#178 

Ahoy Everybody!!! Today is Tuesday the 16th of August so after a couple of weeks away it's time for another "Tunesday from the Shop with Skip". I catch you up on where I've been and what I've been up to in the video so I won't go into it here. I have a reel written by a great friend of mine for you today. It's a tune called "The Marlinspike" that was written by a wonderfully talented musician named Greg Bacon who hails from Massachusetts in the U.S.A. This is a tune he composed for the American fife so I play it on the fife but also I play an Irish style version of it on the flute as well. I hope Greg doesn't mind the flute variation... There is a bit of a nautical explaination of what a "marlin" or "marling" spike is in the video as well as some hitch tying so quite the video for you today. I hope you all enjoy it and thanks for the great tune Greg! All the best and I'll see you all again next week. Cheers All!