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Broadside Electric - Mark II

Melissa Demian / Tom Rhoads / Jim Speer / Helene Zisook

Title	Type of Piece (Included pieces for medleys & tune sets)	Authorship	Nationality
	Notes

Acano Mlada Nevesto	Dance in 11/8	Trad.	Macedonia
	Played by itself and in medley with "Gas-Nign" and "New York Girls."
Altfrangg	Carnival march	C. Walliser	Switzerland
	In medley with "When I Was A Fair Maid," replacing "Bottom of the Punch Bowl."
Another Jig Will Do	Slip jig	Trad.	Ireland
	In early versions of "Town of Ballybay."
Ar Fa La La Lo	Song [Irish Gaelic]	Trad.	Ireland
	arr. Rhoads (a capella).
Barrett's Privateers	Song	Stan Rogers	Canada
	arr. Rhoads (a capella), based loosely on Rogers' arrangement.

Blackleg Miner	Song (Pigs in Space)	Trad.	Scotland
	Accompanying reel "Pigs in Space" by Hall.
Boar's Head Carol	Song	Trad., arr. Martin Shaw	England
	A capella; from Oxford Book of Carols.
Bonny Portmore	Song (Caidé Sin Don té Sin)	Trad.	Ireland
	Inspired by a version by Bert Jansch.
Bottom of the Punch Bowl	Hornpipe	Trad.	England
	In medley with "When I Was A Fair Maid."
The Bride's Favorite	Jig	Trad.	Ireland
	In "Marital Jigs."

Cliffs of Moher	Jig	Trad.	Ireland
	In various arrangements, mainly "Town of Ballybay."
The Clumsy Lover	Jig	Trad.	Ireland

Cold Frosty Morning	Reel	Trad.	Ireland
	In "15 Bricks..."
The Connaughtman's Rambles	Jig	Trad.	Ireland
	In "Town of Ballybay" and "Extra Spray Gun."
Dearg Doom / The Four-Poster Bed	Instrumental set (Dearg Doom / Four-Poster Bed)	Various	Various
	"Dearg Doom" is a song by Horslips, based on "O'Neill's March." Our version was an instrumental. "Four-Poster Bed" is a fiddle tune of unknown origin (Anglo-American?).

Different Germany	Song	Ian Anderson	England
	From Ian Anderson's album Walk Into Light.
Dixon's Delight	Morris dance	Mark Simos	USA

Donald McGillavry	Song (O'Neill's Cavalry March)	Trad.	Scotland
	Based on arrangement by Silly Wizard.
Dr. Norman Carpet	Jig	Tom Rhoads	USA
	In "Green Mountain Cookie Dough."
Drive the Cold Winter Away	Playford dance	Trad.	England
	Also the tune of an English spring carol. In medley with "Wild Mountain Thyme" (2nd lineup).

Drowsy Maggie	Reel	Trad.	Ireland
	In "Scrape the Parrot" and "40 Lbs. of Yarn."
False Sir John	Song (La Rotta)	Trad.	Britain

15 Bricks at the Bottom of the Pond	Reel set (Old Grey Cat / Oyster Wives' Rant / Miner's Night Out / Cold Frosty Morning)	Various	Various
	Title by audience competition.
40 lbs. of Yarn	Reel set (Sligo Maid / Growling Old Man & Cackling Old Woman / Red-Haired Boy / Kitchen Girl / Drowsy Maggie)	Trad.	Various

The Four-Poster Bed	Reel	Trad.	Unknown
	In "Dearg Doom" medley.

Frejlex	Klezmer tune	Trad.	Jewish
	In later versions of "New York Girls."
Fylingdale Flyer	Song	Ian Anderson	England
	arr. Rhoads (a capella); from the Jethro Tull album A.
Gathering Peascods	Playford dance	Trad.	England
	Arrangement transformed the tune into various meters.
Gloucestershire Wassail	Song	Trad., arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams	England
	A capella; from Oxford Book of Carols.
Green Mountain Cookie Dough, Brown and Trembling	Jig set (Dr. Norman Carpet / Juice of Barley / Morrison's Jig)	Trad.	Various
	Title by audience competition.

Growling Old Man & Cackling Old Woman	Reel	Trad.	Quebecois
	In "40 Lbs. of Yarn."
Hal-an-Tow	Song	Trad.	Cornwall
	arr. Hall (a capella), later additions Rhoads.
Haste to the Wedding	Jig	Trad.	Ireland
	In "Marital Jigs."
Henry Martin	Song	Trad.	Britain

The Hiring Fair	Song	Ralph McTell & Dave Mattacks	England
	Based on arrangement by Fairport Convention.

The Hunt is Up	Song (Burning Down Borders Bookshop)	Trad.	England
	A one-off for May Day celebrations at Bryn Mawr College.
I Will Go	Song	Trad.	Scotland
	Found on the Afterhours album Hung Up and Dry.
If I Was A Blackbird	Song	Trad., adapted by Andy M. Stewart	Ireland
	Based on arrangement by Silly Wizard.
Isabeaux S'y Promène	French air	Trad.	France
	In "Winifred."
Juice of Barley	Playford dance	Trad.	England
	Played in a fairly jig-like style in "Green Mountain Cookie Dough."

Kitchen Girl	Reel	Trad.	USA
	In "40 Lbs. of Yarn."
Klez-Rawhide	Song (Oyfn Pripetshik / Theme from "Rawhide")	Various	Various
	"Oyfn Pripetshik" is a Klezmer song from the Ukraine (played as an instrumental). "Rawhide" by Tiomkin and Washington, played Klezmer-style.
L'Incoronazione di Poppea (act II, scene xiii)	Song (recitative & aria) (Italian)	Claudio Monteverdi	Italy
	Excerpt from Baroque opera.
La Rotta	Renaissance dance	Anonymous	Italy
	In medley with "False Sir John."
Larry O'Gaff	Jig	Trad.	Ireland
	In later versions of "Town of Ballybay."

Little Beggar Man	Song (Kitchen Girl)	Trad.	Ireland
	Partly based on arrangement by Arlo Guthrie.
Little Sir Hugh	Song	Trad., adapted by Steeleye Span	England
	Based on arrangement by Steeleye Span.
Looks Like Mona Lisa	Song	Michelle Shocked	USA
	From Shocked's album Captain Swing.
Marital Jigs	Jig set (Bride's Favorite / Haste to the Wedding)	Trad.	Ireland

Matty Groves	Song (Stairway to Heaven)	Trad.	Britain
	"Stairway to Heaven" (by J. Page & R. Plant) quoted at the end of later versions of the arrangement.

Miner's Night Out	Reel	John McEuen	USA
	In "15 Bricks..."
Morrison's	Jig	Trad.	Ireland
	In "Simmering Teapot..." and "Green Mountain Cookie Dough."
Mosé Salió de Misrayim	Song [Ladino & Hebrew]	Trad.	Sephardic Jewish (Morocco)
	Found on an album by Voice of the Turtle.
The New St. George	Song	Richard Thompson	England
	arr. Rhoads (a capella).
New York Girls	Song (Yoshke / "James Bond" Theme / Rainbow Connection / Sailors' Hornpipe / Acano Mlada Nevesto / Frejlex)	Trad.	England
	Usually closes our concerts.

O'Neill's Cavalry March	March	Trad.	Ireland
	In "Donald MacGillavry."
Old Grey Cat	Reel	Trad.	England
	In "15 Bricks..."
The Oyster Wives' Rant	Reel	Trad.	Scotland
	In "15 Bricks..."
Padstow	Song	Trad.	Cornwall
	Inspired by the Steeleye Span arrangement.
Por La Tu Puerta	Song [Ladino/Turkish]	Trad.	Sephardic Jewish (Turkey)
	Found on an album by Voice of the Turtle.

The Queen of Argyll	Song	Andy M. Stewart	Scotland
	Based on arrangement by Silly Wizard.
Red-Haired Boy	Reel	Trad.	USA
	American version; originally probably from Ireland. In "40 Lbs. of Yarn." Reels (untitled set)
Robin Hood and the Tanner	Song (Abandoned Glue Factory)	Trad.	England
	"Abandoned Glue Factory" by Speer.
Rocky Road to Dublin	Slip jig	Trad.	Ireland
	Played as an instrumental (it is also well known as a song).
Rufford Park Poachers	Song	Trad.	England
	From the Martin Carthy album Out of the Cut.

Sailors' Hornpipe	Hornpipe/reel	Trad.	USA
	Probably derived from a British tune.
The Simmering Teapot, or, The Unhatched Egg	Tune set (Dixon's Delight / Bog an Lochain / Morrison's)	Various	Various
	Named by audience competition.
The Six Questions	Song	Trad.	Britain

Skewball	Song	Trad.	Ireland
	Based on arrangement by Steeleye Span.
Sligo Maid	Reel	Trad.	Ireland
	In "40 Lbs. of Yarn."

So Selfish Runs the Hare	Song	Trad.	England
	Found on Albion Country Band album Battle of the Field.
South Wind	Waltz	Trad.	Ireland

Sovay	Song	Trad.	England
	Loosely based on arrangement by Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick.
Tam Lin	Song	Trad.	Scotland

Three Crows	Song	Trad.	England (Lancashire)
	arr. Rhoads (a capella).

Three Drunken Maidens	Song	Trad.	England

The Town of Ballybay	Song (Larry O'Gaff / Another Jig Will Do / Cliffs of Moher [Blues Jig] / Connaughtman's Rambles)	Trad.	Ireland
	From the Boiled in Lead album Orb.
When I Was A Fair Maid	Song (Bottom of the Punch Bowl / Altfrangg)	Various	England
	First version of the arrangement followed the song with "Punch Bowl;" "Altfrangg" was later substituted.
Wild Mountain Thyme	Song (Drive the Cold Winter Away)	Trad.	Scotland

Winifred	Tune set (Isabeaux S'y Promène / Not "Salmon Tails..." / Drowsy Maggie)	Trad.	Various
	Sometimes referred to as "Winifred's Bass Cabinet." The second tune is a (possibly Scottish?) variation of "Salmon Tails Down the Water," found on a Pogues album.

The Witch of the Westmorland	Song	Archie Fisher	Scotland
	Loosely based on Stan Rogers' arrangement.
The World Turned Upside-Down [The Diggers]	Song	Leon Rosselson	England
	Inspired by Dick Gaughan's rendition.
Yoshke	Klezmer song/tune	Trad.	Jewish
	In some earlier versions of "New York Girls."