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.
| 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 | walnut | Chestnut |
| 23 | The Xylocopa | video | Grimstock |
| 24 | Zaffre | video | Sellenger's Round |
WORK IN PROGRESS!
Jonny's 24 Country Dance Tunes
- Alt Chestnut - (Chestnut)
- Minor Mount Hills (Mount Hills)
- Alt Maiden Lane (Maiden Lane)
- The Bunch - (Tuzzimuzzy)
- The Jalopy-pede (Galloped) https://youtu.be/Nga6HygcPK4
- Sir Under de Coverly - (Sir Roger de Coverly)
- The Raincoat and Drimlico - (Trenchmore)
- Alt Goddesses - (Goddesses)
- Alt Kelstern Gardens
- Alt Paul's Alley
- Alt Softly Good Tummas
- Barham Up (Barham Down)
There are more - I just need to put out a search party for them!
My next manuscript is under way too:
- Tawnybeak (Portsmouth)
- Boreas and Chloris (Zephyrs and Flora)
- Old Keep (Newcastle)
- My Lady Shadyglade (My Lady Linwood's Maggott)
- Mr Brum's Drum (Barbarini's Tambourine)
- Cressing Minster (Ely Minster)
- The Thingamajig (What d'ya Call It)
