A new tune each Wednesday (more or less), chosen arbitrarily by your Webmaster, a mixture of traditional and new (but traditional in style) tunes. Site visitors are encouraged to nominate tunes for this page via the Suggestion Form.
This week’s tune:
La Petite Marche, a relatively new tune from Québec by Yann Falquet.
Last week’s tune:
L’Ange aux Patins (Angel on Ice Skates), a lovely Québécois waltz by Claude Méthé
Recent Tunes of the Week:
- In Memory of Herbie MacLeod, another Cape Breton waltz by the late, great Jerry Holland.
- The Fiery Clock Face, a traditional Northumbrian (English) jig. Check out the Notes section for the meaning of the title.
- Ffarwel I’r Marian, from Wales, the title means Farewell to the Shore; a lilting waltz.
- Le Canal en Octobre, another tune from France, this one more contemporary by Frédéric Paris. It’s a gentle schottische featuring two slightly different interpretations by David Kaynor and Peter Macfarlane.
- Fille du Boucher, a beautiful traditional waltz from France. The title translates as “The Butcher’s daughter”.
- Moneymusk, originally a pipe tune or pipe-inspired tune. It takes it’s name from an Aberdeenshire, Scotland, baronial estate called Monymusk House. See the Notes section for the tune’s origin and history.
- Forty and Counting. My good friends Susan Reid and Pam Bockes composed this beautiful waltz for my wife and my 40th anniversary. We recently passed our 55th, and Susan came up with a slightly revised version as a Valentine’s Day gift. Hear both versions played here.
- Morag’s Waltz, a beautuful waltz by the legendary Shetland Islander, Tom Anderson, quite different from many of his compositions, it is a favorite in Cape Breton.
- June Apple. This simple reel has a characteristically Appalachian sound. Check out the YouTube video.
- Possum Up a Gum Stump, a G reel, probably southern US in origin, popular with contradancers. Check out the cool YouTube rendition by ContraDiction.
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