For Gordon Roberts, my pal and the drummer in our band The Big Shoogle. At the end of some of our gigs he'll try to get de-rigged really quickly and get home to try and catch the last pint. I've never seen him move so fast. Composer website: Publisher: Tune type: Reel Listen: If you […]
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Big Gazza’s Lightning Fingers composed by David Morrison, Bishopbriggs
Composed for Gary Blair, the virtuoso accordion player from Renfrew and a very good friend of mine. His technique is incredible and his fingers go like the clappers. Composer website: Publisher: Tune type: Reel Listen: If you have a question for David Morrison, Bishopbriggs you can contact them here. If there is no link there […]
Five-Clue Cryptic composed by Liam Cooke
I love cryptic crosswords. I just can't do them. This tune is named after the only cryptic crossword I can ever (sometimes) complete – the five-clue cryptic published daily in the i newspaper. Composer website: Publisher: Tune type: Reel Listen: If you have a question for Liam Cooke you can contact them here. If there […]
Don’t Take it For Granite composed by Liam Cooke
This is a slow reel I wrote for my Dad, the geologist. Composer website: Publisher: Tune type: Reel Listen: If you have a question for Liam Cooke you can contact them here. If there is no link there is no contact address.
Crockett’s composed by Alan Murray
A swung reel that I wrote for my friend Pete Crockett – cracking musician and all-round good guy. Pete invited me to join him for a ceilidh; I wrote the tune after our rehearsal, and we played it on the night. Composer website: http://www.twofarflung.co.uk Publisher: PRS Tune type: Reel Listen: If you have a question […]