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[gmatkin]

We've had our final workshop of the season, and I can now try to enjoy some rest, go sailing and play and run a few festival events... We'll be at Broadstairs if anyone's going to that one.

Four tunes this week; for technical reasons, two more follow in a reply to this email.

While preparing for this week's workshops, I found myself thinking that there's more to Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be? than I'd realised and that Jimmy Allen becomes a far more pleasant tune when played lightly and at something approaching a reel speed rather than as a doughy sort of march, as generally used for clog morris.

Perhaps some of you will agree, or maybe you won't! Anyway, on with the tunes. As usual, the slow demonstrations include the tunes played in a fairly basic way, and also with alternative chords, decorations and octave passages, etc.

Harper's Frolic: https://youtu.be/M5CRgcYGWnQ

The Gypsy Princess: https://youtu.be/yLGIn88yIa4

See the following reply for two more tunes.

[gmatkin]

Jimmy Allen: https://youtu.be/nM93kT5U8kE

Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be?: https://youtu.be/pc5JTUotJcw

Have fun over the summer, and if you find these videos useful or interesting, please let me know.

Gavin

[Jesse Smith]

While preparing for this week's workshops, I found myself thinking that there's more to Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be? than I'd realised and that Jimmy Allen becomes a far more pleasant tune when played lightly and at something approaching a reel speed rather than as a doughy sort of march, as generally uftp://sed for clog morris.

I'm familiar with Jimmy Allen from contra dances in the US, for which it is played at a speed that makes your version seem quite leisurely, which I rather like as a happy medium!