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Thread #130595   Message #3672210
Posted By: GUEST,CJB
26-Oct-14 - 05:31 AM
Thread Name: Thomas Hardy tune book
Subject: RE: Thomas Hardy tune book
Bonnie's original post also seemed to indicate an interest in the style of Hardy's playing. With all due respect ABC notation, even the dots of the music m/s themselves, aren't going to indicate that. My suggestion is also to track down the inimitable Chris Bartram who studied and recorded the old style(s) of fiddle playing in the South of England. The fact that there were regional differences in style re: singing, playing music, even step dancing seems to get forgotten. These styles were as various as regional speech dialects.