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Robin’s Waltz

A waltz written by Jon Swayne (of Blowzabella fame). Some versions stick an extra bar on the end of the B music – I don’t. Played on a Hohner 1920’s G/C melodeon for melodeon.net’s tune of the month, September 2023.

This melodeon is for sale (as of 9/9/23); see https://forum.melodeon.net/index.php?topic=29605.msg350585#msg350585 if interested.

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Lola Flexen

An Andy Cutting tune – a slow 6/8 time thing, with an extra couple of bars in the B music. Recorded on a Hohner Preciosa in Bb/Eb for melodeon.net theme of the month, September 2023.

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Lord Inchiquin

This comes from Turlough Carolan, the irish harpist, repertoire which contains many, many, great tunes. Here played on a Bb/Eb Hohner Preciosa in Bb.

Part of melodeon.net theme of the month for August 2023, Carolan tunes.

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Polperro Bay

Ollie King’s tune, which is tune of the month for July 2023 over at melodeon.net. Quite hard to figure out a way to play this without having the full range of low notes, so I’ve gone for playing it (mostly) in the upper octave.

Played on a D/G Castagnari Giasco I in D; I believe the original is written in G.

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Winster Gallop

Nice simple tune this one, played for Melodeon.net’s theme of the month – tunes starting with W.

Played on Saltarelle Elfique D/G, in G.

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Valhermeil

This cracking tune is a Bruno le Tron composition. I used to play it many, many years ago with GIG CB! – can I still remember it? Well, kind of. Here we go! We used to use this for a Rondeau – it’s a 4 part jig, with an odd little bridge between the 2nd and 3rd parts.

Played for melodeon.net’s ongoing ‘Alphabet Soup’ theme – now we’re on letter V.

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Unknown Breton Tune,

OK folks, what’s this called? I’ve known it “all my life” and when I pick a melodeon up, and press a few keys on the pull, this comes out. It just plays so naturally. I think it’s probably a Breton song or intro to a gavotte, or similar, but I have no idea beyond that. Any ideas?

Played on a D/G Castagnari Mory.

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Unknown Waltz (Leveret, Forms)

A lovely tune from Leveret’s latest album (as of May 2023), Forms. A traditional tune, and listed as ‘unknown waltz’ such in whichever manuscript Leveret found it from, rather than a tune I simply don’t know the name of. Also recorded by Sam Sweeney, in a rather more ornate form, by Sam Sweeney on his wonderful Solo EP.

Melodeon.net, theme of the month for May 2023, ‘Tunes that start with U’.

Played on a Hohner Preciosa Bb/Eb, in Eb.

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