Don Messer

and His

Islanders

MP3’s

This is the Don Messer listening page containing some of the best “Down East” music ever recorded. There are 31 MP3 files here, each containing 1 or 2 tunes, most played 3 times each.

There are a couple of duplicates here, and 16 more Messer MP3’s on the ‘Ol’ Fiddler’ Archive Audio Clips page.

1. Bedford Waltz, Waltz of the Roses

2. Bonnie Lass of Headlake, Pedestal Clog

3. Blue Mountain Waltz, Hush A Bye Waltz

4. Bride of the Wind, Jimmy’s Favorite Jigs (both Jim Magill)

5. Centennial Waltz, Pictou Island Reel

6. Dale’s Beat, Freddy Wilson’s Clog

7. Flanigan’s Polka, Rambler’s Hornpipe

9. Grandmother’s Reel, Happy Acres Two Step (Cec McEachern)

10. House Party Jig (Andy Dejarlis)

11. Hush A Bye Waltz, Golden Wedding Reel

12. Joe Harrison’s Favorite Jig, Poor Girls Waltz

13. Maple Sugar Two Step, Silver Star Breakdown

14. Tuggerman’s Jig

31. Zenda Waltz, Silver Waves Waltz

30. White Rapids Breakdown, Parry Sound Reel (Jim Magill)

29. Tina’s Reel, Happy Time Schottische

27. Souris Lighthouse & Mouth of the Tobique (Don Messer), Rustic Jig

28. Stoneboat Jig (Bill Cormier), CNE Breakdown

26. Prairie Schottische, Beaver Lake Jig

25. Parkdale Jig (played by Cec McEachern)

24. First Western Change Jig, Old Red Barn Jig

23. Dill Pickles, Down Yonder

22. Mississippi Sawyer, Cotton Eyed Joe (played by Waldo Munroe)

21. Great Eastern Reel, Honest John Jig

20. Durang’s Hornpipe, Montreal Reel

18. Roll Away Hornpipe, Levantine’s Barrel Reel

19. Fireman’s Reel, White Water Jig (Bob Scott)

17. Rippling Water Jig, Jimmy’s Favorite Jig (Jim Magill)

16. Lord Alexander’s Reel (Abby Andrews), McKilmoyle’s Reel

15. Moneymusk

8. Free & Easy (played by Waldo Munro)