Hi Emma and others Mike's book is great, I have it myself, but NOT for the Breton repertoire - it's tunes from the Berry region in the centre of France. It has lots of 3 and 2 time bourrees, scottishes etc - Breton repertoire is an dro, hanter dro, kost ar'choat - with totally different rhythm and structure. Not that it matters if you're playing by yourself, but worth keeping in mind if you are planning to meet up with French/Breton musicians. There are some Breton tunes and instructions for dancing in the Encyclopaedia Blowzabellica which should be available on Amazon. The Centre France books by Mel Stevens which might be available 2nd hand are not Breton repertoire but good for bourrees etc if you can find them. For finding tunes you could look on youtube for Lothlorien and see where that takes you. Unfortunately most Breton tunes don't have names - just an dro etc - which makes it hard to track down a specific one. Good luck!
Clare On Tuesday, 23 December 2014 17:23:39 UTC, emeraldemma wrote: > > Hello, I am fairly new....I hope this is the right address to do a > posting.. > I am seeking sources for Breton tunes either audio or sheet music.... I > love the tunes and want to learn thm on my HG,but also on my fiddle and > bowed psaltery..(I find if I am playing tunes I want to learn, I end up > practicing much more). I thank you in advance fornany help!...Beth > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
