2023 Block 5 – Live Teaching

Welcome to Block 5 of 2023

Weds 20th September – Weds 18th October inclusive (five weeks)

Zoom Call Recordings

• 2023 Block 5 Week 1: 20th Sept 2023 – Miss Thompson’s (taught phrase by phrase)
• 2023 Block 5 Week 2: 27th Sept 2023 – Miss Thompson’s (play through)/ Mona’s Delight (taught phrase by phrase)
• 2023 Block 5 Week 3: 4th Oct 2023 – Du père Tudeau (taught phrase by phrase) / Miss Thompson’s (alternative bowing) / St Anne’s Reel (Level 2 Video Tutorial tune)
• 2023 Block 5 Week 4: 11th Oct 2023 – Miss Thompson’s / Du père Tudeau / Mona’s Delight / St Anne’s Reel (Level 2 Video Tutorial tune)
• 2023 Block 5 Week 5: 18th Oct 2023 – St Anne’s Reel (Level 2 Video Tutorial tune) / Du père Tudeau / Mona’s Delight & Jacob / Miss Thompson’s

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Live Tunes for 2023 Block 5

Notation and Audio for the new Live Tunes.

Notation (pdf)	Audio (mp3)	Zip file
Du père Tudeau (from Yann Dour) – Notation	Du père Tudeau (Full) Du père Tudeau (Steady)	Du père Tudeau – zip file
Miss Thompson’s – Notation	Miss Thompson’s (Steady) Miss Thompson’s (Full) Miss Thompson’s (Swift)	Miss Thompson’s – zip file

Revision Tunes

Notation (pdf)	Audio (mp3)	Zip file
Andrew’s March (John Dagg) – Notation	Andrew’s March (Full) Andrew’s March (Steady)	Andrew’s March – zip file
Jacob – Notation	Jacob (Full Speed) Jacob (Steady)	Jacob – zip file
Mazurka Limousin – Notation	Mazurka Limousin (100 bpm) Mazurka Limousin (120 bpm) Mazurka Limousin (160 bpm)	Mazurka Limousin – zip file
Mona’s Delight – Notation	Mona’s Delight (Full) Mona’s Delight (Steady)	Mona’s Delight – zip file
Out on the Ocean – Notation	Out on the Ocean (Full) Out on the Ocean (Steady)	Out on the Ocean – zip file
Rolling Waves, The – Notation	The Rolling Waves (Fast) The Rolling Waves (Medium) The Rolling Waves (Slow)	The Rolling Waves – zip file

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Previous Live Tunes

Here is a pdf of all the common repertoire Live Tunes to July 2023 which will provide the core of our Live Teaching Zoom calls and in-person sessions. It includes the tunes taught in the Live Teaching Zoom calls, plus those session tunes taught when we ran Thursday evening workshops.

• NEFS Live Tunes – to July 2023
• NEFS Live Tunes – to July 2023 – Bowed Version
• NEFS Live Tune Sets – Oct 2023

Full Resources for Tunes
(alphabetical order)

Notation (pdf)	Audio (mp3)	Zip file
Andrew’s March (John Dagg) – Notation	Andrew’s March (Full) Andrew’s March (Steady)	Andrew’s March – zip file
Bob and Joan – Notation	Bob and Joan (Full) Bob and Joan (Mid) Bob and Joan (Steady)	Bob and Joan – zip file
Bonny Kate – Notation	Bonny Kate (Full) Bonny Kate (Steady)	Bonny Kate – zip file
Calum’s Waltz (Steven Spence) – Notation	Calum’s Waltz	Calum’s Waltz – zip files
Cuckold Came Out of the Amery – Notation	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
Dark Island (Iain McLachlan) – Notation	Dark Island (Realization) Dark Island (Full Trio	Dark Island – zip file
Dusty Miller, The – Notation	The Dusty Miller (Full) The Dusty Miller (Steady)	The Dusty Miller – zip file
Emma från Finland – Notation	Emma från Finland (Full Speed)	Emma från Finland Zip file
Five Sheep, Four Goats – Notation	Five Sheep, Four Goats (Full) Five Sheep, Four Goats (Mid) Five Sheep, Four Goats (Steady)	Five Sheep, Four Goats – zip file
Foxhunter’s Jig – Notation	Foxhunter’s Jig (Full) Foxhunter’s Jig (Mid) Foxhunter’s Jig (Steady)	Foxhunter’s Jig – zip file
Frost is All Over, The – Notation	The 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 – Notation	Kemp’s Jig (Full Free) Kemp’s Jig (Mid) Kemp’s Jig (Steady)	Kemp’s Jig – zip file
Lad with the Trousers On, The – Notation	The 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) – Notation	L’air Mignonne (Full) L’air Mignonne (Steady)	L’air Mignonne – zip file
Lilting Banshee , The – Notation	The Lilting Banshee (Fast) The Lilting Banshee (Steady)	The Lilting Banshee – zip file
London Hornpipe – Notation	London Hornpipe (Full)	London Hornpipe – zip file
Lucy Farr’s Barndance – Notation	Lucy 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) – Notation	Maison de Glace (Full) Maison de Glace (Mid) Maison de Glace (Steady)	Maison de Glace – zip file
Mazurka Limousin – Notation	Mazurka Limousin (100 bpm) Mazurka Limousin (120 bpm) Mazurka Limousin (160 bpm)	Mazurka Limousin – zip file
Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell (Mike MacDougall) – Notation	Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell (Full) Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell (Steady)	Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell – zip file
Midnight on the Water (Luke Thomasson) – Notation	Midnight on the Water (clean melody) Midnight on the Water (ringing strings) Midnight on the Water (free)	Midnight on the Water – zip file
Mona’s Delight – Notation	Mona’s Delight (Full) Mona’s Delight (Steady)	Mona’s Delight – zip file
My Cape Breton Home (Jerry Holland) – Notation	My Cape Breton Home (waltz)	My Cape Breton Home – zip file
Out on the Ocean – Notation	Out on the Ocean (Full) Out on the Ocean (Steady)	Out on the Ocean – zip file
Polka de l’Aveyron – Notation	Polka de l’Aveyron (Full Free) Polka de l’Aveyron (Mid) Polka de l’Aveyron (Steady)	Polka de l’Aveyron – zip file
Proudlock’s Hornpipe – Notation	Proudlock’s Hornpipe (Full) Proudlock’s Hornpipe (Steady)	Proudlock’s Hornpipe – zip file
Reed House Rant – Notation	Reed House Rant (Full Free) Reed House Rant (Mid) Reed House Rant (Steady)	Reed House Rant – zip file
Repeal the Poll Tax (Sandy Mathers) – Notation	Repeal the Poll Tax (Full) Repeal the Poll Tax (Mid) Repeal the Poll Tax (Steady)	Repeal the Poll Tax – zip file
Rolling Waves, The – Notation	The Rolling Waves (Fast) The Rolling Waves (Medium) The Rolling Waves (Slow)	The Rolling Waves – zip file
Roxburgh Castle – Notation	Roxburgh Castle (Full) Roxburgh Castle (Mid) Roxburgh Castle (Steady)	Roxburgh Castle – zip file
Rusty Gulley – Notation	Rusty Gulley (Full) Rusty Gulley (Steady)	Rusty Gulley – zip file
Sailor’s Wife, The – Notation	Sailor’s Wife (Full) Sailor’s Wife (Mid) Sailor’s Wife (Steady)	Sailor’s Wife – zip file
Soldier’s Joy – Notation	Soldier’s Joy (Full) Soldier’s Joy (Steady)	Soldier’s Joy – zip file
Spirit of the Dance – Notation	Spirit of the Dance (Full) Spirit of the Dance (Steady)	Spirit of the Dance – zip file
Summerhill Hornpipe, The (Robin Dunn) – Notation	The 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 – Notation	Thème Vannetais (Full) Thème Vannetais (Steady)	Thème Vannetais – zip file
Upstairs and To Bed – Notation	Upstairs and To Bed (Full) Upstairs and To Bed (Steady)	Upstairs and To Bed – zip file
Waltz For Polle (Wim Poesen) – Notation	Waltz For Polle (Full)	Waltz For Polle – zip file
Wasn’t I the Happy Lass Last Year – Notation	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

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Live Teaching Call Recordings

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

2023 Block 4 Call Recordings

• 2023 Block 4 Week 1: 7th June 2023 – Thème Vannetais (Twiglet) (taught phrase by phrase) / Lad with the Trousers On (play through)
• 2023 Block 4 Week 2: 14th June 2023 – Thème Vannetais (Twiglet) / Polka de l’Aveyron / Lad with the Trousers On / Foxhunter’s Jig
• 2023 Block 4 Week 3: 21st June 2023 – Polka de l’Aveyron & Thème Vannetais (Twiglet) / Lad with the Trousers On & Foxhunter’s Jig / Proudlock’s Hornpipe
• 2023 Block 4 Week 4: 28th June 2023 – Out on the Ocean / Proudlock’s Hornpipe / Polka de l’Aveyron & Thème Vannetais (Twiglet)
• 2023 Block 4 Week 5: 5th July 2023 – Lad with the Trousers On & Foxhunter’s Jig / Proudlock’s Hornpipe / Out on the Ocean / Polka de l’Aveyron & Thème Vannetais (Twiglet) & Polka de l’Aveyron!

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2023 Block 3 Call Recordings

• 2023 Block 3 Week 1: 26th April 2023 – Lad with the Trousers On (taught phrase by phrase)
• 2023 Block 3 Week 2: 3rd May 2023 – Lad with the Trousers On (recap) / Repeal the Poll Tax (Sandy Mathers) (Revision from Block 2)
• 2023 Block 3 Week 3: 10th May 2023 – Bonny Kate (revision) / Harlequin Air (revision) / Repeal the Poll Tax (Sandy Mathers) / Lad with the Trousers On
• 2023 Block 3 Week 4: 17th May 2023 – Calum’s Waltz (retaught phrase by phrase) / Harlequin Air and Bonny Kate / Lad with the Trousers On

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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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