S 10 E 08 Dixon Playthrough Part 3 with David Faulkner
April 4th, 2026
1 hr 5 secs
Season 10
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Tunes:
David Faulkner & Stephen Turner: Hit Her Between the Legs, Dorrington Lads,
William Vickers: Whipper and Girder or Ranger’s Frolick,
Patrick MacDonald: Tune 7 (Whip her and Girde her)
William Dixon: Hit Her Between the Legs, The Black and the Grae,
John Peacock: The Black and the Grey,
John Rook: Black and the Grey, Dorrington Lads (By David Faulkner)
Bruce and Stoke: The Black and the Grey
John Johnson: Black and All Black,
Thanks to David Faulkner for sending in some tunes and thoughts.
Check out his music here:
https://soundcloud.com/user-944955873
And Check Out the Bagpipe Society’s Website and Blowout:
https://www.bagpipesociety.org.uk/blowout/2026/
Sources:
1770: Whipper and Girder or Ranger’s Frolick from William Vickers Manuscript
http://www.farnearchive.com/farneimages/jpgs/R0304500.jpg
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1784: Tune #7 (Whip Her and Gird Her) from Patrick MacDonald’s A Collection of Highland Vocal Airs:
https://books.google.com/books?id=XCvLHYWLkFcC&newbks=0&pg=RA1-PA33#v=onepage&q&f=false
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1733: Hit Her Between the Legs from William Dixon’s Manuscript
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1733: The Black and the Gray from Matt Seattle’s Transcription of William Dixon’s Black and Grae
https://jeremykingsbury.bandcamp.com/album/rowly-powly
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1800ish: Black and the Grey from John Peacock’s Favorite Collection of Tunes
http://www.farnearchive.com/farneimages/jpgs/K0101100.jpg
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1840ish: Black and the Gray from Rook Manuscript
https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/archive/rja14/musicfiles/manuscripts/rook/rook_pages/075.htm
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1882: The Black and the Gray from Bruce and Stoke’s Northumbrian Minstrelsy
https://archive.org/details/northumbrianmins0000jcol/page/n5/mode/2up
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1751 Black and All Black from Johnson’s Choice Collection of Country Dances
http://www.cpartington.plus.com/Links/Johnson/Johnson%20Info.html
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