![]() ![]() ![]() The second tune hails from a popular 70’s LP from Louis Riendeau of the Riendeau family of New Hampshire. When the Leaves Turn Brown Again / Louie’s First Tune - This first tune was popularized by fiddler and composer Tommy Jackson (1926 - 1979), a prolific Nashville session fiddler who recorded many of the square dance LP's in the 1950's & 60's. For those interested in the origins of tune names, the word ‘kesh’ is found here and there in Ireland and refers to a passageway across wet ground or bog, a sort of wicker bridge matting used in olden days to facilitate crossing without getting wet feet.ģ. It has been played by many with lots of variations, and its classic combination with The Kesh Jig remains prized. Out on the Ocean / The Kesh Jig - It seems no one really knows the origins of Out on the Ocean, but some think it comes from a very old family of tunes. Some have speculated that because of its strange (perhaps even Eastern) sounding melody, it could be an air of some antiquity.Ģ. She Moved Through the Fair - The lyrics of this song, first published in Hughes's Irish Country Songs in 1909, have been found both in Ireland and Scotland. ![]()
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