MikeJV’s fifteen comments

Thanks Michael and John! Great stuff there. more…

Hi. Used to live in Austin. You might see if there are still sessions at Trinity Hall pub in Dallas. Also Fiddler’s Green Music in Austin, should you get that far. And there are concertina players in Austin. more…

Composed by New England fiddler Rodney Miller. more…

The link for Kerry Reel goes to a jig. I think the recorded tune is this one: https://thesession.org/tunes/8877 more…

This seems to be Sligo Creek, by Danny Novek. See: https://thesession.org/tunes/3531 more…

This tune also appears in Bm in the tunebook “Pris au Jeu” from the CD of the same name by Domino, Richard Forest’s band. The Bm version is much more flute-friendly. The title translates to “Meter Reader”. more…

And another US source: http://www.cdroots.com/ more…

Who appointed this jerk to the “Internet Police”? Be interesting to hear him/her play something. Just more “sp*m”, Jim. Your site’s great--thanks for all your efforts! more…

Just submitted an alternate link to JC’s. It’s in the “Links” section. Maybe it’ll work better for you. more…

This tune appears as “Bear Dance” in the “Encyclopaedia Blowzabellica”, a tune book published in 1987 by the English band Blowzabella. The notes describe it as “A Flemish circle dance--no partner necessary.” A description of the dance follows. more…