Joe Cormier
The Dances Down Home

A wonderful anthology of Joe's recordings spanning a 25 year period, this collection includes medleys from an LP titled The Dances Down Home as well as material from other previously unreleased sessions. This long play, 20 track CD is one of the finest productions in Mark Wilson's North American Traditions Series (for Rounder Records). The notes by Anselme Cormier are a delight to read and include rare early photos of Joe, his family and some of his musical aquaintences such as Angus Chisholm and Winston Fitzgerald. tune titles ---------------------prices: CD Sound Clips MP3s will be posted during the holdiays

Notation Link 10 tunes below as an ABC file TITLE Composer Brig o' Feugh Peter Milne Donald Stewart the Piper J. Scott Skinner Charlie Hunter Bobby MacLeod Donald Cameron's Polka Fancy Hornpipe Gillan's Reel Peter Milne Hillside Echoes Lady Wampole's Mrs. Scott Skinner J. Scott Skinner Sandy M'Gaff

The Dances Down Home

Track 1.

• The MacDonald's March abc (Silver Apple # 9)
• The King's Reel

Track 2.

• Miss Anderson
• The Braes of Elchies (Charles Grant) (both in Brenda Stubbert's Collection)

Track 3.

• Sheehan's - O'Neill's
• Loch Earn - Skye
• Donald Cameron's Polka

Track 4

• Sou'west Bridge (Dan R - Trip to Windsor)
• The Flagon
• Gin I Had a Bonny Lassie (DunGreen)

Track 5

• Dan R.'s Favorite by Donald Angus Beaton (Beaton Collection)
• Brig o'Feugh - by Peter Milne
• Donald Stewart the Piper - by J Scott Skinner

Track 6

• Come Under My Plaidie (Ryan's Mammoth)
• The Mira

Track 7

• Mrs. Scott Skinner - by J Scott Skinner
• The Smith's a Gallant Fireman (Skinner Pink - The Scottish Violinist)
• The Earl of Seafield's (Fitzgerald Collection)

Track 8

• Clay Pipe
• Sandy M'Gaff
• The Champion Jig

Track 9.

• Biodag Air MacThomais
• The Hurdle Race
• Last Night's Fun

Track 10

• Hillside Echoes
• Banks

Track 11

• The Marquis of Tullybardine
• Romp Among the Whins
• The Way to Mull River (by John Morris Rankin)
• Put Me in the Big Chest

Track 12

• The Cheticamp Jig - by Elmer Briand
• Little Pickle by Joseph Lowe (both in Jerry Holland's Collection)
• Traditional

Track 13

• Miss McKenzie of Ness House
• Bonanza Hornpipe

Track 14

• Glencoe Bridge March
• Lieutenant Howard Douglas's
• Miss Stewart of Garth
• The Rocket

Track 15

• Delnabo
• Malcolm Finlay
• Traditional
• Prince Charlie

Track 16

• Charlie Hunter's by Bobby MacLeod
• Dolbin Street - by Dan R. MacDonald (Heather Hill Collection)
• Traditional

Track 17

• Fancy Hornpipe
• Gillan's - by Peter Milne
• St. Kilda Wedding

Track 18

• Archie Menzies - by John Lowe
• Fisher's Hornpipe
• Mr. Bernard - by Nathaniel Gow

Track 19

• Miss Hutton's - by John Bowie
• Miss Johnson of Pitworth - by James Walker
• Lady Walpole's

Track 20

• The Earl of Hyndford
• Blind Norry's
• Auld Stewarts of Forthergill - by Stewart Robertson (Athole, 1884) Cape Breton setting in Jerry Holland 's 2nd Collection