Mally The Old And The New - R. Dunn Traditional Music Book

Highly respected on the scene in north-east England, Robin Dunn is a fiddler, mandolinist and composer of tunes in the traditional idiom. This book is what he considers are his best works which he has carefully matched, in sets, with other choice tunes – his inspirations in fact – from the local tradition. The book has been put together in response to repeated requests for ‘the dots’ of the tunes played at La Toque Bleu (Robin’s band) performances. It covers all of the album ‘The Rocking Horse’ plus a wide selection Robin was playing before he started composing. Rather than keeping the old and the new separate Robin has mixed them together to make new sets._x000D_ Besides the tunes there are also several dances to be found along with notes and comments from Robin, a great book for lovers of Northumbrian music; it’s worth buying just for the two hard to find classic tunes by Willie Taylor ‘The Pearl Wedding’ and ‘Nancy Taylor’s Reel’, two cracking reels which are played repeatedly at sessions not just in Northumberland but throughout the whole of England.