Cornerstone Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Has anyone the dots for 'Barwick Green', the Archers tune? I have been able to find the obvious part of the tune, the bit that introduces the programme daily, but of course the tune carries on quite a bit further. It does seem odd that a soap set in the Cotswolds should choose a Yorkshire tune for its title music, but it does seem to fit quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Drinkwater Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 For a fiddle arrangement of the tune, see here. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornerstone Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share Posted March 29, 2011 Thanks, Chris. That's the bit I've got so far, and it's fine. There is quite a bit more, however. No doubt it will turn up. If all else fails I'll have to buy it, but I'm mean! It's odd to see it in duple time, which does seem to negate the dumpy-dumpy-dumpy-dumpy-dum of the classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshall Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Have you seen this one http://www.iliff.co.uk/abc/tunes/316B%20Auntie's%20Jigs.pdf ? Chas Thanks, Chris. That's the bit I've got so far, and it's fine. There is quite a bit more, however. No doubt it will turn up. If all else fails I'll have to buy it, but I'm mean! It's odd to see it in duple time, which does seem to negate the dumpy-dumpy-dumpy-dumpy-dum of the classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornerstone Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 Great! This should help a lot. Thanks for the link. There are lots of other good tunes on the site, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mix O'Lydian Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornerstone Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 Whoops! And at various times of my life I've been a daily listener. At least I know where Barwick is, because I often pass the junction on the M1 heading to Harrogate. I once attended a concert when the whole of the suite from which the Archers theme was taken, and the whole thing is very pleasant. What a shame it isn't played more. The arrangement I've been told of is meant to accompany dance, and I'll give it a try some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tootler Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Thanks, Chris. That's the bit I've got so far, and it's fine. There is quite a bit more, however. No doubt it will turn up. If all else fails I'll have to buy it, but I'm mean! It's odd to see it in duple time, which does seem to negate the dumpy-dumpy-dumpy-dumpy-dum of the classic. Play it as a dotted hornpipe and you will get the "dumpy dumpy..." effect. Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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