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DAVE BROWN'S CONTRA DANCE TUNE BOOK An Electronic book, downloadable to your computer, of tunes suitable for Contra Dances and other social dance situations. Most tune have a backing track so that musicians can play along with their computer. EBOOK .
CONNECTIONS CD of American and English Dance tunes. Each tune played at dancing speed and length. CD Details iTunes
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REFLECTIONS CD of American and English Dance tunes from CDs previously recorded by Dave. Each tune played at dancing speed and length which makes the tracks suitable for callers and dance teachers. CD Details iTunes
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SKYLARK CD of American and English Dance tunes. Each tune played at dancing speed and length. CD Details .
OUTSIDE the SQUARE CD of American and English Dance tune. Each tune played at dancing speed and length. CD Details .
SHADES OF BROWN Book of original Tunes written by Dave Brown in the Folk Tradition. Melody and suggested chordal accompanyment. BOOK Details EBOOK
MEMORIES IN WALTZ TIME Book of original Tunes written by Dave Brown in the Folk Tradition. Melody and suggested chordal accompaniment. BOOK Details EBOOK
PLAYFORD STYLE Book of dance tunes from the Playford collections of 1650-1750 arranged in 3 parts suitable for workshops and bands. BOOK Details EBOOK
MUSIC FOR 2 Some of Dave Brown's Original tunes arranged for melody instruments and piano accompaniment. The Backing CD has two accompaniments for each tune 1) Slow for practice and 2) at dancing speed. Book with Backing CD Details EBOOK

RECORDINGS


CONNECTIONS:A new CD by Dave Brown. Click here to read the sleeve notes.

Following the success of Gingerbread and Moonshine and Outside of the Square, Dave has again responded to requests to produce more material for the local dance club to enjoy at their Saturday Night Dances. This CD is useful for callers and clubs alike. This CD is a great accompnyment to Dave's recent Books Shades of Brown and Memories in Waltz time which are on sale on the web page.

Each piece is played by Dave using a selection of instruments including - Keyboard, Guitar, Drums, Bass, Recorder, Mandolin and of course VIOLIN! This means that even though there is one musician, there is a FULL BAND SOUND. Orders are accepted over the INTERNET, so please click below!

CONNECTIONS PLAYLIST: Buy and Download these any track or the whole Album from the iTunes Store or from AMAZON or RHAPSODY

  • Miss Rosie Bird + The Arborist: Reels 9 x 32 bars
  • Meg O'Lymm Jig 8 x 32 bars
  • Katharine the Great + The White Horse Waltz: Waltz 6 x 32 bars
  • Rumble in the Jungle + Let it all Hang out! Jigs 9 x 32 bars
  • Felicity: Waltz 4 x 32 bars
  • Jig in a Box + Dandelion Whine: Jigs 9 x 32 Bars
  • Mark in Thyme + Miss Kirsty Rose: Reels 8 x 32 Bars
  • Home Again + Fiddler's Fancy: Reels 9 x 32 bars
  • Pip Squeak + Rachael's March: Marches 8 x 48 bars
  • Tom Tiddler Jig 7 x 32 bars
  • David's Dilemma + Leaping Lewis: Reels 8 x 64 bars
  • Home on the Hill + Patience Waltzes 5 x 32 bars
  • Swakopmund Lass + Do you wanna Dance with me?: Reels 9 x 32 bars
  • Turtle Bay: Waltz 7 x 32 bars
  • G and C: Reels 9 x 32 bars
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REFLECTIONS: English and American Country Dance Music recorded at dancing length for use in Dance Clubs and by callers who use recorded music - All instruments are played by DAVE BROWN.

Some of the tracks on this compilation CD could previously be found on Dave's CD "Gingerbread and Moonshine" which is now sold out. Some tracks are available on "Outside of the Square", which is still available, along with additional material.







REFLECTIONS PLAYLIST: Buy and Download these any track or the whole Album from the iTunes Store or from Amazon

  • Congress Reel And Hobart's Transformation REELS 9 x 32 bars
  • Tom Tiddler Jig - JIG 7 x 32 bars
  • Felicity - Swing Waltz 8 x 32 bars
  • Night Of Fun + Rocky Road To Dublin - TRIPLE (9/8) JIGS 6 x 32 bars
  • boyeux Quebec + Fiddler's Reel - REELS 7 x 32 bars
  • Elegance (English Style)
  • Blarney Pilgrim + Willy Walsh's - Jigs 6 x 48 bars
  • Laura's Swing + Jig For Catherine - JIGS 7 x 32 bars
  • Humours Of Ballyloughlin - JIGS 4 x 64 bars
  • Swallow Tail Jig + Protherough's Jig - JIGS 9 x 32 bars
  • Cooley S Reel + Le Diable Vert - REELS 7 x 32 bars
  • Ashton Hill + Wickham Jambouree Marches 7 x 32 bars
  • Redtail Rag + Church Flowers - RAGGY HORNPIPES 5 x 32 bars
  • Over The Waterfall and Rock The Cradle Joe - REELS 7 x 32 bars
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    OUTSIDE of the SQUARE: A new CD by Dave Brown. Click here to read a review.

    Following the success of Gingerbread and Moonshine, Dave has responded to the many requests to produce more material for the local dance club to enjoy at their Saturday Night Dances. This CD is useful for callers and clubs alike.

    Each piece is played by Dave using a selection of instruments including - Keyboard, Guitar, Drums, Bass, Recorder, Mandolin and of course VIOLIN! This means that even though there is one musician, there is a FULL BAND SOUND. Orders are accepted over the INTERNET, so please click below!

    OUTSIDE of the SQUARE PLAYLIST

    • Congress Reel + Hobart’s Transformation (arr. DB) Reels 9 x 32 bars
    • Tom Tiddler (© Dave Brown) Jig 7 x 32 bars
    • Felicity (© Dave Brown) Swing Waltz 8 x 32 bars
    • The Sailor’s Wife + Morrison’s Jig (arr. DB) + Coffee (© Gary Haggerty). Jigs 11 x 32 bars
    • Joyeux Quebec + Fiddler’s Reel (arr. DB) Reels 7 x 32 bars
    • Elegance (© Dave Brown) Playford Style 6 x 32 Bars
    • Blarney Pilgrim + Willy Walsh’s Jig (arr. DB) Jigs 6 x 48 bars
    • Celtic Rose + Fields of Corn (© Dave Brown) Waltz 7 x 32 bars
    • Humours of Bally Loughlin (arr. DB): Jigs 4 x 64 bars
    • Cooley’s Reel + Le Diable Vert (arr. DB) Reels 9 x 32 bars
    • Tribute to Al White (arr. DB) Reels 9 x 32 bars
    • Heatherington’s Hornpipe + Blue Days (© Dave Brown) Hornpipes 7 x 32 bars

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    GINGERBREAD and MOONSHINE: English and American Country Dance Music - All instruments are played by DAVE BROWN.

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    The tunes recorded on this CD are an example of the sort of music being played for English and American country dances at this end of the 20th cent. Some are traditional, meaning that no-one really knows who wrote them, and, because they are popular, they are played by many musicians. Some are new and reflect the fact that the country dance tradition is alive and creative on both sides of the Atlantic.

    Over the last few years I have been privileged to have played with, danced to, and listened to, some of the finest folk dance musicians in the world. They have been experiences which I will treasure for the rest of my life. I have learnt from these encounters that, although the form of the music and dance are inextricably linked, the melody is only a transient part of the music we play. After 20 years of playing English and American Country Dance music, this recording is a reaction from me which says "experiment", "try something new". This album is an experiment and, for me, it is something new. I have tried to avoid the strict metronomic style of the Scottish band, and the "Um-pah" of the English band. This is a symbiosis of my existence in a world which is influenced by Swing, Ragtime, Rock, Jazz, Debussy (!!), and a myriad of indefinable desires and wishes. At this point my American friends would begin to wax lyrical about the harmony between music and the soul transcending national boundaries. I'm not going to do that. I'm just going to say that I enjoyed the experiment, played the tunes I wanted to play, and took great pleasure in creating this "English" dance recording.

    Dave Brown Woollas Hall, Worcs., England, April 1997.

    Gingerbread and Moonshine Playlist

    • FROSTY - Cold & Frosty Morning / Grumbling Old Man and Growling Old Woman / June Apple. 9 x 32 Bar Reels.
    • NIGHT - Night of Fun / Rocky Road to Dublin 6 x 32 9/8 jigs.
    • LUCY - Lucy Farr’s Jig / Indian Point (Rick Mohr USA) / Connaughtman’s Rambles 4 32 bars + 4 x 32 bars Jigs
    • ASHTON - Ashton Hill (DB) / Wickham Jambouree (DB) 7 x 32 bar Reels.
    • HOME - Home on the Hill (DB) / Patience (DB) 5 x 32 bar Waltzes.
    • LAURA - Laura’s Swing (DB) / Jig for Catherine (DB)/ Jig for Bob (DB) 7 x 32 bar Jigs.
    • ROMANCE - Solo Piano Piece by Dave Brown
    • BLUESY - It’s a Bluesy Waltz (Jonathan Jensen) / 5 x 32 bar waltz.
    • SWALLOW - Swallow Tail Jig / Protherourgh’s Jig (DB) 9 x 32 bar Jigs.
    • FUN DAY - Bay of Fundy / The Old Grey Cat / Saut de Lapin 8 x 32 bar reels.
    • REDTAIL - Redtail Rag (DB) / Church Flowers (DB) 5 x 32 bar Hornpipes (Ragtime time style)
    • WATERFALL – Over the Waterfall / Rock the Cradle Joe / Liza 7 x 32 bar reels.

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    HALSWAY MILLENNIUM PLAYERS:

    NOW SOLD OUT

     
    Click here to read a review. Dave Brown organised this CD with many English dance musicians to celebtreate the Millennium and promote Halsway Manor. Loads of tracks and some are for callers and dance clubs to dance to. Jigs and Reels, waltzes and hornpipes. Click on the "Add to basket button" to buy this product.
    Price £10.00. (all preceeds to Halsway Manor).

    A group of musicians, including Thomas Bending, Aidan Broadbridge, Dave Brown, Alan Corkett, Jon Corkett, Kevin Downham, Maggie Fletcher, Lesley Gerbrandy, Estelle Jackson, Maggie Kaye, Howard Mitchell, Geoffrey Moss, Hazel Ridd, Rod Stradling, Gordon Taylor, Meg Winters, Recorded a wonderful CD of traditional music on St. George’s Day 2000, to celebrate the Millennium and Halsway Manor.

    Halsway Millennium Play list

    • The Burghees Hole
    • Air, Strathspey, Reel.
    • Newcastle.
    • English Sword Dance Tunes. (Medley)
    • The Old Mill
    • Welsh Waltzes
    • An evening at the Bar
    • Easter Thursday
    • Sir Confused of Halsway
    • A Selection of Morris Dance Tunes.
    • Parson’s Farewell
    • A selection of Processional Tunes.
    • Si Bheag, Si Mhor
    • Never Love Goddesses
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    BOOKS



    SHADES OF BROWN: This is Dave Brown's Newly Published Premier Collection of original tunes. The collection includes Jigs, Reels Hornpipes and Marches. All of which have been tried and tested at various dances and ceilidhs. Why not give your band an original sound with these new tunes. Dave has also written a short biographical note about the origin, or reason for each tune.
    ISMN M 9002117-1-2
    Price: £6.00
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    Buy an E-Book version of this book downloaded to your computer. CLICK HERE to DOWNLOAD a trial version.
    The first few pages are free!

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    PLAYFORD STYLE: Dave created this set of arrangements in 1988. It has proved a popular selling book and many bands use this material as their standard set of Playford/English Arrangements.
    ISBN 1 870635 04 3
    Price £4.50
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    MEMORIES IN WALTZ TIME A great selection of Waltzes composed by Dave for an ever widening series of events and occasions. The waltz styles vary from simple waltzes to those which can be played with complex swing rhythms.
    ISMN M 9002117-0-5
    Price=£4.50
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    MUSIC FOR 2: This is a new book of Dave Brown's melodies arranged for Solo instrument and Piano. The book comes with an accompanying CD where each piece can be accompanied in 1 of 2 different ways. 1. A slow learning track and 2. A faster performance track. The collection includes Jigs, Reels Hornpipes and Marches. All of which have been tried and tested at various dances, ceilidhs and music workshops. If you are learning to play an instrument then this would be a great way to learn to play. The backing tracks simply make you move along with the music and help you to create a real performance feeling.
    ISMN M 9002117-2-9 and ISBN 978 0-9558348-1-3
    Price: £12.00 (including backing tracks and data CD.)

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    Click on the buy now button to purchase a copy of the CD to accompany "Teaching Children Country Dance", recorded by the Downfielders Country Dance Band. Click here to download the accopmanying book for this CD.
    Price: £10.00
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