The History Man barndance

This tune in fact isn’t a reel but a “Schottische”, a sort of a polka or so.. Composed by Andy Cutting.

Christian

Excellent tune, thanks for putting this one on. I was just about to do it myself….
Do you know the guitar chords, the B part.
Mikk

Here’s the seame tune with chords.

BA|:“G”G3A BAGA|BG d2 de/2d/2BA|G3A BAGA|BGdB “D”A2BA|
“G”G3A BAGA|BGd2 de/2d/2Bd|
“Em”e3f edBG|“D”AGAB “Em”AGEG|“C”c3B “Em”AGEG|“D”AGAB “Em”AGEG|1“Am”
A6 B/2c/2B/2A/2:|2 “D”A3A AGAB||:“C”c3d
“Em”efg2|g/2a/2gfe “G”d2Bd|“Em”efg2 “G”gagf|“Em”e6 Bd|efg2 “D”f
2ed|“G”B2Bd BAGF|GAB A2 B/2A/2GF
|1“G”G3A “D”AGAB:|2“G”G6||

Enjoy!

Thanks again - Christian
I have been playing this tune for a few months now on low whistle and I have just found a guitarist who is willing to back me, ’cause I can’t do both at the same time!!!!
You have saved me a bit of time sorting out the chords
I can’t wait to get home from work….
Cheers
Mikk

Got this on a Chris Wood/Andy Cutting tape. It’s beautiful. They go into the song Roseville Fair after this.

I’ve heard the tune a few months ago and hadn’t the time yet to figure out the notes. Thanks very much. It’s a great tune. Is it traditional?

“The History Man” was the title of a ’70’s campus novel by Malcolm
Bradbury, the man in question being an unscrupulous trendy academic
wolf.

(The tune’s too nice to have been inspired by the above character.)

I don’t know the inspiriation behind the tune itself, but according to Mr Cutting himself (at Sidmouth 2006) the title was a last minute random selection from a copy of the radio times.

Is this meant to have 11 bars in the A-part ??

I think it’s all there … it pretty well agrees with the version that I have.
Chris

I think that Andy Cutting wrote (The History Man)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Cutting

Compositions ~ include:

“Flatworld”, waltz - https://thesession.org/tunes/7859 /
“Heidi Hendy”, jig - https://thesession.org/tunes/7941 /
“In Continental Mood”, waltz - https://thesession.org/tunes/4830 /
“Round the Corner”, schottische - https://thesession.org/tunes/3384 /
“St. Michael’s Mount” - https://thesession.org/tunes/5932 /
“Spaghetti Panic” - https://thesession.org/tunes/8970 /
“The Abbess”, air - https://thesession.org/tunes/12492 /
“The Bay Tree”, waltz - https://thesession.org/tunes/7953 /
“The History Man”, - here! /
“The RSB”, jig - https://thesession.org/tunes/12629 /
“To The Edges”, mazurka - https://thesession.org/tunes/11553 /
“Waiting for Janet”, jig - https://thesession.org/tunes/3425 /

“Allt Fechan” / “I Like You, You’re Common” / “I Only Want a Snack” / “It’s A Square Word” / “Miss Lindsay Barker” / “New Pneus” / Oliver’s / “Robin’s Waltz” / “Seven Years” / “The Walled Garden Waltz” / “There are Angels” / “Two Beers” / “Waltz Harry Lane” / ~

I like this version of Michael McGoldrick.
https://youtu.be/Vo807pUMM_4

play video

Here’s a setting trying to imitate McGoldrick’s playing of this tune on his Morning Rory album.