During the last couple of years I've been writing som very specific change tunes for some very specific dances. I decided I wanted to present these tunes in a "24 Country Dance Tunes for the Year '26"
When I managed to complete the manuscript in time for April Fool's Day 2026 it was an opportunity too good to miss. However... the tunes exist in all seriousness and it is a serious manuscript of tunes that we play for dance. I just fancied being creative in how I presented it! I hand wrote the whole thing using "pointed pen" (metal dip nib) and then hand bound the book. I'm still working through getting video of all the tunes.
24 Country Dance Tunes for the Year '26
| No. | Tune/Lesson | Video | Original |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Always Love Thee More | video | Never Love Thee More |
| 2 | Cotton Cottage | video | Leather Lake House |
| 3 | The Draumbill | video | Trenchmore |
| 4 | The Engle | video | Fandango |
| 5 | Find the Mole | video | Hunt the Squirrel |
| 6 | Free Will | video | Jamaica |
| 7 | Great Hall | video | Well Hall |
| 8 | John's Maggot | video | Jack's Maggot |
| 9 | Kilderkin | video | Half Hannekin |
| 10 | King of the Giants | video | The Indian Queen |
| 11 | Lollicowlero | video | Lilliburlero |
| 12 | The Nudge | video | The Slip |
| 13 | The Orchard | video | La Bouquet |
| 14 | The Parsnip Grater | video | Gathering Peasecods |
| 15 | Prince Rupert's Socks | video | Prince Rupert's March |
| 16 | The Purshorts | video | The Purlongs |
| 17 | The Quaff | video | Mr Beveridges Maggot |
| 18 | Sanguine Sally | video | Mad Moll |
| 19 | The Scullery Marinade | video | Row Well Ye Mariners |
| 20 | The Stranger Companion | video | The Fine Companion |
| 21 | The Tightrope Walker | video | Jacob Hall's Jig |
| 22 | Walnut | video | Chestnut |
| 23 | The Xylocopa | video | Grimstock |
| 24 | Zaffre | video | Sellenger's Round |
WORK IN PROGRESS!
24 Country Dance Tunes for the Year '27 - Jonny's Tunes
| No. | Tune/Lesson | Video | Original |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barham Up | video | Barham Down |
| 2 | The Bunch | Video | Tuzzimuzzy |
| 3 | The Collared Whim | Chestnut | |
| 4 | Golden Dresses | Goddesses | |
| 5 | The Jalopy-pede | video | Galloped |
| 6 | Lowland Greetings | Highland Farewell | |
| 7 | Alt: Kelstern Gardens | Kelstern Gardens | |
| 8 | Alt: Maiden Lane | Maiden Lane | |
| 9 | Minor Mount Hills | Mount Hills | |
| 10 | Alt: Paul's Alley | Paul's Alley | |
| 11 | Pingu aka No But It Makes My Throat Tingly | video | Stingo |
| 12 | The Raincoat and Drimlico | Trenchmore | |
| 13 | Seller to the Quay | The French Milliner aka - Key to the Cellar | |
| 14 | Sir Under de Coverly | Sir Roger de Coverly | |
| 15 | Alt: Softly Good Tummas | Softly Good Tummas |
24 Country Dance Tunes for the Year '27 - Vicki's Tunes
| No. | Tune/Lesson | Video | Original |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boreas and Chloris | video | Zephyrs and Flora |
| 2 | Mr Brum's Drum | video | Barbarini's Tambourine |
| 3 | My Lady Shadyglade | video | Lady Winwood's Maggot |
| 4 | Old Keep | video | Newcastle |
| 5 | Tawnybeak | video | Portsmouth |
| 6 | The Thingamajig | video | What d'ya Call It |
| 7 | Whitby Minster | video | Ely Minster |
| 8 | Venene | Stingo |
