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Sept. 30 – Oct 21 – Dorian tunes in Am

Fiddling Demystified Class, Philadelphia Folksong Society’s Folkschool. (Signup form for classes and archived lessons)

Sept. 30 – Oct. 21 – Dorian tunes in 4/4 and 2/4 to learn and backup – the tunes are meant to be played as a medley, with Cutting Ferns followed by Cluck Auld Hen in 6/8, then Cluck Old Hen in 2/4.

  • Cutting Ferns (strathspey) Am
    • sheet music (treble clef) from Jerry Holland, Vol. I, Cranford Publications.
    • YouTube link: Jerry Holland’s first Rounder recording, Master Cape Breton Fiddler)
    • track Cutting Ferns/Brenda Stubbert’s © Jerry Holland – excerpt from Acadian House Party CD with Eddie Arsenault
  • Cluck Old Hen (Southern Old-Time reel) Am (from Fiddling Demystified, Vol. I),
    • sheet music for treble clef in 2/4 and 6/8
  • Donna plays all three separately and together on YouTube:
    • Cutting Ferns
    • Cluck Auld Hen 6/8
    • Cluck Old Hen 2/4
    • Medley of all three tunes
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