gcoover Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Here's a video of John Watcham playing for Harry Taylor's Men at the recent Sidmouth Festival - a double jig in the Longborough style based on the Playford tune "Mundesse". https://youtu.be/eFW6s7c--PE More info on Taylor's Men here: http://taylorsmen.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayman Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 I watched the jig competition live (it was streamed on Facebook) as I had numerous friends competing this year. Many of the dances were outstanding, but the big surprise and genuine treat of the entire competition for me was this John Watcham performance. A great tune, a lovely arrangement, and brilliantly played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Hersh Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 He's a great player. Another recent video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-hHYGLUHtw - there's a solo instrumental tune after the song. There's an article about what he does when he's not playing his concertina at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/only-in-britain/morris-dancing-clocks-expert , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robotmay Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Ah yes, I was also in the competition and their jig was one of my favourites! One of my favourite Playford tunes, and it made for a very nice jig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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