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Melodeon Greats: A Collection Of Melodeon Masterpieces

By Various Artists


  1. Páidín Ó Reafartaigh
    The Jig Of Slurs
    Gan Ainm
  2. The Flowers Of Edinburgh
    The Old Grey Cat
  3. The Stranger March
  4. The Thistle Schottische
  5. Pibroch O’ Donald Dhu
  6. Miss Drumond Of Perth
  7. The Silverton
  8. The Boston Bells Barn Dance
  9. Gan Ainm
    Gan Ainm
    Gan Ainm
  10. The Queen Mary
  11. Shufflin’ Samuel
  12. The 79th Highlanders March
    The Champion March
  13. Gan Ainm
    Gan Ainm
  14. The Rosa
  15. Roll Her On The Hill
    Soldier’s Joy
    Clean Peastrae
    The Fairy Dance
  16. Stirling Castle
  17. The Dancing Dustman Two Step
  18. Bit O’ Blarney
  19. The Laird O’ Drumblair
  20. The Duke Of Perth
  21. Sammie’s Schottische
  22. The Lion Quadrilles, Figure 4
  23. The Rights Of Man
  24. Doon The Burn March
  25. Gan Ainm
    Gan Ainm
    Gan Ainm

Six comments

“Melodeon Greats: A Collection Of Melodeon Masterpieces”

Topic Records Ltd., 1994
TSCD601

I’ll be back to finish this, surprised it wasn’t already here, so this is a quick addition. The ‘gan ainms’ are old standards that just need confirming, naming, and then making sure they link up.

“Melodeon Greats” ~ the musicians

James Brown
1.) Irish Jigs & a Reel (Zonophone Twin 716)
4.) The Thistle Schottische
6.) Miss Drumond Of Perth
9.) Irish Jigs (Zonophone Twin 1150)
14.) The Rosa Polka

W.F. Cameron
2.) Flowers Of Edinburgh

The Wypers, Peter & Daniel
3.) Stranger March
7.) Silverton Polka
12.) The 79th Highlanders March / The Champion March
15.) Roll Her On The Hill / Soldier’s Joy / Clean PeaStrae / The Fairy Dance
17.) The Dancing Dustman Two Step
22.) The Lion Quadrilles, Figure 4
24.) The Doon The Burn March

William Hannah
5.) Pibroch O Donald Dhu
20.) The Duke Of Perth

George ‘Pamby’ Dick
8.) The Boston Bells Barn Dance
16.) The Stirling Castle Strathspey
25.) Irish Reels

Jack Williams
10.) The Queen Mary Waltz
18.) Bit O’Blarney

Peter Leatham
11.) Shufflin’ Samuel
13.) A Hornpipe Medley
19.) The Laird O Drumblair
21.) Sammie’s Schottische

Fred Cameron
23.) Rights Of Man Hornpipe

1.) Irish Jigs ~ the first one is “Páidín Ó Reafartaigh”

However, I’ve been here before, having entered a very large multi-version take with this name, one with history, that got axed, and after an immense amount of work linking it up to its many shorter relatives. This one is in 3-parts, and isn’t already on this site. I may play it safe and give the transcription for it here in the comments? I might risk getting it axed again? 😏

The second jig seems to be a 2-part version of “The Jig of Slurs”, but I’m still looking…

I dunno on the cd version, but on my loved and worn LP ( learnt my first strathspey from it, Miss Drummond of Perth…), The Flowers of Edinburgh are followed by the “Old Grey Cat”…

Re: Melodeon Greats: A Collection Of Melodeon Masterpieces

Seems like this recording is a great historical one, with many of the recordings made in the 1910s. I’m impressed with the sound quality. I know there’s re-mastering, but still…