[Contents.] [About the Band.] [Their Music.] [Photography.] [Press Materials.] Join our mailing list: _____________ Subscribe [Their Music.] Broadside Electric o PO Box 331, Ardmore, PA 19003 +1 (610) 667-9219 o info@broadside.org ____________________ Search _________________________________________________________________ [Repertoire.] [Text Only.] : [Help.] : [Site Map.] << < > >> Broadside Electric - Mark III Tom Rhoads / Jim Speer / Helene Zisook Title Type of Piece (Included pieces for medleys & tune sets) Authorship Nationality Notes _________________________________________________________________ Acano Mlada Nevesto Dance in 11/8 Trad. Macedonia Played by itself and in medley with "Gas-Nign" and "New York Girls." As I Roved Out Song Trad. Ireland Occasionally included "Stairway to Heaven" quote (see "Matty Groves"). Babylon Song Trad. Newfoundland Originally British (probably from Scotland). The Bank of Ireland Reel Trad. Ireland In "Spinning Wheel..." Barham Down Playford dance Trad. England In "Clyde's Water." _________________________________________________________________ Belasicko Oro Dance in 2/4 Trad. Macedonia In "Lord Bateman." Black & Grey / Coleraine Tune set (Black & Grey / Coleraine) Trad. Various Black & Grey Playford dance Trad. England Originally played in medley with "Coleraine," later by itself. Blackleg Miner Song (Pigs in Space) Trad. Scotland Accompanying reel "Pigs in Space" by Hall. Bonny Portmore Song (Caidé Sin Don té Sin) Trad. Ireland Inspired by a version by Bert Jansch. _________________________________________________________________ Bruton Town Song (Final Advance on Reykjavik) Trad. England "Reykjavik" by Speer. Bucimis Bucimis [dance in 15/16] Trad. Bulgaria Title unknown. Caidé Sin Don té Sin Irish air Trad. Ireland Tune of an Irish song. Clyde's Water Song (Barham Down) Trad. Scotland Cold Frosty Morning Reel Trad. Ireland In "15 Bricks..." _________________________________________________________________ Coleraine Jig Trad. Ireland In medley with "Black and Grey." Cruel Mother Song Trad. Britain "Looping" arrangement. Different Germany Song Ian Anderson England From Ian Anderson's album Walk Into Light. Donald McGillavry Song (O'Neill's Cavalry March) Trad. Scotland Based on arrangement by Silly Wizard. Easter Eve Playford dance Trad. England A one-off for a concert the night before Easter... _________________________________________________________________ Extra Spray Gun Jig set (Larry O'Gaff / Cliffs of Moher / Connaughtman's Rambles) Trad. Ireland The jigs from "Town of Ballybay" turned into an instrumental set. Eyli Song [Hebrew] w: Hannah Senesh / m:David Zehavi Israel A one-off for a Rosh Hashanah concert. 15 Bricks at the Bottom of the Pond Reel set (Old Grey Cat / Oyster Wives' Rant / Miner's Night Out / Cold Frosty Morning) Various Various Title by audience competition. The First House in Connaught Reel Trad. Ireland In "Spinning Wheel..." Flowers of Bermuda Song Stan Rogers Canada The first song we ever rehearsed. Based on Rogers' arrangement. _________________________________________________________________ Frejlex Klezmer tune Trad. Jewish In later versions of "New York Girls." Galitzianer Tansel Klezmer tune Trad. Jewish Usually played at the end of "New York Girls." Gas-Nign Klezmer tune (Gas-Nign) Trad. Jewish (Ukraine) Title unknown. Played in medley with "Makedonsko Devojce" or (recently) "Acano Mlada Nevesto." Golden Vanity Song (King of the Fairies) Trad. Anglo-American J'ai Vű Le Loup Song [French] (J'ai Vű Le Loup / J'ai Vű Le Loup, le Rénard et la Bellette) Trad. France Two variations of the same song, the second played as an instrumental. _________________________________________________________________ King of the Fairies Reel Trad. Ireland In "Golden Vanity." Larry O'Gaff Jig Trad. Ireland In later versions of "Town of Ballybay." Lord Bateman Song (Belasicko Oro) Trad. USA Appalachian version of an English ballad. Magellan Song (Snow on the Hills) Music: Trad.; lyrics: Paul Rugg & John P. McCann USA From the Animaniacs. Makedonsko Devojce Dance/song in 7/8 Trad. Macedonia Also a song, but we don't sing it. _________________________________________________________________ The Mason's Apron Reel Trad. Ireland Matty Groves Song (Stairway to Heaven) Trad. Britain "Stairway to Heaven" (by J. Page & R. Plant) quoted at the end of later versions of the arrangement. Miner's Night Out Reel John McEuen USA In "15 Bricks..." Mosé Salió de Misrayim Song [Ladino & Hebrew] Trad. Sephardic Jewish (Morocco) Found on an album by Voice of the Turtle. My Dungannon Sweetheart Jig Graham Townsend Unknown In medley with "Snow on the Hills." _________________________________________________________________ New Nign Nign Trad. Jewish Klezmer tune - title unknown. The New St. George Song Richard Thompson England arr. Rhoads (a capella). New York Girls Song (Yoshke / "James Bond" Theme / Rainbow Connection / Sailors' Hornpipe / Acano Mlada Nevesto / Frejlex) Trad. England Usually closes our concerts. O'Neill's Cavalry March March Trad. Ireland In "Donald MacGillavry." Old Grey Cat Reel Trad. England In "15 Bricks..." _________________________________________________________________ Oot Be Est da Vong Reel Trad. Shetland In "Spinning Wheel..." The Oyster Wives' Rant Reel Trad. Scotland In "15 Bricks..." Pastures of Plenty Song Woody Guthrie USA Por La Tu Puerta Song [Ladino/Turkish] Trad. Sephardic Jewish (Turkey) Found on an album by Voice of the Turtle. Querpfeifer Marches Unknown Switzerland Carnival marches from Basel. _________________________________________________________________ Rambling Irishman Song Trad. Ireland Sheath and Knife Song Trad. Britain First live arrangement was bluegrass style; now played in a rock arrangement resembling the version on our album More Bad News. Silkie Song Tom Rhoads Based on Scottish ballad Sleep Soond ida Moarnin' Reel Trad. Shetland In "Spinning Wheel..." Snow on the Hills Jig Aina Egan USA In medley with "My Dungannon Sweetheart" and "Magellan." _________________________________________________________________ Snow on the Hills / My Dungannon Sweetheart Jig set (Snow on the Hills / My Dungannon Sweetheart) Various Various "My Dungannon Sweetheart" is by Graham Townsend. The Spinning Wheel and the Bronze Axe Reel set (First House in Connaught / Oot Be Est da Vong / Sleep Soond ida Moarnin' / Bank of Ireland) Trad. Various Sugar Trade Song James Taylor, Jimmy Buffett & Tim Mayer USA arr. Rhoads (a capella). Terk in Amerika Klezmer tune Trad. Jewish Based on an older Greek/Turkish melody. In "Wake of the Medusa." There But For Fortune Song Phil Ochs USA After a disastrous first outing the arrangement was swiftly canned. _________________________________________________________________ Wake of the Medusa Song (Terk in Amerika) Jem Finer Ireland A song by a London/Irish band, with a Klezmerish feel, about a French painting... From the Pogues' album Hell's Ditch. Wheel of Jigs Jig set (Bride's Favorite / Cliffs Of Moher / Clumsy Lover / Coleraine / Connaughtman's Rambles / Dr. Norman Carpet / Haste To The Wedding) Various Various One-off gag for a St. Patrick's Day show - spin the wheel and play the tune... The World Turned Upside-Down [The Diggers] Song Leon Rosselson England Inspired by Dick Gaughan's rendition. _________________________________________________________________ [Text Only.] : [Help.] : [Site Map.] << < > >> _________________________________________________________________ Complete List | Mark IV | Mark III | Mark II | Mark I Instruments | Liner Notes | Lyrics | Repertoire | Merchandise About the Band | Their Music | Photography | Press Materials Contents | Help | Site Map