Monthly Archives: November 2020


Key: A Form: Walking tune or slow march ABC:  MP3, played by Susan Reid: Download this MP3  (If it plays, right-click on the page and “Save as”. (Detailed instructions for different browsers). MP3: Melody emphasis, played by Peter Macfarlane Download this MP3  (If it plays, right-click on the page and […]

Warm in the Winter


Key: Edor Form: Reel ABC:  X: 8 T: Ships Are Sailing I: Ships Are SailingR-115E Dorreel %%musicspace2pt M: C| R: reel %%staffwidth 15cm K: EDor "Em"Beed BcdB| "D"AD (3FED AD (3FED| "Em"EDEF GFGA| Bdef gfed| "Em"Beed BcdB| "D"AD (3FED AD (3FED| "Em"EDEF GFGA |1 "D"Bded "Em"e2ed :|2 "D"Bded "Em"e2 |] […]

Ships are Sailing


Key: D Form: Waltz ABC: Do you know a source of ABC notation for this tune?  Can you help? MP3: (played by Pam Bockes) Download this MP3  (If it plays, right-click on the page and “Save as”. (Detailed instructions for different browsers). MP3: (played by Michael Bell and the Barn […]

Cloud Forest waltz



Key: G Form: Air ABC: X:2 T:Marche St-Hilaire T:Air Charles St-Hilaire M:C| L:1/8 S:Repertore de Aime Gagnon (Lotbinere region, Quebec) D:Raz de Maree?Tidal Wave - "Marche du St-Laurent" (2010) Z:Transcribed by Steve Fry K:G |:"G"d3cB2d2|g4-g2 ag|[M:6/4]"D/F#"f2 a4 g2d2g2|[M:C|]"Em"d3c D2d2| "C"g4-g2 ag|[M:6/4]"D"f2a2g2d2 "G"g2 !Fine!z2:|[M:C|]"G"D4 G2B2|"G/B"d6 ef| "C"g2B2"G/B"d3d|"Am"e2d2 "D"(3BcB G2|"G"D2G2 A-B3|"Em"d2 ef […]

Air Charles St-Hilaire, aka March St-Hilaire


Key: D Form: Jig ABC:  X: 1 T: Quadrille Franco-Américain Z: NfldWhistler S: https://thesession.org/tunes/17587#setting33838 R: jig M: 6/8 L: 1/8 K: Dmaj |: A2f fed|B2g gfe|c2e ABc|def A3| A2f fed|B2g gfe|c2e ABc|1 dfe d3:|2 d4 ef|| |: g2b bag|f2a agf|d2f fed|c2d e2f| g2b bag|f2a agc|a2c a2A|ABc d3:|| MP3: Download this […]

Quadrille Franco-Américain, Part 4


Key: F Form: Hornpipe ABC:  X:1 T: Hull's Victory %C: R-4 %C: New England M: C| Z: Transcribed to abc by Mary Lou Knack R: hornpipe K: F "F"fcfa fcfg| "C" agfe "F"f2AB| "C"c2cd c2cB| ABGA "F"F2c2| "F"fcfa fcfa| "C"g2g2 g2ag| "Dm"fedc "G7"=BcdB|"C"c2e2 c2c2 :| |:"F"fefg agfe| "Bb"d2B2 B2ef| "G"g^fga […]

Hull’s Victory



Key: G Form: Waltz ABC: Do you know a source of ABC notation for this tune?  Can you help? MP3: (Played by Susan Reid who writes: “Normally this is played quite a bit faster, but it is lovely at a slow temple as well.”)  Download this MP3  (If it plays, […]

Vanjan Waltz


Key: A or G* Form: Waltz ABC in A:  X:1 T:Margaret's Waltz C:Pat Shaw R:waltz M:3/4 N:Reproduced by kind permission of the EFDSS L:1/8 K:A c2|E3F AB|c4 c2|BA F2A2|B4c2|E3 F AB|c3de2|c4 B2|A4:|| cd|e3 f ge|a4 a2|fe d2f2|e4 cB|A3 B cd|e4 c2|BA F2A2|B4 cd| e3 f ge|a3gf2|e2d2c2|B4c2|E3F AB|c3d e2|c4B2|A4|| ABC in […]

Margaret’s Waltz


Key: G* Form: March or air ABC:  X:213 T:Marche de Glomel [G] M:C| L:1/8 K:G "C"c |: "G"Bc dG "D"AF "G"G2 |[1 "C"cB/c/ "G"dc/B/ "D"A2 "G"Gc :|[2 "C"cB/c/ "G"dc/B/ "D"A2 "G"Gd | |: "G"dd e>d "C"ce "G"d2 | "Am"cB/c/ "G/B"dc/B/ "C"cd "D"c/B/A | "G(Em)"B>c dG "D"A/G/F "G"G2 |[1 "C"cB/c/ "G"dc/B/ […]

Marche de Glomel



Key: D Form: 6/8 Pipe March ABC: Do you know a source of ABC notation for this tune?  Can you help? MP3: Download this MP3  (If it plays, right-click on the page and “Save as”. (Detailed instructions for different browsers). Sheet Music: Click image to enlarge.          […]

Dripping Hat, The