`My Tunes`

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For many years Lancaster has had a flourishing folk music scene, with regular informal sessions, the sadly missed Clocks Back festival, many bands and a host of enthusiasts importing a healthy mix of music from Europe and beyond. Consequently, my influences and inspiration for these tunes come from many sources, beginning with Irish dance music, song tunes and slow airs, taking in French bourees & mazurkas, Swedish polskas, Spanish fandangos, Baroque and Medieval music etc etc.

The tune titles often tell a story, albeit sometimes obscure! For instance, the "Herald of Bores" was the person that rang a bell on the prom at Grange over Sands to warn of the approaching tidal bore, and the "Crook of Lune" isn't a local criminal but a picnic spot on the River Lune!

I hope you will find something to your taste and remember that the notes on the page are only the bare bones of the tune. Traditional music has become so diverse through decoration, variation and interpretation. A tune is not a fixed thing. It should develop and improve with playing.
I would be chuffed to think of any of these tunes being used for Ceilidhs or being played in sessions but if you intend to record any, or publish them for personal gain, please ask permission!

You can hear some of my recorded music on the "Reverbnation" player. Some of this is entirely computer generated but maybe
one day might be played by real musicians! Some of the more "ambient stuff was recorded for a film about Iceland. (About which more later hopefully!) and the rest are from music I composed and recorded for "Pins" a film about the Pendle Witches by the Duke's Youth Theatre in Lancaster

Contents:
andys tunes.ABC

Andys tunes.PDF Printable book. Right click and "save target as"
or "save link as" (any donations gratefully received!)

andys tunes.zip Midi Files. midi files can be played through most music players and opened in score writing software (eg. Sibelius, Noteworthy etc ) to give printable music
Open with "winzip" (available here). then "unzip" individual folders of tune types.