Twisted Knickers: In A Knot CD Track Listing

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Twisted Knickers In A Knot (2004)
The first "full length" CD from Twisted Knickers, a Pittsburgh, PA based Celtic band.
This misc cd contains 10 tracks and runs 29min 58sec.
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1. Twisted Knickers - Fireside Reel (03:07)
   Thi sis a popular dance set among the Scottish Country Dance community. The set consists of "The Peat fire Flame", "Campbell's Farewell to Redcastle", Teribus" and "Greenwoodside".
2. Twisted Knickers - The Balmoral Strathspey (02:22)
   The Balmoral Strathspey is an arrangement of several traditional tunes. The set was devised for Scottish Country Dance, and includes "Scotch Mist", "Brig of Perth" and "'S ann an Ile".
3. Twisted Knickers - Leaving St. Kilda (02:52)
   This air was composed by one of the inhabitants of the island of St. Kilda when they were forced to leave their homes in 1930. This arrangement is the work of Arthur and Linda McNair, and features them on whistle and harp.
4. Twisted Knickers - Dreaming of Home (01:57)
   Dreaming of Home was composed by Arthur McNair. It features Arthur on whiestle, accompanied by Bruce Golightly on guitar.\n\nArthur says, "my thoughts were centered on teh fact that none of us can ever truly go back home, since time has moved on, and it w
5. Twisted Knickers - Mairi's Wedding (03:30)
   This may be one of the most popular dance sets around. We've seen the dance performed by Scottish and English Country Dance groups and the SCA.\n\nOur dance set includes the tunes "Mairi's Wedding", "The Reel of Tullochgorum", "The Hopeful Lover" and "Bar
6. Twisted Knickers - The Loser's Set (03:39)
   The Loser's Set is a collection of several tunes associated with some famous (or is it infamous?) people.\n\nBonnie Dundee was a nickname for Montrose. After some initial successes against the English, he was soundly beaten.\n\nGary Own, the other tune us
7. Twisted Knickers - Miss Gibson's Strathspey (03:36)
   The Strathspey is a lovely dance form, and this dance set is a lyrical collection of tunes. The dance of the same name is great fun to dance.\n\nWe use the tunes "The Music of Spey", "Lea Rig", "Mary Hamilton of Auchincriuve" and "The Rowan Tree".
8. Twisted Knickers - The Butterfly (03:12)
   This arrangement of a traditional Irish slip-jig is all ours. We approach the tune as the basis for something that resembles a "round", with the melody line flowing from instrument ot instrument. A times there harminies and counter-melodies employed to bo
9. Twisted Knickers - Lannigan's Ball (02:27)
   Lannigan's Ball includes the title tune and "The Kerry Dances", both of which are traditional Irish tunes. We've colelcted them here as a dance set, and have a lot of fun with it.\n\nWe've used this set for dancing from time to time. The matchup seems to
10. Twisted Knickers - Star of the County Down (03:09)
    The Star of the County Down is a traditional Irish piece. The version we present here is in waltz time, but a "quick time" version also exissts, as do lyrics.\n\nThe arrangement for two whistles and harp was done by Bruce Golightly.\n\nWe've been told tha