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Tradition Music Instruments

Bal Folk

Bal Folk contains 214 tunes, mostly from central France and will be of interest to anyone who enjoys playing French music, or playing for French dancing. The tunes are suitable for melodeon, fiddle and accordion, and many will fit within the range of bagpipes and hurdy gurdy. It contains the usual mix of mazurkas, valses, scottisches, two and three time bourrees, and polkas that are encountered at a ‘Bal Folk’ in France.

AD109

40 pages

£11.95

Book Only

ISBN: 978 1 899512 76 8

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Easy Peasy Tunes Book

Dave Mallinson

The first dozen or so tunes are great for the out and out absolute beginner. These are followed by tunes you will hear played by pub sessions players, ceilidh bands and morris musicians. Mally has identified the easier traditional tunes.

AM301

32 pages

£9.95

Book Only

ISBN: 978 1 899512 63 8

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Easy Peasy Tunes Book and CD

Dave Mallinson

The first dozen or so tunes are great for the out and out absolute beginner. These are followed by tunes you will hear played by pub sessions players, ceilidh bands and morris musicians. Mally has identified the easier traditional tunes.

AM301S

32 pages

£21.94

Book and CD

ISBN: 978 1 899512 63 8

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English Country Dance Tunes CD

Dave Mallinson

This companion CD contains all the tunes in the book English Country Dance Tunes

AM302C

99 tracks

£11.99

CD Only

Label Number: DMPCD0603

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English Pub Session Tunes Book

Dave Mallinson

In this book you’ll find the holy grail of pub session tunes, the very backbone and life blood of the English traditional music scene. You’ll observe that many of the tunes aren’t exactly English but within these pages you’ll find the repertoire that crops time and time again. A sizable proportion of the tunes have been made popular by The Old Swan Band.

AM303

32 pages

£9.95

Book Only

ISBN: 978 1 899512 65 2

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English Pub Session Tunes Book and CD

Dave Mallinson

In this book you’ll find the holy grail of pub session tunes, the very backbone and life blood of the English traditional music scene. You’ll observe that many of the tunes aren’t exactly English but within these pages you’ll find the repertoire that crops time and time again. A sizable proportion of the tunes have been made popular by The Old Swan Band.

AM303S

32 pages

£21.94

Book and CD

ISBN: 978 1 899512 65 2

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Popular English Session Tunes CD

Dave Mallinson

This companion CD contains all the tunes in the book Popular English Session Tunes

AM304C

99 tracks

£11.99

CD Only

Label Number: DMPCD0605

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101 Easy Irish Session Tunes Book

Dave Mallinson

On taking up a musical instrument, it is only natural for the beginner to want to reap some rewards as quickly as possible. After all, music is for the enjoyment of the player, as well as the listener. Dave Mallinson has compiled this book to give beginners and novices an accessible source of easy Irish tunes, so they can start to join in the ever popular Irish music sessions. These relatively easy, but interesting, tunes will give enormous pleasure to both player and listener. Only 14 notes are required to play all 101 tunes.

AM305

32 pages

£9.95

Book Only

ISBN: 978 1 899512 78 2

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101 Easy Irish Session Tunes Book and CD

Dave Mallinson

On taking up a musical instrument, it is only natural for the beginner to want to reap some rewards as quickly as possible. After all, music is for the enjoyment of the player, as well as the listener. Dave Mallinson has compiled this book to give beginners and novices an accessible source of easy Irish tunes, so they can start to join in the ever popular Irish music sessions. These relatively easy, but interesting, tunes will give enormous pleasure to both player and listener. Only 14 notes are required to play all 101 tunes.

AM305S

32 pages

£21.94

Book and CD

ISBN: 978 1 899512 78 2

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101 North-West Dance Tunes

Dave Mallinson

101 excellent traditional dance tunes that, over the years, have been popular in the North-West of England. However, The tunes, were chosen and the settings were derived mainly from manuscripts to be found on The Village Music Project website, along with numerous traditional music books. All are listed inside. The tunes are relatively easy for the average player, are suitable for every instrument associated with traditional music and fall within the range of the D tin whistle, concert flute and D/G melodeon.

AM307

48 pages

£11.95

Book Only

ISBN: 978 1 899512 84 3

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Dansons la Morvandelle

Mike Gilpin

Dansons la Morvandelle contains 152 tunes from Morvan, a 'parc régional' in south Burgundy, presented in keys suitable for British players. Morvan is an area of gently wooded hills, pastureland and lakes. It has a strong regional identity and is proud of its folk heritage. Traditional music forms an integral part of this heritage.

AD111

32 pages

£9.95

Book Only

ISBN: 978 1 899512 95 9

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Easy Peasy Tunes CD

Dave Mallinson

This companion CD contains all the tunes in the book Easy Peasy Tunes

AM301C

99 tracks

£11.99

CD Only

Label Number: DMPCD0201

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English Country Dance Tunes Book

Dave Mallinson

After selecting all the common tunes that have their own dance, the emphasis was on choosing a varied selection of genres, time signatures and tune lengths required for a good night’s dancing. You’ll find Scottish, English, Irish, Welsh and American tunes; there’s reels, polkas, hornpipes, single jigs, double jigs, slip jigs and waltzes; also 48 bar tunes and Playford dances for good measure.

AM302

32 pages

£9.95

Book Only

ISBN: 978 1 899512 64 5

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English Country Dance Tunes Book and CD

Dave Mallinson

After selecting all the common tunes that have their own dance, the emphasis was on choosing a varied selection of genres, time signatures and tune lengths required for a good night’s dancing. You’ll find Scottish, English, Irish, Welsh and American tunes; there’s reels, polkas, hornpipes, single jigs, double jigs, slip jigs and waltzes; also 48 bar tunes and Playford dances for good measure.

AM302S

32 pages

£21.94

Book and CD

ISBN: 978 1 899512 64 5

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English Pub Session Tunes CD

Dave Mallinson

This companion CD contains all the tunes in the book English Pub Session Tunes

AM303C

99 tracks

£11.99

CD Only

Label Number: DMPCD0604

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Popular English Session Tunes Book

Dave Mallinson

Obviously, popular tunes frequently heard in English sessions have been selected for this book. However, there is a slight bias towards the more exotic and slightly more obscure, alongside some of Mally’s personal favourites. Also, you’ll find several extremely challenging airs towards the end.

AM304

32 pages

£9.95

Book Only

ISBN: 978 1 899512 66 9

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Popular English Session Tunes Book and CD

Dave Mallinson

Obviously, popular tunes frequently heard in English sessions have been selected for this book. However, there is a slight bias towards the more exotic and slightly more obscure, alongside some of Mally’s personal favourites. Also, you’ll find several extremely challenging airs towards the end.

AM304S

32 pages

£21.94

Book and CD

ISBN: 978 1 899512 66 9

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101 Easy Irish Session Tunes CD

Dave Mallinson

This companion CD contains all the tunes in the book Easy Irish Session Tunes

AM305C

99 tracks

£11.99

CD Only

Label Number: DMPCD1102

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Mally's Session Selection

Dave Mallinson

This book contains a diverse assortment of popular tunes, core repertoire heard at a typical traditional music session. The tunes range from relatively easy to fairly difficult. There are polkas, reels, rants, hornpipes, jigs, and waltzes from England, Ireland, Scotland and America, something to please everyone. A selection of these tunes will form the basis of many traditional music sessions, both at folk festivals and regular sessions throughout the year.

AM306

40 pages

11.95

Book Only

ISBN: 978 1 899512 83 6

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100 Essential Irish Session Tunes Book

Dave Mallinson

Contains what are arguably the hundred most often played and widely known Irish jigs and reels.This book provides the basic core repertoire for all musicians wanting to participate in Irish music sessions. Chords are included and the layout is exceptionally user friendly, 4 bars to a line.

AM401

32 pages

£11.95

Book Only

ISBN: 978 1 899512 18 8

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