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%%This Basic Tunebook contains a subset of the tunes in Paul Hardy's Session Tunebook. 
%%The subset is of the more commonly played and simpler tunes.
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%%Both tune books contain tunes that I have learned to play on my English concertina,
%%that are played at folk music sessions, particularly in the areas around Cambridge, England and
%%Redlands, California. They should also be playable on fiddle, whistle, flute, dulcimer, etc.
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%%Most are traditional tunes from the British Isles, many of Celtic origin, particularly Irish
%%dance tunes, but others are from an eclectic mix of sources.
%%Some have been adapted from Internet resources, originally in abc or midi formats.
%%Others have been learned by ear or handouts from various sessions in the UK and US.
%%All are believed free of current copyright (unless noted explicitly), or else appear to have been
%%placed in the public domain as part of the ongoing live folk music tradition. Please let me know
%%if you are the owner of any that are under access restrictions and I'll remove them.
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%%I have tried to choose the simple versions of most tunes, without much decoration and interpretation,
%%so add your own triplets, grace notes and variations. I have also included guitar chords,
%%based on computer generated ones if not present at the tune's source.
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%%This tunebook has been prepared using the abcm2ps software, with help from abcmus, Melody Assistant,
%%and ABCexplorer. A big thank you goes to those creative and dedicated people who give their time to
%%create and maintain low-cost or free and open source software for abc music editing and output.
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%%Particular thanks also go to Greenshoots (www.greenshootsmusic.org.uk) for the slow sessions near
%%Cambridge in England that let me learn many of these tunes; the concertina sessions at Chiltinas
%%near Bedford in England that gave me confidence; the Ceili House Band in Redlands in California
%%that opened my eyes and ears to the range of Irish music; to the celtic jam sessions at
%%Green Valley Lake in the nearby San Bernadino Mountains that broadened my repertoire; and the
%%Ceol Galore young musician practice sessions in my home village of Comberton that are carrying
%%traditional music forward to the next generation.
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%%The current version of this and the full session tunebook, in ABC and in PDF forms, is downloadable from
%%Paul's web site at www.paulhardy.net, or you can order there a printed copy.
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%%center Copyright Paul Hardy (paul@paulhardy.net) 2004-2010.
%%center This work is licenced under a Creative Commons "Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike" cc by-nc-sa licence.
%%center See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ - Contact Paul Hardy for commercial licensing terms.
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%%center Original version of July 2004, this version of 30 July 2010.
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T:Ash Grove

T:Atholl Highlanders, The

T:Bear Dance

T:Blackthorn Stick

T:Blaydon Races

T:Blue Eyed Stranger

T:British Grenadiers

T:Curly-headed Ploughboy

T:Davy Davy Knick Knack

T:Dennis Murphy's Polka

T:Dingle Regatta

T:Dorset Four Hand Reel

T:Egan's Polka

T:Eric's Waltz

T:Fairy Dance

T:Galopede

T:George Brabazon

T:Harvest Home

T:Horse's Brawl

T:Hunt the Squirrel

T:Irish Washerwoman

T:Jimmy Allen

T:John Ryan

T:Keel Row

T:Kesh

T:Mairi's Wedding

T:Michael Turner's Waltz

T:Monk's March

T:Muckin' o' Geordie's Byre

T:Newcastle

T:Off to California

T:Oyster Girl, The

T:Planxty Irwin

T:Planxty Fanny Power

T:Portsmouth

T:Rakes Of Mallow

T:Rights of Man

T:Rose Tree

T:Sally Gardens

T:Salmon Tails up the Water

T:Si Bheag Si Mhor

T:South Winds

T:Speed the Plough

T:Staten Island

T:Trumpet Hornpipe

T:Westering Home

T:Winster Gallop

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