June 24th, 2008 ~ But always in serious need of an overhaul, like me...
Ceol = music / Olachan = drunk or drunkard, in other words, those of the person who put this on me ~ "someone who gets drunk on music..."
Discussion (?):
Now I know my ABCs: ABC help & suggestions for learning and teaching
# Posted on June 10th 2007 by ceolachan
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/14069
NOTE: Things are never as bad as they seem, and there is no way we can fully fathom the struggles of others, their demons...
Apologies to any who might take anything I say, about highland flings, other tunes, recordings or whatever, personally. Whenever I make comment, it is about those things only with me, not about you specifically. Though I do slip with the occassional tease, sometimes regretfully so, but let it be known, I only tease people I like. There is generally no intention with me to make it personal, however passionate I may be about these shared traditions... Don't take any of my clumsiness personally, please... I do know, as passion does, that sometimes I step in it... Having some country in my background I have shovelled shight before. I am always willing to work to adjust my consideration for others upward, and work against my own ignorance and B.S....
# an oversight needing editing on July 24th 2007 by ceolachan
QUOTES ~
Somewhere I have the Reg Hall quote (a book of his exploits and observations is long over due), though I still haven't found it, and we also own the Roche collection, but this is where I was remined of the two following quotes and lifted them via cut-and-paste:
http://www.mustrad.org.uk/reviews/leitrim.htm
Reg Hall: "'The Gaelic League's proscription of what it believed was foreign material resulted in a section of the rural repertory rarely being represented in radio programmes, and certainly not being tolerated at Gaelic-revival events, while the League's approval of what it believed was genuinely Irish boosted that section of the repertory. Thus, in music competitions at feiseanna, for example, the reel, jig and hornpipe were given equal status and playing time, while tunes for the barndance, schottische and waltz were disallowed, which was a distortion of the values then current among rural musicians themselves.
The presentation of instrumental music on the feis competition stage and on the radio took it one step away from its primary rural function as dance music towards programme music. ~
(at this point Reg Hall, lacking that understanding, dishes the 'march' as being introduced by the 'League' for ceili band competitions and he wrongly states that it was not a regular part of the repertoire in the countryside, when it was, along with the schottische and other 'dance' music.)
The Gaelic League's influence made some rural music-makers self-conscious about their inherited repertory and made them devalue parts of it in their own esteem. Apart from contributing to a reshaping of repertory, the League, in promoting slow airs and marches (!), introduced a nationalist dimension to music-making. Under this influence some rural musicians in Ireland began to think of their music as Irish rather than simply as their own music.'
And to continue along this vein of quotation, from the "Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music" and its 'Note on Irish Dancing' by Phroinsias de Roiste, 1927:
"It was unfortunate that in the general scheme to recreate an Irish Ireland, the work of preserving or reviving our old national dances should have largely fallen to the lot of those who were but poorly equipped for the task. For the most part they were lacking in insight and a due appreciation of the pure old style, and had, as it appears, but a slender knowledge of the old repertoire .... The musicians were, apparently as slack in tunes as most others proved to have been in dances .... The spectacular and difficult dances for the few were cultivated to the neglect of the simple ones for the many, leaving the social side untouched except to criticise or condemn .... The ballroom dances in vogue at the time were the quadrilles or sets, lancers, valse, polka, schottische or barn dance, two step and mazurka. These were all banned and nothing put in their place but for a couple of long dances. An exception should have been made, one would imagine, in favour of the popular old Sets, if only on account of the fine old tunes with which they were associated, but they were decried amongst the rest."
A NOTE from 'c' ~ Thanks to all those hearts out there that have helped me face some difficult times, and with some humour. Thanks to Jeremy for all the hard work to create and maintain this site, and thanks to TheSesh for bringing us all together from different places and inclinations and allowing us to interact and share, thanks for the opportunities and introductions and for having a place for my 'ways', however off kilter of norm...
Some of you are damned good, informed, gifted. On the other extreme are you copiers ~ cutting and pasting from Henrik and Richard, and from other collections online and in print ~ Breathnach, Bulmer & Sharpley, Mallinson, Miller, Sully ~ etc... I just wish you who cut-and-paste would have the courtesy to give credit where credit is due, GIVE YOUR SOURCES!
There is one other thing that can needle me into being less than reasonable and considerate, and that is after a string of self-compositions ~ offered up by the composer themself, so far all MALE! While I honour the muses, there are times when it just seems obvious that for the contributor it is more about them than the music, or so it seems, convinced of their own genius and just wanting to show us all. It takes about four or five in a row to get me reactive. Mostly, my opinion based on some iota of experience, it's cr*p and shows little understanding of any tradition except modern self-obsessing narcissism...
However, some folks have had the courtesy to strike a happy medium by adding their own compositions in their 'Details'. I love this, a bit like a treasure hunt and a joy to stumble upon and give an airing. Here's one of the best examples I've come across, someone with obvious insight and understanding, and they've had the consideration to entertain further, make connections, by also including the stories attached to their inspiration, their tunes. I loved the stories, but I also enjoyed playing these so much that after playing one in particular, that grabbed ahold and had its way with me, I ended up adding it here on site:
Reverend
http://www.thesession.org/members/display/11048
"The Cornerstone" C: Reverend Pete ~ a lovely jig with a mind of its own ;-)
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8148
If anyone thinks I can help them with anything, you know I'll do my damnedest for you if I can. You can always email me via this site, always welcome...
A Few Basics: I: Music & Dance / II: Compositions
For a kick of information check out ~
ANDREW KUNTZ'S ~ THE FIDDLER'S COMPANION:
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/index.html
CHRIS WALSHAW'S
amassed insanity of ABCs, but there is order to his madness:
http://www.walshaw.plus.com/abc/
The web-wide abc index
amassed insanity of ABCs, but there is order to his madness:
The Web-Wide ABC Index
http://www.walshaw.plus.com/abc/index/wwabc.html
The sectionalised web-wide abc index ~ alphabetical
Titles beginning with the letter A.
http://www.walshaw.plus.com/abc/index/splitwwabcA.html
Titles beginning with the letter Z.
http://www.walshaw.plus.com/abc/index/splitwwabcZ.html
Titles beginning with anything other than A-Z.
http://www.walshaw.plus.com/abc/index/splitwwabcother.html
RICHARD ROBINSON'S TUNEBOOK:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/music/Info/RRTuneBk/tunebook.html
JOHN CHAMBERS' (JC's) ABC Tune Find ~ on trillian.mit.edu
John Chambers' Homepage
http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/homepage.html
ABC SEARCH: JC's (John Chambers) ABC Tune Finder / Match
~ for finding tunes published in abc on the web.
http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/tunefind
John Chambers' ABC music collection
http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/
ABCs on the WWW =
numbered and alphabetical index ~ not all links are active...
http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/ndx/
example ~ ABC tunes starting with ~ examples ~
http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/ndx/00.html
http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/ndx/55.html
http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/ndx/98.html
http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/ndx/AA.html
http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/ndx/BU.html
http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/ndx/MM.html
http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/ndx/ZY.html
JC's Scandinavian Folk Dance Music
http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Scand/
STEVE MANSFIELD'S recommended introduction to the ABCs:
http://www.lesession.co.uk/index.htm
DIGITAL MUSIC ~ FROM CYLINDERS & 78s:
University of California, Santa Barbara
Donald C. Davidson Library
Department of Special Collections
Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project
http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/index.php
http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/search.php? ~ the search page
Juneberry 78s:
http://www.juneberry78s.com/
The Listening Room:
http://www.juneberry78s.com/sounds/index.htm
Irish Dance Music:
http://www.juneberry78s.com/sounds/ListenToIrishDance.htm
Internet Archive
http://www.archive.org/
Open Source Audio
http://www.archive.org/details/opensource_audio
Discussion: 78s online - finally!
# Posted on June 5th 2007 by Kevin Rietmann
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/14008
"After a couple false starts I've found a home for my dubs of 78s - the Internet Archive. Am starting with pipers, search for "uilleann" and you'll see what I've done to date. I'm keeping a daily log of what I've added at the Chiff and Fipple Uilleann Pipes Forum, too, it's a "Sticky" topic at the top, "78 RPM recordings available online." Will proceed to fiddling, then fluting. I'll be throwing in most anything that isn't commercially available at the moment, lots of sides that have never been reissued too. Enjoy!"
EXAMPLES:
Phil Martin, uilleann pipes: The Cup of Tea / The Flogging Reel
http://www.archive.org/details/PhilMartinTheCupofTeaTheFloggingReel2
Michael Coleman: Lord McDonald / Ballinasloe Fair
http://www.archive.org/details/Coleman
Paddy Killoran: The Gold Ring / Haste to the Wedding
http://www.archive.org/details/PaddyKilloranTheGoldRingHasteToTheWedding
Library and Archives Canada
The Virtual Gramophone: Canadian Historical Sound Recordings
Discographical information & audio files: RA RealAudio & MP3
Library and Archives Canada
http://www.collectioncanada.ca/
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
Le Gramophone Virtuel / The Virtual Gramophone:
Canadian Historical Sound Recordings
http://www.collectioncanada.ca/gramophone/
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/gramophone/
Introduction
http://www.collectioncanada.ca/gramophone/index-e.html
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/gramophone/index-e.html
Collection Search
http://www.collectioncanada.ca/gramophone/m2-5000-e.html
Collection Search ~ complete digital collection - sorted by performer
Gigue De Touristes
A
http://www.collectioncanada.ca/gramophone/m2-9003a-e.html
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/gramophone/m2-9003a-e.html
Q
http://www.collectioncanada.ca/gramophone/m2-9002q-e.html
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/gramophone/m2-9002q-e.html
A few MP3s as examples
"Reel De L'aveugle"
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/m2/f7/14026.mp3
"Quadrille Quadrille français"
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/m2/f7/13937.mp3
"Quadrille des Montagnards"?
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/m2/f7/14599.mp3
RECIPES ~ remind me of any I've missed...
# Posted on May 23rd 2007 by ceolachan
Callie / Cally / Champ / Pandy / Poundies / Stampy ~
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2666/comments
Submitted on May 2nd 2007 by ceolachan.
Dublin Coddle
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7133/comments
SMALL THINGS? ~ a passion, the affordable & portable ~
The Whistle
Discussion: YouTube Lessons
# Posted on March 11th 2007 by RyanDunsSJ
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/12983
Discussion: Can someone lecture on the evolution of whistle playing?
# Posted on May 29th 2007 by Bob himself
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/13911
Discussion: HELP!!! ~ learning the whistle (& muting it)
# Posted on October 6th 2007 by Greg M
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/15402
Discussion: Lowering down the volume (for neighbors' sake)
# Posted on January 22nd 2008 by Anal
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/16471
Discussion: Playing a roll on D ...
# Posted on January 25th 2008 by iloveyouliam
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/16504
Discussion: Whistle question - The Mason's Apron
# Posted on February 18th 2008 by jamascc
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/16771
The Music
Discussion: What One Octave Tunes in D exist?
# Posted on September 19th 2007 by Sarah the Flute
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/15202
The Phrost is All Over - - - 4 bar second endings...
# Posted on February 3rd 2005 by ceolachan
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display.php/5739
DISCUSSIONS ~
Invasion of the Body Snatchers ~
# Posted on July 23rd 2007 by ceolachan
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/14548
Am I the only one who doesn't like all the Additives and all the other trendy E's?
Re: Am I the only one who doesn't like Lúnasa and all the other trendy trad types?
# Posted on August 4th 2006 by frisbee
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/10832
Are we losing the tradition to academics and commercialism?
# Posted on June 12th 2006 by Bernie
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/10335
"Neppendorfer Laendler" ~ comment
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on June 12th 2006 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5855/comments
DANCE HISTORY ~
Dance Manuals on CD, 1490 - 1920
http://www.ushistoricalarchive.com/
http://www.ushistoricalarchive.com/cds/index2.html
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/
American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
http://memory.loc.gov/
American Sheet Music
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/smhtml/
DANCE ~ TANZ ~ RINCE ~ links to DANCE DESCRIPTIONS in the 'comments':
tune: The Gates of Derry = The Quaker's Wife
dance: The Gates of Derry
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8247/comments
tune: Nos Galan
dance: Dawns Calan / New Year's Eve Dance ~ a Welsh Twmpath Dawns
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8086/comments
tune: The Westphalia Waltz
dance: The Waltz of the Bells - - - including a mini rave of mine on 'giving weight'
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6876/comments
tune: The McCusker Brothers'
dance: a couple of 'Germans' - - - including - - - VIDEO DANCE LINKS & NOTES
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3371/comments
tune: The Cherry Blossom Polka
dance: The Kickin' Polka / Polkie
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5664/comments
tune: Petronella
dance: Petronella / Cirtonella
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1083/comments
tune: Bjorn's Polka
dance: Scanidinavian / Norwegian / Paris / Seattle Polka
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3881/comments
tune: Lucy Farr's
dance: The 7-Step
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1307/comments
tune: The Sliabh League Schottische
dance: a Schottische/Barndance
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3359/comments
tune: Paddy McGinty's Barndance
dance: a couple of barndances/highlands
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3357/comments
tune: Corn Reeks / Corn Rigs
dance: The Corn Rigs
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1094/comments
tune: Down the Glen
dance: a Schottische
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3397/comments
tune: Peach Blossoms - barndance
dance: Barndance - short/long
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3469/comments
tune: Hayes' Barndance
dance: The Canadian Barndance/Barn Dance
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3462/comments
tune: Paddy Joe's Highland
dance:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3368/comments
tune: The Bluebird's Schottische
dance:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3482/comments
tune: The Marine ~ single jig
dance: The Marine
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3370/comments
tune: The Peeler and the Goat ~ single jig
dance: The Peeler and the Goat
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5327/comments
tunes: The Old Crossroads March; The Centenary March; The Halting/Pikeman's March
dance: The Heel & Toe / The Military Two-Step
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3659/comments
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3655
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1330
tune: Major Molle ~ a little history in the 'Comments'
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3306/comments
THE RANT!!! ( something I might be accused of )
tune: "Jimmy Allen" ~ in the comments
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6354/comments
- - - THE MAZURKA/Mazourka -
VARSOVIENNE/Varsovien/Varsouvienne/Varsoviana/Varsovianna = Shoot the Donkey!
tune: Versevanna / Varsovienne
dance: Varsovienne - Shoe the Donkey
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2320/comments
tune: Jackie Donnan's Mazurka or Varsovienne
dance: Mazurka-Waltz
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3305/comments
Discussion: Re: good mazurkas
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display.php/4712
Approaches to notation:
"Dick's Quadrille Call-Book, and Ball-room Prompter" - 1878
Polka-Redowa - NN | NN N2 NN | N>N N2 N2 |
Redowa - | NN N2 N2 |
Varsovienne - | N>N N2 N2 |
Mazurka - | N>N N2 N2 | N>N N>N N>N |
More links with relevant 'comments', including variations,
not all mazurkas or names on site are listed:
Garrett Barry's/The Hag With The Fiddle/The Old Donegal/Sonny Brogan's
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1276
Tommy People's
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1302
The Donegal/James Byrne's/Johnny Doherty's - M or V
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1323
The Glenties/Vincent Campbell's/Francie Mooney's/Phroinsias'
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1332
The Barnacle Redowa
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1908
Versevanna/Varsovienne/Shoe the Donkey
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2320
Johnny Doherty's
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2497
The Kilcar - V or M
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3286/
Hugh Gillespie's - V or M
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3293
Rachel on the Rock/Varsovienne
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3298
Varsovienne - or M
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3315
Varsovienne - or M
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3316
The Preston City Mazurka
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3341
Mick Hoy's Recipe for Bioled Cabbage - 3-part
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3343
McCuskers' M or V
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3499
Barring Controversy
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3505
SCOTTISH DANCE - some traditions shared with the Irish:
NOTE: Despite some recreations recently circulating and being promoted in Eire, including visuals, the couple dances as danced in Eire were not so pompous and pretentious as found in 'The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society' / 'RSCDS' Balls, not is it 'ballroom dancing' as TV knows it - better craic was had all around in Eire, at least in its past! It just isn't generally in the Irish nature to prance around so, with airs, though you can always find exceptions. Nor is it the usual in the countryside traditions of Eire or Alba/Scotland, that is pre that overwhelming dogma of Miss Jean C. Milligan and her phalanx/cadre/cohorts/cronies/fogies. The 'Royal' in their regimental identity is a clear giveaway to these pretentions... You can still find some great Scottish ceilidhs that have managed to keep the kick and stave off the starchy influences of the 'RSCDS', more especially in the islands, sans the kit, Prince Andrew's kilt and the ball dresses... It is the attitude not the costume that is the spoiler.
(Recommended view: an Australian comic gem - "Strictly Ballroom", written and directed by Baz Luhrmann.)
from 'Grand Chain: The Edinburgh Scottish Dance Resource'
http://www.scottishdance.net/
'Ceilidh Dance Instructions'
http://www.scottishdance.net/ceilidh/dances.html
- The Canadian or Highland Barn Dance
- The Gay Gordons
- The Highland Schottische
- The Military Two-Step
- The Pride of Erin Waltz
- The St. Bernard's Waltz
James Scott Skinner ~ etc... The University of Aberdeen
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/scottskinner/
AUSTRALIAN DANCE - more correlations:
'Queensland Colonial and Heritage Dancers'
http://home.quicknet.com.au/colonialdance/default.htm
'Australia's Social Dance History' - page 1
http://home.quicknet.com.au/colonialdance/page11.htm
1815 - Waltz
1825 - First Set (French - also known as 'The Plain Set' and 'The Quadrilles', the first 'set of figures' in a booklet of seven, sometimes refered to as 'The Paris Sets')
1830 - Waltz Cotillon
1844 - The German Polka/German/Plain Schottische
1850 - The Varsovienne
1854 - Highland Fling Schottische
1855 - Highland Schottische
1860s - Barn Dance / Pop Goes the Weasel
1875 - The Mazurka
1888 - Military Schottische
1890 - Schottische/The Two Step
1900 - Valeta/Valeta Waltz/Pride of Erin
1902 - Boston 2-Step
1904 - Military Two-Step/St Bernard's Waltz
1909 - Latchford Schottische
1914 - Fox Trot
1915 - Four Sisters Barn Dance
1919 - Bradford Barn Dance (Progressive)/Canadian Barn Dance
1924 - Pride of Erin (Scottish)
An excerpt ~
http://www.folktrax.com/folktrax2/BST001.php
"One thing we found particularly interesting in listening to the older players in the collection was the emphasis on the tunes as dance music. With tunes as we know them these days tending to have a much more rarefied life of their own, it was quickly apparent to us that for the older players the tunes were intimately tied with their function as music for dancing. Repertoires were consequently shaped to a large extent by the demands of the dancers, who evidently insisted on great variety! The old dance players had to have a wide array tunes from jigs and reels to mazurkas, varsoviennas and schottisches. This impetus is still apparent in the tunes and styles of playing which are today thought of as constituting Australian traditional music, with close linkages maintained between music and dance."
Adrian Barker (fiddle) and Ben Stephenson (flute), March 2006.
BRETON DANCE & MUSIC:
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display.php/4405/
http://www.breizh.net/icdbl/saozg/guide.htm#Chapters
RELATED ISSUES (if I've missed any you'd recommend let me know):
What is a barndance, mazurka, strathspey, etc ?
Posted by monkeyos ~ January 25th 2006
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display.php/9005
Social Dance
Posted on Friday, September 3rd 2004 by Paul Brennan
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display.php/4413
Barndances, Germans, Hornpipes, Highlands, Flings, Highland Flings, Schottisches, etc.
Posted on Thursday, July 29th 2004 by Dow
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display.php/4149
Barn Dance on BBC2Folk
Posted on Thursday, November 13th 2003 by Janek
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display.php/2392
Wot's a barndance?
Posted on Friday, September 28th 2003 by Dow
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display.php/2180
Bauern Dance
Posted on Thursday, May 29th, 2003 by paul95
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display.php/1741
Flings-what are they????
Posted on Sunday, December 8th 2002 by fiddlefeet
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display.php/1132
Flings
# Posted on July 8th 2006 by Dow
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/10585
COMPOSITIONS ~ ~ ~ on the most part, some 'adaptations', the most recent first:
jig: By Way Of The Dow
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8649
waltz: Bouchard's Waltz Quadrille
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8632
adapted from the 6/8 melody, 'Bouchard's Quadrille' ~
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8631
single jig: A Quantum Singularity
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8612
single jig: Follies Sean Nos
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8480
hornpipe: The Lurgy
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8288
mazurka: The Flowers Of Alston
~ extracted from "The Alston Hornpipe"
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8163
slip jig: The Grumpy Old Fart / The Gillard Family Slip
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8004
GROUP EFFORT ~
jig: Sauerkraut, Wurst Und Kartoffelbrei
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7786
single reel: Three Knocks To The Noggin
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7687
march/mazurka: The Baiji March
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7613
jig: The Accidental Tourist
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7536
two-step / jig: Many Happy Returns
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7243
barndance / schottische: Adam Rennie / Adam Rennie's
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7196
varsovienne: "Dublin Coddle"
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7133
hornpipe: "The Dhow "
For Dow/Mark's 30th birthday
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7094
jig (waltz): "O For I For"
This came easily, as they seem to, but I have some suspicion of a 'prehistory' rather than just the usual divine inspiration? ;-)
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6979
jig: Glasgow's Passion For Fashion
~ for Dick Glasgow of Antrim way
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6963
reel: The Fiddler’s Settle / Fiddlers Settle / Fiddlers’ Settle
Inspiration courtesy of Maryland Highlander's tune “The Fiddler’s Chair”
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6926
jig: The Curlews
~ Josephine Keegan's reel as a jig
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6814
jig: Roast Gander And Tatties
~ messing around with "Gander in the Pratie Hole"
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6733
hornpipe: Corsydd Lleidiog Crawcwellt / The Mucky Bogs Of Crawcwellt
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6703
slip jig: Mark In The Dark
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6630
jig: A Jig For Jay Witcher
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6593
jig: an 'arrangement' ~ I Saw Three Ships
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6494
hornpipe: Zina Warrior Princess
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6483
RIP-OFF: from another's efforts: Ricky's Hornpipe by Jakob Robinson
march: Richard Robinson's March
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6449
mazurkas: Hwylie / Hwylie Un A Ddau (x 2)
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6391
slip Jig with a bit of a shlide: The Jig in the Hopper
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6262
slide: The Lads In The Loo
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6024
highland fling: Dick Glasgow's Toup ~ an evolution with Ptarmigan
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5987
slide / single jig: The Ptarmigan Flushed ~ an evolution with Dow & Ptarmigan
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5986
jig: How Can I Keep My Maidenhead - inspired by the historic songs and melodies
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5980
slide: Shlide Aside ~ extraction from another tune
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5954
highland fling: The Anderson Family Fling
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5911
slide: Maggie In The Woods ~ not really a comp, the result of a faulty memory? ~ polka into slide?
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5945
7/8: Skolios
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5761
polka: The Cherry Blossom Polka
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5664
reel: Sláinte Ag An Doras
Highland Fling: Hiro's Highland Fling
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5624
slide: Rosebud
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/5343
7/8 (& 5/8 in the 'Comments') : Myxamatosis
Inspited from something Dow / Mark was experimenting with
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/5334
slide: Damned if I Know
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/5156
hornpipe - adapted from the reel: The Hornpipe on the Turnpike / The Turnpike
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/5150
jig: Wakin' Nancy (& dance)
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/5147
mazurka: Steak & Ale
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/5103
mazurka: Joanie's
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/5098
schottische: I Schottische Lan Yr Wyddfa
? ~ this just feels too damned familiar, but it is an old friend revisited...
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/5043
schottische: Le Schottische Pistou
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/5041
jig: Blueberry Rhubarb
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4753
7/8: The Whiz ~ for Jeremy
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4727
waltz adapted from the jig:
Hommage à Elmer Briand / The Cheticamp Waltz
All I've really done is sing Elmer's tune "The Cheticamp Jig" into waltz time. It just happened...
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4674
jig: A Pride of Ignorance
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4630
GROUP EFFORT ~
jig: James and the Giant Peach / Peach Schnapps
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4605
slangpols: Dancin' Nancy
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4503
mazurka: La Citernalia
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4144
Polka: Nathan's Study
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3926
Jig: Taoing the Mark / Mark on the Box
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3898
jig, 3-part: Keeping May Up Late
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3762
Breton four finger study/dance: Peder Bis
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3733
mazurka: The Rain in Slane
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3683
reel, single: The Feakle Fiddle
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3646
waltz: The Otters Waltz
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3587
barndance: Dancin' at the Gate
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3582
barndance: Jack Gilder's Beard
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3558
mazurka: Barring Controversy
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3505
hornpipe - for Jimmy Troy: The Tyred Fiddle
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3477
hornpipe: Madra Mor Madra Beag
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3405
barndance/schottische: The Sliabh League Schottische
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3359
jig: Paul Cranford's Map of Cape Breton
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3349
mazurka: Mick Hoy's Recipe for Boiled Cabbage
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3343
polka: Bernie Oldrid's Boots
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3843
Tunes in ceolachan's tunebook: 643
| The Moyglass Fair | polka | July 5th 2008 |
| Cronin's Rambles | hornpipe | July 4th 2008 |
| Our Last Night Together | hornpipe | July 3rd 2008 |
| Mick Duggan's | polka | July 2nd 2008 |
| Mick Duggan's | polka | July 2nd 2008 |
| Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume III | Various Artists | March 23rd 2008 |
| Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume II | Various Artists | March 23rd 2008 |
| Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume I | Various Artists | March 23rd 2008 |
| Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 11 | Matt Cunningham | March 18th 2008 |
| Rince: Complete Irish Dancing Set - First Steps And Beyond | Various Artists | February 14th 2008 |
| Whistle lessons, Irish: Ryan Duns on U-Tube | February 6th 2008 |
| Flute, Irish: The Flow | February 6th 2008 |
| Virtual Gramophone | January 28th 2008 |
| Internet Archive | January 28th 2008 |
| Digital Library Of Appalachia | October 26th 2007 |
| The Whitehouse | November 11th 2005 |
| The Bridge | November 11th 2005 |
| Fulwood Conservative Bowling Club | July 18th 2004 |
| The Moorbrook | July 18th 2004 |
| 20th South Sligo Summer School | January 29th 2007 |
| You Feets Too Big | June 27th 2008 |
| They don't play music in Luxembourg do they? | June 26th 2008 |
| Set Dances, Set Dance & 'Setdance' ~ creating a sub-heading for searches | June 24th 2008 |
| Microphones to the right of them, Microphones to the left of them, | June 14th 2008 |
| Criminal Abuse ~ That 'Classical' Way with Things | May 8th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: What's the best piece of music of all time? | July 5th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: What's the best piece of music of all time? | July 5th 2008 |
| Tunes | Barndance ~ a reasonable category for 4/4 marches | July 5th 2008 |
| Tunes | "The Jackets Green March" ~ also played in G Major | July 5th 2008 |
| Tunes | "The Moyglass Fair" | July 5th 2008 |