Now that the COVID level is below level zero we may be able to do more (woo hoo!). We are waiting to hear from Live Active what restrictions will be in place in the Blackford Hall (Moray Institute), in the mean time please use the sign in sheet as usual.
As most people are now attending in person rather than virtually we won’t set up the zoom from the hall unless asked. It is not a problem at all, but please drop us an email to say if you would like to join by zoom so that we know to set it up.
Friday nights are back in the hall, but if you are unable to join in person then you are welcome to join virtually on zoom. Ask if you need log in details!
This week the tunes are being led from the hall (yay!) – but you can still join by Zoom on the usual link.
If you are coming to the hall then please remember to sign up so that we can manage numbers. If you wanted to join the hall sessions but it was full then please contact us to let us know and we’ll try to make space for you next week. It will all be a bit of an experiment this week, so please bear with us and if you have have any suggestions or comments please let us know.
7pm-7:45pm (slower session)
Twinkle Twinkle (p12) Old MacDonald (p12)
Announcements
Twisted Bridge (p20), Poor Man (D p17), Poor Man (A p16), Twisted Bridge
Arran Boat Set (p27&p29)
Johnny’s Gone to France Set (p41)
Far Oer Struay (p33) Balcraggan (p33)
7:45-8:00 (change over – Zoom only)
Aitken Drum, White Cockade, Reel of Tullochgorm (p35)
The Dark Island (p39)
8:00-late (faster session)
Billy Malley’s Scottishe (p125)
Mrs Jamieson’s Favourite (p147)
Pate Bailleys Set (p36 & 37)
Harvest Home Set (p127)
High Road to Linton Set (p74)
Requests
Tunes courtesy of Carol & Ian this week!
First half
All from the Wee Book except the last set:
TT &OMD
Glenside (p21)
Dark Island (p39)
Dance of the Honeybees & Laura’s Tune (p51)
REQUEST
Benachie Sunrise (p48)
Battle of the Somme (p52)
Roxburgh Castle (BBp86)/Hesleyside Reel/Highland Mary (BBp93)
REQUEST
Second half
Billy Malley’s Schottishe/The Galway Hornpipe/Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell (BBp125)
The Rope Waltz/My Cape Breton Home (BBp136)
Waiting for the Federals/Over the Waterfall/Frosty Morning/ The Arkansaw Traveller (BBp95)
Farewell to Craigie Dhu (BBp146)
Hamnavoe Polka (last week’s new tune)
Kirk’s Hornpipe/Lime Street/Morpeth Rant (BBp128)
Callum’s Road (BBp110)/ Hut on Staffin Island
REQUESTS
We are extremely excited to announce that Friday sessions in the hall are starting back from Friday 25th June! There are some things that we need to do to keep us all safe, and a description of how we expect the evening to go is available here. One big change is that we are limited in numbers to 16 people in the hall at one time. We will have two sessions each Friday:
To avoid wasted trips we have a sign-up sheet on the members area of the website (contact us if you need the username and password). Please sign up to one or both sessions as you like. If you have any problems or just don’t like webpages then contact Andrew Peacock at andrew@andrewandlaura.co.uk or 07545 916734.
It is ok to turn up without signing up first, but if we reach 16 people capacity then we won’t be allowed to let you in ☹
To keep our valued treasurer safe, we won’t be taking any hall payments. If you wish to make an electronic donation then you are welcome to do so – contact us for bank details, but there is no requirement or expectation of this.
PLEASE do not worry about “taking up slots”, we don’t expect to be full and if we do find that people are missing out because the slots are all taken then we will start a rota system to make sure everyone has a chance to get in. A detailed description of how we plan to run the Friday evenings is attached, this is also on the website along with our Risk Assessment.
The session groups will be staying together in the big hall, so no smaller breakout groups for the moment. I’m afraid our half-time coffee is on hold for the moment, but you are welcome to bring a flask of coffee along should you wish! If you don’t feel ready to come along and are enjoying the zoom sessions, then we will have a laptop set up in the hall so that you can join the session on the usual zoom link.
This week’s fantastic tune list comes courtesy of Susie.
First Half
TT/OMcD WBp12
Camptown Races/Yankee Doodle WBp24
Lucy Farr WBp38/Little Diamond WBp30/For the Young WBp30
Sitting in the Stern of A Boat/The Northern Lass WBp49
Hector the Hero
Request
Boo Babies BB133/Si Beag Si Mor/Sour Grass and Granite BBp139
Coilsfield House BBp145
Cooley’s Reel/Barrowburn Reel/Sally Gardens Reel BBp70
Da Hamnavoe Polka (new tune)
Calliope House/Muckin’ of Geordie’s Byre/Dan O’Keefe’s/Ask My Father/The Panda BBp40/41
Juniper Hill BBp140
Full Rigged Ship BBp59/New Rigged Ship BBp98
Miss Graham of Inchbrakie (Kate’s new tune)
Request
We have our first ‘everyone’ gig in quite some time, playing along to the Blackford Village cycle ride on Sunday 4th. All very welcome, but please contact Bethan or Andrew P if you want to come along so that we can manage numbers.
Tunes are courtesy of Heleen this week!
First half
All but one from the wee book:
TT &OMD
Come by the Hills (58)
Arran boat set (27)
Kate Dalrymple & High Road to Gairloch (42)
Catalina waltz (big book 141)
Heights of Dargai (52)
Requests
Second half
Far from home set (all six of them)
Song for the small pipe
Balintore fishermen
Lads of Foss
Glen Lyon
New tune: Crested hens
Chris’ march
Dionne reel
Requests
Friday Tunes courtesy of Simon this week! Apologies for technical glitch last week that cut our Friday session short. We all know that it is Isla’s fault.
1st Half (all wee book):
TT & OMD
Mermaid Song (p19)
Little Diamond & For the Young (p30)
Johnny’s Gone to France set (p41)
Burning piper’s hut (p43)
Hughie Rory MacKinnon & Ben Williams (p53)
Request
2nd Half (all big book):
Kate’s new tune – the Quiet Man (p109)
Michael’s Mazurka (p154)
Honeysuckle (p130)
Hunter’s hill (p122)
Shetland reels (p96)
High reel and Tarbolton (p85)
Mouth of Tobique (p82)
Request
At our Friday Zoom sessions we get a new tune, selected by the tune-picker forthe week. The full list and a pdf file of all the tunes are available to members on the members’ music page here: https://blackfordfiddlegroup.org.uk/members-area/member-music/