Robbie Gray Robbie Gray's manuscripts were handed down to Davy Gray. The manuscripts were offered to me by Davy's close friend John McAdam in 1997. Robbie Gray initially went to Jimmy Ward to learn the fiddle. In 1930 he taught his brother Davy, who was 8 years younger, to play by learning the rudiments of written music. 1 Jig - Untitled Jig (HD ref JW311) Barndance - Kitty's Barndance (HD ref JW284) Song - When you gan away Jamie Mazurka - Untitled Mazurka (HD ref RG376) 2 Schottische - The Danish Polka (HD ref WS130) March - Jonnie Cope (HD ref RG375) March - John McKenzie's March (HD ref RG375) 3 Waltz - Ye Banks and Braes O bonny Down Waltz - Untitled Waltz generally titled Come O'er the stream Charlie (HD ref JD166) Waltz - Untitled Waltz generally titled Jimmy Ward's Waltz (HD ref JW357) Mazurka - Untitled Mazurka locally called Robbie Gray's Mazurka No2 (HD ref RG377) 4 Hornpipe - The Honeysuckle Hornpipe

Comber & Balloo Sessions Killarney Boys of Pleasure Known participants - Jackie Donnan, Geordie McAdam (fiddles), Denis Calvert (whistle). The Killarney Boys of Pleasure was a popular reel in the Comber session being played in two keys, A and up a string on the fiddle in E. Lady Ann Montgomery , also popular, was usually followed by the Bank of Ireland & the Woman of the House . Recorded at the Castle Inn, Comber, January 1975. Killarney Boys of Pleasure & Lady Ann Montgomery (Reels) Comber 1975 00:00 / 02:22 Jig/Quadrille Tune - Paddy's Return & The Whitehouse Lass Known participants in Paddy's Return - Jackie Donnan, Geordie McAdam (fiddles), David Lowry (banjo), Denis Calvert & Sam McCaughey (whistles), Ronnie Crutchley (guitar). Known participants in the Whitehouse Lass - Jackie Donnan (fiddle), David Lowry (banjo), Denis Calvert (whistle), Ronnie Crutchley (guitar). Jackie learned the Whitehouse Lass from Toye Willie Savage and Willie McCloy who, in turn, learned it from John Simpson (1836 - 1921). Recorded at the Castle Inn, Comber, January 1975. Paddy's Return & the Whitehouse Lass (Jigs) Comber 1975 00:00 / 01:36 Reel - The Maids of Galway Known participants - Jackie Donnan, Geordie McAdam (fiddles), David Lowry (banjo), Denis Calvert & Sam McCaughey (whistles), Essie McHugh (banjo mandolin), Ronnie Crutchley (guitar). Jackie learned the Maids of Galway from Willie McCloy. The Maids of Galway is a setting of the Boyne Hunt , which is known under a number of names in Ireland. It was composed in Scotland by Miss Magdalene Stirling of Ardoch titled the Perthshire Hunt c.1788. Recorded at the Castle Inn, Comber, January 1975. Maids of Galway (Reel) Comber 1975 00:00 / 00:54 Jigs - The Rafters Over the Waves & Mick O'Connor's Known participants - Jackie Donnan, Geordie McAdam (fiddles), David Lowry (banjo), Denis Calvert & Sam McCaughey (whistles), Essie McHugh (banjo mandolin), John Moulden (spoons, which were dampened by both being wound in tape). The jig set was popular and locally titled (and in part mistakenly) the Rafters over the Waves & Mick O'Connor's , the second jig was composed by flute player Vincent Broderick titled the Whistler at the Wake. These two jigs were usually followed the Bush on the Hill , and the Butcher's March . The Bush on the Hill is another composition of Vincent Broderick's titled The Old Flail . Recorded at the Castle Inn, Comber, January 1975. Rafters over the Waves (Jigs) Comber 1975 00:00 / 02:07 Reel - Farewell to Cailroe Known participants - Jackie Donnan, Geordie McAdam, Ernie Swain (fiddles), Denis Calvert (whistle). Jackie Donnan learned the reel Farewell to Cailroe from Tom McHale when Tom visited the Balloo House sessions around 1971. It was composed by Cork accordion player Finbarr Dwyer. Recorded in the Castle Inn, Comber in 1976. Farewell to Cailroe (Reel) Comber 1976 00:00 / 01:09 Reels - The Broken Pledge & The Morning Dew Known participants - Jackie Donnan, Geordie McAdam, Ernie Swain (fiddles), Ronnie Crutchley (guitar). Reels, the Broken Pledge and the Morning Dew . Recorded the Castle Inn, Comber in 1976. the Broken Pledge & the Morning Dew (Reels) Comber 1976 00:00 / 02:11 Reels - Shaney Mulhearn's & Charlie Lennon's No.4 Known participants - Jackie Donnan, Geordie McAdam, Ernie Swain (fiddles), Davy Simpson (banjo mandolin), Ronnie Crutchley (guitar). The reels, Shaney Mulhearn's and Charlie Lennon's No 4. R ecorded the Castle Inn, Comber in 1976. Shaney Mulhearn's & Charlie Lennon's No.4 Comber 1976 00:00 / 02:31 Jig - The Cliffs of Moher Known participants - Jackie Donnan, Geordie McAdam, Ernie Swain, Sam McCaughey (fiddles), David Lowry (banjo), Denis Calvert (whistle), Davy Simpson (banjo mandolin), John Moulden (spoons, which were dampened by both being wound in tape). The jig the Cliffs of Moher . Recorded at the Castle Inn, Comber, January 1975. Cliffs of Moher (Jig) Comber 1976 00:00 / 00:43 Reel - The Pinch of Snuff Known participants - Jackie Donnan, Deidre Shannon, Geordie McAdam, Ernie Swain, Dianna Skillen (fiddles), Leon Agnew (flute), Nigel Boullier (banjo), Ronnie Crutchley (guitar).\ The Pinch of Snuff was a regular and popular tune in the Comber and Balloo sessions. It was often preceded by reels, Jackie Colman's and Murphy's . Recorded at Balloo House, Killinchy, January 1977. Pinch of Snuff (Reel) Balloo 1977 00:00 / 01:24 Reels - The Heather Breeze & Caher Rua Known participants - Jackie Donnan, Deidre Shannon, Geordie McAdam, Ernie Swain, Dianna Skillen (fiddles), Leon Agnew (flute), Nigel Boullier (banjo), Ronnie Crutchley (guitar). Reels, the Heather Breeze and Caher Rua . Recorded at Balloo House, Killinchy, January 1977. Heather Breeze & Caher Rua (Reels) Balloo 1977 00:00 / 02:36 Reels - Kilkeevan's Banks Known participants - Jackie Donnan, Deidre Shannon, Gerry O'Connor, Geordie McAdam, Ernie Swain, Dianna Skillen (fiddles), Denis Calvert (whistle), Nigel Boullier (banjo), Ronnie Crutchley (guitar). Jackie Donnan learned the reel from James McMahon who called it Kilkeevan's Banks . Fiddle player Liam Donnelly collected the reel from James McMahon in 1966 and titled it James McMahon's No 3, as included in Liam's book County Fermanagh Dance Tunes Book Number 2 . It is best known as the Banshee . Recorded at Balloo House, Killinchy, January 1977. Kilkeevan's Banks (Reel) Balloo 1977 00:00 / 01:08 Jigs - I Lost my Love & The Laird of Cockpen Known participants - Jackie Donnan, Ernie Swain, Dianna Skillen (fiddles), Nigel Boullier (banjo), Davy Graham (guitar). Jackie learned I Lost my Love and I care nae from fiddle player Tommy Orr (1870 - 1958) from Butcher's Corner, Toye and the Laird of Cockpen from both Orr and Toye William Savage (1880 - 1956). Recorded at the Castle Inn, Comber in 1977. I Love my Love & the Laird of Cockpen (Jigs) Comber 1977 00:00 / 01:58 Jigs - Sean Ryan's Jigs & Munster Buttermilk Known participants - Jackie Donnan, Geordie McAdam, Ernie Swain, Dianna Skillen (fiddles), Nigel Boullier (banjo), Ronnie Crutchley (guitar). These jigs were part of a popular Comber set. They were simply called Sean Ryan's Nos 3 & 4 , followed by Munster Buttermilk . Sean Ryan's No 3 is the Dooney Rock . These jigs were usually preceded by Sean Ryan's Nos 1 & 2 which were the Castle and the Nightingale . Recorded at the Castle Inn, Comber in 1977. Sean Ryan's Jigs & Munster Buttermilk (Jigs) Comber 1977 00:00 / 02:36 Quadrille Tunes - James McElroy's Known participants - Jackie Donnan (fiddle), David Lowry (banjo). Jackie learned these two Quadrille Tunes from James McElroy of Drumnaquoile. Recorded at the Castle Inn, Comber in 1977. James McElroy's (2/4 Quadrille tunes) Comber 1977 00:00 / 02:12 Polka/Quadrille Tune - Niel Gow's Farewell to Whisky Known participants - Jackie Donnan (fiddle), Denis Calvert (whistle). Niel Gow's Farewell to Whisky is one of the Scottish composer’s best-known tunes. Jackie learned it from Willie Savage and Willie McCloy. Savage played it for the 5th figure of the Lancers, whereas McCloy played it for the 5th figure of the Caledonians. Jackie and myself played it occasionally for the last of the Lancers. Recorded at the Castle Inn, Comber in 1977. Niel Gow's Farewell to Whiskey (hop skip polka) Comber 1978 00:00 / 01:02 Reels - The Moving Bog & The Ashplant Known participants - Ernie Swain, Dianna Skillen (fiddles), Nigel Boullier (banjo), Ronnie Crutchley (guitar). A favourite reel set at the Comber and Balloo sessions - The Moving Bog and the Ashplant . Recorded at the Castle Inn, Comber in 1978. the Moving Bog & Ashplant Comber 1978 00:00 / 01:34

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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

Dianna Skillen Jigs - The Irish Giant & The Atholl Highlanders Dianna Skillen (fiddle) and Nigel Boullier (banjo), Frankie Kennedy (flute) and Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh (fiddle), play two jigs - the Irish Giant and the Atholl Highlanders . 1983. The first tune was introduced into sessions in the late 1970s by Caoimhín Mac Aoidh, who learned it from his uncle Vincent McLaughlin from County Derry; the second of Scottish origin. View Reels - The Opera Reel & Jumping Geordie Dianna Skillen and Nigel Boullier play two reels; the Opera Reel and Jumping Geordie , 1995. The Opera Reel comes from the fiddle playing of Jackie Donnan (1933-2007), which he learnt from his fiddle playing mentor Willie McCloy (1886-1959). It can be found on page 99 of Nigel Boullier's book Handed Down, County Fiddling and Dancing in East and Central County Down 2012. The reel Jumping Geordie is known under various titles; the Pope's Toe , Walsh's . An early version, in the key of D, can be found on page 73 of the Athole Collection , 1884. Jumping Geordie can be found on page 99 of Dianna Boullier's book Exploring Irish Music and Dance , 1998. Jigs - Tatter Jack Walsh, Donal Staunton's & John Henry's Dianna Skillen & Sam McCaughey (fiddles), Nigel Boullier (banjo) and Davy Graham (mandola) play three jigs; Tatter Jack Walsh , Donal Staunton's and John Henry's . The second jig is better known as the Bush on the Hill and was often played in the 1970s sessions in Comber and Balloo, County Down where the founding banjo player Bob Davey had learned it from the fine Galway banjo player Donal Staunton from Spiddal. Dufferin Arms, Killyleagh, 1992 Mazurkas - The Spanish Mazurka & Rockin' the Cradle Dianna Skillen (fiddle), and Nigel Boullier (banjo) play two mazurkas; The Spanish Mazurka and Rockin' the Cradle . They learned both tunes from Jackie Donnan who in turn learned them from Willie Savage the fiddle player from the Toye, Killyleagh. Recorded 1983

Davy Gray Davy Gray tragically died in 1990 following being robbed at home, a farmhouse at the Burren midway between Ballynahinch and Dromore, when his house was ransacked. The manuscripts went to Davy's close friend John McAdam, who offered them to me in 1997. 1 Reel - Kitty Robertson (HD ref DG378) 2 Reel - The Carrick Boys generally known as The Wise Maid 3 Hornpipe - Untitled Hornpipe 4 Reel - The Pure Drop 5 Jig - Untitled Jig 6 Reel - The Twelve Locks (HD ref DG380) Reel - Drowsy Maggie 7 Reel - The Milliner's Daughter Reel - The Grain of Tea (HD ref DG380) Reel - Over the Waves (HD ref DG379) Reel - Curran's Fancy (HD ref DG379) 8 Hornpipe - The Sherwood Rangers (HD ref DG372) 9 Mazurka - Untitled Mazurka locally known as James McElroy's Mazurka (HD ref JMcE249) 10 Mazurka - Untitled Polka Mazurka locally known as Davy Gray's Mazurka No 1 (HD ref DG 376) 11 Mazurka - Untitled Polka Mazurka (Jackie Donnan No 1 HD ref WS115) 12 Barndance - Untitled Barndance locally known as Davy Gray's Barndance No 1 (HD ref DG370) 13 Barndance - Untitled Barndance known locally as Davy Gray's Barndance No 2 Mazurka - Untitled Mazurka locally known as Davy Gray's Mazurka No 2 (HD ref DG 376) 14 Jig - The White Pony (HD ref DG374) 15 Jig - Untitled Jig Jig - Burke's Jig 16 Hornpipe - McElligott's Hornpipe (HD ref DG371) 17 Reel - Clancy's Fancy (HD ref DG 378) Reel - Colonel Rodney Reel - Lady Forbes (HD ref DG379) 18 Reel - The Dairy Maid Reel - Jackson's No Nine generally titled Dowd's Number Nine Reel - Master McDermott's 19 Jig - The Gold Ring Jig - The Maid on the Bridge (HD ref DG 374) 20 Slip Jig - The Sport of the Chase Slip Jig - The Fox Hunter Slip Jig - The Hunt Planxty - Madam Maxwell 21 Jig - I'm a Young Man (HD ref ST353) Jig - The Drunken Parson (HD ref PJJS174)

Andy Dickson 1 The following audio tracks were recorded by Bernie Stocks at Andy & Anne's home. Reel - The Boys of Cornacrieve Andy learned the reel The Boys of Cornacrieve from Willie McKeever at a session in The Crosskeys, County Antrim many years ago. I learned the tune from my friend Liam Donnelly in 1977 who collected it from James McMahon the well-known County Fermanagh flute player. It was composed by James McMahon and is included in Liam's book County Fermanagh Dance Tunes Book Number 2 , the tunes having been collected between November 1966 and March 1967. Boys of Cornacrieve Andy Dickson 00:00 / 01:34 Reel - Untitled Untitled Reel Andy Dickson 00:00 / 01:11 Jig - Cathal McConnell's Jig Cathal McConnell's Jig Andy Dickson 00:00 / 01:11 Reel - The Cottage in the Grove Cottage in the Grove Andy Dickson 00:00 / 00:51 Reel - Felix Kearney's Andy learned this reel from County Tyrone Fiddle player Felix Kearney. Felix Kearney's Andy Dickson 00:00 / 01:32 Hornpipe - Rickett's Hornpipe Rickett's Hornpipe Andy Dickson 00:00 / 01:28 Reel - John Doherty's John Doherty's Andy Dickson 00:00 / 01:28 Reel - The Last Tune John Doherty's Dad Played Last Tune John Doherty's Dad played Andy Dickson 00:00 / 01:37 Jig - Up and About in the Morning Up and about in the the Morning Andy Dickson 00:00 / 00:59 Reel - Johnny from Gransha Johnny from Gransha Andy Dickson 00:00 / 00:56 Reel - Maguire's Reel Maguire's Reel Andy Dickson 00:00 / 01:19 Reel - Paddy Fahey's Paddy Fahey's Andy Dickson 00:00 / 02:20 Jig - Johnny Henry's Johnny Henry's Andy Dickson 00:00 / 01:10 Reel - Maids of Mullaghmore Maids of Mullaghmore Andy Dickson 00:00 / 01:49 Reel - Charlie Harris's Charlie Harris's Andy Dickson 00:00 / 01:27 Reel - The Hills and Vales of Cork Hills and Vales of Cork Andy Dickson 00:00 / 01:49 Schottische - Charlie O'Neill's Charlie O'Neill's Highland Andy Dickson 00:00 / 01:27 Hornpipe - Eddie Clarke's Eddie Clarke's Hornpipe Andy Dickson 00:00 / 01:31 Reel - Andy Dickson's Andy Dickson's Andy Dickson 00:00 / 00:48 Reel - Untitled Untitled Reel No 2 Andy Dickson 00:00 / 01:33 Barndance - Untitled No.1 Untitled Barndance 1 Andy Dickson 00:00 / 01:23 Barndance - Untitled No.2 Untitled Barndance 2 Andy Dickson 00:00 / 00:46 Hornpipe - The Plains of Waterloo The Plains of Waterloo Andy Dickson 00:00 / 01:21 Reel- The Submarine Composed by Andy Dickson. The Submarine Andy Dickson 00:00 / 00:50 Reel - The Shaving Glass Shaving Glass Andy Dickson 00:00 / 01:14

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 Thompson Manuscripts Sammy Thompson (1909 - 1988) was a fiddle player from the Leapoges, about four miles east of Dromore. He initially learned from James Ward who lived a couple of miles north. He taught various fiddle players in the surrounding neighbourhood, namely Tommy Ervine and Jim Moore, playing regularly with Davy and Robbie Gray and Jim Moore. Sammy Thompson (fiddle) & Joe Jess (button accordion) lived next door to each other at the Leapoges. Joe also played fiddle - they played as the Leapoges Dance Band Sammy Thompson Part 1 Sammy Thompson Part 2 Sammy Thompson Part 3

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)

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 Bradshaw - 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 Bradshaw - 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

Sammy Thompson - Part 2 Part 2 of Sammy Thompson's manuscripts were handed down to Davy Gray. Davy tragically died in 1990 following being robbed at home, a farmhouse at the Burren midway between Ballynahinch and Dromore, when his house was ransacked. The manuscripts were offered to me by Davy's close friend John McAdam in 1997. 1 Reel - My Lofty Hills (HD ref JW320) Reel - The Green Fields of America (HD ref RQ206 ) 2 Schottische - Untitled Highland Schottische Fling - The Marquis of Huntley's Fling (HD ref JW285 ) Reel - Scotch Mary (JW321) 3 Reel - Miss McLeod's Reel (HD ref JW319) Hornpipe - The Harvest Home 4 Jig - The Siege of Carrick generally known as Haste to the Wedding Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Untitled Lancer Tune Jimmy Ward 6 (HD ref JW313) Quadrille Tune 2/4 - Untitled Lancer Tune Jimmy Ward 7 (HD ref JW314 ) 5 Jig - Pibrock of Donald Dhu (HD ref JW293) Barndance - Untitled Barndance locally called Kitty's Barndance (HD ref JW284) Waltz - The Alpine Waltz (HD ref JW338 ) 6 Jig - The Rollicking Irishman (HD ref JW298) Schottische - The Road to the Isles (HD ref WS131) Hornpipe - The First of May (HD ref JD148 ) 7 Barndance - The Bottom of the Punchbowl (HD ref JD146) Hornpipe - The Londonderry Hornpipe 8 Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Untitled Quadrille Jimmy Ward 1 (HD ref JW311) Quadrille Tune 2/4 - Untitled Quadrille Jimmy Ward 2 (HD ref JW312) Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Untitled Quadrille Jimmy Ward 3 (HD ref JW312) Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Untitled Quadrille Jimmy Ward 9 Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Untitled Quadrille Jimmy Ward 5 (HD ref JW313) 10 Waltz - McAdam & Co. (HD ref ST356) Mazurka - Untitled Mazurka locally titled The Spanish Mazurka (HD ref WS115) Quadrille Tune 6/8 - The New May Moon (HD ref JW308) Fling - Untitled Highland Fling from Jimmy Ward (HD ref JW286) Jig - The Miners of Wicklow (HD ref JW296) 11 Jig - Untitled Jig locally titled Dan's wee pot (HD ref JW291) 12 Schottische - Untitled Untitled Highland Schottische 13 Hornpipe - Bonaparte's Hornpipe (HD ref JW286) 14 Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Untitled tune for 3rd figure of the Lancers (3rd figure of the Patience Lancers HD ref WS123) locally called Whut wud Ye dae if yer Rump was Brok Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Untitled tune for 4th figure of the Lancers (4th figure of the Patience Lancers HD ref WS124) Quadrille Tune 2/4 - Untitled tune for 5th figure of the Lancers (5th figure of the Patience Lancers HD ref WS124 ) locally called Old Molly Doodle will you not come out Figure Dance - The Princess Royal (HD ref WMcC93) Jig - Untitled Jig 15 Quadrille Tune 2/4 - Untitled Quadrille Tune (Sammy Thompson No 1 HD ref ST353) Quadrille Tune 6/8 - Untitled Quadrille Tune locally called The Soldier's Cloak (HD ref JW310) Quadrille Tune 2/4 - Untitled tune for the 5th figure of the Lancers (Sammy Thompson No 3 HD ref ST354) Quadrille Tune 2/4 - Highland Whiskey generally titled Niel Gow's Farewell to Whisky (HD ref WS122) Waltz - Untitled Waltz locally called The Ballykeel Waltz (HD ref ST357) 16 Reel - Miss Montgomery (HD ref ST354) 17 Reel - The Traveller 18 Reel - The Yel Heifer (HD ref DG381) 19 Reel - The Lofty Hills of Mourne (HD ref JW320) Reel - The Mason's Apron (HD ref WMcC98) 20 Quadrille Tune 6/8 - I'm a Young Man (HD ref ST353) Jig - Teviot Bridge (HD ref ST350 ) Hornpipe - The Victoria Hornpipe (HD ref JW290) 21 Polka - Untitled Polka locally called Jimmy Ward's Polka 1 (HD ref JW304) Strathspey - Lady Ann Hope (HD ref JW333 ) 22 Waltz - Untitled Waltz generally titled Woodland Whispers (HD ref JW341) Hornpipe - The Tara Brooch 23 Strathspey - Within a Mile of Edinburgh Toon 24 Strathspey - Stirling Castle (HD ref ST355) 25 Schottische - Untitled Schottische 26 Schottische - The Lad with the Plaid (HD ref WS131) 27 Reel - The High Road to Linton (HD ref JD161) 28 Waltz - Sweet Sixteen (HD ref ST356) 29 Hornpipe - The Rights of Man 30 Quadrille Tune 2/4 - Untitled tune for 2nd figure of the Quadrilles locally called Burney's No 2 (HD ref WS119) 31 Mazurka - Untitled Mazurka locally called Jimmy Ward's Mazurka (HD ref JW301) 32 Jig - The Stool of Repentance (HD ref ST351) 33 Jig - Kissed Yestreen (HD ref ST349) 34 Polka - The Belfast Polka (HD ref WS116)