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Thomond Bridge

1/26/2017

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Here's a lovely hornpipe I just transcribed for a student. You can listen to this tune and The Earl of Thomond on my Soundcloud! 
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Vallåt efter Frisell, Mockfjärd

1/23/2017

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A vallåt (literally "valley tune") was often used to call the cows down from the mountain. This is a particularly beautiful example – you can listen to it here played by Pelle Jakobsson. Below is a transcription... You can find another vallåt in my book of Swedish Fiddle Tunes! :)
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Femtifemti

12/31/2016

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Just transcribed this awesome polska by Anna Lindblad... You can listen to it here on Soundcloud!
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The Humours of Lissadell

9/18/2016

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I'd forgotten about this tune... I transcribed it from a recording of the lovely Oisín Mac Diarmada. 
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Jenny Ran Away In The Mud In The Night

8/1/2016

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PictureSource: Marcus Martin (1881-1974)
I've been experimenting with different cross-tuning. Here's a tune I wrote out in AEAE... Please do not attempt to play it on a fiddle tuned GDAE – it'll sound awful after the first line!

The title is a mondegreen of the first line of the lyrics:

Jenny ran away in the middle of the night,
Jenny ran away in the moonshine bright;
Jenny ran away, combing up her hair,
Jenny ran away with the jockey to the fair.

Jenny Ran Away In The Mud In The Night Old Time AEAE Sheet Music Dots
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Ducks On The Millpond

7/26/2016

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I've recently got back into old-time fiddling, so will be posting transcriptions of the tunes that I've been learning here. One of my favourite old-time players is the fantastic Rayna Gellert – I learnt this tune from her album The Ways of the World. There are also fantastic videos on her site where she plays her favourite tunes at slower speeds so you can copy her bowing...
Ducks On The Millpond Sheet Music Rayna Gellert Rowan Piggott Old-time Fiddle Tune
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The Hop Down Reel

10/4/2013

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Here's a transcription of Kevin Burke playing the Hop Down Reel in A mixolydian. There's a video of him below (the tune in question starts at 0:56) 
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Tennessee Breakdown Sheet Music (Fiddle Tune)

4/11/2013

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A friend posted this tune on my Facebook and I liked it enough to write it down.
Tennessee Breakdown Fiddle Tune Sheet Music
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Tune – Sugar in the Gourd

3/8/2013

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Below you'll find a transcription of a fiddle tune called Sugar in the Gourd. You'll also find a video of Ben Paley (whose version I transcribed) playing it with Tab Hunter - both phenomenal. 
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Appalachian Tune – Yew Piney Mountain

2/25/2013

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Below you'll find a transcription of an Appalachian fiddle tune called Yew Piney Mountain. You'll also find a video of Ben Paley (whose version I transcribed) playing it at the Lewes Folk Club. 
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