Folk Group Term 3

Spootiskerry and Willafiord

Here’s our first proper set – some Shetland Reels.

Spootiskerry – C instruments
Spootiskerry – DADGAD Guitar
Spootiskerry – Standard Tuning Guitar
Spootiskerry – Ukulele
Spootiskerry – Mandolin

Willafiord – C instruments
Willafiord – Guitar (DADGAD and Standard Tunings)
Willafiord – Ukulele
Willafiord – Mandolin

The 3rd tune (can’t remember the name of it – sorry!)

Shetland 3 – C instruments
Shetland 3 – Guitars
Shetland 3 –
Shetland 3 – Uke and Mandolin

Mouth of the Tobique (MOT)


MOT – C
MOT – Guitar
MOT – DADGAD
MOT – Ukulele
MOT – Mandolin

Guatemalan Tunes

These were learned from the French melodeon player Emanuel Pariselle

Guatemala – C
Guatemala – Guitar
Guatemala – Mandolin & Uke

Guatemala 2 – C
Guatemala 2 – Guitar
Guatemala 2 – DADGAD
Guatemala 2 – Ukulele
Guatemala 2 – Mandolin

Moldovan Hora (Pron. Hodda)

This is a Romanian tune and an unusual Hora in that it is in 3 time rather than the usual 4.  The backing plays on beats 1 and 3.

Moldovan Hora – C
Moldovan Hora – Guitar
Moldovan Hora – Uke and Mandolin

The Teetotaler Reel (Irish) aka. The Temperence Reel (USA)


The Teetotaler – C
The Teetotaler – Guitar
The Teetotaler – DADGAD
The Teetotaler – Uke
The Teetotaler – Mandolin

Flower Amang Them A’

Flower Amang them a – C
Flower Amang them a – Guitar
Flower Amang them a – DADGAD
Flower Amang them a – Ukulele
Flower Amang them a – Mandolin

Lark in the Morning

Lark in the Morning – C
Lark in the Morning – Guitar
Lark in the Morning – DADGAD
Lark in the Morning – Ukulele
Lark in the Morning – Mandolin

Tell Me Ma

 

The Wild Rover

 

Northumbrian Set

Two really nice and very old tunes from Northumbria.  Some of the oldest known.

Small Coals and Little Money and Cuckold Come Out of the Amrey – C
Small Coals and Little Money and Cuckold Come Out of the Amrey – Guitar
Small Coals and Little Money and Cuckold Come Out of the Amrey – Ukulele
Small Coals and Little Money and Cuckold Come Out of the Amrey – DADGAD
Small Coals and Little Money and Cuckold Come Out of the Amrey – Mandolin

Freylechs from Warsaw

Cracking tune. (DADGAD chord sheet under ‘lesson resources’ tab for you Mike).

Freylechs from Warsaw – C Instruments
Freylechs from Warsaw – Guitar
Freylechs from Warsaw – DADGAD
Freylechs from Warsaw – Ukulele
Freylechs from Warsaw Mando