Mix O'Lydian

Barwick Green was composed by Arthur Wood (a Yorkshireman) in 1924. But "The Archers" is not set in the Cotswolds! It's set in the fictitious county of Borsetshire, in the Midlands.

Thank you Wes - it is indeed the Cabri Waltz. A musician contact from Devon (England) has also just recently emailed me with the title - so thanks to her, also. It's a good tune, which deserves to be better known on this side of the Atlantic pond.

Here'a link to a YouTube of the dance & tune:

Thanks to the co-operative efforts of several members of session.org (where the ABC code was also posted) I now have the title of the tune, which turns out to be Danish in origin. It's called: "Bal I Sønderho" - roughly translated as "Dance in Sønderho" The dance: "Sønderhoning" associated with the tune comes from a small island called Fanø off the west coast of Denmark. Historically, the main occupation of the locals was fishing and sea trading. The dance is supposed to suggest a ship's rising and falling movement across the sea.

The tune was composed by William Mackay. The original title was indeed "The Boy's Lament for His Dragon", and only later became the 72nd's Farewell to Aberdeen" The titles of Scottish pipe marches were often changed by their composers (although I don't know whether this is true in this case). But consider that well-known Scottish tune: "The Road to the Isles". It was written by Pipe Major John MacLellan, and he orginally entitled it: "The Bens Of Jura". During the South African War he changed the title to: "The Highland Brigade’s March To Heilbronn", (MacLellan had by this time enlisted in the Brigade). Thereafter, on being posted to Egypt, he renamed it again - this time to: "The Burning Sands Of Egypt". It only became a song later on (circa 1914) when Kenneth Macleod wrote "Road to the Isles", setting it to that tune.

The more common name for this tune is actually "The 72nds Farewell to Aberdeen"

Can anyone tell me the title of this polka, please? The ABC code is posted below (You can paste the ABC text into the Tune-O-Tron Convert-A-Matic and submit it to get the PDF and midi). Thanks in anticipation of any assistance. X: 1 T: Polka M: 2/4 L: 1/8 K: D |:A>G FA|d/c/d/e/ d d|cd ec|d/c/d/e/ ff| A>G FA|d/c/d/e/ d d|cc BB|B2 A2:| |:g>a ge|f>g fd|e>f ec|d/c/d/e/ fd| g>a ge|f>g fd|e>f ec|d2 d2:|

This website may be of some use to you: http://www.irishdictionary.ie/dictionary

The Irish name for this tune is "Slainte Bhreagh Hiulit" - which approximately translates as: "In Praise of beautifil Hewlett". O'Carolan was commissioned by wealthy patrons to write tunes (planxties), and the family name of the patron was usually used in the title of the tune -(Hiulit, in this instance). Some of O'Carolan's patrons were female.

Can anyone please tell me the title of this waltz? I think that I heard it played at an English pub session somewhere. The ABCs of the tune are posted below: X: 1 T: Waltz M: 3/4 L: 1/8 K:D F FE|D2 F2 A2|A4 FD|G2 B2 d2|B3 d cB| A2 c2 e2|e4 cA|d2 f3 g|f3 F FE| D2 F2 A2|A4 FD|G2 B2 d2|B3 d cB| A2 c2 e2|e4 cA|d3 e dc|d3 A Bc| d3 ed2|c4 G2|B3 c BA|F3 E FG| A3 B AG|E3 D EG|B3 c BA|F3 E FA| d3 ed2|c4 G2|B3 c BA|F3 E FG| A3 B AG|E3 A, CE|D3 E DC|D3|