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03 Feb 08 - 10:29 AM (#2252317) Subject: 3/2 hornpipes From: GUEST,c.g. John Offord's book, John of the Green the Cheshire Way has been amended and re-published. http://www.johnofthegreen.co.uk/ With luck that should be a blue clicky |
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03 Feb 08 - 10:46 AM (#2252323) Subject: RE: 3/2 hornpipes From: treewind Long, long awaited! I think it's been promised for at least ten years. I've been looking forward to it so much I bought two! Learning and playing the tunes is not quite so easy though. Recently and accurately described by someone else as "challenging" Anahata |
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03 Feb 08 - 10:52 AM (#2252329) Subject: RE: 3/2 hornpipes From: The Borchester Echo John Offord brought an armful along to Musical Traditions the other night, to the delight of many. Though if Anahata thinks the tunes are "challenging", I'd agree they're certainly that. Approaching the "unplayable", actually. But worth the effort of the hard work ahead. |
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03 Feb 08 - 12:35 PM (#2252409) Subject: RE: 3/2 hornpipes From: redsnapper I used to have a copy of the original and played regularly with John back in the 80s. Good to see that it's been republished as I can't find my copy any more. RS |
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03 Feb 08 - 01:08 PM (#2252452) Subject: RE: 3/2 hornpipes From: greg stephens An excellent book, and a must for anyone interested in English fiddle music(particularly in northwest music).Well done to John Offord for organisng this very werlcome new edition. Also,if you want to hear what some of his book's fabulous tunes sound like, may I politely recommend "The Beggar Boy of the North", Harbourtown's recent CD reissue of the old 70's Fellside LP. Seven or eight of the tunes on that record later appeared in John's excellent book. The performers, by the way, are listed as Greg Stephens and Crookfinger Jack. |
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03 Feb 08 - 04:49 PM (#2252652) Subject: RE: 3/2 hornpipes From: Pete_Standing There is a nice set of 3/2 hornpipes on Mawkins album, "The Fair Essex". I prefer playing them to 9/8 slip jigs for "Strip the Willow". |
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04 Feb 08 - 04:43 AM (#2252996) Subject: RE: 3/2 hornpipes From: GUEST,c.g. Does anyone have any information about the dances originally done to 3/2 hornpipes? |
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04 Feb 08 - 06:00 PM (#2253542) Subject: RE: 3/2 hornpipes From: Tootler The 3/2 hornpipes from the original John of the Green and Cheshire Way can be found online here. At the site, select "tunelist" to view the tunes. Select "Greeny abc" to download a set of abc's of the tunes. Geoff |
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04 Feb 08 - 06:28 PM (#2253574) Subject: RE: 3/2 hornpipes From: MaineDog Many current English Country dances are done to slow 3/2 tunes, and we are told that they are "hornpipes". The key is that they are really quite slow, and so, playable. MD |
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10 Feb 08 - 03:53 PM (#2258744) Subject: RE: 3/2 hornpipes From: Bearheart Maine Dog-- do you have more info on this? Like titles of the dances done to these? I am getting into Contra dancing again after some years and our local group is doing some English country dancing. I hope to learn to call dances... Thanks Bekki |