2024 Block 1 Live Teaching

2024 Block 1 – Live Teaching

Welcome to Block 1 of 2024

Weds 17th January – Weds 14th February

Zoom details

Wednesday evenings, from 17th January
7.00 – 7.45 pm Fiddle Practice Call
7.45 – 8.30 pm Live Teaching Call

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83841297007?pwd=Z1hGK3ZHajhUTFowOEtyL2dxanMyUT09

Meeting ID: 838 4129 7007
Passcode: nefs2024b1

Call open from 6.55 pm

6.45 – 7.00 pm Tune Surgery (from Week 2: call open from 6.40 pm)

Live Teaching Call Recordings

  1. 2024 Block 1 Week 1: 17th Jan 2024 – Five Sheep Four Goats / Introduction to Polska from Småland, The Wren’s Nest (Frankie Gavin) and Hewlett / Five Sheep Four Goats (play through)
  2. 2024 Block 1 Week 2: 24th Jan 2024 – Dusty Miller (phrases) / Polska from Småland / Fallowfield March (Rob Say) / Five Sheep Four Goats
  3. 2024 Block 1 Week 3: 31st Jan 2024 – The Gilsland Hornpipe (phrase by phrase) / Polska from Småland / Dusty Miller / Five Sheep Four Goats
  4. 2024 Block 1 Week 4: 7th Feb 2024 – The Gilsland Hornpipe (steady) / Fallowfield March (Rob Say) / Polska from Småland / Dusty Miller
  5. 2024 Block 1 Week 5: 14th Feb 2024 – Polska from Småland / Gilsland Hornpipe / The Wren’s Nest (Frankie Gavin) / Dusty Miller / Five Sheep Four Goats / Fallowfield March (Rob Say)

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New Live Tune for 2024 Block 1

The materials for the new Live Tune will be available here from the first week of the block.

Notation (pdf)Audio (mp3)Zip file
Gilsland Hornpipe – NotationGilsland Hornpipe (Full)
Gilsland Hornpipe (Steady)		Gilsland Hornpipe – zip file

Revision Tunes

The Revision Tunes for this Block will be announced in the first week of the block.

Notation (pdf)Audio (mp3)Zip file
Five Sheep, Four Goats – NotationFive Sheep, Four Goats (Full)
Five Sheep, Four Goats (Mid)
Five Sheep, Four Goats (Steady)		Five Sheep, Four Goats – zip file
Dusty Miller, The – NotationThe Dusty Miller (Full)
The Dusty Miller (Steady)		The Dusty Miller – zip file
Fallowfield March, The (Rob Say) – NotationFallowfield March (Full)
Fallowfield March (Steady)		Fallowfield March – zip file
Summerhill Hornpipe, The (Robin Dunn) – NotationThe Summerhill Hornpipe (Free)
The Summerhill Hornpipe (Full Push Bow)
The Summerhill Hornpipe (Full Pull Bow)
The Summerhill Hornpipe (Steady)		The Summerhill Hornpipe – zip file

Live Tunes Docs

The Live Tunes documents have been updated to include all tunes from all of our previous blocks. This provides the core repertoire for our Live Teaching calls and our sessions. If you have printed out previous versions, you will only need the end pages from each, and you can choose the bowed or non-bowed version, you don’t need both.

Full Resources for Tunes
(alphabetical order)

Notation (pdf)Audio (mp3)Zip file
Andrew’s March (John Dagg) – NotationAndrew’s March (Full)
Andrew’s March (Steady)		Andrew’s March – zip file
Bob and Joan – NotationBob and Joan (Full)
Bob and Joan (Mid)
Bob and Joan (Steady)		Bob and Joan – zip file
Bonny Kate – NotationBonny Kate (Full)
Bonny Kate (Steady)		Bonny Kate – zip file 
Calum’s Waltz (Steven Spence) – NotationCalum’s WaltzCalum’s Waltz – zip files
Cuckold Came Out of the Amery – NotationCuckold Came Out of the Amery (Full)
Cuckold Came Out of the Amery (Mid)
Cuckold Came Out of the Amery (Steady)		Cuckold Came Out of the Amery – zip file
Dark Island (Iain McLachlan) – NotationDark Island (Realization)
Dark Island (Full Trio		Dark Island – zip file
Du père Tudeau (from Yann Dour) – NotationDu père Tudeau (Full)
Du père Tudeau (Steady)		Du père Tudeau – zip file
Dusty Miller, The – NotationThe Dusty Miller (Full)
The Dusty Miller (Steady)
The Dusty Miller – zip file
Emma från Finland – NotationEmma från Finland (Full Speed)Emma från Finland Zip file
Fallowfield March, The (Rob Say) – NotationFallowfield March (Full)
Fallowfield March (Steady)		Fallowfield March – zip file
Five Sheep, Four Goats – NotationFive Sheep, Four Goats (Full)
Five Sheep, Four Goats (Mid)
Five Sheep, Four Goats (Steady)		Five Sheep, Four Goats – zip file
Foxhunter’s Jig – NotationFoxhunter’s Jig (Full)
Foxhunter’s Jig (Mid)
Foxhunter’s Jig (Steady)		Foxhunter’s Jig – zip file
Frost is All Over, The – NotationThe Frost is All Over (Full)
The Frost is All Over (Steady)		The Frost is All Over – zip file
Harlequin Air – Notation
Harlequin Air (Full)
Harlequin Air (Steady)		Harlequin Air – zip file
Jacob – Notation
Jacob (Full Speed)
Jacob (Steady)		Jacob – zip file
Kemp’s Jig – NotationKemp’s Jig (Full Free)
Kemp’s Jig (Mid)
Kemp’s Jig (Steady)		Kemp’s Jig – zip file
Lad with the Trousers On, The – NotationThe Lad with the Trousers On (Full)
The Lad with the Trousers On (Steady)		The Lad with the Trousers On – zip file
L’air Mignonne (Simon Riopel) – NotationL’air Mignonne (Full)
L’air Mignonne (Steady)		L’air Mignonne – zip file
Lilting Banshee , The – NotationThe Lilting Banshee (Fast)
The Lilting Banshee (Steady)		The Lilting Banshee – zip file
London Hornpipe – NotationLondon Hornpipe (Full)London Hornpipe – zip file
Lucy Farr’s Barndance – NotationLucy Farr’s Barndance (Full Free)
Lucy Farr’s Barndance (Mid)
Lucy Farr’s Barndance (Steady)		Lucy Farr’s Barndance – zip file
Maison de Glace (Rejean Brunet) – NotationMaison de Glace (Full)
Maison de Glace (Mid)
Maison de Glace (Steady)
Maison de Glace – zip file
Mazurka Limousin – NotationMazurka Limousin (100 bpm)
Mazurka Limousin (120 bpm)
Mazurka Limousin (160 bpm)		Mazurka Limousin – zip file
Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell (Mike MacDougall) – NotationMemories of Father Angus MacDonnell (Full)
Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell (Steady)		Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell – zip file
Midnight on the Water (Luke Thomasson) – NotationMidnight on the Water (clean melody)
Midnight on the Water (ringing strings)
Midnight on the Water (free)		Midnight on the Water – zip file
Miss Thompson’s – NotationMiss Thompson’s (Steady)
Miss Thompson’s (Full)
Miss Thompson’s (Swift)		Miss Thompson’s – zip file
Mona’s Delight – NotationMona’s Delight (Full)
Mona’s Delight (Steady)		Mona’s Delight – zip file
My Cape Breton Home (Jerry Holland) – NotationMy Cape Breton Home (waltz)My Cape Breton Home – zip file
Out on the Ocean – NotationOut on the Ocean (Full)
Out on the Ocean (Steady)		Out on the Ocean – zip file
Polka de l’Aveyron – NotationPolka de l’Aveyron (Full Free)
Polka de l’Aveyron (Mid)
Polka de l’Aveyron (Steady)		Polka de l’Aveyron – zip file
Proudlock’s Hornpipe – NotationProudlock’s Hornpipe (Full)
Proudlock’s Hornpipe (Steady)		Proudlock’s Hornpipe – zip file
Reed House Rant – NotationReed House Rant (Full Free)
Reed House Rant (Mid)
Reed House Rant (Steady)		Reed House Rant – zip file
Repeal the Poll Tax (Sandy Mathers) – NotationRepeal the Poll Tax (Full)
Repeal the Poll Tax (Mid)
Repeal the Poll Tax (Steady)		Repeal the Poll Tax – zip file
Rolling Waves, The – NotationThe Rolling Waves (Fast)
The Rolling Waves (Medium)
The Rolling Waves (Slow)		The Rolling Waves – zip file
Roxburgh Castle – NotationRoxburgh Castle (Full)
Roxburgh Castle (Mid)
Roxburgh Castle (Steady)		Roxburgh Castle – zip file
Rusty Gulley – NotationRusty Gulley (Full)
Rusty Gulley (Steady)		Rusty Gulley – zip file
Sailor’s Wife, The – NotationSailor’s Wife (Full)
Sailor’s Wife (Mid)
Sailor’s Wife (Steady)		Sailor’s Wife – zip file
Soldier’s Joy – NotationSoldier’s Joy (Full)
Soldier’s Joy (Steady)		Soldier’s Joy – zip file
Spirit of the Dance – NotationSpirit of the Dance (Full)
Spirit of the Dance (Steady)		Spirit of the Dance – zip file
Summerhill Hornpipe, The (Robin Dunn) – NotationThe Summerhill Hornpipe (Free)
The Summerhill Hornpipe (Full Push Bow)
The Summerhill Hornpipe (Full Pull Bow)
The Summerhill Hornpipe (Steady)		The Summerhill Hornpipe – zip file
Thème Vannetais (Twiglet) – from Tri Yann – NotationThème Vannetais (Full)
Thème Vannetais (Steady)		Thème Vannetais – zip file
Upstairs and To Bed – NotationUpstairs and To Bed (Full)
Upstairs and To Bed (Steady)		Upstairs and To Bed – zip file
Waltz For Polle (Wim Poesen) – NotationWaltz For Polle (Full)Waltz For Polle – zip file
Wasn’t I the Happy Lass Last Year – NotationWasn’t I the Happy Lass Last Year (Fast)
Wasn’t I the Happy Lass Last Year (Medium)
Wasn’t I the Happy Lass Last Year (Slow)		Wasn’t I the Happy Lass Last Year – zip file

Live Teaching Call Recordings

Here are recordings of the Live Teaching Calls from previous blocks, with details of which tunes were taught or revised in each call.

2023 Block 6 Call Recordings

  1. 2023 Block 6 Week 1: 8th Nov 2023 – The Fallowfield March (taught phrase by phrase)
  2. 2023 Block 6 Week 2: 15th Nov 2023 – Fallowfield March / Garster’s Dream (Level 3 Video) / The Rolling Waves
  3. 2023 Block 6 Week 3: 22nd Nov 2023 – Fallowfield March / The Rolling Waves & Out on the Ocean / Yule Sea (Level 2 Video)
  4. 2023 Block 6 Week 4: 29th Nov 2023 – Garster’s Dream / Andrew’s March / Rolling Waves & Out on the Ocean / Fallowfield March
  5. 2023 Block 6 Week 5: 6th Dec 2023 – Andrew’s March / Miss Thompson’s / Yule Sea / Du père Tudeau / Garster’s Dream / Fallowfield March

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2023 Block 5 Call Recordings

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2023 Block 4 Call Recordings

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2023 Block 3 Call Recordings

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2023 Block 2 Call Recordings

  1. 2023 Block 2 Week 1: 1st March 2023 – Repeal the Poll Tax (Sandy Mathers) (taught phrase by phrase)
  2. 2023 Block 2 Week 2: 8th March 2023 – Repeal the Poll Tax (Sandy Mathers) (recap) / The Lilting Banshee (revision)
  3. 2023 Block 2 Week 3: 15th March 2023 – Repeal the Poll Tax (Sandy Mathers) / The Lilting Banshee / The Frost is All Over / The London Hornpipe
  4. 2023 Block 2 Week 4: 22nd March 2023 – Repeal the Poll Tax (Sandy Mathers) / Harlequin Air / The Sailor’s Wife
  5. 2023 Block 2 Week 5: 29th March 2023 – Repeal the Poll Tax (Sandy Mathers) / The Lilting Banshee & The Frost is All Over / Harlequin Air
  6. 2023 Block 2 Social: 5th April 2023

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2023 Block 1 Call Recordings

  1. 2023 Block 1 Week 1: 18th Jan 2023 – London Hornpipe (taught phrase by phrase)
  2. 2023 Block 1 Week 2: 25th Jan 2023 – The Frost Is All Over (recap) / London Hornpipe (recap with motif variations for bar 3)
  3. 2023 Block 1 Week 3: 1st Feb 2023 – The Sailor’s Wife (taught phrase by phrase) / London Hornpipe (recap and playthrough)
  4. 2023 Block 1 Week 4: 8th Feb 2023 – The Sailor’s Wife (recap at a faster speed) / Spirit of the Dance (revision)
  5. 2023 Block 1 Week 5: 15th Feb 2023 – London Hornpipe / The Frost is All Over / Bob & Joan / The Sailor’s Wife & Spirit of the Dance (set playthrough)

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2022 Block 6 Call Recordings

  1. 2022 Block 6 Week 1: 2nd Nov 2022 – The Frost is All Over (taught phrase by phrase)
  2. 2022 Block 6 Week 2: 9th Nov 2022 – The Frost is All Over (“chunking back” to increase speed / Mazurka Limousin
  3. 2022 Block 6 Week 3: 16th Nov 2022 – Cuckold Came Out of the Amery / The Frost is All Over / Midnight on the Water
  4. 2022 Block 6 Week 4: 23rd Nov 2022 – Bob and Joan (taught phrase by phrase) / Midnight on the Water
  5. 2022 Block 6 Week 5: 30th Nov 2022 – Bob and Joan / The Frost is All Over / Cuckold Came Out of the Amery / Mazurka Limousin
  6. 2022 Block 6 Social – 7th December 2022

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2022 Block 5 Call Recordings

  1. 2022 Block 5 Week 1: 21st Sept 2022 – Mazurka Limousin
  2. 2022 Block 5 Week 2: 28th Sept 2022 – Mazurka Limousin / Roxburgh Castle
  3. 2022 Block 5 Week 3: 5th Oct 2022 – Cuckold Came Out of the Amery
  4. 2022 Block 5 Week 4: 12th Oct 2022 – Soldier’s Joy / Cuckold Came Out of the Amery / Mazurka Limousin
  5. 2022 Block 5 Week 5: 19th Oct 2022 – Mazurka Limousin / Soldier’s Joy & Roxburgh Castle / Cuckold Came Out of the Amery

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2022 Block 4 Call Recordings

  1. 2022 Block 4 Week 1: 15th June 2022 – Midnight on the Water (Luke Thomasson)
  2. 2022 Block 4 Week 2: 22nd June 2022 – Midnight on the Water (Luke Thomasson) / Rusty Gulley / The Dusty Miller
  3. 2022 Block 4 Week 3: 29th June 2022 – Midnight on the Water (Luke Thomasson) / Reed House Rant / Five Sheep, Four Goats / Mona’s Delight / Proudlock’s Hornpipe
  4. 2022 Block 4 Week 4: 6th July 2022 – Midnight on the Water (Luke Thomasson) / Rusty Gulley-The Dusty Miller-Reed House Rant / Proudlock’s Hornpipe
  5. 2022 Block 4 Week 5: 13th July 2022 – Midnight on the Water (Luke Thomasson) / Andrew’s March (John Dagg) / L’air Mignonne (Simon Riopel) / Five Sheep, Four Goats
  6. 2022 Block 4 Social – 20th July 2022

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2022 Block 3 Call Recordings

  1. 2022 Block 3 Week 1: 27th Apr 2022 – L’Air Mignonne (S. Ropel) / Wasn’t I the Happy Lass Last Year (taught phrase by phrase)
  2. 2022 Block 3 Week 2: 4th May 2022 – L’Air Mignonne (S. Ropel) / Wasn’t I the Happy Lass Last Year / Memories of Father Angus MacDonald (Mike MacDougall)
  3. 2022 Block 3 Week 3: 11th May 2022 – Five Sheep, Four Goats (Danish Trad.) (taught phrase by phrase)
  4. 2022 Block 3 Week 4: 18th May 2022 – Five Sheep, Four Goats (Danish Trad.) / Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell (Mike MacDougall) / Andrew’s March (John Dagg)
  5. 2022 Block 3 Week 5: 25th May 2022 – Kemp’s Jig (revised phrase by phrase) / Five Sheep, Four Goats (Danish Trad.) / Wasn’t I the Happy Lass Last Year / Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell (Mike MacDougall)

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2022 Block 2 Call Recordings

  1. 2022 Block 2 Week 1: 2nd Mar 2022 – Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell (Mike MacDougall) (taught phrase by phrase)
  2. 2022 Block 2 Week 2: 9th Mar 2022 – Spirit of the Dance (taught phrase by phrase) / Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell (Mike MacDougall)
  3. 2022 Block 2 Week 3: 16th Mar 2022 – Andrew’s March (John Dagg) (taught phrase by phrase)
  4. 2022 Block 2 Week 4: 23rd Mar 2022 – Andrew’s March (John Dagg) / Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell (Mike MacDougall) / Mona’s Delight / Spirit of the Dance
  5. 2022 Block 2 Week 5: 30th Mar 2022 – Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell (Mike MacDougall) / Andrew’s March (John Dagg) / L’Air Mignonne (Simon Riopel) / The Dark Island (Iain McLachlan)
  6. 2022 Block 2 Social – 6th April 2022

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2022 Block 1 Call Recordings

  1. 2022 Block 1 Week 1: 19th Jan 2022 – Mona’s Delight (taught phrase by phrase)
  2. 2022 Block 1 Week 2: 26th Jan 2022 – Mona’s Delight / Lucy Farr’s Barndance
  3. 2022 Block 1 Week 3: 2nd Feb 2022 – The Dark Island (Iain McLachlan) (taught phrase by phrase) / Mona’s Delight
  4. 2022 Block 1 Week 4: 9th Feb 2022 – Upstairs and to Bed (revised phrase by phrase)/ The Dark Island (Iain McLachlan) / Mona’s Delight
  5. 2022 Block 1 Week 5: 16th Feb 2022 – Mona’s Delight / Upstairs and to Bed / Lucy Farr’s Barndance / The Dark Island (Iain McLachlan)

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2021 Block 6 Call Recordings

  1. 2021 Block 6 Week 1: 3rd Nov 2021 – Proudlock’s Hornpipe taught phrase by phrase.
  2. 2021 Block 6 Week 2: 10th Nov 2021 – Proudlock’s Hornpipe / L’air Mignonne (Simon Riopel) / The Rolling Waves / Calum’s Waltz (Steven Spence).
  3. 2021 Block 6 Week 3: 17th Nov 2021 – Out on the Ocean taught phrase by phrase / Waltz for Polle (Wim Poesen)
  4. 2021 Block 6 Week 4: 24th Nov 2021 – Reed House Rant – revision tune, taught phrase by phrase / Out on the Ocean
  5. 2021 Block 6 Week 5: 1st Dec 2021 – Proudlock’s Hornpipe / Reed House Rant / Out on the Ocean

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2021 Block 5 Call Recordings

  1. 2021 Block 5 Week 1: 15th Sept 2021 – L’air Mignonne (Simon Riopel) taught phrase by phrase.
  2. 2021 Block 5 Week 2: 22nd Sept 2021 – L’air Mignonne / Kemp’s Jig / Polka de l’Aveyron
  3. 2021 Block 5 Week 3: 29th Sept 2021 – The Rolling Waves / L’air Mignonne
  4. 2021 Block 5 Week 4: 6th Oct 2021 – Calum’s Waltz (Steven Spence) – taught by the phrase, plus The Rolling Waves and L’air Mignonne
  5. 2021 Block 5 Week 5: 13th Oct 2021 – Calum’s Waltz (Steven Spence) / The Rolling Waves / L’air Mignonne

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2021 Block 4 Call Recordings

  1. 2021 Block 4 Week 1: 9th June 2021 – Upstairs and To Bed
  2. 2021 Block 4 Week 2: 16th June 2021 – Harlequin Air
  3. 2021 Block 4 Week 3: 23rd June 2021 – Upstairs and To Bed / The Dusty Miller / Harlequin Air
  4. 2021 Block 4 Week 4: 30th June 2021 – Rusty Gulley / The Dusty Miller
  5. 2021 Block 4 Week 5: 7th July 2021 – Practicing always moving into the familiar: Harlequin Air / Upstairs and To Bed / Rusty Gulley / The Dusty Miller

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2021 Block 3 Call Recordings

  1. 2021 Block 3 Week 1: 21st April 2021 – Waltz for Polle (Wim Poesen) taught by the phrase / Maison de Glace (R. Brunet) play through.
  2. 2021 Block 3 Week 2: 28th April 2021 – Waltz for Polle (Wim Poesen) revised, getting started with harmony / Bonny Kate – play through with ideas for B part harmony.
  3. 2021 Block 3 Week 3: 5th May 2021 – The Summerhill Hornpipe (R. Dunn). Taught phrase by phrase, as if from scratch.
  4. 2021 Block 3 Week 4: 12th May 2021 – The Summerhill Hornpipe, Waltz for Polle and Jacob – with ideas for harmony.
  5. 2021 Block 3 Week 5: 19th May 2021 – The Foxhunter’s Jig, The Summerhill Hornpipe and Waltz for Polle.

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2021 Block 2 Call Recordings

  1. 2021 Block 2 Week 1: 24th Feb 2021 – Maison de Glace
  2. 2021 Block 2 Week 2: 3rd Mar 2021 – Maison de Glace (revision) and The Foxhunter’s Jig (revision) – increasing the speed.
  3. 2021 Block 2 Week 3: 10th Mar 2021 – Bonny Kate
  4. 2021 Block 2 Week 4: 17th Mar 2021 – Play through: Bonny Kate / Maison de Glace / Lucy Farr’s Barndance / The Foxhunter’s Jig
  5. 2021 Block 2 Week 5: 24th Mar 2021 – Maison de Glace / Roxburgh Castle

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2021 Block 1 Call Recordings

  1. 2021 Block 1 Week 1: 13th Jan 2021 – The Foxhunter’s Jig
  2. 2021 Block 1 Week 2: 20th Jan 2021 – The Foxhunter’s Jig revision, Kemp’s Jig and Emma från Finland
  3. 2021 Block 1 Week 3: 27th Jan 2021 – Roxburgh Castle
  4. 2021 Block 1 Week 4: 3rd Feb 2021 – Roxburgh Castle revision and The Foxhunter’s Jig
  5. 2021 Block 1 Week 5: 10th Feb 2021 – Playthrough: The Foxhunter’s Jig, Roxburgh Castle, Kemp’s Jig, Emma från Finland, Jacob and Polka de l’Aveyron

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2020 Block 6 Call Recordings

  1. Block 6 Week 1: 4th Nov 2020 – Jacob (A part)
  2. Block 6 Week 2: 11th Nov 2020 – Jacob (B part) & Reed House Rant
  3. Block 6 Week 3: 18th Nov 2020 – Emma från Finland
  4. Block 6 Week 4: 25th Nov 2020 – Emma från Finland & Jacob
  5. Block 6 Week 5: 2nd Dec 2020 – revision

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2020 Block 5 Call Recordings

  1. Block 5 Week 1: 16th Sept 2020 – Kemp’s Jig
  2. Block 5 Week 2: 23rd Sept 2020 – Polka de l’Aveyron
  3. Block 5 Week 3: 30th Sept 2020 – Lucy Farr’s Barndance
  4. Block 5 Week 4: 7th Oct 2020 – Reed House Rant
  5. Block 5 Week 5: 14th Oct 2020 – revision of all Block 5 tunes

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