John D Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Be sure and read the entire "About" section while listening "The dance movements have been deliberately avoided, as well as the handkerchief thrashing and stick clashing, since as a rank amateur it's just too difficult to do all that and play concertina at the same time." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 This is great. They almost sound like Morris tunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 This is great. They almost sound like Morris tunes. ....for an upside down team. Very nice, I'm going to steal "Swineherd's Pay" and spring it on the boys the next time they do the dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cboody Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I know Swineherd's Pay as "Shepherd's Hey" (mostly in the concert band version by Percy Grainger). Really nice playing and a great argument for use of the anglo concertina. I'm an EC player, but I really appreciate what you do the the Anglo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I know Swineherd's Pay as "Shepherd's Hey" (mostly in the concert band version by Percy Grainger). They are all parodies of traditional Morris Dance tunes. The Rutting Girl = The Nutting Girl Swineherd's Pay = Shepherd's Hey Monster Willy = Constant Billy Old Collins = Young Collins Cuckoo Brain = Cukoo's Nest (I might be missing something there) Each tune has the rhythm and general feel of the original, but is different, sometimes spookily so. I daresay they'd make good Morris Dance tunes if they weren't already Horace Dance tunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cboody Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 yeah I figured that out later when I realized I knew 3 of the 5... Nice stuff... I think the rule should be something about not engaging fingers before the brain is engaged.... I suspect the Horace dancers would be upset if the Morris dancers stole their tunes. I wonder how the Boris dancers would feel about it. Or the Chorus dancers. Or... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoover Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I'm pretty sure that Sid and Henry Kipper would say these tunes are "Norfolk and good"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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