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The Small
Hall Band (Last updated August 2008) |
Contact l.marroni@zen.co.uk
Tel 01573 224920
Check below for the tunes practiced over the previous few months. |
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Dates for diary - for SHB
information only. Forthcoming Bookings 2008 Saturday 18th October 2008 - Hexham Wentworth Leisure Centre. This is s MUST for all the older members of the Band - David Oliver's 60th & retirement bash. We are the headline band !! Saturday 25th October - Family Ceilidh for visiting American Fiddle group - 'The Peninsular Fiddlers'. Venue and times to be confirmed.Possibly Ednam or Coldstream. If there are SHB folks who would be able to offer 'hospitality' to the Americans that would be great. Saturday 29th November St
Andrew's Day Contact
l.marroni@zen.co.uk The Small Hall Band. This lively young group of musicians has been going since 1995 and has played over 250 gigs in more than 100 different venues throughout Scottish Borders and beyond. Many of our original members have since become successful professional or student musicians. Our current band, about 20 in number, continue the tradition of playing music for concerts and high-energy ceilidhs on traditional instruments - fiddles, flutes, whistle, guitar, accordion, bodhran and keyboard.
AGM Tuesday 22nd January, 2008 |
The Small Hall Band meet on the third
Sunday of every month in Ednam Village Hall. 1.45pm - 3pm More recent band members 'Slower and steadier' Older members come and act as tutors please. 3.15 pm - 5pm 'Building the Repertoire' Next Third Sunday Dates are as follows for 2008- 2009 Sunday 17th August Sunday 21st September Sunday 19th October Sunday 16th November Sunday 21st December Sunday 18th January 2009 Sunday 15th February 2009 Sunday 15th March 2009 Sunday 19th April 2009 Sunday 17th May 2009 Sunday 21st June 2009 Please note them in your family diaries ! Sheila Blain is creating a 'tea' rota for these dates. Contact her at 01573 223568 Send you ideas to l.marroni@zen.co.uk |
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Practice on Sunday 20th January
2008 Tunes practiced :- John Whelans Waltz / Twisted Bridge Inish Air / Jig Run Rig Harvest Home & Trumpet Hornpipe ; Egan's Polka Set; Snowy Monday; Spoota Skerry; Tunes to learn - Thunderhead; Mrs MacLeod/ Fairy Dance/Soldiers Joy; Music of Spey ; Blayden Races New tunes coming up next month to learn :- Oot be est da Vong; Clare Jig / Dingle Regatta ; The Bugle Horn Also need to get our heads round more dance sets - The Blue Bonnets, Jig of Slurs & Atholl Highlanders New members welcomed included Anna, Eliza, Erin, Hannah who shared these tunes with us :- Islay Jig, The Arran Boat, Auld Lang Syne (in G) |
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Practice on Sunday 16th
December 2007
Tunes practiced :- Egan's Polka Set; Scotland the Brave Set; The Dark Island; Harvest Home/Trumpet Hornpipe: SHB March /Marie's Wedding (G) / Gallowa Hills; 20th August /New High Level Hornpipe; Boys Lament for his Dragon/ Redcastle /Jingle Bells (A) & Angus McLeod; Snowy Monday/ Atholl Highlanders; Tunes to learn - John Whellans Waltz, Twisted Bridge Inish Air, Jig Run Rig Music of Spey New ones listened to - Haymakers Jig Blayden Races Dingle Regatta. Plus A good old blast through some old favourites:- Mrs MacLeod Set, Spoota Skerry, SHB All Stars |
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Practice on Sunday 18th
November 2007 Very busy practice this time - lots of tunes covered and the new folks are really coming on well ! We need to have a programme ready for December 2nd at Edgerston. The proposed programme will be emailed out to band members. We are really lucky to have new musicians who are also very experienced Highland Dancers. Tunes practiced :- Egan's Polka Set; Marie's Wedding (G): Jingle Bells (A) & Angus McLeod; Harvest Home /Trumpet Hornpipe; 20th August /New High Level Hornpipe; Scotland the Brave Set; Snowy Monday/ Atholl Highlanders; The Dark Island; Farewell to Whisky; Dingle Regatta. |
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Practice on Sunday 21st October
2007 Today we had to revisit some of the tunes we are teaching the new members as well as work out a suitable program for the event at Cardrona Hotel. We also welcomed another accordion player with whom we played 'The Dark Island' |
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Practice on Sunday 23rd
September 2007 A last minute change of venue saw us in Stichill Village Hall for a change. SHB welcomed to three new young players. Older and more experienced members of the band have been very helpful in individually tutoring the new folks with Egans Polka /Rattling Bog /John Ryans Polka, Scot Brave/Marie's Wedding/Angus McLeod 20th August |
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Practice on Sunday 19th
August 2007 1.45- 3.00pm Egans Polka /Rattling Bog /John Ryans Polka, Scot Brave/Marie's Wedding/Angus McLeod 20th August / New High Level Hornpipe 3.15- 5pm John Whelan's Waltz followed by The Twisted Bridge Snowy Monday followed by Kinko ( at speed !) The Scandinavian Polka |
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Practice on Sunday ...June 2007 1.45- 3.00pmLearned John Whelan's Waltz, Egans Polka /Rattling Bog /John Ryans Polka 3.15- 5pm Started looking at The Scandinavian Polka, Rakes of Mallow and Reel of Tullochgoram set. Revisited Snowy Monday and also Farewell to Whisky Put together 20th August tune with New High Level Hornpipe and Hamilton Rant |
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Practice on Sunday 20th May 1.45pm - 4.30pm group Practiced through most of the sets we were going to need for Hexham Put together a new hornpipe set - 20th August, The High Level Hornpipe / Hamilton's Rant Practised a set of 48 bar jigs |
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Practice on Sunday 15th April,
2007 1.45pm - 3pm group 20th August, Derby's Farewell & Spotted Dog 3pm - 5pm group Bugle Hornpipe, Border Gaitherin, Jackson's Jig Set, Islay Rant /Tam Lin, Blue Bonnets - plus a number of other tunes specifically for the Border Gaitherin Ceilidh on 5th May |
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Practice on Sunday 18th March,
2007 1.45pm - 4.30pm group Road to Banff & Andy's Saltire, Mick's Knitted Triplets (Andrew), Border Gaitherin Tune, Bugle Hornpipe |
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Practice on Sunday Febuary 18th,
2007 1.45pm - 3pm group 20thAugust , Marie's Wedding ( KeyA ), Bugle Hornpipe, Egan's polka, 3pm - 5pm group Derby's Farewell / Spotted Dog, Tain in the Rain The High Drive, Arthur's Favourite / Hamar oe'r the Taing |
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Practice on Sunday January
21st, 2007 1.45pm - 3pm group The band welcomed two new visitors - Monica and Rebecca. All learned the first part of the '20th August' tune, as well as playing Marie's Wedding in A, Egan's Polka, Bugle Hornpipe. 3pm - 5pm group All played '20th August'. Spent some time on different parts for Derby's Farewell & Spotted Dog, with help from Carly and Cherie. Aslo revisited Mrs MacLeod Set, Ferry Reel Set, Carly's Boat tune & Hamar o'er the Taing. |
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Practice on Sunday January
21st 2007
1.45pm - 3pm group 3pm - 5pm
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Practice on Sunday December
17th 2006 - This
is what we did. Rockin' Around the Christmas
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Practice on Sunday November
19th 2006- 3pm - 5pm
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Practice on Sunday October
22nd, 2006- This is what we did. 1.45pm - 3pm group Revised new tune called '20th August' Looked through 'Green Hills of Islay (Ceilidh collection book1) Marie's Wedding (in key A) New High Level Hornpipe with intro and Hamilton Rant Harvest Home / Trumpet Hornpipe (with a quiet bit !!) 3pm - 5pm group Practiced Old Head Pier / Du's bune Lang awa Heights of Cassino (with arrangement) Border Gaitherin Tune (learned) Pailmerk / Heatherhope ( + intro) Fashion o the Deltin Lassies, Jack is yet alive, High Rd to Linton Tain in Rain / High Drive Road to Banff / Andy's Saltire Mrs MacLeod - entire set Sound of Sleat, Tongadale, McArthur Road in E Will look at possible arrangements of some of these next time. Keep the usual Ceilidh Sets practiced - we need them on Friday 8th December. |
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Practice on September 17th - 2006 This is what we did. 1.45pm - 3pm group All learned a new tune called '20th August' Revised Carly's Boat Tune,Trumpet Hornpipe Spoota Skerry Set (second tune) 3pm - 5pm
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Practice on August 20th 2006 - This is what we did. 1.45pm - 3pm group Trumpet Hornpipe, Carly's Boat tune, Jacksons /Lannagan's/ Biddy of Sligo set, Scotland the Brave in Key of C 3pm - 5pm
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