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Tich’s Reel (Willy Taylor)

One of Willy Taylor’s fabulous compositions. He didn’t write many, but the ones he wrote are all good and invaluable additions to the Northumbrian fiddle repertoire.

Download includes the a worksheet (pdf) of Tich’s Reel, transcriptions of Willy Taylor’s own playing, and recordings of the tune at three different speeds.

The sheet music (pdf) contains:

1. Worksheet containing Source material with chord suggestions
2. Bowing suggestions
3. Ornamentation
4. Realization
5. Transcription of Willy Taylor’s recording on ‘Harthope Burn’
6. Transcription of Willy Taylor’s recording on ‘Welcome to the Dene’
7. Transcription of Willy Taylor’s recording on ‘An Audience with the Shepherds’

The recordings zip files (both mp3 and m4a files) contain the following:

1. Melody recorded at full speed
2. Melody recorded at a mid tempo
3. Melody recorded at a steady tempo

To hear a full play-though, visit Stewart’s YouTube Channel (@stewarthardymusic) and find it on The Tune Vault.