Folk Group Term 41

Welcome back all! Sorry it’s taken me a while to update the site – I’ve been having some major technical issues – e.g. whole site got deleted by the web host at one point!

Anyway! Good to be back and here we go:

30/09/24

We have an exciting Breton invasion next week so I’ve included a couple of Breton tunes for tonight in addition to my planned tune – The Curlew Hill Barndance, from Glenbeigh, Co.Kerry, Ireland. Unfortunately I’ve also been having issues with my notation software (don’t get me started!), which wouldn’t allow me to add the title to the sheets, but I figure a pen or pencil could fix that easy enough! The Curlew Hill is swung like a hornpipe, as are the Breton tunes, which are both named for the dance Ridée à 6-temps, which ironically are commonly written in 3/2 or 3/4 rather than 6/4 or 6/8.

MIDI FILE: The Curlew Hills

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Guitar
Banjo
Ukulele
Mandolin
Cello

Here are a couple of Ridée à 6-temps (the name comes from the dance – like “here’s a couple of jigs”:
Treble
Guitar
Banjo
Ukulele
Mandolin
Cello