Erskine Morris (1913 – 1997)

Erskine Morris (1913 – 1997)

Listen to All the Tunes

This pages is intended as a quick reference to the tunes we add to the blog. Now when you come back to the blog you can listen to all the tunes featured so far in a single location. Every time we add a posting on a tune, we will try to add it here. If we forget, let us know.

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A:
Arty Savidant's Tune (Cyril, Glenn, Brian, Brigid, Neil MacKay)*
Arty Savidant's Tune (Glenn, Brigid, Michel, Gary)*

B:
Reel de Bellechasse
The Blindman's Reel
Blindman's Reel (Glenn - fiddle, Brian - mandolin)
The Blue Shannon
The Bois-Brulé Jig
Reel du boulanger (Brian and Glenn - Two Guitars: from Isidore Soucy)
Brandy in G

C:
The Caribou Reel (learned from Andy Dejarlis)
The Cockawee (Cambridge 1983)
The Coleman Reel 
Crossing the Old Bridge (Eddie Arsenault tune played by Cyril DeVouge)*

D:
The Devil's Dream (Version 1 at Manny's Place)
The Devil's Dream (Version 2 at Manny's Place)
The Devil's Dream (Version 1 from 1990)
Medley: The Donna Reel & Uncle Peter's Tune (Glenn - fiddle, Brian - guitar) 
The Drops of Brandy

E:
Reel des Eskimos
Eva's Tune
Eva's Tune (Glenn Patterson and Brigid Drody)*

F:
Father Morris' Tune
Fat Molasses
Footloose in February (Home field recording of Glenn Patterson by Glenn Patterson)* 
Frank Miller's Hornpipe

G:
The Gaspe Party (Written by Neil MacKay, Played by Glenn Patterson)*
The Golden Wedding Reel (1960s)
The Golden Wedding Reel (1984)
La Grande Rouge (1990)
La Grande Rouge (1980s)
The Grandmother's Reel (late 1960s)
The Grandmother's Reel (same session as above)

H:
Untitled Harmonica Tune
The Harvest Home
Reel de l'Hôtelier

I:
Medley: Unknown Reel & The Irish Jig (Glenn - fiddle, Brian - mandolin) J:
Joe Drody's Jig (1990)
Joe Drody's Tune (1983)

K:
The Keel Row (1978)

L:
Leona DeVouge's Waltz (Written by Glenn Patterson; Played by Glenn Patterson & Brigid Drody)*
Leslie DeVouge's Tune (Cyril DeVouge)*
Listen to the Mockinbird (Brian Morris & Brigid Drody)*
The Little Boy's Reel (1990)
Lord MacDonald's Reel in the key of D, Fiddle tuned ADAE (1983)

M:
Miss Oliver Morris' Reel (1980s)
Miss Oliver Morris' Reel aka The Pride of Quebec (1978)
The Mountain Reel
The Murphy Reel (1978 Recording)
The Murphy Reel (1984 Morris Family Reunion)

O:
The Ottawa Valley Jig
One of Fred Kennedy's (see also "Pearl of the Coast")

P:
Pat Feeney's Reel (1978)
Pat Feeney's Reel and Saint Anne's Reel
Pearl of the Coast (1960s - see also "One of Fred Kennedy's")
Reel du pecheur (Fisherman's Reel)
Reel du pêcheur (Two Guitars: from Joseph Allard)
La Polka Piquée (learned from Isidore Soucy)
The President's Reel (learned from Isidore Soucy)

Q:
The Queen's Reel in the 1960s (AEAC# Tuning)
The Queen's Reel from February 1978 (AEAE Tuning)
The Queen's Reel from the 1990 Tape (AEAE Tuning)
The Queen's Reel with Stepdancers (Possibly Erskine, AEAC# Tuning)

R:
Roland White's Tune (Cyril DeVouge)*

S:
Sailor's Hornpipe (1960s)
Six Hundred Miles of Music (Audio Documentary by Glenn Patterson for StoryNet 2013)*
The Spruce Knot (1980s)
The Spruce Knot (1960's)

T:
Tommy Rooney's Jig (1984)
Tom Rooney's Jig (Reel-to-Reel 1960s)
Tommy Rooney's Jig (Unidentified Douglastown fiddler)
Tune from the North Coast of the Gaspé (1978)
Tune from the North Coast of the Gaspé (1960's Reel-to-Reel)

U:
Uncle Peter's Tune (Erskine Morris)
Uncle Peter's Tune (Kingsley Marion)
Untitled (Pearl of the Coast)
Untitled (MiracleMart Tape Track 1)
Untitled (MiracleMart Tape Track 16)

V:
The Veteran's Reel (learned from Don Messer)