Music Matters: Some Sunday Morning Music for You

I’m out in the Courtyard on this warm Scottish morning watching a pick-up football match on the Greensward between Iain’s all female Library apprentices and an all male group from the staff that works for Gus, the Estate Head Gardener. (Gus has a number of female staff but they declined to play as they had something else planned.) The first team is up four-nought after two periods, a true ass kicking I’d say.

So let’s put together some music for you on this morning.

Let’s start off with a set by Danu, one the great Irish trad bands, doing ‘Morrison’s Jig’ and ‘The Rambler’, followed by them giving us ‘The Garden Soldier’.

Now let’s move over to De Dannan, another great Irish group doing ‘Jenny Rocking The Cradle’, a favourite of mine.

Hmmm… What next? How about ‘Reynardine’ as offered up by Fairport Convention? They also give us for this morning ‘Reynard The Fox’.

Let’s finished off with ‘Red Barn Stomp’, which has always been one of my favourite Oysterband concert tunes.

Ahh — the score’s six nought. The lads are definitely buying several rounds in the Pub tonight for the winners!