The Old Swan Band Tune book presents a selection of 191 traditional tunes from Britain, Ireland, Mainland Europe, North America and Australia played and recorded by the band over five decades. The tunes are accompanied by interesting footnotes as to there origins. The book is ideal for musicians seeking repertoire for English pub sessions and ceilidh bands.
Alexandra Park
Andrea’s Swedish Mazurka
Another Fine Mess
Art Wooten’s Quadrille
Astley’s Hornpipe
Bälter Svens Paradpolkett
Barbara Allen
The Basque Jig
Basquet of Oysters
Batt Henry’s Barn Dance
Beatrice Hill’s Three Hand Reel
The Bell Isle March
Betty Fitchet’s Wedding
Billy Ballantine’s Reel
The Bishop of Chester’s Jig
The Blakeney Breakdown
Blue-Eyed Stranger
Bobbing Around
Bobby Shaftoe
Bonnets So Blue
Bonny Breast Knots
The Bottom of the Punch Bowl
Bourton Six
Brighton Camp
The Bugle Call Jig
Buttered Peas
Can’t Stop Polka
Captain Lanoe’s Quick March
Church Street
The Cliffe Hornpipe
The Coleford Jig
Covent Garden Row
Crabfish Stepdance
The Curly Headed Ploughboy
Dan Leno’s Boa
Dancing Dustman
The Dannish Waltz
The Dark Girl Dressed in Blue
The Dashing White Sergeant
The Day Room
Double Figure Eight
Down the Road
Dr Casey’s Finbook
Druttjinkeilleitjen
The Earl of Mansfield
The Evesham Stick Dance
Fire Burning Bright
Flowers of Edinburgh
Flowers of Edinburgh (Slow)
Freedom of Ireland
The General Ward
The Gentiane Mazurka
George Green’s College Hornpipe
George Privett’s Polka
Ger the Rigger
German Polka
Getting Upstairs
Give Us a Little Treacle and Bread
The Gloucester Hornpipe
Going to the Well for Water
Grand Chain
The Green Ship
Green-Clad Hills
Grommet
Gypsy’s Hornpipe
Hayward’s Schottische
Heel and Toe Polka
Herbert Smith’s Four-Hand Reel
Herbert Smith’s Varsovienne
Hop Jig
Hunting the Hare
Huntsman’s Chorus
In and Out the Windows
The Indian Polka
J B Milne
Jack O’Robinson
Jenny Bell’s Polka
Jimmy Duffy’s Barn Dance No. 1
Jimmy Duffy’s Barn Dance No. 2
Jimmy Garson’s March
Kelso Fiddle and Accordion Club
The Kennet Jig
Kings of Kerry
Kitchen Girl
Lady Comptons Whim
Lass of Richmond Hill
The Leeds Polka
Little Diamond
Little Polly
Little Red Wagon
Louis James Quadrille
Lovely Nancy
Lucy Campbell’s Polka
Mad Moll of the Cheshire Hunts
The Maids of Ardagh
The Man in the Moon
The Manchester Hornpipe
March of St. Timothy
Marche des Cabrettaires
The Marriage Vow
The Matelot
Michael Turner’s Jig
Mickey Chewing Bubblegum
Morning Star
Morpeth Rant
Moss-trooper’s Polka
Mr Rew’s Polka
Mrs Claxton’s Polka
Mrs O’Dwyer’s
Mr Swallow’s Swedish
The Mudgee Schottische
My Love, My Love
Neriah Benfield’s Waltz
The New Killarney
The New Rigged Ship
Nip the Bunny
Not for Joe
Old Heddon of Fawley
Once I Loved a Maiden Fair
Oscar Woods’ Polka
Oscar Woods’ Jig
La Ouellette
Over the Hills to Glory
Packie Russell’s
Parnell’s March
Partie de Lanciers
Percy Brown’s Polka
The Perfect Cure
Polly Put the Kettle On
President Garfield’s
Quadrille de le Fin de l’An
The Quaker
The Queen’s Jig
Queer Fella’s Shot-ese
The Quickstep
Redowa Polka
Redwing
The Rigs of Marlow
Rita Baker’s Varsovienna
Road To The North
The Rocking Schottische
The Rose Tree
Rose, The
Salford Lasses
Sally Sloan’s Varsoviana
Sally Sloane’s
Scan’s Stepdance No.2
Schottisch fran Havero
Seamo’s Polka
Sherborne Waltz
The Sloe
Soldier’s Joy
Sonny Brogan’s Mazurka
Speed The Plough
St. Mary’s
The Staffordshire Hornpipe
Stan Treacy’s Very Particular Waltz
Starry Night for a Randy
The Steamboat Hornpipe
Stephen Baldwin’s Schottische No. 1
Stephen Baldwin’s Schottische No. 2
Stjuls på Källhagen
Stoney’s Waltz
Summer Waltz
A Swedish Waltz
The Sweet Briar
Symondsbury Mummers Tune
Three Around Three
The Tipputs
The Tournemore Polka
Travellers' Joy
A Trip to the Forest
The Triumph
Les Trois Puits
Tyskan
Uncle’s Jig
Up the Sides and Down the Middle
The Vine Tree
Walter Bulwer’s No. 1
Walter Bulwer’s No. 2
The Waterloo Dance
Welsh Jigg
Wenlock Edge
Whistling Rufus
William Irwin’s No. 3
William Kimber’s Schottische
Winster Gallop
The Woodcutter’s Jig
Woodland Flowers
Woodland Revels
The Worcestershire Hornpipe