Lester's Tune-a-Day

A tune noted down by nineteenth-century Cumberland fiddle player, William Irwin. And a Happy and Prosperous New Year to all my followers. X:249  T:Iron Legs  M:4/4  L:1/8  K:D AG|F2 AF E2 AG| FGEF D2 A2| B2 c2 d2 ed| cdcB A3 G| F2 AF E2 AG| FGEF D2 A2| Bcde fedc| d2 d2 d2:|| G2| fgfg efef| fgfg efef| dede cdcd| dede cdcd| BcBc ABAB| BcBc A3 A| Bcde fedc| d2 d2 d2:||

A waltz by Chris Woods, played in F on a C/F Erica. X:145 T:Elizabeth Clare C:Chris Wood M:3/4 L:1/8 K:F C FG|A3 B AF|G2 A3 G|F2 D2 C2|C3 C FG| A2 c2 d2|c2 A2 F2|c2 B2 A2|G3 C FG| A3 B AF|G2 A3 G|F2 D2 C2|C3 C FG| A2 c2 d2|c2 B2 A2|G2 F2 E2|F3 G Ac|| d2 c3 A|B2 A3 B|c2 B2 A2|G3 F GA| B3 B cB|A3 A BA|G2 F2 D2|C3 C FG| A3 B AF|G2 A3 G|F2 D2 C2|C3 C FG| A2 c2 d2|c2 B2 A2|G2 F2 E2|F3||

A pan pipe tune from the Andes! I got the tune from Mike Minchin the previous box player in my band. X:372 T:Nina Wara M:6/8 L:1/8 K:Em P:2A (BC)2 2A P:A BAG EGA|BGe d2z|ece ged|BAG B2z| BAG EGA|BGe d2z|ged dBG|BAG E3| BAG EGA|BGe d2z|ece ged|BAG B2z| BAG EGA|BGe d2z|ged dBG|BAG E3|| P:B Bdd ded|B2 A G3|egg gag|e2 d B3| Bdd ded|B2 A G3|EGA BAG|E3- E2z:| P:C BAG d3|BAG E3|egg gag|e2 d B3| BAG d3|BAG E3|EGA BAG|E3- E2z:|

A tune by Andy Turner that I got from his playing on a Magpie Lane CD. X:523  T:Stottycake Polka  C:Andy Turner  M:4/4  K:G  g2 d2 B3 A|GABc d2 d2|GABc d2Bd|c2 AB cdef|  g2 d2 B3 A|GABc d2 Bd|c2 cc B2 BB|A2 dd e2 f2|  g2 d2 B3 A|GABc d2 d2|GABc d2Bd|c2 AB cdef|  g2 d2 B3 A|GABc d2 Bd|c2 cc B2 BB|A2 AA A4||  G2 Bc d2 d2|GABc d2 d2|A2 cd e3 f|g2 e2 e2 d2|  G2 Bc d2 d2|GABc d2 dd|g2 g2 f2 ff|e8|  G2 Bc d2 d2|GABc d2 d2|A2 cd e3 f|g2 e2 e2 d2|  G2 Bc d2 d2|GABc d2 dd|g2 g2 f2 ff|e8||

A tune written by Frank White Meachum in 1885 and made famous by Glen Miller. Played on my Bb/Eb Erica. X:1  T:American Patrol  M:4/4  L:1/8  C:Frank White Meachum  K:G  D2|G2 G2 GFGA|B2 B2 BABc|d2 d2 d^cdg|d4 z2 B2|  c2 cB A2 c2|B2 BA G2 B2|A2 E2 F2 G2|ABcB ADEF |  G2 G2 GFGA|B2 B2 BABc|d2 d2 d^cdg|d4 z2 G2|  e2 d2 c2 B2|A2 G2 F2 G2|A2 Bc B2 A2|G2 DEFG AB||  c2 c2 c2 c2|cB c3 ^c|d2 d2 dcBc|d6 B2|  c2 c2 c2 c2|cB c3 ^c|d2 d2 dcBc|d6 d2|  e2 e2 g3 e|d2 de dc B2|c2 c2 F3 c|B2 Bc BA G2|  e2 e2 g3 e|d2 de dc B2|c2 c2 F2 A2|G6||

A tune I learned after hearing it during Whitby Folk Week. X:369 T:Marmalade Polka M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G D2|G2 G2 GABc|dd d2 d2 ed|cc c2 c2 dc|BB B2 B3 A| G2 G2 GABc|dd d2 d2 ed|c2 AA A2 F2|A2 G2 G2:| d2|e2 d2 B2 G2|G2 F2 F4|e2 d2 c2 A2|A2 G2 G2 Bd| g2 g2 g2 ag|f2 e2 e3 e|d2 Bd cAFG|A2 G2 G2:|

A tune that can be found in both England and Ireland and notated in many manuscripts. X:405 T:Paddy Carrey's M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G D2G GFG|B2G GFG|E2A A2B|cAG FED| D2G GFG|B2G G2z|FED DEF|GAB A2G:| G2B c2e|d2e dBG|G2B c2e|dBG A2z| G2B c2e|d2e dBG|G3BAG|[1FDF G2z:|[2FDF G2B|| c2A AGA|B2G GFG|F2G A2B|c2A F2D| c2A AGA|B2G GFG|FED DEF|GAB A2G:|