benhockenberry

tunebook 1,639 tunes.

tune sets 227 sets of tunes.

bookmarks 22 bookmarks.

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I play chiefly tenor banjo and mandolin-family instruments, and dabble in others - whistle, button box (mostly C#/D), bouzouki, guitar, what have you.

I play at Irish and Scottish sessions, and play for set dances (Tom Finucane Ceili Band), Contra, and for Scottish and English Country Dance in various groups.

I post tune videos fairly often on my YouTube channel. Some slower-faster learning versions, some with onscreen sheet music, some just a tune or two. https://youtube.com/c/BenjaminHockenberry

We have a learner’s session in Rochester that rotates through a set of books by local accordionist Rick Muir. I post videos each month of his settings for the participants in the learner’s session here (slow and sometimes a bit rough): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRLNhqgUnuDoD6asvDcU3jnp2kHVT6wIC

I posted a recent series of “top 20 tunes of each type” which has gone pretty well:
1. Jigs: https://youtu.be/OrJmkQpv98A

2. Reels: https://youtu.be/BLSQfO15G70

3. Hornpipes: https://youtu.be/fIbWrYbGfRM

4. Slip Jigs: https://youtu.be/RVztrEBQBKQ

5. Slides: https://youtu.be/HquvM5BfjK0

6. Polkas: https://youtu.be/Ia7FcrHcalY

7. Barndances: https://youtu.be/MN1vw5Frv4U