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February 5 – Tunes for the next quarter
Hi Kanack Fiddle Club!
We decided (somewhat spur-of-the-moment, but I really like the idea) to pick a few tunes last Thursday, and work on them over the next few weeks. Here they are:
Bus Stop Reel by Anita Anderson
The Roaring Barmaid by Anthony “Sully” Sullivan
Crooked Stovepipe traditional
The Stool of Repentance traditional
Enjoy!
January 15 – Hanter Dro
Hanter Dro is a Breton dance, and a close relative of the An Dro (“left-right-left, right” instead of “left-right-left, right-left-right”).
I learned this tune from Rachel Bell.
January 8 – The Humours of Tulla
A well-known Irish session tune… great fun to play!
November 6 – The Rolling Waves
This tune is also called The Humours of Trimm.
October 23 – An Dro in Bm
Learned from John Dipper, via Rachel Bell.
October 9 – Laurie in F
Written by Susan Conger, a fiddler from Montague Center, Massachusetts, and learned from David Kaynor.
October 2 – The Champaign Jig Goes to Columbia
The Champaign Jig Goes to Columbia, by Liz Carroll
Written by Liz Carroll, an Irish fiddler and prolific composer from Chicago.
September 25 – Lucy Farr’s
I first heard Lucy Farr’s on a CD by The Press Gang, an Irish band from Portland, Maine. It’s also been recorded by Martin Hayes and others.
September 18 – Going Down to Cairo
I learned this tune from David Kaynor, a great contra dance fiddler and caller from Montague Center, Massachusetts.