kinegar Slashers (HD ref JW295) generally known as The Kinnegad Slashers 16 Reel - Touch it if you dare (HD ref JW328) 17 Hornpipe - Untitled Hornpipe

Andy Dickson

The Boyd Manuscripts David Boyd was born in 1884 and was a farmer at Ballyalton, a townland a few miles north of Comber and close to Scrabo Hill and Tower. 1 Reel - The Beauty of the Kerrs Reel - The Black Haired Lass (HD ref RQ205) Reel - Kitty over the Bridge David Boyd was born in 1884 and was a farmer at Ballyalton, a townland a few miles north of Comber and close to Scrabo Tower. 2 Reel - Untitled Reel Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Mary Morrison (8 + 1.5 bars) (HD ref JS83) 3 Reel - McCutcheon's Reel Jig - Untitled Jig (4 + 8 + 3 bars) 4 Reel - Queen's Reel (HD ref ST354) Jig/Quadrille Tune - Untitled Jig (5.5 bars) 5 Reel - The Flogging Reel Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Untitled Jig (3 bars) 6 Reel - Untitled Reel Reel - The Peeler's Cap (8 + 6 bars) (HD ref WMcC99) 7 Jig - The Trip to the Cottage (HD ref RQ202) Reel - Touch it if you dare (HD ref RQ206) 8 Jig - The Protestant Boys (HD ref RQ203) Reel - Miss McCloud's Reel (HD ref JW319) 9 Reel - The Flowers of Edinburgh (HD ref JW323) 10 Reel - Through the Broom (HD ref RQ206) Jig - Norah Crena 11 Jig - The Siege of Carrick generally known as Haste to the Wedding (HD ref JW299) Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Kenmure's up an awa (1st part), better known in East Down as Nane o' yer Winkin at Me Auld Man (HD ref WMcCa233) 12 Jig - The Irish Washerwoman Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Kenmure's up an awa (2nd part) (HD ref WMcCa233) 13 Jig - The Laird of Cockpen (HD ref JW310) 14 Jig - Blue Bonnets over the Border (HD ref WMcC94) 15 Jig - Dumfries House (better known in Ulster as the Maho Snaps ) 16 Jig - Thurot's Defeat, better known around Down as the Siege of Carrick, and generally known elsewhere as Haste to the Wedding (HD ref JW299) Hornpipe - The West Hornpipe 17 Jig - Untitled Jig (4 bars) Jig/Quadrille Tune 6/8 - A Quadrille generally titled The Kinnegad Slashers (HD ref JW295) 18 Jig - Jackson's Morning Brush (HD ref JW292) 19 Jig - Irish Washerwoman 20 Quadrille Tune 6/8 - A Quadrille generally known as The White House Lass (HD ref JS84) 21 Quadrille Tune 6/8 - The Favourite Quadrille , better known in East Down as The Muses (HD ref JS84) 22 Jig - Croppies Lie Down Jig - Jackson's Trip to Newry better known in East Down as Jackson's Trip (HD ref JS82) 23 Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Wha'll be King but Charlie (HD ref WS128) 24 Jig - Garryowen Jig - Wm. McDonald 25 Jig - Captain Mulligan 26 Jig - Untitled Jig 27 Quadrille 6/8 - Untitled Quadrille Tune 28 Jig - Untitled Jig 29 Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Untitled tune for the 5th figure Quadrilles (Jimmy Ward's No 5 HD ref JW313) 30 Slip Jig - Untitled Slip Jig 31 Hornpipe - Neilson's Hornpipe 32 Hornpipe - Wellington's Hornpipe 33 Hornpipe - The Liverpool Hornpipe 34 Hornpipe - The Cork Hornpipe 35 Hornpipe - The Cuckoo's Nest (HD ref JD147) Figure Dance - The Princess Royal (HD ref WMcC97) 36 Hornpipe - Untitled Hornpipe generally titled Lochleven Castle (HD ref JD146) 37 Hornpipe - The Cuckoo's Nest (HD ref JD147) 38 Quadrille Tune 2/4 - The Girl I left behind me (HD ref WS125) Jig - The Campbells are coming (8 + 1 bars) (HD ref JW294) 39 Quadrille Tune 2/4 - Old Molly Doodle will you not come out (HD ref WS124 ) Jig - The Campbells are coming (7 bars) (HD ref JW294) 40 Quadrille Tune 2/4 - My Love is but a Lassie yet (HD ref WS121) 41 Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Brian O'Neill (2nd part) (HD ref WMcC96) a version of Paddy's Return Jig - Free and Accepted Wife Quadrille Tune 2/4 - The Girl I left behind Me (HD ref WS125) 42 Polka - The German Polka 43 March - The Baffs March 44 Waltz - Title indecipherable (the melody is identical to a common Mazurka around Central and East County Down titled The Spanish Mazurka ) (HD ref WS115) 45 Waltz - The Fives Waltz Jig - Rory O'Moor 46 Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Untitled (1 part only) Country Dance - The New Triumph

Jim Creaney, Michael Rodgers, Colm Lennon, Billy Redmond, Paddy Brennan, Kevin Cunningham - Gormanstown c.1985 Kevin Cunningham, Gus McElroy, Jim Creaney, Kenny Thompson - McElroy's Bar, Drumnaquoile Gus McElroy, Jim Creaney - McElroy's Bar, Drumnaquoile Peter Morgan's Cottage, Finnis Kevin Cunningham, Gus McElroy, Jim Creaney, Kenny Thompson - McElroy's Bar, Drumnaquoile 1/12 Sam McCaughey (fiddle), Box Player not known, Billy Redmond (banjo), Tom McGonigle (piano accordion) - Castlewellan c.1977 Trevor Stewart, Paul Bell, Nigel Boullier, Peter Magee, Jill Leavey, Seamus McKibben, Matt Leavey, Davy Muir, Dianna Skillen, Bernie Stocks, Davy Graham, Susi Olpe, Stephen - Tap Room, Donard Bar, Newcastle 2022 Paul Bell, Nigel Boullier, Peter Magee, Jill Leavey, Seamus McKibben, Meabh McKibben, Matt Leavey, Davy Muir, Dianna Skillen, Bernie Stocks - Tap Room, Donard Bar, Newcastle 2022 Ann Bailie, Andy Dickson, Nigel Boullier, Vincent Poland, Davy Graham - Macken's, Newcastle 2007 Trevor Stewart, Paul Bell, Nigel Boullier, Peter Magee, Jill Leavey, Seamus McKibben, Matt Leavey, Davy Muir, Dianna Skillen, Bernie Stocks, Davy Graham, Susi Olpe, Stephen - Tap Room, Donard Bar, Newcastle 2022 1/3 This section covers mainly Bangor musicians many of whom learned their early music in Mourne, and still regularly play there. Stang, Clonduff 1976 Back Row; Denise Russell, George Russell (bodhran), Davie Wylde (fiddle), Charlie Gray (guitar) Foreground; Dianna Skillen (fiddle), Nigel Boullier (banjo), Ernie Swain (fiddle), Davy Graham (guitar), Julian Friers (flute) Dick Hogg, Des Finlay, Mark Lomas, Davy Graham (guitar) Davie Wylde (banjo mandolin), Charlie Gray (guitar), Nigel Boullier (banjo) - Woods' Yard, Kinnahalla, Stang 1973 Davy Graham (guitar), Mark Lomas, Davy Wylde (banjo mandolin), Des Finlay, Nigel Boullier (banjo), Dick Hogg (tin whistle), Charlie Gray (guitar) - Wood's Yard, Kinnahalla Stang 1973 Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Nigel Boullier (banjo), Dianna Skillen (fiddle) Background: Daithi Connaughton (flute), Ciaran Carson - Grant's, Mayobridge, 1976 Dick Hogg, Des Finlay, Mark Lomas, Davy Graham (guitar) Davie Wylde (banjo mandolin), Charlie Gray (guitar), Nigel Boullier (banjo) - Woods' Yard, Kinnahalla, Stang 1973 1/10

John Macpherson Mulhollan John Macpherson Mulhollan was born in 1781 and was raised in Donaghadee on the north-east coast of County Down. He published A Selection of Irish and Scots Tunes in Edinburgh in 1804. John Mulhollan's collection consisted of some 130 tunes including Airs, Marches, Strathspeys, Country Dances as well as Reels and Jigs. He included two of his own compositions - Mr James Lemon's Reel and Craigbuy House , and a composition of a close family member - The Donaghdee Hunt. Mr James Lemon's Reel [James Lemon was the Harbour Master in Donaghadee. Although the Crown forces had doubts over his loyalty, as he was reputed to be a United Irishman, he was left in charge of the Harbour during the period of the 1798 Rebellion. [T he Antient and Present State of the County of Down by Walter Harris] Craigbuy House [Craigbuy House, (current spelling Craigboy) was situated in the townland of Craigboy, a couple of miles south of the town of Donaghadee.] The Donaghadee Hunt

The McCloy Manuscripts Willie McCloy (1886 - 1959) was a builder and carpenter from Derryboye, a townland between the towns of Comber, Killyleagh and Crossgar, in East Down. He initially learned the fiddle from John Simpson, where he picked up many of the tunes below. Willie would turn the page through 90º and write the music from top to bottom, whilst talking the student through the phrasing and bowing. The manuscripts below have been handed down from Willie McCloy to Jackie Donnan to myself. 1 Jig - Saddle the Pony (HD ref WMcC95) Reel - The Humours o' Glen (HD ref JS83) [ this reel is written for tuning the fiddle to "open A" i.e. strings tuned to AEAE ] 2 Reel - The Killyleagh Lasses (HD ref WMcC98) [ (The bow treble at the end of each four bar cycle is timed to match with the step dancers treble.] 3 Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Lancers figure 1 (HD ref WS123) Quadrille Tune 2/4 - Lancers figure 2 (HD ref WS123) Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Lancers figure 3, Whut wud you dae if your rump was brok (HD ref WS123) [Generally called the Patience Lancers these are the first three figures ] 4 Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Lancers figure 4 (HD ref WS124) Quadrille Tune 2/4 - Lancers figure 5 commonly called Old Molly Doodle will you not come out (HD ref WS124) [Generally called the Patience Lancers these are figures 4 & 5 ] Jig - Blue Bonnets over the Border (HD ref WMcC94) 5 Jig - Brian O'Neill (HD ref WMcC96) locally called The Tyrone Quickstep in Central Down and is a version of the jig Paddy's Return Jig - Annie Laurie (HD ref WMcC96) 6 Jig - The White House Lassie (HD ref JS84) Jig - Katy of Youghal a jig that John Simpson titled The Heart of my Kitty (HD ref JS82) 7 Jig - The Maid on the Green (HD ref WMcC95) Jig - The Connaught Man's Rambles (HD ref WMcC95) 8 Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Bonnie Dundee (HD ref WS118) which Willie McCloy played for 1st figure of the Caledonians Quadrille Tune 2/4 - Kelvin Grove (HD ref WS120) which Willie McCloy played for 2nd figure of the Caledonians 9 Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Over the Sea (HD ref WS122) which Willie McCloy played for 3rd figure of the Caledonians Quadrille Tune 2/4 - The Banjo which Willie McCloy played for 4th figure of the Caledonians and better known in East Down as Down the wee dark hole being played for the two-hand dance The Laughing Gauger (HD ref WS116 ) 10 Quadrille Tune 2/4 - Niel Gow's Farewell to Whiskey (HD ref WS122) which Willie McCloy played for 5th figure of the Caledonians Polka - Petronella (HD ref WS116 ) which was generally played for played for the two-hand dance The Laughing Gauger a hop/skip polka 11 Country Dance - The Princess Royal (HD ref WMcC93) Reel - The Opera Reel (HD ref WMcC99 ) 12 Reel - The Mason's Apron (HD ref WMcC98) Schottische - Hop Light Loo (HD ref WMc101 ) which Willie McCloy played for the two-hand dance The Plain Schottische similar to another version known locally as The Glasgow Highlanders (HD ref WS131) 13 Reel - The Pleasures of Lough Rea (HD ref WMcC100) 14 Figure Dance - Bessie Black (HD ref WS113) and played for the Figure Dance of the same name Reel - The Peeler's Cap (HD ref WMcC99) 15 Hornpipe - The Queen's Wedding (HD ref WMcC94) Reel - Captain Bounce (HD ref JS85) [See also Captain Bounce transcribed by Jimmy Edmond (HD ref JE181). There is a vast difference in the bowing between Willie McCloy's version and that scribed by Jimmy Edmond. T his is particularly interesting as they only lived a couple of miles apart. ] 16 Reel - Flora MacDonald (HD ref WMcC97) Reel - Charlie's Welcome (HD ref WMcC97)

The Simpson Manuscripts John Simpson (1836 - 1921) from Drumreagh, a few miles south of Comber in East Down, taught numerous fiddle players, the best-known being Willie McCloy, Davy Carse, Geordie Montgomery, Jimmy Quigley, Alec Johnston, Sammy Coey, Andy Morrow, Willie Glover, William James Gibson and Rosaleen Duffy. The manuscripts below have been handed down from John Simpson to Willie McCloy to Jackie Donnan to myself. 1 Jig - Jackson's Rum Punch (HD ref JS82) Jig - Jackson's Maids (HD ref JS82) 2 Jig - Jackson's Trip (HD ref JS82) Jig - The Heart of my Kitty (HD ref JS82) 3 Jig - Mary Morrison (HD ref JS83) Jig - Hurrah for the Bonnets o' Blue (HD ref JS81) 4 Quadrille Tune 6/8 - The King of the Cannibal Islands (HD ref JS83) Quadrille Tune 2/4 - The Pretty Maid (HD ref JS84)

Nigel Boullier Jig/Quadrille Tune - Burney's No.1 Nigel Boullier & Dianna Skillen play Burney's No 1 - a Jig or 6/8 Quadrille Tune. I learned Burney's No1 from Jackie Donnan and we regularly played it for 1st figure of the Quadrilles. Jackie learned it from his mentor Toye William Savage and they regularly played it at the dances for 1st figure of the Quadrilles in the early/mid 1950s. See Manuscripts/Davy Carse Part 2 & 5. Burney's No1 Nigel Boullier & Dianna Skillen 00:00 / 01:10 Jig/Quadrille Tune - Burney's No.3 Nigel Boullier & Dianna Skillen play Burney's No 3 - a Jig or 6/8 Quadrille Tune. I learned Burney's No3 from Jackie Donnan and we regularly played it years for 3rd figure of the Quadrilles. Jackie learned it from his mentor Toye William Savage and they regularly played it at the dances for 3rd figure of the Quadrilles in the early/mid 1950s. See Manuscripts/Davy Carse Part 2, 5 &7. Burney's No3 Nigel Boullier & Dianna Skillen 00:00 / 01:52 Polka/Quadrille Tune - The Pretty Maid Nigel Boullier & Dianna Skillen play The Pretty Maid - a 2/4 Quadrille Tune. I learned The Pretty Maid from Jackie Donnan and we regularly played it years for 4th figure of the Quadrilles. Jackie learned it from his mentors Toye William Savage and Willie McCloy in the early/mid 1950s. McCloy learned it from his mentor John Simpson and played it at the in the late 1890s. See Manuscripts/John Simpson Part1. The Pretty Maid Nigel Boullier & Dianna Skillen 00:00 / 01:16 Jig/Quadrille Tune - The Greba Galop Nigel Boullier & Dianna Skillen play The Greba Galop - a single jig or 6/8 Quadrille Tune. I learned The Greba Galop from Jackie Donnan and we regularly played it years for 5th figure of the Quadrilles. The dancers nicknamed 5th figure of the Quadrille ring, swing, chain and galop as a memory aid. The galop steps necessitate the jaunty single jig rhythm. The Greba Galop Nigel Boullier & Dianna Skillen 00:00 / 01:30 Jig/Quadrille Tune - Maggie McGeag let go O' Ma Leg Nigel Boullier & Dianna Skillen play Maggie McGeag let go O' Ma Leg or I'll proddle ya with ma horney O! - a jig or 6/8 Quadrille Tune. I learned this tune from Jackie Donnan and we regularly played it years for 6th (last) figure of the Quadrilles. Jackie learned it from his mentor Toye William Savage and they regularly played it at the dances for the last figure of the Quadrilles in the early/mid 1950s. Both Jackie and Toye William used what they described as a "draggy" style of bowing for this type of tune. Maggie McGeag let go O' Ma leg Nigel Boullier & Dianna Skillen 00:00 / 01:37