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World & Folk Tune Traditions

I take you outside the standard competition repertoire into Irish, continental, and classic Highland traditions.

5 LESSONS · ALL LEVELS · WORK THROUGH THEM IN ORDER

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01 Irish Tunes — March 5, 2024 I start close to home stylistically with Irish tunes, so the jump outward doesn't feel too big. March 5, 2024 · 52m · Tunes & Repertoire → 02 Pipe Tunes from Around the World: Galician, Asturian, Breton Tunes and More Now I take you further afield to Galician, Asturian, and Breton pipe traditions. April 30, 2025 · 53m · Tunes & Repertoire → 03 The Greatest 3/4 Marches of All Time I bring you back to a Highland form here, the 3/4 march, so you can compare rhythm and feel across traditions. October 6, 2025 · 1h 4m · Tunes & Repertoire → 04 Classic Hornpipes by Donald MacLeod I add a set of classic hornpipes so you hear how one composer's style shapes a whole genre. December 19, 2025 · 46m · Tunes & Repertoire → 05 The Tunes of John MacColl I close with a set from the home tradition, so you finish having heard the full range we started with. July 3, 2024 · 1h 4m · Tunes & Repertoire →

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