The Celtic Viol II - Jordi Savall

An Homage to the Irish and Scottish Musical Traditions

I. The Galway Set (D-minor, 440)   

1. The Galway Bay Hornpipe    Traditional Irish
2. The Rover Reformed    John Playford (1718)
3. Lord Frog Dance    John Walsh (1713)
    & Buckingham House    Traditional Irish

II. The Gold Ring Set (D major, 440)

4. The Hills of Lorne    Charlie Hunter of Oban
5. Miss Sally Hunter of Thurston Jig    Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831)
6. Mrs. Scott Skinner    James Scott Skinner (1843-1927)
7. Alexander’s Hornspipe & Harvest Home    Traditional Irish
8. The Gold Ring Jig    Traditional Irish

III. The Abergeldie Castle Set (E-minor, 415)

 9. Abergeldie Castle Strathspey     Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976)
10. Caribou Barren     Dan R. MacDonald
11. Regents Rant     Traditional Scottish
12. Crabs in the skillet Slow Jig     Ryan’s Collection (Boston, 1883)
13. Lord Moira’s Hornpipe     Ryan’s Collection (Boston, 1883)
     Jordi Savall  Lyra Viol

IV. The Nathaniel Gow Set (A-minor, 440)

14. The Braes o’ Bushbie Slow march    P. John Bowie, 1789
15. Nathaniel Gow’s Lament for the Death of his Brother    Nathaniel Gow
16. Abigail Judge     O’Carolan (1670-1738)
      (O’Neill The Music of Ireland, Chicago, 1903)
17. Planxty O’Daly     O’Carolan (O’Neill, Chicago, 1903)

V.   The Lancashire Pipes Set (E Major / minor)
18. The Lancashire Pipes (E-major)    Manchester Gamba Book
19. Pigges of Rumsey / Kate of Bardie (E-major)   Manchester Gamba Book
20. The Cup of Tea (E-minor)    Traditional Irish
21. A Toye (E-major)    Manchester Gamba Book

VI. The Archibald MacDonald Set (D minor / major)
22. Planxty Sir Ulick Burke (D-minor)    O’Carolan (O’Neill, Chicago, 1903)
23. The Sword Dance-New Stepny Slip Jig (D-minor)    Traditional Irish
24. Archibald MacDonald of Keppoch (D-minor)    Traditional Irish
25. Jimmy Holme’s Favorite – Reel (D-major)    Ryan’s Collection (Boston, 1883)

VII. The Liverpool Set (D-major, 440)
26. Planxty Irwin     O’Carolan (O’Neill, Chicago, 1903)
27. The Liverpool Hornpipe     James Stewart Robertson
28. Peter’s Peerie Boat Jig    Tom Anderson (1910-1991)

Jordi Savall - Treble and Lyra Viols

Andrew Lawrence-King - Irish Harp & Psalterium

Frank McGuire - Traditional tunable Bodhran