Maryrrf,

Just had a thought.

If you are a guitar player who wants to recognize a modal tune when you hear it, my question is "To what end?"

So that you can accompany it "correctly"?

Why do I ask?

In the old time music community in the states a guitar player's troubles are NOT over when she recognizes a tune as modal or is flat out told that it is modal. The old time music community is in the midst of the "chord wars." The fundamental question is what guitar chords are "best" for backing up modal tunes. The debate is intense, sometimes acrimonious, and far from over. It pits brother against brother and mother against daugher. Take warning.