Books published since about 1900 containing mainly tunes from the English repertoire

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  • 1000 English Country Dance Tunes; Raven,Mike; Stafford; Michael Raven Pub; 1999; Revised 2nd ed, of 1984 original, extracts from other late 20thC publications
  • A Northern Lass; Knowles,Jamie; Cleckheaton; Pub.Dave Mallinson; 1995; Music of Cheshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire and the Lake District of the last four centuries 44pp
  • After The Chord; Preston,Julie; Sheffield; Beehive Music; 1991; Traditional and Contemporary Tune from the British Isles, arranged in sets for English Country Dancing 34pp
  • Airs for Pairs, 4th Ed.; Seattle,Matt; Peebles; Dragonfly Music; 2003; 19 tunes arranged as duets. First published 1991,1997, 1999
  • Alawon John Thomas; Meurig,Cass; Aberystwyth; Tne National Library of Wales; 2004; A Fiddler's Tune Book from 18th Century Wales. 438 tunes
  • Anglo-Concertina Music of William Kimber,The; Worral,Dan M.; London; EFDSS; 2005; Biography of famous Morris musician, and 28 tunes
  • Band Swing; Mac,Pete; Cleckheaton; Dave Mallinson Pub.; 1998; Tunes Arranged for the Band by the Author 48pp
  • Bear Bones; Perkins,Andy; n/d; 89 tunes played at the traditional music session at The Bear in Faversham, broad selection
  • Bear Bones 2; Slater,Paul; n/d; 93 tunes. British, American and European
  • Bear Bones 3; Slater,Paul; n/d; 85 tunes. British, American and European
  • Before the Night Was Out; Howson,Katie Ed.; Stowmarket; EATMT; 2007; 64 polkas, hornpipes etc Transcribed from Traditional Players in Norfolk and Suffolk
  • Benjamin's Book; Thompson,Colin & Tim Laycock; Shoreham-by-Sea; ISBN 978-0-9571059-0-4 Pub by the Authors 2011; The Complete Country Dance MS of B.Rose, Farmer, alehouse keeper and musician of Belchalwell Dorset, 1820. Includes an MP3 CD of all 133 tunes.
  • Billy Pigg: The Border Minstrel; Schofield,Adrian & Julie Say; Newcastle upon Tyne; The Northumbrian Pipers Society; 1997; Biography and compositions by..64pp
  • Border Bagpipe Book,The; Seattle,Matt; Blyth; Dragonfly Music;1993; 'a kind of creative reconstruction of border pipe music'
  • Ceilidh Collection,The; Jones,Edward Huw; London; Boosey & Hawkes; 1996; Traditional Fiddle Tunes from England, Ireland and Scotland
  • Charlton Memorial Tune Book,The; Hall,Alan & W.J.Stafford; Newcastle upon Tyne; The Northumbrian Piper's Soc.; 1956; Reprinted 1974,1979. A collection of 100+ tunes for the northumbrian Small-pipes and the fiddle
  • Chippindale's Cheery Tunes; Chippindale,Nigel; Bridlington; Pub by the Author; 1991; A Collection of 51 New Dance Tunes Suitable for Most Folk Instruments
  • Clough Family of Newsham,The; Ormston,Chris & Julie Say; Newcastle upon Tyne; The Northumbrian Pipers Society; 2000; History of the Northumbrian Piping family. 160pp
  • Coleford Jig,The, Traditional Tunes from Gloucestershire; Mentieth,Charles & Paul Burgess; Cheltenham; Menteith & Burgess; 2004; 250+ tunes from Gloucestershire
  • Collection of the Choicest Scots Tunes for the Lowland and Border Pipes; Mooney,Gordon J.;1982; 95 tunes
  • Complete Country Dance Tunes from Playford's Dancing Master 1651-ca1728,The; Barlow,Jeremy; London; Faber Music; 1985; Approx 535 dance tunes from the 17th and early 18th centuries
  • Coquetdale Garland,The; Dagg,Archie; Newbiggin by the Sea; Rossleigh Music; n/d, late 20thC; Fiddle and small-pipe tunes by..
  • Country Dance Tunes, Series; Sharp,Cecil; London; Novello & Co; 1909etc; Mostly from Playford, early ones not. Later series arranged by Arnold Foster
  • Country Dances, including all the well-known..; Farnell,G.H.; Leeds; Banks Music House; c1930; 61 British tunes for piano
  • Davidson's Musical Miracles, 250 Welsh Airs; Anon.; Ceredigion; Llanerch Pub.; n/d (1980's?); A Facsimile of the Edition of 1859
  • Easiest Tune Book of Country Dances; Pike,Eleanor Franklin; London; Edwin Ashdown Ltd; n/d; Simple piano arrangements of 43 folk tunes
  • Easy Peasy Tunes; Mallinson,Dave; Cleckheaton; Dave Mallinson Pub.; 2002; English Pub Session Series. 101 tunes
  • Echoes of Old Kea; O'Connor,Mike; Wadebridge; Lyngham House; 2001; Extracts from the musical notebook of John Giddy, Gentleman, of Cornwall
  • Encyclopedia Blowzabellica; Armitage,Dave et al.; Blyth; Dragonfly Music; 1987; The Blowzabella Tune and Dance Book, English and other.
  • English Country Dance Tunes; Mallinson,Dave; Cleckheaton; Dave Mallinson Pub.; 2006; English Pub Session Series. 101 tunes
  • English Dance Music Vol 1, 2nd Ed.; Townsend,Dave; Oxford; The Serpent Press; 2001; Revised, first pub. 1993,130 current traditional English dance tunes
  • English Dance Music Vol 2, 2nd Ed.; Townsend,Dave; Oxford; The Serpent Press; 2003; Revised, first pub. 1993,132 current traditional English dance tunes
  • English Fiddle Tunes; Cooper,Pete; London; Schott & Co.Ltd.; 2006; 99 traditional pieces for the violin
  • English Pub Session Tunes; Mallinson,Dave; Cleckheaton; Dave Mallinson Pub.; 2006; English Pub Session Series. 101 tunes
  • Everybody Swing, Square Dance Album #1; Kennedy,Peter; London; EFDSS; 1952; Thirteen miscellaneous tunes
  • Fallibroome Coll. (Tunes); De Jersey,Everal;17 Pianoforte arrangements for English Country Dances
  • Fiddle Music of James Hill,The; NPS; Newcastle upon Tyne; The Northumbrian Pipers Society; 2005; a collection of hornpipes and other tunes, not necessarily by J.Hill
  • Fiddlecase Book of 101 Polkas; Perron,Jack & Randy Miller; Harrisville,N.H.; Fiddlecase Books; 1976; Irish,Scottish,English Canadien and American fiddle tunes
  • Fiddler of Helperby,The; Merryweather,James & Matt Seattle; Newbiggin-by the-Sea; Dragonfly Music; 1994; The Life and Music of Laurence Leadley, Yorkshire fiddler. Selection of 129 tunes from 19thC family MSS
  • Fiddler's Tune-Books,The; Kennedy,Peter; Cleckheaton; Dave Mallinson Pub.; 1994; 200 tunes, first published in two volumes by OUP for the EFDSS in 1951/54
  • Five Country Dances (Ashover); EFDS Sheffield; Sheffield; pub by the Authors; 1927; Five dances with their tunes from the Harrison/Wall collection, Ashover 18thC
  • Five Popular Country Dances; Foster,Arnold; London; EFDSS; 1920's; Adapted by Violet Orde from collected dances, with tunes
  • Folk in Harmony, Vols 1-2; Hobbs,Derek; Newbiggin by the Sea; Rossleigh Music; n/d; Northumbrian Tunes, arranged as duets and some with piano
  • Follow The Band; Brothwell,Jack; Evesham; Cotswold Music; 1987; Folk Melodies Arranged in Parts by the Author 41pp
  • Great Northern Tune Book,The; Seattle,Matt; London; EFDSS & Northumbrian Pipers Soc.; 2008; The complete 1770 MS of a Northumbrian musician, 600 tunes, first pub. in three vols by Dragonfly Pub. in 1986/7
  • Hampshire Dance Tunes; Shatwell,Bob & Paul Sartin; Henfield; Hobgoblin Books; 2006; Country Dance Tunes from the Pyle Family MS, 1822
  • Hardcore English; Callaghan,Barry; London; EFDSS; 2007; 300 English tunes from MS, recorded and aural sources
  • Hornpipes,Jigs,Marches etc.; Alnwick Piper's Soc.; Alnwick; Alnwick Piper's Soc.pub; 1988; Dance tunes by Willies Taylor and Atkinson etc vol 2
  • How to Play Folk Fiddle; Bowen,Geoff ; Ilkley; Yorkshire Dales Workshops; 1993, 2003; An Introduction to English, Scottish,Shetland and Irish Fiddle Playing 60pp
  • Ilow Kernow, The Traditional Instrumental Music of Cornwall; O'Connor,Mike; Wadebridge; Lyngham House; 2000; All the Cornish tunes collected up till 2000
  • Ironbridge Hornpipe,The; Ashman,Gordon; Blyth; Dragonfly Music; 1991; A Shropshire collection, John Moore's mid 19th century MS. approx 120 tunes
  • Jack Armstrong Tunebook,The; Hobbs,Derek; Newbiggin by the Sea; Rossleigh Music; n/d; Northumbrian Pipe Tunes, composed by Jack Armstrong
  • Jigs,Reels and Hornpipes; Jones,Edward Huw; London; Boosey & Hawkes; 1992; Traditional Fiddle Tunes from England, Ireland and Scotland
  • John & Mary Thurston Music Book,The; Challen,Christopher; Thornbury; Vox Humana Press; 2007; Facsimile of 1736 Cotswolds tunebook
  • John Clare and the Folk Tradition; Deacon,George; London; Francis Boutle Publishers; 2002; 2nd revised edition, book about Clare's singing and fiddling, plus a whole load of tunes from his MSS
  • John Kirkpatrick's English Choice; John Kirkpartrick; Cleckheaton; Dave Mallinson Pub.; 2003; 101 English tunes
  • John of the Green, The Cheshire Way; Offord,John; London; Green Man Music; 2008; The famous triple-time hornpipes of North West England, etc a much revised edition of John of the Greeny Cheshire Way
  • John of the Greey Cheshire Way; Offord,John; London; The Friends of Folk Music; 1985; The famous Double Hornpipes of Lancashire and Cheshire etc
  • John Parry Ddall Rhiwabon Pocket Tune-Book; Huw Bowen,Robin; Aberystwyth; Gwasg Teires; 1991; (27) Tunes from the MS of.
  • Joseph Kershaw MS,The; Knowles,Jamie; Lancashire; INWAC Pub.; 1993; The Music of an early 19thC Saddleworth Fiddle Player
  • Joshua Gibbons MS, Lincolnshire Collections Vol 1; Sumner,Peter D.; Grimsby; Breakfast Pub; 1997; All 186 tunes from the MS of J.Gibbons
  • Joshua Jackson, North Yorkshire Cornmiller and Musician; Bowen,Geoff & Robin Shepherd; Ilkley; Yorkshire Dales Workshops; 1998; A selection of Tunes, Songs and Dances from the 1798 MS of. Yorkshire
  • Kentish Hops; Simons,A; London; EFDSS; 1961; "Kent has, unfortunately, no surviving dance tradition" so this selection from the 18thC!
  • KERR'S Merry Melodies 4 vols; Glasgow; Kerr, late 19thC, still in print; Excellent collection of Reels, Strathspeys, Hornpipes, Jigs, Waltzes, Country Dances etc.
  • Lads Like Beer,The, The Fiddle Music Of James Hill; Dixon,Graham; Midlothian; Random Pub.; 1987; ISBN 0-9511572-05; The definitive collection of James Hill's compositions, with an excellent introduction about music on 1840's Tyneside
  • Lenham Camp; Frampton,George; Maidstone; Faversham Soc. Paper #10; 2010; Dance tunes from the MS of Robert Thomas Bottle of Harrietsham Kent, 1761-1849 (stapled pamphlet, 48pp) ISBN 1-900214-62-8
  • Llewelyn Alaw Pocket Tune-Book; Huw Bowen,Robin; Aberystwyth; Gwasg Teires; 1990; (32) Tunes from the MS of.
  • Mary Richards Darowen Pocket Tune-Book; Huw Bowen,Robin; Aberystwyth; Gwasg Teires; 1991; (32) Tunes from the MS of.
  • Master Piper,The, Nine Notes That Shook the World; Seattle,Matt; Newbiggin-by -the Sea; Dragonfly Music; 1995; A Border Bagpipe Repertoire, 1733, from the MS of William Dixon
  • Mel Bay Presents English Fiddle; Bartram,Chris; Pacific Mo.; Mel Bay Pub.; 2009; 84 tunes and an essay about English fiddling, from a leading exponent
  • More Airs for Pairs, 4th Ed.; Seattle,Matt; Cleckheaton; Dave Mallinson Pub.; 2006; 21 duets on British tunes
  • Morpeth Rant,The, A Grand Selection Of Northumbrian and Related Music; Seattle,Matt; Blyth; Dragonfly Music; 1990; Pipe and Fiddle Tunes from Four Centuries
  • Morris Dance Tunes; Brock, John ed.; London; EFDSS; 1973; Twenty nine morris dance tunes
  • Morris Dance Tunes, Series; Sharp,Cecil; London; Novello & Co; 1912; Arranged for piano by C#
  • Mr Joshua Jackson Book, 1798, Vol 2.; Shepherd,Robin & Rosalind; Yorkshire; Robin & Rosalind Shepherd; 2011; The remaining 147 Tunes, Songs and Dances from the 1798 MS of. Yorkshire
  • Musical Heritage of Thomas Hardy,The vol 1; Trim, Roger et al.; Blyth; Dragonfly Music; 1990; Selection of early 19thC dance tunes from the family of the novelist
  • National English, Irish, Scotch and Welsh Airs; Anon; London; Boosey & Co; c1900; Arranged for piano
  • Never on Sunday; Woods,Rollo; Swanage; West Gallery Music Ass.; 2009; Marches,Dances,Song Tunes and Party Pieces as Played by a 19thC Devon Village Church Band
  • New England Fiddler's Repertoire; Miller,Randy & Jack Perron; East Alstead,N.H.; Fiddlecase Books; 1983; A Source Book of Established Contra Dance Music
  • Nick Barber's English Choice; Barber,Nick; Cleckheaton; Dave Mallinson Pub.; 2002; 100 session tunes
  • Nick Barber's English Selection; Barber,Nick; Cleckheaton; Dave Mallinson Pub.; 2011; 100 English tunes
  • Northern Frisk; Knowles,Jamie; Blyth; Dragonfly Music; 1988; A Treasury of 155 Tunes from North West England
  • Northumbrian Piper's Second Tunebook; Butler,Richard & Bill Hume; Newcastle upon Tyne; The Northumbrian Pipers Society; 1981; c150 tunes for the N'brian Smallpipes and other Folk Instruments
  • Northumbrian Piper's Third Tunebook; Sessoms,Ann; Newcastle upon Tyne; The Northumbrian Pipers Society; 1991; c100 tunes for the N'brian Smallpipes and other Folk Instruments
  • Northumbrian Piper's Tunebook 3rd impresssion; Charlton,Foster et al.; Newcastle upon Tyne; The Northumbrian Pipers Society; 1985; ca 90 tunes for the N'brian Smallpipes and other Folk Instruments
  • Northumbrian,Tyneside and Other Traditional Fiddle Tunes; Loud,Peter; Tyneside; Peter Loud; 2006; Over 480 tunes from the NE repertoire
  • Northumrian Piper's Green Pocket Book; Seattle,Matt; Blyth; Dragonfly Music; 1993; A Collection of (80+) tunes for Northumbriam and other melody instruments
  • Northumrian Piper's Yellow Pocket Book; Seattle,Matt; Blyth; Dragonfly Music; 1993; A Collection of (80+) tunes for Northumbriam and other melody instruments
  • Old and The New,The; Dunn,Robin; Cleckheaton; Dave Mallinson Pub.; 1997; Dances and dance tunes traditional and novel 32pp
  • Old English Country Dance Tunes Bks. 1&2; Kidson,Frank; London; Davidson Bros.; 1916; Six made up children's dances to old tunes
  • Opus Pocus; Kirkpatrick,John & Sue Harris; Newbiggin-by -the Sea; Dragonfly Music; 1988; Tunes written by the authors plus some traditional tunes
  • Over The Hills and Far Away; Seattle,Matt; Blythe; Dragonfly Music; 2006; Music for Lowland and Border Bagpipes and Other Melody Instruments. 42 tunes, long and short
  • Pauline Cato's Northumbrian Choice; Cato,Pauline; Cleckheaton; Dave Mallinson Pub.; 1997; Northumbrian pipe tunes, 48pp
  • Peacock's Tunes; Wright,William; Newcastle upon Tyne; The Northumbrian Pipers Society; n/d; Modern edition of Wrights early 19thC collection of John Peacock's tunes
  • Peeping Tom Tunebook; Wilson,Ian & Ben Woodward; Cleckheaton; Dave Mallinson Pub.; 1993; Tunes composed by the authors for the English dance band Peeping Tom 44pp
  • Pick n'Mix; Robson,Catherine; Newcastle upon Tyne; Pipers in Harmony; 2006; A Selection of Tunes with Harmony for Northumbrian Small Pipes and Other. 48pp
  • Piper's Companion,The Vols 1-7; Hobbs,Derek; Newbiggin by the Sea; Rossleigh Music; 1982-99; Northumbrian Tunes, arranged as duets and some trios
  • Pipers in Harmony: A Collection of Duets for N'brian Smallpipes; Luff,Myrna & Jane Robson; Newcastle upon Tyne; Pipers in Harmony; 1994; And other melody instruments. 32pp
  • Pipers in Harmony:Bk 2, A Further Collection of Duets for N'brian Smallpipes; Luff,Myrna & Martin Luff; Newcastle upon Tyne; Pipers in Harmony; 2003; And other melody instruments. 48pp
  • Pipers in Harmony:Bk 3, A Further Collection of Duets for N'brian Smallpipes; Luff,Martin & Myrna Luff; Newcastle upon Tyne; Pipers in Harmony; 2009; And other melody instruments. 48pp
  • Piping Hot: Collection of Tunes for the Keyless Chanter; Robson,Jane ed.; Newcastle upon Tyne; Pipers in Harmony; 1998; And other melody instruments. 52pp
  • Plain Brown Tune Book,The; Doyle,Tony; Saddleworth; Plain Brown Publishing Co.; 1997; A collection of 132 tunes from the North West of England
  • Play In The Band; Moule,Barry; Evesham; Cotswold Music Society; 1995; A core repertoire of nearly 250 Folk Dance Tunes
  • Popular English Session Tunes; Mallinson,Dave; Cleckheaton; Dave Mallinson Pub.; 2006; English Pub Session Series. 101 tunes
  • Popular Selection of English Dance Airs,A, Bk 1; Fleming-Williams,Nan & Pat Shaw; London; EFDSS; 1966; 17th & 18th Century Country Dance Tunes
  • Popular Selection of English Dance Airs,A, Bk 3; Fleming-Williams,Nan & Pat Shaw; London; EFDSS; 1968; Traditional Cotswold Morris Dance Tunes
  • Popular Selection of Traditional Dance Airs,A,Bk 2; Fleming-Williams,Nan & Pat Shaw; London; EFDSS; 1967; British Tunes For Country Dances of Today
  • Puddletown Reel,The; Bowles,David; Blyth; Dragonfly Music; n/d,late 20thC; 36 original compositions relating to the county of Dorset
  • Real Thing,The; Scott,Ian; Newcastle upon Tyne; Pipers in Harmony; n/d; A Selection of Tunes with Harmony for Northumbrian Small Pipes and Other. 52pp
  • Ryan's Mammoth Collection; Sky,Patrick; Pacific Mo.; Mel Bay Pub.; 1995; First published mid-19th century, 1050 Reels, Hornpipes and Jigs, etc. almost identical to Cole's 100 Fiddle Tunes, 1940. Many hornpipes and jigs
  • Scottish Airs For Pairs; Seattle,Matt; Cleckheaton; Dave Mallinson Pub.; 2006; Duets on Scottish tunes
  • Selection of Locally Composed Music,A; Alnwick Piper's Soc.; Alnwick; the Authors; 1981; Dance tunes by Willies Taylor and Atkinson etc vol 1
  • Seven Midland Dances; Clarke,Sibyl ed.; London; EFDSS; 1955; Dances collected in Northamptonshire, 7 dances, 6 tunes
  • Six English Set Dances; Anon.; London; EFDSS; 1942; Popular dances, with tunes
  • Six Morris Dances and Jigs; Foster,Arnold; London; EFDSS; 1920's; Dance descriptions and tunes
  • South Riding Tune Book (vol1); Davenport,Paul; Mosborough; The South Riding Folk Network; 1996; Traditional Dance Music from Yorkshire, Durham and West Midlands MS Collections
  • South Riding Tune Book (vol2); Davenport,Paul; Mosborough; The South Riding Folk Network; 1997; The Second Collection of Traditional Dance Music from Northern MSS
  • Steel Skies; Anderson,Alistair; Whitney; Serpent Press; 1982; A modern musical suite in the style of dance music for traditional instruments
  • Sussex Tune Book,A; Loughran,Anne & Vic Gammon; London; EFDSS; 1982; A selection of 120 from various early 19thC Sussex MSS
  • Sword Dance Tunes, 1&2; Sharp,Cecil; London; Novello & Co; 1912; Arranged for piano by C#
  • Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland, Hornpipes, Breakdowns, Clog and Step Dances; Kennedy,Peter; Cleckheaton; Dave Mallinson Pub.; 1998; 200 tunes randomly selected and unattributed mostly British tunes
  • Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland, Jigs, Quicksteps and Humours; Kennedy,Peter; Cleckheaton; Dave Mallinson Pub.; 1997; 200 tunes randomly selected and unattributed mostly British tunes
  • Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland, Reels, Rants, Flings and Fancies; Kennedy,Peter; Cleckheaton; Dave Mallinson Pub.; 1997; 200 tunes randomly selected and unattributed mostly British tunes
  • Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland, Slip Jigs and Waltzes; Kennedy,Peter; Cleckheaton; Dave Mallinson Pub.; 1999; 200 tunes randomly selected and unattributed mostly British tunes
  • Trip to Friezland; Walker,Paul; Lancashire; P.Walker; 2000 circa; A Selection of Traditional Tunes from the North West of England Arranged for Ceilidh Dancing
  • Twelve Country Dances; Vaughan Williams; London; EFDSS; 1931; Tunes to 12 dances collected by Maude Karpeles
  • Twelve Dances for a Party; Anon; London; EFDSS; c1955?; Tunes from the repertoire of fiddler Mr. Rew of Sidmouth
  • Village Band Book,The; Townsend,Dave; Oxford; The Serpent Press; 2003; Tunes from English tradition presented here in historical arrangements
  • William Andrews Tunebook,The; ed. Bartram,Chris and Paul Wilson; Okehampton; Wren Trust; 1999; 30 tunes from the playing of a 19thC Dartmoor fiddler
  • William Mittell, His Book; Roberts,Dave; Hastings; Timespan Music Pub.; 1993; A selection of 80 tunes from the 1799 MS
  • William Winter's Quantock's Tune Book; Woolfe,Geoff; Crowcombe; Halsway Manor Soc.; 2007; All 376 mid 19thC tunes from Winter's MS