BIG BIRD'S Choice Chunes
Back to Thursday Night PageTwo Brewers / Why Did You Promise to Marry ?
2 English Slip Jigs
A Bird in the Hand / Barham Down.
The 1st was written for Bob & Rebecca (hence the 1st bar B, E, C, C, A) It's got a Breton feel. Barham Down is from Playford's English Dancing Master, late 1600s
The Cuckoos Nest / The Lily
2 tunes that appear in the Winder mss. These are Welsh versions
Lyme Park / Slip it in Easy
2 English Jigs
Mopsi Don / Lad of Foelas / You Carefree Young Lads
3 Welsh jigs
Woodland Flowers/ Hot Punch
The 1st is a music hall clog dancing tune from the infamous Lancaster backsliders. The 2nd sounds like a version of a Scottish tune ?
Presbyterian Hornpipe / Easter Thursday
A couple of favourite baroque hornpipes that get played most weeks
Points of Steel / March of the Men of Devon.
Red House of Cardiff / Llanover Reel / Rachel Ifan
Portabello & Brighams Hornpipes
back to top Two Brewers / Why Did You Promise to Marry ? play (MIDI)
back to top A Bird in the Hand / Barham Down. play (MIDI)
back to top Cuckoos Nest / The Lily play (MIDI)
back to top Lyme Park / Slip it in Easy play (MIDI)
back to top Mopsi Don / Lad of Foelas / You Carefree Young Lads play (MIDI)
back to top Woodland Flowers/ Hot Punch play (MIDI)
back to top Presbyterian Hornpipe / Easter Thursday play (MIDI)
back to top Points of Steel / March of the Men of Devon. play (MIDI)
back to top 3 Welsh Reels play (MIDI)
back to top Portabello / Brighams Hornpipes play (MIDI)
