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Road to the Isles Sample Concert Program
(Selections subject to change)

Word Document Download a printable version of the sample concert program in Microsoft Word format.

FIRST SET

  1. March On: 4/4 Marches - George Balderose (Great Highland Pipes); (The Road to the Isles, The Minstrel Boy, The Wearing of the Green, & Scotland the Brave)
     
  2. Sword Dance – The Ghillie Callum - Deborah Belitskus & George Balderose; (2 slow steps and one quick step)
     
  3. Song: The Galway Races - Richard Hughes (vocal & guitar)
     
  4. Dance: Irish Hardshoe Reel - Mary Conroy & Richard Hughes (Irish Flute)
     
  5. Song: Bar Na Sraide - Richard (vocal & guitar)
     
  6. Fiddle Solo - Colyn Fisher {The Fall of Foyer (air), The Thin Red Line (march), Rob Roy MacGregor (strathspey), Cutty Sark & Pretty Pegg (reels)}
     
  7. Song: The Ramblin’ Rover - Richard, Colyn, & George (C Smallpipes)
     
  8. Dance: Highland Fling - Deborah, Colyn, Richard & George (A Smallpipes); (The Keel Row, What Ail’s Ye Orange and Blue)
     
  9. Dance: Slip Jig -Mary, Colyn, George, & Richard (The Rocky Road to Dublin)
     
  10. Song & March: Rattlin’ Roarin’ Willie & The Atholl Highlanders - Richard (vocal & flute), Colyn, George (D Smallpipes)
     
  11. Dance: The Irish Hornpipe & Sailor’s Hornpipe - Deborah, Mary, Colyn, George, & Richard (My Love is But a Lassie Yet, The Rakes of Mallow)

I N T E R M I S S I O N

SECOND SET

  1. 6/8 March- The Sweet Maid of Mull - George (Great Highland Pipes)
     
  2. Dance: Sean Triubhas – Deborah & George (4 slow steps, 2 quick steps)
     
  3. Competition Pipe Music Medley: March, Strathspey, & Reel - George; (Donald MacLean’s Farewell to Oban, Maggie Cameron, The De'il Amang the Tailors)
     
  4. Song: Erin Go Bragh - Richard (vocal)
     
  5. Dance: Slow Hornpipe - Mary & Richard (The Plains of Boyle)
     
  6. Fiddle Solo: Colyn Fisher {Marquis of Huntley’s Favorite (strathspey), The Wind that Shakes the Barley, Charlie, is that You? (reels)}
     
  7. Song: The Lark in the Morning - Richard (vocal & guitar) & Colyn
     
  8. Dance: Irish Softshoe Reel - Mary & Richard (The Sally Gardens)
     
  9. Dance: The Highland Laddie - Deborah, Colyn, George, Richard
     
  10. Smallpipe Medley -George (Go to Berwick Johnny, Mount Your Baggage, John Anderson My Jo, Drops of Brandy)
     
  11. Song: Land of the Leal - Richard (vocal), Colyn, George (C Smallpipes)
     
  12. Dance: Irish Jig + Scottish version of the Jig - Deborah, Mary, Colyn, George, & Richard (The Irish Washerwoman, Paddy's Leather Britches, The Kesh Jig)


pennsylvania performing arts on tourThis project is partially supported by a grant from Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour, a program developed and funded by the Vira I. Heinz Endowment; the William Penn Foundation; the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency; and the Pew Charitable Trusts; and administered by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.

Funding for concert performances and workshops by Road to the Isles is available to non-profit presenters throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. For more information contact PennPat at (www.pennpat.org) (215)496-9424, or Music Tree at () (412) 323-2707.

 
Heading photo provided by Dave Henniker ©2004 Road to the Isles/Music Tree - All rights reserved.