Dick Glasgow Compositions - Scad the Beggars

{"songs":[{"title":"&quot;Dick Glasgow&quot;&nbsp;-&nbsp;Half-hanged McNaghten &amp; The Toast Rack.</a>", "file":"https://cdn-cms.f-static.com/uploads/2950713/normal_5e11bfeeb74eb.mp3", "howl":null, "pageUrl":"/dick-glasgow-compositions/half-hanged-mcnaghten-the-toast-rack", "cartUrl":"", "more_info":"&quot;Two more of my own wee tunes, this time written to remember John MacNaghten from Benvarden, Bushmills &amp;amp; the Toast Rack carriages of the Bushmills Tram.\r\n\r\nJohn McNaughton was hanged in 1761 for the accidental murder of his own beloved during a botched robbery, but when they were hanging him, the rope snapped at the first attempt, so the story goes that although he could have walked free, he asked them to try again, because he couldn't live, being known as Half-hanged McNaughton.\r\n\r\nThe Toastrack was the pet name for the quaintly shaped carriage of Europe's first Hydroelectric Tram, which ran from Portrush, past Dunluce Castle to the Giant's causeway, from 1883 to 1949.&quot;", "image":""},{"title":"&quot;Dick Glasgow&quot;&nbsp;-&nbsp;Buzzards over Knocklayde</a>", "file":"https://cdn-cms.f-static.com/uploads/2950713/normal_5e11c29eb53e9.mp3", "howl":null, "pageUrl":"/dick-glasgow-compositions/buzzards-over-knocklayde", "cartUrl":"", "more_info":"&quot;My home is on the side of Knocklayde the most prominent landmark in North Antrim, where one often hears the haunting call of a Buzzard, on a warm summer's afternoon.&quot;", "image":""},{"title":"&quot;Dick Glasgow&quot;&nbsp;-&nbsp;The Derrykeighan Stone</a>", "file":"https://cdn-cms.f-static.com/uploads/2950713/normal_5e11c38a98c9c.mp3", "howl":null, "pageUrl":"/dick-glasgow-compositions/the-derrykeighan-stone", "cartUrl":"", "more_info":"&quot;The Derrykeighan Stone ( Iron Age c.50AD ) is actually now housed in Ballymoney Museum, Co. Antrim.\r\n&amp;quot;The Derrykeighan Stone is incised with a beautiful symbol created 2,000 years ago by the people living in the northern region of Ireland.\r\n\r\nIt was discovered in 1977 in the ruins of the old church at Derrykeighan. It is unclear if the people who built the church in the seventeenth century placed it there by accident or deliberately.\r\n\r\nThe unique design is an early example of Celtic art. It was carved on the stone during the Iron Age, at a time when the influence of the Celts was reaching Ireland from the continent of Europe. The design is now used as the emblem for Ballymoney Museum.&amp;quot;&quot;", "image":""},{"title":"&quot;Dick Glasgow&quot;&nbsp;-&nbsp;Maurice Duncan's trip to Ballycastle</a>", "file":"https://cdn-cms.f-static.com/uploads/2950713/normal_5e11c49bc43cf.mp3", "howl":null, "pageUrl":"/dick-glasgow-compositions/maurice-duncan-s-trip-to-ballycastle", "cartUrl":"", "more_info":"&quot;When well known Campbeltown Fiddler, Maurice Duncan, came over to Ballycastle, Co. Antrim for a holiday, in September of 2012, he made such an impression on the local musicians, that I felt compelled to compose this wee March in honour of his visit.&quot;", "image":""},{"title":"&quot;Dick Glasgow&quot;&nbsp;-&nbsp;Dusty Rhodes &amp; the Beeches of Bregagh</a>", "file":"https://cdn-cms.f-static.com/uploads/2950713/normal_5e11bf26e4675.mp3", "howl":null, "pageUrl":"/dick-glasgow-compositions/dusty-rhodes-the-beeches-of-bregagh", "cartUrl":"", "more_info":"&quot;Two tunes I wrote, the first in memory of local poet &amp;amp; Fiddle player James Stoddard Moore ( Dusty Rhoodes ) &amp;amp; the 2nd to the magnificent Beech Tree lined Bregagh Road, written long before the Game of Thrones made this location World famous. \r\nThis was recorded for my CD with the late, great local Piano player Mary Mulholland.&quot;", "image":""},{"title":"&quot;Dick Glasgow&quot;&nbsp;-&nbsp;Jim McGill &amp; The Ballinlea Polkas</a>", "file":"https://cdn-cms.f-static.com/uploads/2950713/normal_5e11e5825feb0.mp3", "howl":null, "pageUrl":"/dick-glasgow-compositions/jim-mcgill-the-ballinlea-polkas", "cartUrl":"", "more_info":"&quot;I composed these two Polkas in memory of Ballinlea Fiddle player Jim McGill who taught many local youngsters how to play the Fiddle.&quot;", "image":""},{"title":"&quot;Dick Glasgow&quot;&nbsp;-&nbsp;The Hazel &amp; the Claymore.</a>", "file":"https://cdn-cms.f-static.com/uploads/2950713/normal_5e11e6a218bb1.mp3", "howl":null, "pageUrl":"/dick-glasgow-compositions/the-hazel-the-claymore", "cartUrl":"", "more_info":"&quot;Two more of my own wee compositions. The S. S. Hazel was also known as The Scotch Boat &amp;amp; sailed between Ardrossan &amp;amp; Portrush from 1907 to 1914. It used to stop each time it reached Ballycastle, for passengers to be rowed ashore.\r\n\r\nM. V. Claymore sailed between Ballycastle &amp;amp; Campbeltown for three years but the service sadly ended in 2002.&quot;", "image":""},{"title":"&quot;Dick Glasgow&quot;&nbsp;-&nbsp;Rathlin Ferry</a>", "file":"https://cdn-cms.f-static.com/uploads/2950713/normal_5e11e74ab8dd2.mp3", "howl":null, "pageUrl":"/dick-glasgow-compositions/rathlin-ferry", "cartUrl":"", "more_info":"&quot;I wrote this song, Rathlin Ferry, in memory of Tommy Cecil &amp;quot;The Ferryman&amp;quot; of Rathlin Island, who sailed the ferry from Rathlin to Ballycastle for many, many years &amp;amp; carried thousands of passengers safely, to &amp;amp; fro.\r\n\r\nSadly, Tommy Cecil died in a tragic diving accident, back in 1997, after a lifetime of service to the people of Rathlin.&quot;", "image":""},{"title":"&quot;Dick Glasgow&quot;&nbsp;-&nbsp;The Trip to Cultra</a>", "file":"https://cdn-cms.f-static.com/uploads/2950713/normal_5e11e802a410f.mp3", "howl":null, "pageUrl":"/dick-glasgow-compositions/the-trip-to-cultra", "cartUrl":"", "more_info":"&quot;I composed this 5 part Hornpipe on my Nyckelharpa, as a wee gift to Nyckelharpa builder Jeff Swann, who brought my first Nyckelharpa over personally, from the South coast of England.\r\n\r\nWe spent a most enjoyable afternoon playing tunes &amp;amp; discussing the merits of the 3 Nyckelharpor that Jeff brought with him, in the wonderful old kitchen of Coshkib Hill Farm house, at the Ulster Folk &amp;amp; Transport Museum, near Holywood, Co. Down.&quot;", "image":""}]}