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Tony on Accordion played some lovely steady music, with some lovely light & shade to his playing, including a masterful display of Slow Air playing.

Angelina on Tenor Banjo also brought along a wonderful little Tenor Guitar, which sounded fantastic especially when she was dueting with the Piper.

However, for me, Allan McDonald stole the show.

At the concert, Allan played a number of sets of tunes which included the Scottish version & the Irish version. Of course he didn't suggest that either came first because in most cases nobody knows.

One of Allan's specialities is to sing in his native Gaelic language while playing the Scottish Smallpipes.

He had his Smallpipes in C, plus two sets of Border Pipes, in different Keys & of course the Great Highland Pipes.

Anyone interested in Traditional Music & Piping will I'm sure be kicking themselves, if they missed this wonderful concert!

However, below is a link to a video of an informal concert featuring Allan, plus Donegal Fiddlers Vincent, Jimmy and Peter Campbell, recorded back in 2006.

I think you might enjoy this DulciMike.

The Donegal style of Fiddling & its music has of course been heavily influenced by Scottish Fiddle playing, down through the years.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid … 5271980549

N.B. Allan's section of the above video starts at 29 Mins.

Cheers
Ptarmigan