This set begins with the traditional Border reel 'Duns Dings A' . The title means that the town of Duns beat everything. The second tune was written by me in 1996 for my fiddle playing daughter. The third tune is called "The Falls of Shin" and written by Barbara McOwen from Boston,USA. The Falls are near Lairg in the Scottish Highlands. The set ends with an 18th Century Highland reel "The Blackcocks of Berriedale" There was a dance that mimicked the courting moves of the blackcock or black grouse. The Berriedale Braes are just north of Helmsdale on the edge of Caithness.
credits
from Time out of Mind - On the Border,
released February 26, 2016
Played and arranged by G.Mooney -Scottish smallpipes, B.Mooney - Flute, Shona Mooney - Fiddle, David Wood - Guitar
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