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Re: Lester's Tune-a-Day Blog
« Reply #700 on: September 10, 2016, 03:38:36 PM »

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Re: Lester's Tune-a-Day Blog
« Reply #701 on: September 10, 2016, 03:51:32 PM »

Is that the same tune as the Irish hymn tune, Slane, but with a variation to the second bit?
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Re: Lester's Tune-a-Day Blog
« Reply #702 on: September 10, 2016, 04:02:44 PM »

Is that the same tune as the Irish hymn tune, Slane, but with a variation to the second bit?

Probably a close relative, interestingly (for small values of interesting (:) ) it seems it is also known as Snowshill and Chedworth, both villages in the Cotswolds

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Re: Lester's Tune-a-Day Blog
« Reply #703 on: September 12, 2016, 07:52:32 PM »

Haunting tune took me a while to voice the words of a more current hymn, or even traditional...."Lord of all Hopefullness", no doubt someone will correct me!
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Re: Lester's Tune-a-Day Blog
« Reply #704 on: September 12, 2016, 09:06:49 PM »

Haunting tune took me a while to voice the words of a more current hymn, or even traditional...."Lord of all Hopefullness", no doubt someone will correct me!
What he said. Or very similar. Long time since I mimed that.
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Re: Lester's Tune-a-Day Blog
« Reply #708 on: November 09, 2016, 07:26:44 AM »

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« Reply #710 on: November 18, 2016, 10:12:16 PM »

Top billing too.
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Re: Lester's Tune-a-Day Blog
« Reply #711 on: November 18, 2016, 10:55:39 PM »

You can't beat a good shed. Top man Lester.
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Re: Lester's Tune-a-Day Blog
« Reply #714 on: December 03, 2016, 12:24:21 PM »

Major landmark today :)

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Re: Lester's Tune-a-Day Blog
« Reply #715 on: December 03, 2016, 12:47:58 PM »

That must be pretty remarkable for such a minority interest as ours. Well done Mr Bailey!
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Re: Lester's Tune-a-Day Blog
« Reply #716 on: December 03, 2016, 07:21:15 PM »

Major landmark today :)

Congratulations Lester (and Seasons Greetings to you, your gnome ;) and the Sainted Mrs B)    Vince
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« Reply #717 on: December 03, 2016, 07:24:46 PM »

And at nearly 10,000 new views per month it looks to rise even faster.
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Re: Lester's Tune-a-Day Blog
« Reply #718 on: December 04, 2016, 12:23:36 AM »

Well done!
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