cab’s seventy-eight comments

Still here and still mainly Irish. more…

A polka from the playing of John Whelan, learned from the playing of craptiger, of this parish. more…

<<though the A basses don’t exist>> more…

Queen Esther's being more…

A polka learned from the playing of "craptiger", who has it as one of a set from John Whelan. Hear it at more…

To keep it in 2/4, a default length of 1/16 works better. Not sure whether the program will let me change that. Let's try. Alternatively, all the notes need to be half the current length. more…

I've also heard this called "Old Mrs Huddledee" in England and it appears as such in one of Dave Townsend's Village Band books. more…

I think Sharp got this in Somerset but, yes, it's been all over. more…

Oddly, I have it in three part harmony and credited to Dorset singer and duet concertina player Tim Laycock. but it is clearly a variant of Oats and Beans, as has been said. Not a great tune but certainly usable for the dance Ninepins, which needs a th... more…

Here's what The Old Swan Band play on their 1981 LP Gamesters, Pickpockets and Harlots. To simplify things, I've started with the lead-in although they don't play that first time through. First half is the same but second half is somewhat different, esp... more…