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[Dave Sawdon]

On Pete Grassby's CD "Malvern Hills" he plays a set of La Roulante - Granny's Birthday - Bear Dance ... Google has let me down so can anyone here point me at the dots for Granny's Birthday?

Dave

[Chris Ryall]

Just to note that there is also a "Grandmother's Birthday" about.

It's a mazurka by Anne-Marie Summers (bagpipe player)

[Graham Spencer]

On Pete Grassby's CD "Malvern Hills" he plays a set of La Roulante - Granny's Birthday - Bear Dance ... Google has let me down so can anyone here point me at the dots for Granny's Birthday?

Dave

I have that album on cassette (!) somewhere - if I can find it, I'll give it a listen and see if it rings any bells.

[Archie Best]

Hello All,
I know this question was put out there a few years ago but I have the same question... Has anyone since come across the dots or written them out for both La Roulante but more importantly Granny's Birthday since then?
Thankyou,
Archie.

[Lester]

La Roulante


X:396
T:La Roulante*
T:LNB Polka
M:2/2
L:1/8
K:D
d2 A2 =c3 B|A2 F2 G2 FG|A2 B2 ABAG|F2 A2 E4|
d2 A2 =c3 B|A2 F2 G2 FG|A2 B2 ABAG|F2 E2 D4|
d2 A2 =c3 B|A2 F2 G2 FG|A2 B2 ABAG|F2 A2 E4|
d2 A2 =c3 B|A2 F2 G2 FG|A2 B2 ABAG|F2 E2 D2 EF||
G2 E2 BGEB|GE B2 B2 AG|F2 D2 AFDA|FD A2 A2 GF|
G2 E2 BGEB|GE B2 B2 AG|A2 B2 ABAG|F2 E2 D2 EF|
G2 E2 BGEB|GE B2 B2 AG|F2 D2 AFDA|FD A2 A2 GF|
G2 E2 BGEB|GE B2 B2 AG|A2 B2 ABAG|F2 E2 D4||

[Dave Sawdon]

Hi Archie,
You should have asked me last Wednesday ;-)
Here's the set as usually played in LM:
X:112
T: Set 17: LNB Polka, Granny's Birthday, Bear Dance
%
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Polka
K:Dmix
%%text LNB Polka, The
|:"D"d2 A2 "C"c3B | "D"A2 F2 "G"G2 FG | "D"A2 B2 ABAG | "A"F2 E2 E2 "D"D2 |
 "D"d2 A2 "C"c3B | "D"A2 F2 "G"G2 FG |"D"A2 B2 ABAG |1"D"F2 "A"E2 "D"D2 z2 :|2"D"F2 "A"E2 "D"D2 EF |
|:"Em"G2 E2 (BGEB | GE) (BG EBAG)| "D"F2D2 (AFDA | FD) (AF D2)EF |
"C"G2 E2 (BGEB | GE) (BG E2) FG | "D"A2A2 ABAG |1 "D"F2"A"E2"D"D2EF :|2"D"F2"A"E2"D"D2z2 |
%
%%text Granny's Birthday
K:G
|:"Em"EGBc B2G2 |"D"A2F2"Em"G2E2| "Em"EGBcB2G2|z2"C"c2"Bm"B4|
 "Em"EGBc B2G2 |"D"A2F2"Em"G2E2|"Em"E2 G2 "Bm"FE D2|"Bm"B,2D2"Em"E4:|
"Bm"B,2 DDB,2D2|"Em"E2G2E2G2| "D"F2AAF2A2|"G"G2B2d2d2|
"C"e2c2cdec|"G"d2B2B3B|1"D"A2G2F2E2|"Bm"D4D4:|2"D"A2G2F2A2|"G"G4"Bm"F4|]
%
%%text Bear Dance
M:2/4
L:1/16
K:Em
|:"Em"B2E2E3A|B2E2E3A|"G"G2G2F2G2|"D"A6GA|"Em"B2B2"D"A2A2|"C"G2G2"Bm7"F4|"Em"E2G2"D"FED2|"Em"E8:|
|:"Em"E2GGE2G2|"D"FED2D4|"Em"E2GGE2G2|"D"A6GA|"Em"B2B2"D"A2A2|"C"G2G2"Bm7"F4|"Em"E2G2"D"FED2|"Em"E8:|

But Pete Grassby says Granny's B'day should be:
T:Granny's Birthday (Pete Grassby variant)
C:Pete Grassby, 1994 ("Malvern Hills" CD)
|:"Em"EGB^c "C"c2 Ac |"G"B2GB "D"A2F2 | "Em"EGB^c "C"c2(A2|A2)"C"c2"Bm"B4|
 "Em"EGB^c "C"c2 Ac |"G"B2GB "D"A2F2 |"Em"E2 G2 "Bm"FE D2|"Bm"B,2D2"Em"E4:|
"Bm"B,2 DDB,2D2|"C"E2G2E2G2| "D"F2AAF2A2|"G"G2B2G2 Bd|
"C"e2c2cdec|"G"d2B2G2B2|1"D"A2G2F2E2|"Bm"D4D4:|2"D"A2G2F2A2|"G"G4"Bm"F4|]

This and much more is on my session website: https://almeleysteadysession.wordpress.com/ so why not come along on 1/June ... ?

Dave

[Archie Best]

Amazing stuff, thanks Lester! And thankyou for the 3 tunes Dave! only just realised it was you who started off this conversation. :)
Thankyou,
Archie.

[JD]

Hello All,
I know this question was put out there a few years ago but I have the same question... Has anyone since come across the dots or written them out for both La Roulante but more importantly Granny's Birthday since then?
Thankyou,
Archie.

La Roulante was Tune of the Month in April 2011 so lots of versions there if you look it up. Also worth a look for the reason why it is often called the LNB Polka.