Tag: international music

The Foxhunter’s Jig – Eight handbells

We’d like to hope that the fox gets to dance too (rather than becoming someone’s trophy)! Alternate titles: Nead A Lachan Sa Mhuta Standard Version: ”Dual-Range”™ Score Package: $ US G5-based practice track: $ US F5-based practice track: $ US Purchasing this 8-bell arrangement gives you permission to print and maintain up to four copies …

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Barney Brannigan – Eight handbells

Historically, slip jigs (with three beats per measure) have been danced by the ladies after some female dancers showed the men they had footwork just as incredible as the men did! Alternate titles: ‘Twas On A Windy Night A New Gig Blewitt’s Jig Charming Judy Brallahan Master Tailor’s Irish Lilt Standard Version: ”Dual-Range”™ Score Package: …

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The Boys of Bluehill – Eight handbells

Hornpipes are great fun even with just eight bells. This one is regarded as one of the most popular ever. Alternate Titles: Buachaillí An Chnoic Ghoirm The Lads Of North Tyne Mildew On My Mind Na Buacaillide Ua Cnoc-gorm Standard Version: ”Dual-Range”™ Score Package: $ US G5-based practice track: $ US F5-based practice track: $ …

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The Kesh – Eight handbells

This Irish jig will have you dancing in no time! Alternate titles: The Castle Kerrigan’s The Kincora The Mountaineers’ March Standard Version: ”Dual-Range”™ Score Package: $ US G5-based practice track: $ US F5-based practice track: $ US Purchasing this 8-bell arrangement gives you permission to print and maintain up to four copies for your handbell …

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Off to California – Eight handbells

As we release this new arrangement of an Irish-American hornpipe, we’re celebrating two years together in the USA! This arrangement is sold as a “dual-range”™ PDF. Alternate Titles: Bound For California Fireman’s Reel The Humours Of California The Juggler The Portsmouth Hornipe The Whiskey Standard Version: ”Dual-Range”™ Score Package: $ US G5-based practice track: $ …

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Eight-Bell Hornpipes

Hornpipes are songs from long-ago England and Ireland, originally played on wind instruments. They became popular, and are notably associated with sailors because they could be danced in the limited available space on ships. They’re usually in 4/4, with the eighth notes being swung. Many of them follow an AABA phrase pattern, which makes them …

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Hardiman the Fiddler – Eight handbells

We can see the fiddler having a great time leading the dancers ever faster and faster as the celebration goes on! Alternate Titles: (for some reason, there apparently aren’t any…) Standard Version: ”Dual-Range”™ Score Package: $ US G5-based practice track: $ US F5-based practice track: $ US This arrangement is also included in Larry and …

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Wrong Foot Forward – Eight handbells

We love the way this slip jig by Sarah Allen and Brian Finnegan of “Flook” plays! The challenge: It’s in 7/8 – you can imagine how it might confuse the dancers! Alternate Titles: (for some reason, there apparently aren’t any…) Standard Version: ”Dual-Range”™ Score Package: $ US G5-based practice track: $ US F5-based practice track: …

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Larry and Carla’s Eight-Bell Jig Collection

Here’s our first eight-bell jig collection! It’s a set of fast-moving, exciting pieces that you’ll find to be tremendous fun to play. So… get this collection (scroll to the bottom of the page below the five videos), break out your bells, and hold on to your hat! Here’s what this collection contains: The Butterfly Hardiman …

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Moreton Bay – Eight handbells

Even in miserable times, the resilience of the human spirit makes it possible to create music that recalls both good and bad times. The Australian folk song Moreton Bay is about a place where exiles from Ireland… uh, “disembarked”, and is also known as the “Convict’s Lament”. One Sunday morning as I went walking / …

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