Monday 29 February 2016

Westerton Polkas


A couple of polkas. Here is a rough recording:
https://soundcloud.com/paulfremantle/westerton-polkas 

And here are the dots

And the ABC:

X:1
T:The Westerton Polka No. 1
K:G
M:2/4
L:1/8
D| G3/2A/ GE | DE GA | Be dB | ed BA |
 G3/2A/ GE | DE GA | Be dB | A3 :| 
d |g3/2a/ ge | dB AB | g3/2a/ ga | 
ba ge | g3/2a/ ge | dB AB | ed BA | G3 :|

X:2
T:The Westerton Polka No. 2
K:Amix
M:2/4
L:1/8
c3/2B/ AF | EF AB | ce fe | cA B2 | 
c3/2B/ AF | EF AB | ce ec | BA A2 :|
ce fe | c3/2A/ BA | ce fe | cA B2 | 
ce fe | c3/2A/ BA | c3/2B/ AF | EA A2 :| 


Wednesday 12 November 2014

The Greenwood Jig / The Greenwood Fire

The Greenwood Jig / The Greenwood Fire

A tune I wrote inspired by the sparks flying from our woodburner recently.

And the ABC:

X:1
T:The Greenwood Jig
C:Fremantle
R:Jig
F: http://tunes.fremantle.org
M:6/8
K:Em
|: Bcd e2g | fed edc | ABc B2A | GFE FED |
Bcd e2g | fed edc | BdB AGF |[1 G2E E3 |[2 G2E E2c] :|
c |B2G E2c | B2G E2B | A2F D2B | A2F D2c|
B2G E2c | B2G E2z | BdB AGF |[1 G2E E2c |[2 G2E E3  :| 

Monday 29 August 2011

Trip to Pakistan

I was at the Purbeck Folk Festival this last weekend and I attended Brian Finnegan's workshop. He taught us the Trip to Pakistan together with a harmony line he made up on the spot. Here is the transcription that Tina and Rachel did. Any mistakes are in my ABCing their transcription.



X: 1
T: Trip To Pakistan, The
M: 4/4
C: Niall Kenny
C: Brian Finnegan (Harmony)
L: 1/8
R: reel
N: Transcribed by Tina and Rachel from Brian F's workshop at the Purbeck Folk Festival 2011
K: Emin
V:1 
|:EGBE G3 B|A3 B AGFG|EGBE G3 B|AGFG E4:|
V:2
|:GBeG B3 e|d3 e dBA2 |GBeG B3 e|dBAG B4:|
V:1
|:EFGE c3 A|B3 d ABAG|EFGE c3 A|BAGB A4:|
V:2
|:GABg e3 c|d3 e dcB2|GABg e3 c|dcBG [A4D4]:|
V:1
|:FGBF GBGF|EFGE FGFE|DFAD FADF|AGFG E4:|
V:2
|:ABgA BgAB|GABG ABGA|FAdF AdFA|edAF B4:|

Thursday 20 January 2011

The Lost Kings

Not very Sri Lankan, but this came to me while sat on the top of Sigiriya. I admit its slightly derivative, but I still like it. I hope to post a recording soon.

X:01
T: The Lost Kings
L:1/8
M:3/4
C: Fremantle
K: G
gfg | e3 gfd | B3 ABd | e3 dBG | A3 gfg | e3 gfd | B3 ABd | e3 dBD |1 G3 gfg |2 G3 ABd :|
e3 gfg | e3 gfd | B3 ABd | A3 GBd | e3 gfg | d3 gfd | A3 BAD | G3 :|

Thursday 18 November 2010

Waldron

Waldron is the place in East Sussex where my grandmother grew up, and my father had a house for many years. I guess I should mention its where my great-grandparents, my grandmother and my father are buried.

Here is a very rough recording done in the kitchen with the laptops built-in mike.

Waldron by paulfremantle

Its a fairly simple tune. Its too soon after writing it to know how it will turn out. If I've made any transcription mistakes its because its my first slow-ish tune.

Here is the ABC:
X:1
T:Waldron
M:3/4
K:G
DE |: G3 BAG | AGE2 DE | G3 BAG | A4 DE | G3 BAG | AGE2 dB | A3 BAF | G4 :|
Bc |: d3 ged | edB2 Bc | d3 ged | e4 Bc | d3 ged | edG GAB | B3 cAF | G4 :|

Friday 20 August 2010

Reencaheragh Strand

I'm on holiday in Kerry, staying on Valentia Island - surfing a lot, playing some music, walking, and generally having a good time. One of our favourite spots is Reencaheragh Strand. I hope you enjoy the tune:


We also had a poetry writing competition. Well not really a competition. Here is the sonnet I discovered Shakespeare had written when he visited St Finan's Bay for a quick surf:

The hard Atlantic Sea doth break
With plunging force and passing cold
And each successive wave doth make
A fresh endeavour for my soul.
The piercing light with greenest flash,
Through glist'ning sea delighteth me,
Preceding just the foamy crash -
My worries cleans'd, my aches do flee.
A glassy board beneath my toes,
Slicing through water cold, fresh, wet,
Ahead sweet calm, behind the throes,
As wave by wave here breaks the set.

So Dude - pop up - and grab that ride:
This is your time - to carve, to glide.

Here followeth the ABC for the tune:
X:1
T:Reencaheragh Strand
C:Fremantle
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
ABA FDF | dcB AFD | ABA FDF | def e3 |
ABA FDF | dcB AFD | EFG efg | fde d3 :|
fgf gfg | afd efg | fgf gab | afd e3 |
fgf gfg | afd ecA | BGB efg | fde d3 :|

Thursday 17 June 2010

Blessed Margaret Pole

Blessed Margaret Pole by paulfremantle

One of my first tunes (I wrote in 2006). Originally posted here.

Named after http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Pole,_8th_Countess_of_Salisbury

The ABC is at the Session. Here are the dots: