The Lady of the Desert composed by Cornelius Lyons (c. 1680 - c. 1750), with elaborate variations, based on the old Irish love-song
The Coolin or An Chúilfhionn
Cumh Ioarla Wigton (Lament for the Earl of Wigtown), a grand 17th century Scottish lament.
The Fairy Queen by Turlough Carolan (1670 - 1738)
Loftus Jones by Carolan
Planxty Connor by Carolan, unsuitable for Mass
Captain Sudley a song composed by Carolan for his daughter Siobhán's wedding.
Síle Bheag Ní Chonalláin
A song by Thomas Connellan (c. 1640 - post 1717)
Cumh Caoine an Albannaich, 'Scott's Lamentation' by John Scott, composed in 1599.
Aileen Aroon, an old Irish song air popular in 18th century Scotland.
A Chailini, an bhfaca sibh Seoirse or Conchubhar Mhac Coiréibhe, a traditional air with variations by Cornelius Lyons.
The Irish Cry, & Jigg to the Irish Cry from Burk Thumoth's "12 Scotch and 12 Irish Airs" of c.1742
Mrs Power, by Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738). More commonly known as Carolan's Concerto.
Seabhac na hÉirne,
a song by Carolan in praise of Katherine O'More, also known as "The
Hawk of Ballyshannon". The tune is "Port Atholl" by Ruaidhrí
Dall Ó Catháin (c. 1570 - 1650)
Elevation by Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738)
Miss Hamilton, by Cornelius Lyons (c. 1680 - c. 1750).
Da Mihi Manum (Tabhair Dom Do Lámh - Give me your hand) by Rúaidhrí Dall Ó Catháin (c. 1570 - 1650)
this is on my CD
Cath Eachroma The Battle of Aughrim, 1691
King James March to Ireland,
supposedly originating as a tune by Myles O'Reilly from Cavan (b.1636).
Allan Ramsay used the tune for his song Lochaber no More. Also Lochaber &
The Wild Geese, or Ireland's
Lamentation as collected in the 1790s by Edward Bunting from Patrick Quin, taken from Bunting's field notebooks.
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Ye Clarges Lamentation
From the oldest Irish music book, printed by Neale in Dublin in 1724
Easbuig Earra-ghàidheal
'The Bishop of Argyll' from Angus Fraser's fiddle manuscript, mid 19th century, and another version of the same tune, Cumh Easbig Earraghaal
'Bishop of Argyle's Lament', from Daniel Dow, 'A Collection of Ancient Scots Music' 1776
Cumh Easpuic Earraghaoidheal Lament for the Bishop of Argyll, from the MacFarlane Young fiddle ms, c. 1740. this is on my CD
Untitled pìobaireachd (Chehotrao hodro) from the Campbell Canntaireachd manuscript, c. 1814 (learned from the playing of Barnaby Brown)
Port Lennox
Port Athol
Port Gordon
The Battle of Sheriff Moor
three Airs by Fingal, the above
tunes played on the Queen Mary harp by John Robertson of Lude
in the early 1700s, printed by John Bowie in 1789. these are all on my CD