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The Oul' Boy

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Northumbrian tunes
« on: October 05, 2019, 06:44:43 PM »

Hi there, can anyone recommend a good source/books for D/G melodeon-friendly traditional Northumbrian tunes?

Thanks!
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Re: Northumbrian tunes
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2019, 07:00:22 PM »

Anything produced or endorsed by the Northumbrian pipers society.
Nearly all tunes are in G and D or Amin and Emin as this all fits in the range of a standard 7 keyed chanter.
If you play with a piper, you'll need a CF box or the piper will need a concert pitch G chanter.
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« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2019, 07:14:37 PM »

Yes the Northumbrian Piper's books are gems.
Recommended.
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« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2019, 07:33:03 PM »

Thanks both, Christmas list sorted!
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Re: Northumbrian tunes
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2019, 07:49:58 PM »

There'a one I play, called Joe Hutton's March, which sits well on melodeon. Joe Hutton was a wonderful Northumbrian pipe player, whom I had the pleasure of hearing live many years ago, at the Fighting Cocks FC in Kingston u Thames.

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Re: Northumbrian tunes
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2019, 08:52:42 PM »

Hi there, can anyone recommend a good source/books for D/G melodeon-friendly traditional Northumbrian tunes?
I'm not absolutely sure how 'melodeon-friendly' they are, and it looks as if you might be looking
for sources of published material, but there is a selection of Northumbrian tunes on Andy Hornby's
web pages. Go to the Thursday Session page: http://www.andyhornby.net/thursday.html and it's
the first item on the list of 'Miscellaneous tune collections'.

(Out of curiosity, I ran the file through the abcmelodeon.py 'tabbing' utility mentioned here a couple of years ago, and it
successfully tabbed all the tunes with the Ed Rennie-style D/G button numbers.)
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« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2019, 11:52:57 PM »

I strongly endorse the recommendation for northumbrian pipers first and second tune books.  I have been using them both regularly for a very long time. I can also recommend 'the ceilidh band pack' by robin dunn, edited by Alistair Anderson.(folkworks 1993, isbn 0 9520754 0 7) don't know if its still in print but may come up on ebay. Also English Folk Tunes for accordion by David Oliver. mostly D & G with some in A so melodeon friendly. published 2008 ISBN  978-1-84761-017-1.  Also 'the folkworks session collection  volumes 1 to ?5  by David Oliver

don't know which of the above if any are still in print but  ebay may come up with something!

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Re: Northumbrian tunes
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2019, 03:20:22 AM »

Here in Canada, I am an enthusiast of Northumbrian tunes, dating from a few years in my youth in the Morpeth area (I kick myself for not learning the nsp!). My go-to source of inspriration is Pauline Cato's Northumbrian Choice (w/two cds) published in 1997 by Dave Mallinson, still in print as far as I know. Most of the tunes are in G, with a few in D.
I play the G tunes on my GC Brincu.
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« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2019, 05:40:32 AM »

Definitely The Northumbrian Pipers' Tunebooks - mine are pretty dogeared now!  Also The Charlton Memorial Tune Book.
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Re: Northumbrian tunes
« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2019, 05:58:08 AM »

...Pauline Cato's Northumbrian Choice (w/two cds) published in 1997 by Dave Mallinson, still in print as far as I know...
Yes, they are: https://www.mallyproductions.com/northumbrianmusic...
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Re: Northumbrian tunes
« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2019, 09:53:41 AM »

And there are loads of tune books available to buy from the NPS website http://shop.northumbrianpipers.org.uk/3-piping-tune-books
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« Reply #13 on: October 06, 2019, 01:10:04 PM »

You lot are great, thank you so much!
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Re: Northumbrian tunes
« Reply #15 on: October 07, 2019, 03:17:47 PM »

Pete Loud's Collection of Northumbrian, Tyneside and other Traditional Tunes for the Fiddle is a great resource and is rarely off my music stand.

I have a pristine copy of this book available to the first person to cross my palm with £10.
2005 edition, so only 470 tunes.
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« Reply #16 on: October 07, 2019, 09:46:13 PM »

I have a pristine copy of this book available to the first person to cross my palm with £10. 2005 edition, so only 470 tunes.
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