| Joe McCool wrote: | > I have name of an "Irish" tune (jig, reel, hornpipe ...) how can I | > research its history ? Are there any web sites out there that enable | > me to look up the history of a tune ? Books ? Very often a tune can | > be known by more than one name. How can I find these out ? | | Take a look at "The Fiddler's Companion" by Andrew Kuntz. | http://www.ceolas.org/tunes/fc/
Yes. Also, this list is really for the discussion of abc, not of tunes. It's easy to understand how one could lead to the other. But there's a "tradtunes" list that is a better place for discussing tunes, research, and such. It's at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tradtunes/ This list was started by Johnny Adams, who is a music historian. The list is explicitly "a place where people can swap tunes in abc or midi format, show off their new tunes, seek forgotten tunes, ask for information on the history of tunes, ..." The tradtunes list has been low-volume lately, and it could use a few good discussions. Hint, hint .... To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
