I tried this on Footsompin' once but they're too busy arguing about Gaelic to be much concerned about music these days.
Anyway, here goes
By what name is the tune "March Of The Meeatoiteen Bull" better known?
(Whoever answers a question correctly can get to pose the next one...)
Nah, it's the drunken conductor, or some such... hic
Correct, Nigel. Or "The Drunken Piper" which I'm sure you knew.
Your turn.
Yes, JAJ, March Of The Meeatoiteen Bull is the name under which the great Donegal fiddler John Doherty played The Drunken Piper, a well known Scottish pipe tune. The Doherty family were once known as pipers, which is why you find pipe tunes in their repertoire.
Another tune which John Doherty played was a dance tune known in Scotland pre-Burns as Lady Badinscoth's Reel, and as a song called Put up thy dagger, Jamie. Now it's almost universally known as...
What?
Ok Nigel, I'll have another shot at the quiz. How about 'My love she's but a lassie yet'?
Spot on, Anne. Your turn.
Ta Nigel, ok here goes -
The song version of 'Teribus' has 24 verses(!) but how many are usually sung?
A wild guess. 6 verses are usually sung. How many more guesses am I allowed?