A classic schottische by hurdy gurdy maestro, Cliff Stapleton. He writes some *really* great tunes… this one comes the 1980’s…. so about 40 years old. Gosh. Melodeon.net’s tune of the month for September 2024. Played on a Hohner Club I in C/F, so it comes out in Dm.
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Here’s a set of Ronds de Saint Vincent (breton fest noz dance) learned from the 2000(ish) CD from Menestra, ‘Dog of Pride’. No tune names on the album, but I think they’re all relatively recently composed by the band or members of the band. Played on a Hohner Club I in C/F, so we’re in a mix of C and Dm. The 3rd tune should really be in Gm, but I’m missing a chord ot make that work convincingly, so transposed it to Dm.
Melodeon.net’s theme for September 2024, Tunes from Brittany.
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Here’s melodeon.net’s tune of the month for August 2024, the Staffordshire Hornpipe. Played on a Hohner Pokerwork in D/G.
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My effort for melodeon.net’s theme of the month for August 2024, this is Cyrille Brotto’s lovely mazurka, Nina. I’ve transposed it to Em and played it on a D/G Castagnari Giasco I.
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Can’t believe I’ve not recorded this one; it’s a tune I’ve been playing ever since I started playing for morris a *long* time ago. Here I’m playing it, more or less straight down the line, on a G/C Albrecht Liliput, so it’s coming out in C.
Melodeon.net’s tune of the month for July 2024
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This tune is from the playing of swedish pianist Jan Johanssen, from his Jazz pa Svenska album, one of my favourite albums ever. The tune is taken from a swedish traditional song.
Played on a Hohner Preciosa in Bb/Eb for melodeon.net’s theme of the month June 2024, tunes from Sweden.
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Melodeon.net’s tune of the month for June 2024, a jig from north east england. I’m playing it in a major key as normal, and then moving it to a minorised version – because I’m playing on a Bb/Eb Hohner Preciosa, that moves us from Bb to C minor.
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Here’s a local tune for melodeon.net’s theme of the month for May 2024, tunes from your country. This was written by a chap who lives about 10 mins walk from me, Phil Underwood, for his wife-to-be, Denise Dryburgh. Lovely tune, isn’t it?
Played on a Castagnari Giasco I in D/G.
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Melodeon.net’s tune of the month for May 2024 is Hartwin Dhoore’s Gavotte de l’Aven, ‘Very Jeune’. I’m playing this in G, on a Castagnari Mory in D/G. I’m not very familiar with this french bal dance, so please forgive any timing inconsistencies.
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Here’s a fantastic fiddle jig written by Casey Driessen … squeezed as best I can on melodeon. If you like this, listen to Casey’s version to hear how it should be played; there’s only so much I can do on a restricted instrument like a melodeon, and since I’m not Casey. What a musician!
Here played on a Hohner 1920’s box in G/C for melodeon.net’s theme of the month of April 2024, ‘Tunes from USA’
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