Staffordshire Hornpipe / Heresfordshire Lasses

[Jim Besser]

Just messing around with tunes I've done before and want to do better. Two learned from John Kirkpatrick recordings - the Staffordshire Hornpipe and Heresfordshire Lasses. They're all works in progress, you know. Like everything else. Played on a 30 button Jeffries G/D Anglo.

 

 

 

[Kathryn Wheeler]

You know, I've had your playing of Staffordshire Lasses as an earworm the last few days, haha!  I like the staccato accompaniment with the occasional run down.  Are these both tunes you play for dancing?

[Jim Besser]

39 minutes ago, Kathryn Wheeler said:

You know, I've had your playing of Staffordshire Lasses as an earworm the last few days, haha!  I like the staccato accompaniment with the occasional run down.  Are these both tunes you play for dancing?

 

My Morris side used to do a dance to Staffordshire - also known as Todley Tom - but dropped it a few years ago.  Haven't played Heresfordshire for dancers.  My playing of both was influenced heavily by John Kirkpatrick's recordings, although he plays Staffordshire in F on his CG.

[Kathryn Wheeler]

I see!  And isn't Todley Tom a great name!

 

Oo by the way, it is Herefordshire - it's the next county over to where we are in Worcestershire

[Jim Besser]

3 minutes ago, Kathryn Wheeler said:

I see!  And isn't Todley Tom a great name!

 

Oo by the way, it is Herefordshire - it's the next county over to where we are in Worcestershire

 

I have a hard time with all the 'shires.'  And with spelling in general!

 

[Kathryn Wheeler]

And I do think I'm in the worst one for that

 

Worcestershire - although maybe you're used to that with the sauce!

 

And don't get me onto all the different pronounciations I've heard.  It's got quite amusing watching Diners, Drive-ins and Dives as they use the sauce a _lot_ making lovely barbeque stuff from scratch!