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Chris Partington: /* Online Session Tunebooks */

2024-07-31T11:34:54Z

Online Session Tunebooks

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	* '''The Montreal Session Tunebook''' [https://www.montrealsession.ca/index.html website] A very large source of tunes		* '''The Montreal Session Tunebook''' [https://www.montrealsession.ca/index.html website] A very large source of tunes

	* '''John Messenger's English Tune Books''' [http://www.tradartsupport.org.uk/tunes2014/John's%20English%20Tune%20Book%20No%201.pdf Vol.1][http://www.tradartsupport.org.uk/tunes2014/John's%20English%20Tune%20Book%20No%202.pdf Vol.2] ~~This has disappeared. Anyone got a copy?~~		* '''John Messenger's English Tune Books''' [http://www.tradartsupport.org.uk/tunes2014/John's%20English%20Tune%20Book%20No%201.pdf Vol.1][http://www.tradartsupport.org.uk/tunes2014/John's%20English%20Tune%20Book%20No%202.pdf Vol.2]

	* '''Morris Musicians Handbook''' [http://www.jeffbigler.org/morris-music.pdf PDF] No tunes, but a guide to playing for the Morris		* '''Morris Musicians Handbook''' [http://www.jeffbigler.org/morris-music.pdf PDF] No tunes, but a guide to playing for the Morris

Chris Partington: /* Online Tunes */ added a link to abc of morris tunes

2023-07-30T10:37:44Z

Online Tunes: added a link to abc of morris tunes

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	* '''Manx Music - Manuscript and ABC format''' [http://www.mannincloud.info/music/music.html] contains a significant body of the music collected on the island by W.H. Gill, J.F. Gill and Dr J. Clague, as compiled by Colin Jerry in the book 'Kiaull Vannin'		* '''Manx Music - Manuscript and ABC format''' [http://www.mannincloud.info/music/music.html] contains a significant body of the music collected on the island by W.H. Gill, J.F. Gill and Dr J. Clague, as compiled by Colin Jerry in the book 'Kiaull Vannin'

			* '''An ABC Library of Morris Tunes''' : [https://www.ucolick.org/~sla/morris/music/abclib.html website] Very useful.

	===Online Session Tunebooks===		===Online Session Tunebooks===

Chris Partington: /* Online Session Tunebooks */

2021-12-31T11:27:07Z

Online Session Tunebooks

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	* '''The Montreal Session Tunebook''' [https://www.montrealsession.ca/index.html website] A very large source of tunes		* '''The Montreal Session Tunebook''' [https://www.montrealsession.ca/index.html website] A very large source of tunes

	* '''John Messenger's English Tune Books''' [http://www.tradartsupport.org.uk/tunes2014/John's%20English%20Tune%20Book%20No%201.pdf Vol.1][http://www.tradartsupport.org.uk/tunes2014/John's%20English%20Tune%20Book%20No%202.pdf Vol.2]		* '''John Messenger's English Tune Books''' [http://www.tradartsupport.org.uk/tunes2014/John's%20English%20Tune%20Book%20No%201.pdf Vol.1][http://www.tradartsupport.org.uk/tunes2014/John's%20English%20Tune%20Book%20No%202.pdf Vol.2] This has disappeared. Anyone got a copy?

	* '''Morris Musicians Handbook''' [http://www.jeffbigler.org/morris-music.pdf PDF] No tunes, but a guide to playing for the Morris		* '''Morris Musicians Handbook''' [http://www.jeffbigler.org/morris-music.pdf PDF] No tunes, but a guide to playing for the Morris

Chris Partington: /* Online Session Tunebooks */ fixed link

2021-12-31T11:08:31Z

Online Session Tunebooks: fixed link

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	* '''Horsmonden Sessions''' [http://www.singdanceandplay.net/free-traditional-music-classes-at-the-gun-and-spitroast-horsmonden/ website] workshop page contains link to tunes and the session		* '''Horsmonden Sessions''' [http://www.singdanceandplay.net/free-traditional-music-classes-at-the-gun-and-spitroast-horsmonden/ website] workshop page contains link to tunes and the session

	* '''The Montreal Session Tunebook''' [~~http~~://montrealsession.~~mine.nu~~/index.~~php~~ website] A very large source of tunes		* '''The Montreal Session Tunebook''' [https://www.montrealsession.ca/index.html website] A very large source of tunes

	* '''John Messenger's English Tune Books''' [http://www.tradartsupport.org.uk/tunes2014/John's%20English%20Tune%20Book%20No%201.pdf Vol.1][http://www.tradartsupport.org.uk/tunes2014/John's%20English%20Tune%20Book%20No%202.pdf Vol.2]		* '''John Messenger's English Tune Books''' [http://www.tradartsupport.org.uk/tunes2014/John's%20English%20Tune%20Book%20No%201.pdf Vol.1][http://www.tradartsupport.org.uk/tunes2014/John's%20English%20Tune%20Book%20No%202.pdf Vol.2]

Chris Partington: /* Online Session Tunebooks */ Fred's Folk Tunes have disappeared so I have removed the link.

2021-05-17T09:15:17Z

Online Session Tunebooks: Fred's Folk Tunes have disappeared so I have removed the link.

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	Here are some online collections to give a flavour of the tunes that are current nowadays in various informal English music sessions in Britain and beyond. The descriptions may be taken from the compilers' own websites. I have resisted the sometimes strong urge to comment on how up-to-date or not some of the choices seem, since they do largely reflect the current situation.		Here are some online collections to give a flavour of the tunes that are current nowadays in various informal English music sessions in Britain and beyond. The descriptions may be taken from the compilers' own websites. These websites come and go so some links may be broken. I have resisted the sometimes strong urge to comment on how up-to-date or not some of the choices seem, since they do largely reflect the current situation.

	* '''Paul Hardy's''' [http://www.pghardy.net/concertina/tunebooks/#session session tunebook]. Mainly traditional Celtic and English from the British Isles.		* '''Paul Hardy's''' [http://www.pghardy.net/concertina/tunebooks/#session session tunebook]. Mainly traditional Celtic and English from the British Isles.
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	* '''The Ewell Sessions''' [https://www.theewellsessions.net/ website] contains a link to a small tunebook		* '''The Ewell Sessions''' [https://www.theewellsessions.net/ website] contains a link to a small tunebook

	* '''Freds Folks Ceilidh Band''' [http://www.chezfred.org.uk/University/music/pdf/FredsFolks/index.html website] Not strictly a session, but common session tunes nonetheless

	* '''Horsmonden Sessions''' [http://www.singdanceandplay.net/free-traditional-music-classes-at-the-gun-and-spitroast-horsmonden/ website] workshop page contains link to tunes and the session		* '''Horsmonden Sessions''' [http://www.singdanceandplay.net/free-traditional-music-classes-at-the-gun-and-spitroast-horsmonden/ website] workshop page contains link to tunes and the session
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	* '''Tuneworks Sessions''' From their [http://www.tuneworks.co.uk/ website] - "The tunes are session standards, popular tunes that are played often at sessions up and down the country so they are useful tunes to know! They are mostly from Irish and English traditions and can be played on a wide range of instruments." [http://media.wix.com/ugd/d6448b_d71c6b4dba874617bbb6d707a8526177.pdf PDF]. 27 sets of popular tunes, mostly Irish.		* '''Tuneworks Sessions''' From their [http://www.tuneworks.co.uk/ website] - "The tunes are session standards, popular tunes that are played often at sessions up and down the country so they are useful tunes to know! They are mostly from Irish and English traditions and can be played on a wide range of instruments." [http://media.wix.com/ugd/d6448b_d71c6b4dba874617bbb6d707a8526177.pdf PDF]. 27 sets of popular tunes, mostly Irish.


	===Tune Books since 1900===		===Tune Books since 1900===

Chris Partington at 08:49, 17 May 2021

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	* '''The Village Music Project''' [http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/] An ongoing study of English social musicians from the 17th Century onwards from their manuscripts. Contains information about fiddle manuscripts, plus many of their contents transcribed into [[ABC notation]].<br>		* '''The Village Music Project''' [http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/] An ongoing study of English social musicians from the 17th Century onwards from their manuscripts. Contains information about fiddle manuscripts, plus many of their contents transcribed into [[ABC notation]].<br>

	* '''The Farne Project''' [http://www.~~gatesheadlibraries~~.com/~~elibrary/music-online/folkarchive?highlight=farne%20archive~~] A selection of texts, pictures and recordings of Northumbrian Traditional Music, including a number of traditional tune resources. There are scans of one of the oldest tune manuscripts in England written down by [[ATKINSON,Henry MS\|Henry Atkinson]] in 1694. There are recordings by a variety of musicians including [[Willy Taylor]], [[Joe Hutton]] and [[Will Atkinson]].		* '''The Farne Project''' [http://www.farnearchive.com/] A selection of texts, pictures and recordings of Northumbrian Traditional Music, including a number of traditional tune resources. There are scans of one of the oldest tune manuscripts in England written down by [[ATKINSON,Henry MS\|Henry Atkinson]] in 1694. There are recordings by a variety of musicians including [[Willy Taylor]], [[Joe Hutton]] and [[Will Atkinson]]. The link I have given is current as of May 2021, but Gateshead are forever changing the links so if it doesn't work you may find it via the Gateshead Libraries website, which I won't link because that keeps changing too.

	* '''Biteyourownelbow''' [http://www.biteyourownelbow.com/webtunes.htm] Another long list of tune collections on the internet, from Mickey Koth. Free collections of tunes in gif, jpg, pdf, png, or tif format and/or in ABC notation		* '''Biteyourownelbow''' [http://www.biteyourownelbow.com/webtunes.htm] Another long list of tune collections on the internet, from Mickey Koth. Free collections of tunes in gif, jpg, pdf, png, or tif format and/or in ABC notation

Chris Partington at 15:25, 6 May 2021

2021-05-06T15:25:40Z

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	* '''Joe Wass's Folk Tune Finder''' [https://www.folktunefinder.com/] Folk tune finder is a search engine for folk tunes in ABC notation. These search engines use different methods of comparing tunes, so what you can't find in one you may find in another.		* '''Joe Wass's Folk Tune Finder''' [https://www.folktunefinder.com/] Folk tune finder is a search engine for folk tunes in ABC notation. These search engines use different methods of comparing tunes, so what you can't find in one you may find in another.

	* '''The Traditional Tune Archive''' [https://tunearch.org/wiki/TTA] A major source of tunes and a place to contribute them is '''The Traditional Tune Archive''' - The Semantic Index of North American, British and Irish traditional instrumental music with annotation, formerly known as The Fiddler's Companion.		* '''The Traditional Tune Archive''' [https://tunearch.org/wiki/TTA] By Andrew Kuntz. A major source of tunes and a place to contribute them is '''The Traditional Tune Archive''' - The Semantic Index of North American, British and Irish traditional instrumental music with annotation, formerly known as The Fiddler's Companion.

	* '''Morris Tunes on the Morris Ring website''' [http://www.themorrisring.org/music] ABCs, dots and mp3s of Lionel Bacon's Black Book, plus links to other sites.		* '''Morris Tunes on the Morris Ring website''' [http://www.themorrisring.org/music] ABCs, dots and mp3s of Lionel Bacon's Black Book, plus links to other sites.

Chris Partington: /* Tunes From Other Nations */ Changed to Other Nations (to include song and dance) and made new page. Please delete the old one.

2021-03-08T15:57:53Z

Tunes From Other Nations: Changed to Other Nations (to include song and dance) and made new page. Please delete the old one.

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	==[[~~Tunes From~~ Other Nations]]==		==[[Other Nations]]==

	Click on the title to go to the page		Click on the title to go to the page

Chris Partington: Added Tunes from other Nations page link

2021-03-08T08:58:01Z

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	==Books, Articles, and Academic Studies==		==[[Books, Articles, and Academic Studies - Music]]==

	[[Books, Articles, and Academic Studies - Music]]. Includes books, articles,academic studies, and links to notable researchers' websites where appropriate		[[Books, Articles, and Academic Studies - Music]]. Includes books, articles,academic studies, and links to notable researchers' websites where appropriate



			==[[Tunes From Other Nations]]==

			Click on the title to go to the page

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	''Category ~~Editor~~ Chris Partington''		''Category Advisor Chris Partington''

	Music is an integral part of singing and dancing and often an accompaniment to other activities like processions and ceremonials.		Music is an integral part of singing and dancing and often an accompaniment to other activities like processions and ceremonials.