Jim Besser Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Learned this the other day from Andy Turner's most excellent "Squeezed Out" blog. It's "John Mason's Morris Tune #3," collected by C# in 1909 or so. As Andy writes, this doesn't sound remotely like a Morris dance tune. But who cares? It's a great tune. Played on a 30 button Jeffries GD Anglo. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikefule Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 Lovely tune nicely played. Any Morris dancer I know would end up in a tangled heap trying to dance Morris to it, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoover Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 What a great tune! Sounds like it might be for a northern clog or garland Morris? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted July 25 Author Share Posted July 25 2 hours ago, gcoover said: What a great tune! Sounds like it might be for a northern clog or garland Morris? That was my thought. I played for a Northwest clog side for 15 years and used several polkas, and this could work for several of our dances - slowed down. For a cotswold side - definitely a prescription for disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Thorne Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 22 hours ago, Jim Besser said: - slowed down. You've hit the nail on the head there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm clapp Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 More information about John Mason and his repertoire can be found on the excellent glostrad site http://glostrad.com/tunes-from-john-mason/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted July 26 Author Share Posted July 26 41 minutes ago, malcolm clapp said: More information about John Mason and his repertoire can be found on the excellent glostrad site http://glostrad.com/tunes-from-john-mason/ VEry cool. I didn't know he played for Sherborne. That was my first Morris tradition, and I still love (and miss) the music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMON GABRIELOW Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Whatever tune is; morriss or not .. I enjoyed it and thought it was so pleasing to hear( and excellently played!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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