NEFS Winter Residential Weekend
Fri 29th Nov – Sun 1st Dec 2024
Resources
These are the resources for the NEFS Winter Residential Weekend, for workshops on both Saturday and Sunday. For the sessions, we will use our Live Tunes repertoire, and all materials are available on the Live Teaching Resources page.
Follow Up Resources
Recordings
Saturday:
Mon père m’a promis – Harmony Harmony line from Grace, then Tune & Harmony (mp3)
Sunday:
Andet Brudestykke – Kevin Lees (mp3)
Andet Brudestykke – group play through (mp3)
Video of Andet Brudestykke – for the bowing
Further Resources from Kevin
Sønderhoning
Peter Urhbrand Fiddle with his daughter Kirstine accompanying on piano. Peter is one of the tradition bearers of the sønderhoning. He lives on Fanø and his style is what I would call the tradition of today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1qlZstNe_4&ab_channel=TommyGerdes
Here he is again playing a traditional night in Sønderho village hall. You really get the vibe of the long nights they have there on the small island. What I didn’t mention is that in addition to the many sønderhonings that are played, they also play a faster dance (same dance step) called a Fannik and finally a really fast dance (again same dance step) called a Rask. You can hear them play a Fannik from about 1 minute in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0ViSnennyw&ab_channel=sichlaubruun
Here is Tove De Fries, another local tradition bearer on the island of Fanø, who is playing a sønderhoning with some excellent Finnish musicians (including Esko Järvellä). I really feel they are nailing the swing here. Funnily enough, Tove has a love for Cape Breton music and has over the years gained many contacts with many musicians from there, so you can often listen to some superb Cape Breton music on the tiny musical island of Fanø. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvQsNvQcVdQ&ab_channel=Tallari
Kristian Bugge is an expert when it comes to playing for Danish folk dance, and his sønderhoning playing is also where his playing shines. Here he plays all three of the brudestykker in a set: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2nk981kHKo&ab_channel=TommyGerdes
Finally, here’s a nice video of some younger musicians and dancers at the forefront of Danish folk music and dance, who are demonstrating the dance step of the sønderhoning.The instruction is in Danish but you can really see what’s going on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G0V3or0Mr4&ab_channel=RETHINKFOLKMUSIC
Materials
Advance Materials
Saturday Workshop – with Grace:
| Notation (pdf) | Audio (mp3) | Zip file |
| Mon père m’a promis – Notation Mon père m’a promis – bowing and harmony | Mon père m’a promis (Full) Mon père m’a promis – with bowing | Mon père m’a promis – zip file |
Saturday Workshop – with Kevin:
| Notation (pdf) | Audio (mp3) | Zip file |
| Polska i Smålandstradition – Notation | Polska i Smålandstradition (Full) Polska i Smålandstradition (Steady) | Polska i Smålandstradition – zip file |
Saturday Afternoon:
Playing in a group, with options for harmony and chords
| Notation (pdf) | Audio (mp3) | Zip file |
| Miss Thompson’s – Notation | Miss Thompson’s (Swift) Miss Thompson’s (Full) Miss Thompson’s (Steady) | Miss Thompson’s – zip file |
Sunday Morning:
| Notation (pdf) |
| Andet Brudestykke – Notation |
| A video of a play through of this lovely tune is on The Good Tune (with Kevin Lees and Sebastian Bloch): Andet Brudestykke | The Good Tune – watch on YouTube |
Session
The session elements of each day will include tunes from our Live Teaching repertoire. All of the materials for our Live Tunes and Live Tunes Sets are available on the Live Teaching Resources page.
Latest NEFS Live Tunes updates: December 2024 – including Blocks 5 and 6 Live Tunes. If you have a previous printout, you will only need the new final sheet. Nothing new in the Live Tune Sets.
- NEFS Live Tunes – December 2024
- NEFS Live Tunes – December 2024 – Bowed Version
- NEFS Live Tune Sets – Apr 2024
Some Live Tune Harmonies – just for fun, if you want to try them!
Tunes we will definitely play
If you are fairly new to our session material, here is a selection of tunes that we will definitely play, so if you want to have a look in advance, this is a good place to start:
- Maja’s Waltz (Live Tunes p. 19)
- Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell (Live Tunes p. 10)
- Lucy Farr’s Barndance (Live Tunes p. 5)
- Mazurka Limousin / Du Père Tudeau (Live Tune Sets p. 12)
- Rusty Gulley / Dusty Miller / Reed House Rant (Live Tune Sets p. 2)
- Rolling Waves / Out on the Ocean (Live Tune Sets p. 10)