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Indexes of  Folk Dance Tunes (over 50,000 Traditional tunes referenced + Book bibliography)

[ Tune Index at Ceolas ] - James Stewart's Tune Index
Tune Index ] - Traditional Tune Index  - Mirror at Wrapper Site - ZIP File 1.2MB
Free Database Searching Software ] - Download the Tunes Database - then search for that tune!
[ The Village Music Project ]  - Local Music research from Yorkshire/Manchester
[ Comprehensive English Tune Listing ] - Dates, references, Manuscripts.
[ Comprehensive English Tune Listing2 ] - Dates, references, Manuscripts.
[ Irish Tune List ]- Dates, references, Manuscripts.
[ Scottish Song and Dance Tunes ] - Dates, references, Manuscripts.
[ Mirror of the Ceolas TuneIndex Bibliography ] - Bibliography of Tune books, Dates, authors.
[ Find a Tune in abc (Web music notation) ] - Find and view score in your browser


Folk Dance Tune Score Librarys  

Lancashire Winder Collection and other Tunes ]
TuneWeb - Gif Tunes ]
Dance Tunes and solos from James Nuttall 1800 Rossendale ]
[ John of the Greeny Cheshire Way - Tune Graphics + abc at Leeds University ]
[ John of the Greeny Cheshire Way - abc music format  ] - Transcribed by Steve Bliven with permision from John Offord
[ Walsh's Lancashire Jigs, Hornpipes Joaks, etc. &  Northumbrian Minstrelsy ]
[ Joyce's "Old Irish Folk Music and Songs" (1905) ]
[ Dublin University Folk Society ]


American Library of Congress

  [ Manuscript Dance books - Online Some original Tune Books ]

Traditional Tunes/History, Hear the tunes with Midi Renditions

  [ English collection of Midi Tune ]
  [ NetStrider - Music - Pieces from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book ]

Playford's Dancing Master c.1651

  [ Palmer's Pocket Playford ]
  [ John Playford - Dances ]
  [ Playford Dancing ]

Morris Dancing

  [ Morris Dancing - Old pictures and Information ]
  [ Morris Dancing General Information ]
  [ Morris Dancing FAQ Sheet ]
  [ Morris General  - II ]
  [ Morris Parade in Radcliffe ]
  [ Pace Egging ]

Music Articles and information

  [ Music Traditions - Extensive information / Books Articles ( Cool site) ]


  [ English Folk and Dance Soc - Unofficial ] -  Rhod Davies's Unofficial EFDAS Site  

              Rhod has called for the band on many occasions and is one of our favorite callers.

  [ Pete Coe - Home page - Caller,  musician and dancer! ]
  [ Vaughn Williams Memorial Library ]


Collectors and Musicians

  [ Thomas Moore (1779-1852) ]
  [ William Shield (1748-1892) English composer of the tune to "Old Lang Syne"? ]
  [ Article on Neil Gow 18th Century Scottish Fiddle player ]
  [ Henry Purcell (1659-1695) ]
  [ Robert Burns (1756-1796) ]
  [ Music of Turlough Carolan ]
  [ Joyce Music and Song ]
  [ James Scott Skinner (1843 -1927) ]

Local Links

 [ Saddleworth Historical Society Site ]
 [ Saddleworth Film Society  ]  Local community film club showing quality contemporary cultural films based in the Pennine village of Delph, Saddleworth.         
 [ Saddleworth Tourist Association ]
 [ Saddleworth Folk Festival ]

Miscellaneous

 [ WebFeet    -   Folk and Dance Information - North West England
 [ Manchester Doomsday Book
 [ Musica Britannica   -   http://www.stainer.co.uk/musica.html ] - Re- publishes old historic works
 [ Small Pipes Discography ]
 [ Picture taken in Saddleworth (Diggle) ]


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