2023 Block 1 Live Teaching

2023 Block 1 – Live Teaching

Welcome to Block 1 of 2023

Weds 18th January – Weds 15th February inclusive (five weeks).

2023 Block 1 Call Recordings

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

Link to Playlist

Tunes for 2023 Block 1

London Hornpipe – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
London Hornpipe (Full)

London Hornpipe – zip file

The Sailor’s Wife – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Sailor’s Wife (Full)
Sailor’s Wife (Mid)
Sailor’s Wife (Steady)

Sailor’s Wife – zip file

To Revise from 2022 Block 6

The Frost is All Over – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
The Frost is All Over (Full)
The Frost is All Over (Steady)

The Frost is All Over – zip file

Bob and Joan – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Bob and Joan (Full)
Bob and Joan (Mid)
Bob and Joan (Steady)

Bob and Joan – zip file

Other tunes to revise

Spirit of the Dance – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Spirit of the Dance (Full)
Spirit of the Dance (Steady)

Spirit of the Dance Zip file

Previous Live Tunes

Here is an updated pdf of all the common repertoire Live Tunes to date. It includes the tunes taught in the Live Teaching Zoom calls, plus those session tunes taught in Thursday evening workshops.

NEFS Live Tunes – to December 2022

Harlequin Air
Bonny Kate
Rusty Gulley / The Dusty Miller / Reed House Rant
Kemp’s Jig
Upstairs and To Bed
Maison de Glace (Rejean Brunet)
Foxhunter’s Jig
The Summerhill Hornpipe (Robin Dunn)
Roxburgh Castle
Jacob
Polka de l’Aveyron
Lucy Farr’s Barndance
Waltz For Polle (Wim Poesen)
Emma från Finland
L’air Mignonne (Simon Riopel)
The Rolling Waves
Calum’s Waltz (Steven Spence)
The Lilting Banshee
Out on the Ocean
Proudlock’s Hornpipe
Spirit of the Dance
My Cape Breton Home (Jerry Holland)
Mona’s Delight
The Dark Island (Iain McLachlan)
Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell (Mike MacDougall)
Andrew’s March
Wasn’t I the Happy Lass Last Year
Five Sheep, Four Goats
Midnight on the Water
Soldier’s Joy
Roxburgh Castle
Cuckold Came Out of the Amery
Mazurka Limousin
Bob and Joan
The Frost is All Over

Full Resources for Tunes
(in reverse order)

Mazurka Limousin – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Mazurka Limousin (100 bpm)
Mazurka Limousin (120 bpm)
Mazurka Limousin (160 bpm)

Mazurka Limousin – zip file

Cuckold Came Out of the Amery – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Cuckold 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

Roxburgh Castle – Notation (pdf)

Audio files:
Roxburgh Castle (Full Speed)
Roxburgh Castle (Mid)
Roxburgh Castle (Steady)

Roxburgh Castle – zip file (notation and audio files to download)

Soldier’s Joy – Notation (pdf)

Audio (mp3)
Soldier’s Joy (Full)
Soldier’s Joy (Steady)

Soldier’s Joy – zip file (notation and audio files to download)

Midnight on the Water (Luke Thomasson) – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Midnight on the Water (clean melody line)
Midnight on the Water (with ringing strings)
Midnight on the Water (free)

Midnight on the Water – zip file

Five Sheep, Four Goats – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Five Sheep, Four Goats (Full)
Five Sheep, Four Goats (Mid)
Five Sheep, Four Goats (Steady)

Five Sheep, Four Goats – zip file

Wasn’t I the Happy Lass Last Year – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Wasn’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

Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell (Mike MacDougall) – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell (Full)
Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell (Steady)

Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell – zip file

Andrew’s March (John Dagg) – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Andrew’s March (Full)
Andrew’s March (Steady)

Andrew’s March – zip file

Dark Island (Iain McLachlan) – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Dark Island (Realization)
Dark Island (Full Trio)

Dark Island – zip file

Mona’s Delight – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Mona’s Delight (Full)
Mona’s Delight (Steady)

Mona’s Delight Zip file

My Cape Breton Home (Jerry Holland) – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
My Cape Breton Home (waltz tempo)

My Cape Breton Home Zip file

Spirit of the Dance – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Spirit of the Dance (Full)
Spirit of the Dance (Steady)

Spirit of the Dance Zip file

Reed House Rant – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Reed House Rant (Full Free)
Reed House Rant (Mid)
Reed House Rant (Steady)

Reed House Rant Zip file

Out on the Ocean – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Out on the Ocean (Full)
Out on the Ocean (Steady)

Out on the Ocean – zip file (notation and audio files to download)

Proudlock’s Hornpipe – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Proudlock’s Hornpipe (Full)
Proudlock’s Hornpipe (Steady)

Proudlock’s Hornpipe – zip file (notation and audio files to download)

Calum’s Waltz (Steven Spence) – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Calum’s Waltz

Calum’s Waltz – zip file

The Rolling Waves – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
The Rolling Waves (Fast)
The Rolling Waves (Medium)
The Rolling Waves (Slow)

The Rolling Waves – zip file (notation and audio files to download)

L’air Mignonne (Simon Riopel) – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
L’air Mignonne (Full)
L’air Mignonne (Steady)

L’air Mignonne – zip file (notation and audio files to download)

The Lilting Banshee– Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
The Lilting Banshee (Fast)
The Lilting Banshee (Steady)

The Lilting Banshee – zip file (notation and audio files to download)

Rusty Gulley – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Rusty Gulley (Full)
Rusty Gulley (Steady)

Rusty Gulley – zip file (notation and audio files to download)

The Dusty Miller – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
The Dusty Miller (Full)
The Dusty Miller (Steady)

The Dusty Miller – zip file (notation and audio files to download)

Harlequin Air – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Harlequin Air (Full)
Harlequin Air (Steady)

Harlequin Air – zip file (notation and audio files to download)

Upstairs and To Bed – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Upstairs and To Bed (Full)
Upstairs and To Bed (Steady)

Upstairs and To Bed – zip file (notation and audio files to download)

The Summerhill Hornpipe (Robin Dunn) – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
The Summerhill Hornpipe (Free)
The Summerhill Hornpipe (Full – Push Bow)
The Summerhill Hornpipe (Full – Pull Bow)
The Summerhill Hornpipe (Steady – Push Bow)

The Summerhill Hornpipe – zip file (notation and audio files to download)

Waltz For Polle (Wim Poesen) – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Waltz For Polle (Full Speed)

Waltz For Polle – zip file (notation and audio file to download)

Bonny Kate – Notation (pdf) ** Updated **

Audio files (mp3)
Bonny Kate (Full Speed)
Bonny Kate (Steady)

Bonny Kate – zip file (notation and audio files to download)

Maison de Glace (Rejean Brunet) – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Maison de Glace (Full Speed)
Maison de Glace (Mid)
Maison de Glace (Steady)

Maison de Glace – zip file (notation and audio files to download)

Foxhunter’s Jig – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Foxhunter’s Jig (Full Speed)
Foxhunter’s Jig (Mid)
Foxhunter’s Jig (Steady)

Foxhunter’s Jig – zip file (notation and audio files to download)

Emma från Finland – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Emma från Finland (Full Speed)
Emma från Finland Zip file

Jacob – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Jacob (Full Speed)
Jacob (Steady)

Jacob Zip file

Reed House Rant – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Reed House Rant (Full Free)
Reed House Rant (Mid)
Reed House Rant (Steady)

Reed House Rant Zip file

Lucy Farr’s Barndance – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Lucy Farr’s Barndance (Full Free)
Lucy Farr’s Barndance (Mid)
Lucy Farr’s Barndance (Steady)

Lucy Farr’s Barndance Zip file

Polka de l’Aveyron – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Polka de l’Aveyron (Mid)
Polka de l’Aveyron (Steady)
Polka de l’Aveyron (Full Free)

Polka de l’Aveyron Zip file

Kemp’s Jig – Notation (pdf)

Audio files (mp3)
Kemp’s Jig (Mid)
Kemp’s Jig (Steady)
Kemp’s Jig (Full Free)

Kemp’s Jig Zip file

Live Teaching Call Recordings

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

2022 Block 6 Call Recordings

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

Link to Playlist

2022 Block 5 Call Recordings

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

Link to Playlist

2022 Block 4 Call Recordings

2022 Block 4 Week 1: 15th June 2022 – Midnight on the Water (Luke Thomasson)
2022 Block 4 Week 2: 22nd June 2022 – Midnight on the Water (Luke Thomasson) / Rusty Gulley / The Dusty Miller
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
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
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

Link to Playlist

2022 Block 3 Call Recordings

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)
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)
2022 Block 3 Week 3: 11th May 2022 – Five Sheep, Four Goats (Danish Trad.) (taught phrase by phrase)
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)
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)

Link to Playlist

2022 Block 2 Call Recordings

2022 Block 2 Week 1: 2nd Mar 2022 – Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell (Mike MacDougall) (taught phrase by phrase)
2022 Block 2 Week 2: 9th Mar 2022 – Spirit of the Dance (taught phrase by phrase) / Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell (Mike MacDougall)
2022 Block 2 Week 3: 16th Mar 2022 – Andrew’s March (John Dagg) (taught phrase by phrase)
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
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)

Link to Playlist

2022 Block 1 Call Recordings

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

Link to Playlist

2021 Block 6 Call Recordings

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

Link to Playlist

2021 Block 5 Call Recordings

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

Link to Playlist

2021 Block 4 Call Recordings

2021 Block 4 Week 1: 9th June 2021 – Upstairs and To Bed
2021 Block 4 Week 2: 16th June 2021 – Harlequin Air
2021 Block 4 Week 3: 23rd June 2021 – Upstairs and To Bed / The Dusty Miller / Harlequin Air
2021 Block 4 Week 4: 30th June 2021 – Rusty Gulley / The Dusty Miller
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

Link to Playlist

2021 Block 3 Call Recordings

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

Link to Playlist

2021 Block 2 Call Recordings

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

Link to Playlist

2021 Block 1 Call Recordings

2021 Block 1 Week 1: 13th Jan 2021 – The Foxhunter’s Jig
2021 Block 1 Week 2: 20th Jan 2021 – The Foxhunter’s Jig revision, Kemp’s Jig and Emma från Finland
2021 Block 1 Week 3: 27th Jan 2021 – Roxburgh Castle
2021 Block 1 Week 4: 3rd Feb 2021 – Roxburgh Castle revision and The Foxhunter’s Jig
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

Link to Playlist

2020 Block 6 Call Recordings

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

Link to Playlist

2020 Block 5 Call Recordings

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

Link to Playlist

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