Music in Ely #2
The second selection of tunes was chosen by Stephen.
One of the first tunes I learned. Nice strong rhythm, a good tune to learn a Mazurka.
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An awesome Avergne waltz from the 1920s. I was totally blown away by the Eel Grinders a few years ago when they played this at Otley. Real fairground music, from the tradition of the bagpipe and accordion
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A nice polka which can trip you up in part two of the tune.
Strangely this tune is notated elsewhere as a Schottische, but if you listen to part two, its far too fast for a Schottische. I transcribed this from a tune in a bagpipe tutor book written by a very talented French piper, Bernard Boulanger, so if he thinks its a Polka, thats good enough for me.
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