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www.sarkfolkfestival.com Index of tunes Polkas 1. Bampton Side-Step / Jenny Lind 2. Bouzat s/ Dusty Roads of Sark 3. Egan s Polka//Murroe/ Ballydesmond 2/ Ballydesmond 1 4. Dennis Murphy s Polka/ Forty-two pound Cheque/ John Ryan s Polka 5. Rattling Bog/ Middle Tune/ Rose Tree Reels 6. Bird in the Bush/ Toss the Feathers 7. Bunker Hill 8. St. Anne s Reel/ The Sally Gardens 9. King of the Fairies/ Cooley s Reel 10. Maid behind the Bar/ Flowers of Edinburgh/Staten Island 11. Martyn Wynn s 2/ Longford Tinker 12. Merry Boys of Greenland/ Da Scalloway Lasses/ Far frae hame 13. Musical Priest/ Congress Reel 14. Old Grey Cat/Glass Island Reel 15. Over the Moor to Maggie/ Miss Mac Leod s 16. Paddy on the Railroad/ The Banshee 17. Star of Munster/ The Ships are Sailing 18. Tam Lin 19. Willafjord/ Spootiskerry Jigs 20. Blarney Pilgrim/ Saddle the Pony 21. Dingle Regatta/ Merrily Kiss the Quaker 22. Frost is all over/ Out on the Ocean 23. Humours of Glendart/ Kesh Jig/ Connaughtman s Rambles 24. Irish Washerwoman/ Smash the Windows 25. Rakes of Kildare/ Whose Jig/ Morrison s 26. Strayaway Child 27. Tenpenny Bit/ The Lark in the Morning 28. Upton upon Severn/ Oyster Girl Slip-Jigs 29. Butterfly/ Kid on the Mountain 30. Fig for a Kiss/ Na Ceannabhain Bhana
www.sarkfolkfestival.com Hornpipes 31. Harvest Home/ Boys of Bluehill 32. Humours of California/ Liverpool Waltzes 33. Hector the Hero 34. Lovely Nancy/ Michael Turner s 35. Midnight on the Water Others 36. Four Up 37. Le Canal en Octobre/Schottis fran Idre set 38. William Taylor s Table-Top Hornpipe 39. William Taylor s Table-Top Hornpipe/ Sportsmans Hornpipe set 40. Amoco Stomp/ Twiglet/ Bear Dance 41. Lough Erin Shore 42. Tabhair dom do lamh 43. Festival Sertchais dé Folk
www.sarkfolkfestival.com Sark Folk Festival is presented by Bailiwick Folk and Roots LBG Sark Folk Festival would like to thank the following people who very generously gave permission to include their tunes in this book: Pete Whittet Amoco Stomp Clément Brouard Bouzats/ Dusty Roads of Sark Barry Goodman Four Up Ethan Hazzard-Watkins Glass Island Reel David Shepherd William Taylor s Table-Top Hornpipe The tunes in this book have been compiled for the purpose of allowing musicians to have access to tunes commonly played at sessions in the Channel Islands. As far as we know, all tunes in this tune book are traditional or not subject to copyright control, except those where permission has been granted by the composer. If this is not the case, please inform us at info@sarkfolkfestival.com This resource is free for you to download. This document should not be sold or included in any collection which is for sale. Learning tunes Traditional music is primarily an aural tradition with tunes passed down from musician to musician by ear. Each musician has his or her own particular way of playing any given tune along with his/her own choice of chord sequences. The best way to learn traditional music is to listen to as many versions of the tunes as you can. Use the musical notation as a guide. Traditional music is a living tradition, and no two people are likely to play the same tune exactly the same way. Therefore let it be understood that the tunes in this book are merely a selection of an inexhaustible list of tunes played at folk and trad sessions all over the world. These are amongst those that are popularly played at sessions in Guernsey, Channel Islands and are written down here as an aide-mémoire. www.sarkfolkfestival.com
SESSION ETIQUETTE A word about session etiquette: Sessions are often led by a group of musicians and generally welcome anyone wanting to join in. However, if you re new to a session, and don t know what you are doing, wait and watch. You can learn a lot from watching and getting a feel for the dynamics of the session and a feel for the way the tunes are being played. By all means join in once you feel comfortable, but DON T barge in and try to show off. Starting a tune: By all means start a tune, but wait until there s a suitable break in the set. Be aware of the response from others. The other musicians may not join in if they are not familiar with the tune. Play it at a reasonable speed so that others can learn and join in. A session is a place for everyone to join in not a stage to show off your individual skills. Don t play any tune unless you are sure of it. NEVER FORCE THE SPEED UP OR DOWN! The musician who started the set, sets the tempo. Don t try and take over. It s bad manners and upsets other musicians. BE CONSIDERATE to other musicians. Now get out there, join as many sessions as you can and PLAY and have FUN!
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Bouzats A B A E Clem Brouard A B A E A B A B A B A D A D B A B A B A D A D The Dusty Roads of Sark Clem Brouard D A D D A D G D D G D A D G D G A D With kind permission of Clem Brouard Clem is a multi-talented musician and member of Guernsey s own Barley-Dogs. Well-known for his lively and entertaining compositions and extraordinary gymnastic feats with his bull-fiddle! 2
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With kind permission of Ethan Hazzard Watkins Fiddler Ethan composed this tune in 1997. He performs traditional and original music with infectious energy, passion and grace, is influenced by Irish, Canadian French and New England styles along with swing, blues and classical music. He is a fiddler from Brattleboro, Vermont U.S.A. He is an avid composer of tunes in a variety of styles which have been recorded, published and performed widely. You can find more of his compositions in his tunebook A is for Avocado. His recordings with various bands, available on his website. http:// www. ethanhw.com 14
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Barry Goodman is a writer of dances and tunes and a founder member of Time of Your Life, a member of Redbornestoke Morris, half of the song duo Life and Times and formerly musician for Outside Capering Crew. He is well-known as a caller, musician, dancer and singer. www.myspace.com/musocallersinger 36
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(Sing as a round.) Nous fu au Festival Sertchais dè Folk Nous ai du piesy, ah bian ma fé. Es-tu fiaerr mon viaer? La ferre va bian. J aime la musique mé, ah bian ma fé. We re at the Sark Folk Festival, We re having fun. Are you happy mate? Everything s fine. I like the music. Guernsey French, (Guernésiais) locally known as Patois was commonly spoken across the island and is now only spoken by a handful of islanders. It most closely resembles the Norman dialect on the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy. 42