Nancy Vernon, attributed to the Irish harpist Turlough O'Carolan. It's certainly my favourite of the prolific Planxty genre.
Rich Turner Music
Fiddle and accordion player, teacher and composer.
31/05/2026
Gone phishing...
St. George's Hill, my march commemorating the Digger Rebellion of 1649, played on St. Catherine's Hill, near Wi******er.
Some Kind of Wonderful
Sketch of a new composition. I'm quite happy with the A part, but the B part needs work.
14/05/2026
Completing the first track of my E.P., with a fiddle overdub. Barnaby at the controls.
Lorraine Estelle, a new march or hornpipe in honour of my local Green Party candidate and friend.
Sally Sloane's
I was reminded of this tune in a recent episode of Mel Biggs ' Chatterbox podcast, featuring Katie Howson. Katie had recorded it with her Quartet, back in the day.
Catchy, innit?
Tunes from the Women
The 79th Highlanders Farewell to Gibraltar
Arriving in England via Kerr's Merry Melodies For The Violin, this is transposed down, from A to D, as Rod Stradling played it, in early recordings of Edward II & The Red Hot Polkas.
The Pearl Wedding, by Willie Taylor.
The legendary and prolific 20th century Northumbrian fiddler recorded and performed with Joe Hutton (smallpipes), and Will Atkinson (mouth organ).
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