Lancashire Polkas – C Instruments
Lancashire Polkas – Guitar
Lancashire Polkas – Ukulele
Lancashire Polkas – Mandolin
And the unexpected Orcadian Rope waltz:
Rope Waltz – C Instruments
Rope Waltz – Guitar
Rope Waltz – Ukulele
Rope Waltz – Mandolin
Week 2:
Dashing White Sergeant and the Gallopede – a fun dance and some nice (if a little over played) tunes.Dashing White Seargeant – C Treble Clef
Dashing White Sergeant – C Bass Clef
Dashing White Seargeant – Guitar
Dashing White Seargeant – Ukulele
Dashing White Seargeant – Mandolin
Week 3:
La Russe – goes with the dance called La Russe! The Bluebell Polka was popularised by Jimmy Shand and his Band in 1955 and got to 20 in the charts with it!La Russe / Bluebell Polka – C Instruments
La Russe / Bluebell Polka – Guitar
La Russe / Bluebell Polka Ukulele
La Russe / Bluebell Polka – Mandolin
Ae Fond Kiss in C major and D major
Week 4:
With Roger Purves.New Rigged Ship Set 150bpm
New Rigged Ship Set C Instruments
New Rigged Ship Set Guitar
New Rigged Ship Set Ukulele
New Rigged Ship Set Mandolin
Waves of Tory
This is a dance that works well with this set
Week 5:
Irish Reels – a bit of work to get those fiddly bits in, but worth it.Irish Reels 175bpm
Irish Reels C Instruments
Irish Reels Gtr
Irish Reels Uke
Irish Reels Mando
Week 6:
Some Bourees in 2/4 and 3/8:I’ve decided to start including MIDI files – they should just play on whatever browser you use and you can download them and play back at whatever speed you like with freeware of’ve t’internet:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tinyseq/?source=directory
Bourees 2 temps 132bpm
Bourees 3 temps 64bpm
Bourees 2 temps C Instruments
Bourees 2 temps Guitar
Bourees 2 temps Ukulele Bourees 2 temps Mandolin
Bourees 3 temps C
Instruments
Bourees 3 temps Guitar
Bourees 3 temps Ukulele
Bourees 3 temps Mandolin
Week 7
This week we looked at two sets:Langdans and Jenny Nettles:
Time change set C Instruments
Time change set – Guitar
Time change set – Ukulele
Time change set – Mandolin
MIDI File – 150bpm – Time Change Set
Slip Jigs: Slip Jigs – C Instruments
Slip Jigs – Guitar
Slip Jigs – Ukulele
Slip Jigs – Mandolin
MIDI File – 110bpm – Slip Jigs
Week 8:
Some more Gentle Irish Reels and session standards: The Wind that Shakes the Barley and Maid Behind the Bar:Reels 2 – C Instruments
Reels 2 – Guitar
Reels 2 – Ukulele
Reels 2 – Mandolin MIDI File – 175bpm – Reels 2
Week 9:
Dusty Miller and Risty Gulley – C InstrumentsDusty Miller and Risty Gulley – Guitar
Dusty Miller and Risty Gulley – Ukulele
Dusty Miller Risty Gulley – Mandolin
MIDI Dusty Miller and Risty Gulley 120bpm
Pleasant and Delightful – Treble Clef
Pleasant and Delightful – Guitar
Pleasant and Delightful – Ukulele
Pleasant and Delightful – Mandolin
Week 10:
Mr Lane’s Maggot is a cracking old dance tune. I’ve changed the key to make it friendly for whistles, melodeon and ukulele. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUC4hmCyxZ0 is a link to another Maggot dance from the telly.Mr Lane’s Maggot – C Instruments
Mr Lane’s Maggot – Guitar Mr Lane’s Maggot – Ukulele
Mr Lane’s Maggot – Mandolin
Black is the Colour is a favourite folk song of mine and I love this version by the easy club:
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