I'm a big halloween fan. I've already collected some suitable tunes on my site:

halloween tunes

... but I want more. Any suggestions for creepy tunes to play on EC for halloween?

It's not creepy, but there's an old Scottish Hallowe'en tradition called dooking for apples.
Essentially, you float apples in a bowl of water, then try to pick them up using your mouth only.
Great fun, but messy

Anyway, Alistair Anderson wrote a tune called Dookin' for Apples

The same activity, sometimes seen in the old days at parties, is known in the part of America that my parents came from (midlands) as Bobbing for Apples. Time to write a tune?

Ken

yes but with mono, hepatatis, aids, and extreme halatosis, any activity requring multiple gaping mouths in a small pool of water is probably best to be avoided...

instead, I suggest you create a new halloween game fun for the whole family: "Forking for Apples"- using a pitchfork, the idea is to jab as many apples as you can in the vat. Prefearbly dark brackish water. Dressing up like Old Nick is an option.

Stupendous tunes. I personally don't see anything Halloweeny in them, but the tunes are first class.
Thanks.
I'll put them on my list. I think I'll use my accordion for them, it'll be more heart wrenching.

Ah now there's a lovely, safe idea for a bunch of kids at a party ~ just hand out the Pitchforks & watch them all have fun!

No harm to you, but I think they might just be safer Dookin' for Apples!

The Halloween Jig was composed by my friend Jean Duval - perhaps you could acknowledge this on your page?

He named it BTW not because of any spookiness, but because the tune came to him on this day a few years ago. I say "came to him" because he subsequently discovered there was a trad jig with an almost identical first part (this happens!). His second part is nicer than that of the original though.

Thanks! Mystery solved. I couldn't find the author. This jig is absolutely one of my favorites. I find the second part a bit hard to play on EC though. Is Jean Duval Canadian? What instrument does he play?

Yes. Mainly flute and other woodwinds, but also fiddle, harmonica, and a few oddities (not including concertina ).

He has composed many great tunes. Details of one of his more eccentric projects (an amazing achievement) here: http://www.rogermillington.com/jeanduval/

I'm not sure how well I'm playing it but the
Song of the Volga Boatmen
sounds to me very dark and spooky
DUN - DUN - DUN - DUN

Nice one. I tried to make it as spooky as I could: http://www.tangosite.com/concertina/pub/volga-boatmen

I clicked on the middle one on the right hand side (the mp3 one). Is that what I was supose to do?
I think that it sounded very dark and scarry.
To check it out you could take it to a graveyard tonight at midnight and listen to it
In the lyrics they are pulling a barge against the Volga river's tide and singing. I don't think it's a fun happy song.
Was that you playing what I listened to? I thought it was great

I use Finale to make arrangements, and the mp3 is just the computer playing the score. I recently bought a camcorder, so I'll will try and play it myself (only the concerina part) on YouTube next time :-) Maybe add some skulls in the background, dim the lights, etc. No pink elephant though like this guy http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UpVOOmmQA5Q.
I'm glad you liked it. I'm a big halloween music fan myself...