Kettle Drum

And last for today, the Boggart take on the Playford Tune 'Kettle Drum' which we use for our dance 'Snake Pass'.

MaDe Schottische

The tune we use for our dance 'Staples' - this one was a bugger to learn.

And Darren doing it better

Takking Boggarts

Schottische a Bethanie - The tune for the dance 'Takking'

And done properly by Darren

Twiglet

Grrr... I know this tune so well - yet can I play it well in front of a video!!!!  This is the best I could do after a million takes - it would be played slower for Boggarts' dancing though.

Here's a much better version by Boggarts' Darren.

Boggart tunes.

Claire's learning some of the Boggart tunes on the Boggart Pokerwork. I'm not suggesting she starts with this one :-D

A Hornpipe for Mr Moore


And done properly..

Enrico videos for Lynne ;-)

This was one of Thomas Hardy's favourite tunes evidently.  Although he knew it as 'Jacob'.

Ok - so for those not able to read the hieroglyphs (Lynne!), here are a couple of video links.  I like the one played on the mandolin best - I think I want to try and get some 'delicacy' into the way I play it - which will be a bit of a challenge for my melodeon playing!!  It does highlight what I said in the introduction to this blog concerning the way tunes are interpreted so differently by different players, and for different purposes... I wonder how they would have danced to it in Thomas Hardy's day?

Enrico on mandolin.

Enrico played on melodeon(s)

First tune - Enrico

Well, here is the ABC of the first tune, suggested to me by a dear friend.  Video of me playing to follow in a few days - hopefully!!

X: 1
T: Enrico
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
A |: d2fe dcdB | ABAG F2A2 | d2f2 gfgf | e2a2 a2fe |
d2fe dcdB | ABAG F2A2 | B2gf edec | d2f2 d2z2 :|
|: a2ag fgfe | dedc B2B2 | g2gf efed | cdcB A2Bc |
d2d2 cecA | d2d2 cecA | B2gf edec | d2f2 d2z2 :|