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Jigs, Reels & More
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The full range of traditional fiddle repertoire is now at your fingertips! Using these generous collections, you can create your own ceilidh, barn dance, jazz club or Sarajevo street-café. Some of this music is familiar, some more exotic, but all of it is absolutely authentic, faithfully arranged and, above all, hugely enjoyable.
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Preface
England:
Hunting the Hare (JIg)
Country Gardens (Morris Dance)*
Galopede (Reel)*
Parson`s Farewell (Country Dance)*
The Oyster Girl (Jig)
The Trumpet Hornpipe (Hornpipe)
The Fairy Dance (Reel)*
The Keel Row (Hornpipe)*
Sir Roger de Coverley (Slip Jig)
The Girl I Left Behind Me (March)*
Irland:
Lanningan`s Ball (Jig)
The Temperance Reel (Reel=
The Irish Washerwoman (Jig)*
Cooney`s Reel (Reel)
Danny Boy (Air)
The Fox Hunter`s Jig (Slip Jig)*
Drowsy Maggie (Reel)
From the New Country (Jig)*
Harvest Home (Hornpipe)*
Star of the County Down (Slow Air)*
Schottland:
The Gay Gordons (Jig)
Skye Boat Song (Air)*
Lord MacDonald`s Reel (Reel)
Brochan Lom (Strathspey)
Mary, Young and Fair (Air)*
Timour the Tartar (Reel)
Mrs Jamieson`s Favourite (Air)*
Miss Sally Hunter of Thurston (Jig)
Mrs Hamilton of Pencaitland (Slow Air)*
De`il among the Tailors (Reel)
Pieces marked * are compatible with the versions for violin in "Jigs, Reels & Hornpipes" and "The Ceilidh Collection".
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Edward Huws Jones’ popular series of traditional fiddle repertoire contain generous collections of authentic music, some familiar, some more exotic, but all of it faithfully arranged, enable you to create your own ceilidh, bluegrass club or charanga band.
Now available with expertly-recorded audio CDs containing colourful instrumental backing tracks and full demonstrations to aid and inspire your private practice and public performance alike.
The Violin Edition includes optional easy violin part and guitar chords, whilst the Complete Edition also includes both keyboard and violin accompaniments.
Both formats are highly flexible, meaning the music can be played as solos, duets or trios as well as with larger ensembles.
Edwards Huws Jones has travelled extensively researching fiddle-playing traditions. In each book he explains the background of the particular musical style, giving his own suggestions for a lively performance.
