Dance Info Request: Tom Pate

Subject: Tom Pate
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 10 Oct 14 - 09:01 AM

Can anyone provide me with the moves to this Country dance and the type of tune required thanks in advance

Gerry

Subject: RE: Tom Pate
From: maeve
Date: 10 Oct 14 - 09:15 AM

The dance is described on page 32 of this pdf: http://www.folkdancecamp.org/old_syllabus/fdc1965.pdf

That should start things rolling.

Subject: RE: Tom Pate
From: maeve
Date: 10 Oct 14 - 09:19 AM

From http://thesession.org/discussions/7711

Re: Music for the Seige of Ennis

"I've heard Salmon Tails and The Grand Old Dame Britannia called the Siege of Ennis. Does it matter? If you are after the tune for the dance then any or all of these wiil fit as will any single reel or polka played at the appropriate speed."

Re: Music for the Seige of Ennis

"The Siege of Ennis is a dance called 'Tom Pate' in England; itself a corruption of the title of the French dannce 'Le Tempete' . A quick search turned up a reel called 'The Tempest' Whether it has anything to do with the dance I know not. As a practical bit of advice casual dancers can manage single reels (Rakes of Mallow) or polkas best … You could try the Kilrush Polkas (single reels), Kilrush isn't a long way from Ennis"

Subject: RE: Tom Pate
From: maeve
Date: 10 Oct 14 - 09:47 AM

Gerry, I have transcribed a very interesting explanation found in a google search, and will send it to you via PM- much too long to post here, and a nuisance to read through in its pdf form.
cached article, American Square Dance, University of New Hampshire

Subject: RE: Tom Pate
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 10 Oct 14 - 11:19 AM

Thanks Maeve that will get me started

Gerry

Subject: RE: Tom Pate
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 10 Oct 14 - 01:14 PM

well you live and learn
Tom Pate and the Siege of Ennis being the same dance

Gerry

Subject: RE: Tom Pate
From: maeve
Date: 10 Oct 14 - 01:41 PM

Funny, innit? ;)

I'm glad the links were helpful!

Maeve

Subject: RE: Dance Info Request: Tom Pate
From: The Sandman
Date: 15 Apr 16 - 08:16 AM

rattlin bog works well, but original yune is the first two parts of salmon tails with another part added can be found at www.session .org best variation imo is the one added by niall kenny

Subject: RE: Dance Info Request: Tom Pate
From: leeneia
Date: 15 Apr 16 - 10:41 AM

You can find a tune called "Tom Pate" at abcnotation.com

First search for Tom Pate. Then go to the second page of results, go to Tom Pate, then click on Tunes.