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Book # Tune Name Date Played Where Played Played By Why Played More tunes Comments
1 Scotty O'Neil
 1/1/23 Merrimack,NH Justin Godin A good way to ring in the new Year! Played through Aaachie's Reel and Aaron's Rarified Air, but would not take credit for playing them! This was the first McQuillen tune I danced to, though not the first 've played. I've always loved it because you can feel the pulse of Mack's piano through the notes's a great example of the traditional New England feel!
1 Scotty O'Neil 1/1/23 Montague, MA Chuck Malloch For the halibut
3 The Fifer's Delight 1/1/23 Montague, MA Chuck Malloch thinking of Ralph Sweet
1 Scotty O'Neil 1/1/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton, Sally Newton, Laurie Indenbaum and 3 Bloody Mary's (one each) Play All the Tunes! Hear the Canterbury Country Dance Orchestra play Scotty O'Neil
4 Raphy's Red Hat 1/1/23 Saxtons River, Vermont in Jill's Living Room Jill Newton, Sally Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Play All The Tunes! Book 4 Mary Elder's Jig
Book 4 Ralph Page
Book 4 Andy's Hornpipe
Book 4 Michael's Hornpipe
Book 5 Katie Morse's Jig		 Linked to the 1980 recording of Applejack with Bob McQuillen on piano.
7 Sam's Jig 1/1/23 Jill's living room in Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton, Sally Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Play All the Tunes! Book 5 Winnie Oak
Book 3 Joey's Hornpipe
Book 3 Jerry's Dance #1
Book 3 Jerry's Dance #2
Book 3 Larry's Waltz		 Linked to the 1980 recording of Larry's Waltz
3 Laurie's Hornpipe 1/1/23 Jill's living room in Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton, Sally Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!! Book 3 April's Hornpipe
Book 4 Jill's Jig
Book 1 Chips from the Old Block		 Jill's Jig is a wonderful jig
3 Ernie's Tune 1/1/23 Putney Vermont Deb Maynard Ernie Spence was one of my favorite dance partners at Cammy Kaynor's dance in Northfield Mass. This is a great tune!
4 McLenon's Reel 1/1/23 Durham, NC Nancy Parr Because!
1 Scotty O'Neil 1/1/23 Couth Buzzard Books, Seattle, WA Laurie Andres, WB Reid & 23 other maniacs Jam Session Spring Song
Bob's Own
Chickadee's Polka
Larry's Waltz
Sarah's Jig
Amelia
3 Black Friday 1/2/23 Athens, Vermont in my dining room Laurie Indenbaum Because! Just Because! The date on this tune is April 15.
3 Chelsea House 1/2/23 Athens, Vermont in my dining room Laurie Indenbaum Because! Just Because! It was a wonderful place. So many good memories of Carol Levin.
3 Ernie's Tune 1/2/23 Athens, Vermont in my dining room Laurie Indenbaum Because! Just Because! Deb is right. It is a good tune. Schottishe.
3 Shelley's Reel 1/2/23 Athens, Vermont, in my dining room Laurie Indenbaum Because! Just Because! Dedicated to my good friend, Shelley Osborne. I think we played it differently than written.
3 The Broken Sword 1/2/23 Athens, Vermont, in my dining room Laurie Indenbaum Because! Just Because! I remembered that this was a good tune.
2 Pete's March 1/1/23 Tracy Hall, Norwich VT Calliope New Year's Eve Dance
2 The Chickadee Polka 1/1/23 Tracy Hall, Norwich VT Calliope New Year's Eve Dance
4 Cori McLenon 1/2/23 Durham, NC Nancy Parr Because
1 Aux Bois de Norwich 1/1/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Just because—great tune!
1 Bat in d' Bat'room 1/1/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Just gonna keep going! I don't see this one on the list? In my copy (combination book 1&2) It's p. 5
1 The Beaux of the Loch 1/2/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin 2023 is the year Mack is going to turn me into a competent sight reader Becky's Birthday, Billy's Forty Footer, Blue Jay Polka, Bobby Rojo
3 The Dancing Bear 1/1/23 Fort Worden, Port Townsend, Washington Bonnie Zahnow, WB Reid, Bertram Levy, Ruthie Dornfeld, Bobbie Nikles, Roland Nikles, Bruce Barnard Party. We played the tune at about 12:01 am on January 1st, right after singing Auld Lang Syne
5 Amelia's (Waltz) 1/2/23 Nelson, NH Garrett Cameron, Nat Backes, Gordon Peery, Hilliare Wilder Monday night contra dance
1-2 Comb Brothers Three 1/3/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Sight-Reading practice/Just Because. If you can only squeeze in one tune, might as well make it a big one!
3 Randy Miller's Reel 1/3/23 Durham, NC Nancy Parr Because
4 April's March 1/4/23 Athens, Vermont Laurie Indenbaum Playing All the Tunes This is a good tune! When I stop reading the notes I play it a little differently than he wrote it.
15 Chrysandra 1/4/23 Athens, Vermont Laurie Indenbaum Play All the Tunes Find this on the back cover of book #15.
8 Ernie's #2 1/4/23 Athens, Vermont Laurie Indenbaum Play All the Tunes Another Schottishe for Ernie Spence. Another good tune.
6 Hull's Relief 1/4/23 Athens, Vermont Laurie Indenbaum Play All the Tunes Mac turned Hull's Victory on its head.
13 Liz Dreisbach's 1/4/23 Athens, Vermont Laurie Indenbaum Play All the Tunes Back in the day, Liz was the leader of the Sedentary Sousa Band in Ballard, Seattle, WA
6 Michael and Karen 1/4/23 Athens, Vermont Laurie Indenbau Play ALL the tunes. Written for Michael McKernan and Karen Carey to celebrate their wedding, November 1981
15 Pierce Hall 1/4/23 Athens, Vermont Laurie Indenbaum PLAY ALL THE TUNES Pierce's Hall – a favorite place to play.
6 Roger's Reel 1/4/23 Athens, Vermont Laurie Indenbaum Play All the Damn Tunes I messed it up so slowed down the parts on the recording that I did, to try to play it as written at least once.
9 Rosa's Jig 1/4/23 Athens, Vermont Laurie Indenbaum Playing all the tunes A nice happy jig.
7 Sam's Jig 1/4/23 Athens, Vermont Laurie Indenbaum Still Playing All the Tunes Interesting jig, composed through.
3 Sarah's Jig 1/4/23 Putney Vermont Deb Maynard Play all the tunes! And I have always loved this one My dog likes it too
3 New England Winter 1/4/23 Putney Vermont Deb Maynard This tunes fits this dark and rainy January day!
1-2 Comb Bryan's Fancy 1/4/23 Sitting in my car on lunch in Bedford NH Justin Godin Bob's still teaching me to sight read Art is a great guy and a great player!
1-2 Comb Bug in a Bucket 1/4/23 Sitting in my car on lunch in Bedford, NH Justin Godin Bob's still teaching me to sight read
1-2 Comb Burke Mountain 1/4/23 Sitting in my car on lunch in Bedford, NH Justin Godin Bob's still teaching me to sight read
1-2 Comb Calli's Graf 1/4/23 Sitting in my car on lunch in Bedford, NH Justin Godin Bob's still teaching me to sight read
1-2 Comb Camp Oceanward 1/4/23 Sitting in my car on lunch in Bedford, NH Justin Godin Bob's still teaching me to sight read
1-2 Comb Reel Canadien-Français 1/5/23 Merrimack, Nh Justin Godin Because, Just Because
1-2 Comb Cathy Sue 1/5/23 Merrimack NH Justin Godin Halibut
1-2 Comb Cathy's (listed here as Kathy's) 1/5/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Because, juuuuuust becaaaaaause
1-2 Comb Cat in the Kitchen 1/5/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Just cause
1-2 Comb Cherry Hill 1/5/23 Just Because Bob Justin Godin Just Because
6 French Club Reel 1/5/23 Guilford Community Church, Guilford VT Andy Davis, Mary Cay Brass, Chuck Malloch, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Beth Boyle – the Thursday Québecois Woodshed Session Session Tune with something French in the title Were there 2 French Clubs in Waltham? French Club is a nice tune, more playable than I thought at first. Very Bobbish.
3 April's Blueberry Pie
 1/5/23 Putney Vermont Deb Maynard Play all the tunes! A surprisingly melancholy tune, considering that it's named after pie
4 Pete's March 1/5/23 Putney VT Deb Play all the tunes! Especially your favorites
5 Amellia 1/2/23 Montague, MA Many local musicians, at the Monday Night Jam Jam session
3 Spring Song 1/5/23 Montague Center, MA, in Becky's kitchen Rebecca Weiss, Donna Francis, Mary Beth Boyle, Tim Rieman, Becky Hollingsworth Because we were playing tunes and we like this one and it's not in a common book. Also at this session we had a shoe-tying lesson, right after playing Spring Song.
10 Allison's Jig 1/6/23 Athens, VT Laurie indenbaum Play play play
10 Bill Paine's Polka 1/6/23 Athens, VT Laurie indenbaum Play dem tunes Maybe a little too notey.
10 Betsy 1/6/23 Athens, VT Laurie indenbaum Tunes, more tunes. I like Bob's jigs
10 B.A.T. Man's Jig 1/6/23 Athens, Vermont Laurie Indenbaum Playing Book 10 When you play the tunes, read the dedications
10 Anna's Waltz 1/6/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing Book 10
10 Ashley's Waltz 1/6/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum Snow day!
10 Amy Sarli's Reel 1/6/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum Book #10
10 Joan's 1/6/23 Seattle, WA Laurie Andres For the hell of it!
10 Kathy's Jig 1/6/23 Seattle, WA Laurie Andres For the hell of it!
3 Robin's Bodhran 1/4/23 Durham, NC Nancy Parr Because
3 Larry's Waltz 1/5/23 Durham, NC Nancy Parr Because
5 Amelia 1/6/23 Durham, NC Nancy Parr Because
1-2 Comb The Chickadees' Polka 1/7/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes It's a great sunny day for this classic
1-2 Comb Chips from the Block 1/7/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Plays All the Tunes Bob's still teaching me to sight read
1-2 Comb Clover Ridge 1/7/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Sight reading all the tunes
1-2 Comb Col. Sanders' March 1/7/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
1-2 Comb The Coonhunter 1/7/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
1-2 Comb Cory's Jig 1/7/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL The Tunes
1-2 Comb Coureurs des Bois 1/7/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play All the tunes What a great one!
1-2 Comb Craigie's Reel 1/7/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
1-2 Comb Crowes on the Firld 1/7/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Bob's sightreading school
1-2 Comb Cuddihee's jig 1/7/23 Amherst, NH Justin Godin Play ALL The Tunes Tried this one on the flute – feels like a good choice!
7 Mary Cay's Jig 1/7/23 Brattleboro VT, on Cherry Street Mary Cay Brass, Mary Lea, Laurie Indenbaum Because Mary Cay This is a nice jig, very playable, very danceable. A Major, the happy key.
6 Mary Lea's Waltz 1/7/23 Brattleboro VT, on Cherry Street Mary Lea, Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum Because Mary Lea
3 Spring Song 1/7/23 Brattleboro, Vermont Andy Davis-accordion, Lissa Schneckenberger-fiddle, Louisa Engle-fiddle, Amanda Witman-English concertina Birthday party, tune jamming just for fun
11 The Bow Maker 1/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play (almost) All the Jigs in Book 11
11 Alice's Jig 1/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play (almost) All the Jigs in Book 11
11 Cecil's Jig 1/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play (almost) All the Jigs in Book 11
11 Cousin Sarah Beth's Jig 1/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play (almost) All the Jigs in Book 11
11 Girardot's Jig #1 1/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play (almost) All the Jigs in Book 11
11 Girardot's Jig #2 1/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play (almost) All the Jigs in Book 11
11 Governor Jean's Jig 1/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play (almost) All the Jigs in Book 11
11 The House Band Jig 1/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play (almost) All the Jigs in Book 11
11 Janet's Jig 1/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play (almost) All the Jigs in Book 11
11 Juliana's Jig 1/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play (almost) All the Jigs in Book 11
11 Krista's Jig 1/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play (almost) All the Jigs in Book 11
11 Marilyn's Jig 1/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play (almost) All the Jigs in Book 11
11 Pat & Penny's Jig 1/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play (almost) All the Jigs in Book 11
11 Polly's Jig 1/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play (almost) All the Jigs in Book 11
11 Rosie's Jig 1/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play (almost) All the Jigs in Book 11
11 Shannon's Jig 1/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play (almost) All the Jigs in Book 11
11 Shauna's Jig 1/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play (almost) All the Jigs in Book 11 This is my favorite of the Jigs in Book 11 – that I played today
11 Poodle's Polka 1/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing almost all the jigs in Book 11 – how could I resist? A tune for the departed Poodle of an accordion player that Mac knew.
11 Road to the Stiles 1/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing almost all the jigs in Book 11, I had to play this and see if it was related (of course it is!) to Road to the Isles.
1-2 Comb Dancing with Duke 1/8/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play All the tunes! I never got the chance to Dance with Duke, but I feel his style would've worked well with this jig
1-2 Comb Danny's on the Green 1/8/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes Fun one!
1-2 Comb Dave Fuller's Reel 1/8/23 Merrimack Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
1-2 Comb David's Return to Carlisle 1/8/23 Merrimack NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
1-2 Comb Deer Run North 1/8/23 Merrimack NH Justin Godin Play ALL The Tunes
1-2 Comb Delorier's Delirium 1/8/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
1-2 Comb Donna's Dream 1/8/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes Chickened out and didn't take it up an octave the second time around – does that even count?! :-D
1-2 Comb Dougan's Reel 1/8/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
1-2 Comb Dreesey's Waltz 1/8/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
3 Robin's Bodhran 1/8/23 Palmetto, FL Robin Russell I am not the Robin for whom this tune was composed, but the name caught my attention years ago, and I decided to learn it on accordion for the opportunity to attend a new-to-me local jam session. Feeling so far from “home”, It was pure joy to meet new friends and share my memories of Bob and his influence on me. To my delight, everyone not only enjoyed the tune, but two others shared their personal stories of memories of Bob. It was a joyous moment of remembering and music-making being carried on.
3 Dancing Bear 1/9/23 Brattleboro VT – Gathering Place and Bradley House Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Our monthly visit to adult day services and assisted living in Brattleboro We told our audience all about Bob, his tunes, his life, and his love for all the people in his life, including The Bear.
8 The Olive Street Jig 1/9/23 Brattleboro, VT – Bradley House Assisted Living Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Our monthly visit to an assisted living in Brattleboro. We randomly picked this tune to warm up with, as our audience was getting settled.
3 Chelsea House 1/10/23 Putney Vermont Deb Maynard Play ALL the tunes, and this one looked easy To me, this tune feels very sweet and innocent
3 The Dancing Bear 1/10/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard well, there it was, right next to the Chelsea House jig
3 Laurie's Hornpipe 1/10/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Love the contrast between the A and B parts of this tune
3 The Broken Sword 1/9/23 Nelson, NH Garrett Cameron, Nat Backes, Hilliare Wilder, Gordon Peery Monday night contra dance
4 Pete's March 1/9/23 Nelson, NH Hilliare Wilder, Nat Backes, Gordon Peery, Garrett Cameron Monday night contra dance
3 Queen Elizabeth 1/10/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Well, I had to play a tune named after Queen Elizabeth! Dated 9 January 1978 and dedicated to Earl Gaddis. Curious about why Bob would have named a tune after Queen Elizabeth, so I had to Google ... 1978 was Elizabeth's Silver Jubliee (25 years as Queen) and January 1978 was when the QE II cruise ship set off on it's “most luxurious cruise ever”.
8 Bonnie's Jig 1/10/23 Seattle Washington at our home Bonnie Zahnow (nee Harbin) & WB Reid This tune was dedicated to Bonnie in 1990
13 Bonnie's Hornpipe 1/10/23 Seattle Washington at our home Bonnie Zahnow & W Bruce Reid This tune was named for Bonnie in May 2007 This tune and the one opposite in the book, “Bruce's March” are actually the same tune, one in “hornpipe” mode (with repeats) and the other as a march (no repeats). That Bob...clever guy.
13 Bruce's March 1/10/23 Seattle, Washington at our home W Bruce Reid & Bonnie Zahnow This tune was named for Bruce This tune and the one opposite in the book, “Bonnie's Hornpipe” are actually the same tune, one as a march (no repeats) and the other as a hornpipe (with repeats). Cute, Bob.
4 Jack's Waltz 1/11/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session Written for Jack Perron. A lovely tune!
4 April's March 1/11/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session Great Tune!
3 Woodland Dream 1/11/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session Dreamy. Dick Nevell wrote words to this one. Can be found on YouTube
9 Multnomah March 1/11/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session This one appears on various dance organizations lists
4 Carol & Richard 1/11/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session Remembering Carol Levin of the Chelsea House and her gifts to the community
4 Marnie's Wedding 1/11/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session Jill and I were at Marnie's wedding to Donnie MacLean
7 Andy's Reel 1/11/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session Andy Davis' Reel. A good first draft!
5 Amelia 1/11/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session There are no words
4 Thank You! 1/11/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session A fun tune! Written for Applejack.
7 Gibson-Aiken Reel 1/11/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session Thinking about that huge room as a dance hall
5 Pinewoods Reel 1/11/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session The 1980 Pinewoods week. And a good tune. An exceptional line-up of talent that summer.
1 Chips from the Old Block 1/11/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session We always loved this tune.
4 Woodsfellow's Hornpipe 1/11/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session
4 Woodruff's Hornpipe 1/11/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session It was right next to Woodsfellow's...
5 It's Nice to be Here in New England 1/11/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session A song! With words!
3 Sarah's Jig 1/11/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session One of the great tunes.
5 The Francestown Jig 1/11/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session This is a special tune, I want to play this one some more.
6 The Boys of Antrim 1/11/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session I always loved this tune.
5 My Mother's Waltz 1/11/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session Another surprise, so beautiful.
4 Alouette's Waltz 1/11/23 Newmarket NH, at home Peter Yarensky, fiddle; Emeline Dehn, piano Nightly Tunes I've always enjoyed hearing Alouette play her hammered dulcimer. Sometimes I start with Woodland Dream. And although I didn't this time usually I follow it with Amelia because they go so well together, and it makes me think of Pete and April as well as Mac, not to mention Amelia whom I haven't seen in far too long.
3 Ernie's Tune 1/14/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Emeline Dehn, fiddle; Peter Yarensky, piano nightly tunes Alouette's Waltz (book 4) – Amelia (book 5) Ernie's Tune learned from April Limber (recorded at a Fitzwilliam dance)
5 Amelia 1/14/23 Tamworth NH, USA Shana Aisenberg-fiddle, Jeanine Loubier-fiddle, Peter Kimball-guitar Tamworth Outing Club Contradance
10 Neil Vincent Orzechowski's Welcome to Earth 1/13/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Peter Yarensky, fiddle; Emeline Dehn, piano Nightly Tunes One of my favorites – both the tune and the title!
3 Robin's Bodhran 1/3/23 Portland, Ore. My house. Sue Songer and Betsy Branch We made a practice recording of the tune (medleyed with two other tunes) for the Portland Megaband in preparation for our dance on March 11th. There will be 69 musicians playing Robin's Bodhran on that day.
1 Scotty O'Neil 1/7/23 Fulton Hall, Portland, Ore. Sue Songer, Lanny Martin, Lori Shaffer + 10 others Open band contra dance
5 Bob's Own 1/15/23 Portland, Ore. my house Laurie Andres, Sue Songer two-person session, accordion, fiddle Spring Song, Book 3; Fourth of July, Book 1/2, Pete's March, Book 4, Larry's waltz, Book 3; and McLenon's Reel, Book 4
4 April's March 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH Sugar River Band Ralph Page Dance Day 2023 “WEE BIT OF ELEGANCE ”
4 Pete's March 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH Sugar River Band Ralph Page Dance Day 2023 “WEE BIT OF ELEGANCE ”
6 Reel Mme Jobin 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH Sugar River Band Ralph Page Dance Day 2023 “WEE BIT OF ELEGANCE ”
10 Russell's Reel 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH Sugar River Band Ralph Page Dance Day 2023 “WEE BIT OF ELEGANCE ”
4 Yerow's Reel 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH Sugar River Band Ralph Page Dance Day 2023 “WEE BIT OF ELEGANCE ”
13 Debbie Keller's Jig 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH Sugar River Band Ralph Page Dance Day 2023 “WEE BIT OF ELEGANCE ”
3 Sarah's Jig 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH Sugar River Band Ralph Page Dance Day 2023 “WEE BIT OF ELEGANCE ”
3 Aly's Fiddle 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH Sugar River Band Ralph Page Dance Day 2023 “WEE BIT OF ELEGANCE ”
10 Jane's March 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH Sugar River Band Ralph Page Dance Day 2023 “WEE BIT OF ELEGANCE ”
11 Clover's Polka 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH Sugar River Band Ralph Page Dance Day 2023 “WEE BIT OF ELEGANCE ”
11 A to Z Waltz 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH Sugar River Band Ralph Page Dance Day 2023 “WEE BIT OF ELEGANCE ”
4 April's March
 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH McQuillen Jammers Ralph Page Day McQuillen Jam Session
4 Pete's March 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH McQuillen Jammers Ralph Page Day McQuillen Jam Session
3 Dancing Bear 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH McQuillen Jammers Ralph Page Day McQuillen Jam Session
11 Pippi's Polka 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH McQuillen Jammers Ralph Page Day McQuillen Jam Session
8 Fitzwilliam Polka 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH McQuillen Jammers Ralph Page Day McQuillen Jam Session
2 Chickadee Polka 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH McQuillen Jammers Ralph Page Day McQuillen Jam Session
12 Coffee's “Woo-Woo” Polka
 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH McQuillen Jammers Ralph Page Day McQuillen Jam Session
10 Jane's March
 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH McQuillen Jammers Ralph Page Day McQuillen Jam Session
7 O'Donnell's Waltz 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH McQuillen Jammers Ralph Page Day McQuillen Jam Session
2 Olde Tyme Quadrille 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH McQuillen Jammers Ralph Page Day McQuillen Jam Session
10 Neil Vincent Orzechowski's Welcome to Earth 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH McQuillen Jammers Ralph Page Day McQuillen Jam Session
11 Caroline's Hornpipe 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH McQuillen Jammers Ralph Page Day McQuillen Jam Session
11 Uncle George's Reel 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH McQuillen Jammers Ralph Page Day McQuillen Jam Session
3 Woodland Dream 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH McQuillen Jammers Ralph Page Day McQuillen Jam Session
1 Scotty O'Neil 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH McQuillen Jammers Ralph Page Day McQuillen Jam Session
2 The Chickadee's Polka 1/16/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Peter Yarensky, fiddle; Emeline Dehn, piano Nightly Tunes I almost always play Silver & Gold Two-Step after it, as on New England Chestnuts (although nowhere near as well).
2 Chickadee's Polka 1/16/23 Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA The Monday Night Session!!! Because the chickadees are everywhere now! Spring Song
15 Michele's Waltz 1/17/23 Putney Vermont Deb Maynard Bob wrote this tune in September 2011 after seeing a picture of someone he had met in 1974 who passed away in 1976. A melancholy, very playable waltz Larry's Waltz, Chickadee Polka, Ralph Page, Francestown Jig
1-2 Comb Fife and Drum 1/9/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
1-2 Comb Fleur de Lis 1/9/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
1-2 Comb The Flying Walrus 1/9/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
1-2 Comb 4th of July 1/9/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin
1-2 Comb Fox Hollow 1/9/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
1-2 Comb The Galloping Snapshot 1/11/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Still Playing ALL the tunes
1-2 Comb Gidget's Jig 1/11/23 Merrimack, NH (or maybe Bedford) Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
1-2 Comb Green Mountain March 1/11/23 Bedford NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
1-2 Comb Harold's tune 1/11/23 Bedford, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
1-2 Comb He's Never Wrong! 1/12/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
1-2 Comb Hi Low Hornpipe 1/12/23 Bedford, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
10 Joan's Waltz 1/13/23 Burlingame Water Tower Hall, Portland, OR Laurie Andres, George Penk & Laura Kuhlman English country dance
10 Tammy's Waltz No. 2 1/13/23 Burlingham Water Tower Hall, Portland, OR Laurie Andres, George Penk & Laura Kuhlman English country dance
15 Not Today! 1/18/23 Putney Vermont Deb Maynard Great inscription on this tune! Amelia, Michele's Waltz (15), Ralph Page
1 Chips from the Old Block 1/17/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Emeline Dehn, fiddle; Peter Yarensky, piano Nightly Tunesl
1 Dancing With Duke 1/17/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Emeline Dehn, fiddle; Peter Yarensky, piano Nightly Tunes
1 Cat in the Kitchen 1/17/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Emeline Dehn, fiddle; Peter Yarensky, piano Nightly Tunes
1 Dancing with Duke 1/18/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session Great Tune
2 Page's Calling 1/18/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session
3 Lover's Waltz 1/18/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session Derivative, but not Plagiarism
4 Nerissa 1/18/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session Beautiful Waltz
5 Irene's Jig 1/18/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session A fine Jig
5 John Newton's Jig 1/18/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session Another fine Jig
5 Louie's Jig 1/18/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session
5 My Mother's Waltz 1/18/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session Extraordinarily beautiful
5 Stuart's Jig 1/18/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session
5 The Francestown Jig 1/18/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session A Keeper!
6 Monkey Mush 1/18/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session Fun to play. Lots of notes
11 Melanie's Waltz 1/18/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session
14 Fiddle Camp Jig 1/18/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session
14 Harvey's Fiddle 1/18/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session MIssing the last measure, but a good jig
14 Warren's Waltz 1/18/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session This one is also a keeper
14 Zora's March 1/18/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session Good stuff!
5 The Road Back Home 1/18/23 Saxtons River, VT Andy Davis, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Play Bob Tunes Session
1-2 Comb Hitchy's Reel 1/12/23 Bedford, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
1-2 Comb Home for the Holidays 1/12/23 Bedford, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
1-2 Comb Iain Bain, the Piper 1/13/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
1-2 Comb Ingalls' Jingle 1/13/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin play ALL the Tunes I believe (would have to go back, it's been a few years) that in PAID TO EAT ICE CREAM, Bob said something very close to “You will not find one rest in my entire body of work.” But there are 3 in Ingall's Jingle!
1-2 Comb Jeffie O'Neil 1/17/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes I first tried this tune before work Monday, and though it doesn't look like much I couldn't get it under my fingers. Maybe incipient Covid? I tried again on the wednesday 17th and still struggled more than I would have expected.
1-2 Comb Jim Gargan's jig 1/17/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes This was a fun one!
1-2 Comb Jimmy's Song 1/17/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Joanna's Jig 1/17/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Johnny's Drum 1/17/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Junie's Jig 1/17/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
4 Ralph Page 1/14/23 Swanzey, NH Sugar River Band Ralph Page Dance Day 2023
6 Augusta Waltz 1/16/23 Monday night Nelson contra dance Hilliare Wilder, Gordon Peery, Nat Backes, Matt Garland, Garrett Cameron
3 Dancing Bear 1/16/23 Monday night Nelson contra dance Gordon Peery, Nat Backes, Hilliare Wilder, Matt Garland, Garrett Cameron
1 Scotty O'Neil 1/14/23 Swanzey NH Sugar River Band MCQUILLEN TRIBUTE Ralph Page Day 2023
3 Black Friday 1/14/23 Swanzey NH Sugar River Band MCQUILLEN TRIBUTE Ralph Page Day 2023
4 Ralph Page 1/14/23 Swanzey NH Sugar River Band MCQUILLEN TRIBUTE Ralph Page Day 2023
4 Mary Elder's Jig 1/14/23 Swanzey NH Sugar River Band MCQUILLEN TRIBUTE Ralph Page Day 2023
5 Amelia 1/14/23 Swanzey NH Sugar River Band MCQUILLEN TRIBUTE Ralph Page Day 2023
5 Rocky Bay 1/14/23 Swanzey NH Sugar River Band MCQUILLEN TRIBUTE Ralph Page Day 2023
6 Hannah Towle 1/14/23 Swanzey NH Sugar River Band MCQUILLEN TRIBUTE Ralph Page Day 2023
8 Tea with Debra 1/14/23 Swanzey NH Sugar River Band MCQUILLEN TRIBUTE Ralph Page Day 2023
8 Altan's Reel 1/14/23 Swanzey NH Sugar River Band MCQUILLEN TRIBUTE Ralph Page Day 2023
8 Aunt Maddie's Hornpipe 1/14/23 Swanzey NH Sugar River Band MCQUILLEN TRIBUTE Ralph Page Day 2023
10 Francis's Hornpipe 1/14/23 Swanzey NH Sugar River Band MCQUILLEN TRIBUTE Ralph Page Day 2023
11 David Millstone's Hornpipe 1/14/23 Swanzey NH Sugar River Band MCQUILLEN TRIBUTE Ralph Page Day 2023
11 Rich Hart's Hornpipe 1/14/23 Swanzey NH Sugar River Band MCQUILLEN TRIBUTE Ralph Page Day 2023
11 Sheila's Hornpipe 1/14/23 Swanzey NH Sugar River Band MCQUILLEN TRIBUTE Ralph Page Day 2023
9 Rick's Hornpipe 1/14/23 Swanzey NH Sugar River Band MCQUILLEN TRIBUTE Ralph Page Day 2023
3 Sarah's Jig 1/19/23 Athens, Vermont Mary Cay Brass Just because. I first heard Mac play on a cassette of the Canterbury Country Dance Band in the back seat of a car in Chapel Hill, NC. I immediately said, “I have to learn to play like this”. And I did. Copied that tape and painstakingly learned my first tune measure by measure, copying Mac as best I could. What an inspiration!
3 Sarah's Jig 1/19/23 Wayne, Maine The Racket Factory (Hank Washburn, Margaret Cox, Eric Johnson, Mark Rains, Cynthia Phinney) Band practice
3 Dancing Bear 1/19/23 Wayne, Maine The Racket Factory (Hank Washburn, Margaret Cox, Eric Johnson, Mark Rains, Cynthia Phinney) Band practice
3 Dancing Bear 1/19/23 Wayne, Maine The Racket Factory (Hank Washburn, Margaret Cox, Eric Johnson, Mark Rains, Cynthia Phinney) Band practice
3 Fire in the Stove 1/19/23 My living room in Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton
 Because I loved Bob, and I like this project
1-2 Comb Kelly's Green 1/18/23 Merrimack NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Kevin's Camp 1/18/23 Merrimack NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb the Koo Koo Bird 1/18/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Larry 1/18/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Laurie's Bird 1/18/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Reel Lévis Bouliane 1/18/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Linda O'Neil 1/18/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
5 Katie Morse's Jig 1/20/23 In Katy's living room in Worcester, Mass. Her mom, Jill Newton  
1-2 Comb Lindbergh's Crate 1/18/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes This one kind of grabbed me! So I tried it on the flute on 1/20, it being dedicated to Deanna. I'm no flautist, so this is a great and accessible tune to work on playing consistently across almost the whole first two registers
1-2 Comb Lisa's Reel 1/19/23 Merrimack NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Reel Louis Beudoin 1/19/23 Merrimack NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb The Magic Banjo 1/19/23 Merrimack NH Justin Godin Quarantunes Like the secondary dominant and harmonic minor touches!
1-2 Comb Reel Maison Blanche 1/19/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Ma 'n Pappy's Reel 1/19/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Marche Marcoux 1/19/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes Maybe it's just the delirium, But I can hear Omer's fiddle, Maybe backed up by Sylvia Miskoe's accordion?
1-2 Comb Martha's Music 1/19/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb McCarthy's Irish March 1/19/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb McQuillen's March 1/20/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb M'Gunky's Jig 1/19/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
5 Amelia 1/21/23 Athens, Vermont Mary Cay Brass Because Just Because!
6 Boys of Antrim 1/21/23 Athens, VT Mary Cay Brass Because Just Because
1-2 Comb Michael's Pig 1/19/23 Merrimack Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Mike's Flasher 1/19/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Miss Cos's Polka 1/19/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Monadnock Mountain 1/19/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Monday Morning 1/19/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Money in the Bank 1/19/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Morley's Hornpipe 1/19/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb The Naughty 'Noochie 1/19/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes This would have been a great place to hang it up; a formidable tune; I've always loved his version with Rodney on Pure Quill. Must've been the fatigue because it doesn't scan as much but it took a couple of tries. A lot of tune to memorize, but it will be worth it.
1-2 Comb NEFFA March 1/19/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin
1-2 Comb Newt and Kay's Nelson Reel 1/19/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes I went back after a couple of days and tried it on flute because It didn't strike me as particularly “Newt” Definitely sings better on the flute. The “hook” in bars 2, 6, and 14 might meet the Tolman Criteria!
1-2 Comb New Year's Resolution 1/19/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin
1-2 Comb Nice and Easy 1/19/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes Now, I haven't made a habit of thumbing through the books (or scrolling through the list) because once I get distracted, forget it. I'll never finish. But, I'll have to look.... I was chatting with Dudley back on 1/10 and he mentioned that Mack had written a tune for him “But it was in a minor key--why would he do that?” this tune as NOT in a minor key. I wonder if there's another, or if Dudley just didn''t like it and couldn't remember why some fifty years later. . .

It's a good enough tune.
1-2 Comb O'Donnell's Fling 1/19/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Olde Tyme Quadrille! 1/19/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes What a great tune! I could totally hear the Fireside String Band doing a version of this (I mean, the tune had been written by the time they got together to make the recording)

1/19 was a long day.
1-2 Comb Page's Calling 1/20/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes Was he trying to answer McQuillen's Squeezebox?
1-2 Comb Patty's Party 1/20/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb P&A Jig 1/20/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin
1-2 Comb Paul Revere's Ride 1/20/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Paul's Jig 1/20/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Peggy's Doozy 1/20/23 Merrimack Justin Godin Quarantunes “Fantastic Sight Reader” Not me; took me four tries to go through it and remember to grab the second repeat on the A part!
1-2 Comb The Perrie Dance 1/20/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes. Finally caught up to my daily goal! (that said, just over 6% of the way through Mack's oeuvre. . .)
1-2 Comb Planxty Jack O'Connor 1/21/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin
1-2 Comb Prancy Lass 1/21/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Pretty Katie 1/21/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin
1-2 Comb Prissy's Polka 1/21/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Prissy's Whoopie New Year 1/21/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
7 Hetty's Hornpipe 1/22/23 Valley Cares Assisted Living, Townshend, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Our monthly visit to Valley Cares. Hetty's Hornpipe is a favorite of Séamus Connolly and it is included in his splendid online collection.
2 The Chickadee's Polka 1/22/23 Valley Cares Assisted Living, Townshend, VT Laurie Indenbaum Our monthly visit to play for the people
1 Scotty O'Neil 1/22/23 Valley Cares Assisted Living, Townshend, VT Laurie Indenbaum Our monthly visit to play for the people
4 Jack's Waltz 1/22/23 Valley Cares Assisted Living, Townshend, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Our monthly visit to Valley Cares.
5 The Francestown Jig 1/22/23 Valley Cares Assisted Living, Townshend, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Our monthly visit to Valley Cares.
5 My Mother's Waltz 1/22/23 Valley Cares Assisted Living, Townshend, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Our monthly visit to Valley Cares.
4 April's March 1/22/23 Valley Cares Assisted Living, Townshend, VT Laurie Indenbaum Our monthly visit to play for the people
4 Pete's March 1/22/23 Valley Cares Assisted Living, Townshend, VT Laurie Indenbaum Our monthly visit to play for the people
WB Laurie's Waltz 1/22/23 Valley Cares Assisted Living, Townshend, VT Laurie Indenbaum Our monthly visit to play for the people
6 Doozer's Waltz 1/21/23 Sharpsburg, Maryland, USA, at the Upper Potomac Fiddle Retreat Taught by Audrey Knuth Jaber and played by Audrey, plus Emily Aubrey, Heather Martley, Tobi Moriarty, Gina Faber, Kathleen Davis, Rachel, Eddy, Becky Lidgerding, Diane Walker, Wes Merchant, Jil Swearingen, Doug Scott and others. Special part of a Fiddle Weekend. Taught in NE Fiddle Class and shared with entire student body... those who had learned it played in the video. Amelia, Dancing Bear... at the contra dance.
5 Bob's Own
 1/22/23 Saxtons River, Vermont
At home by the wood stoveJi		 Jill Newton Because ! think we can really do this! Prissy's Whoopie New Year! Book 2 #2
Jimma's Jig Book 4 #43
John Newton's Jig Book 5 #43
4 Ralph Page 1/22/23 Putney Vermont Deb Maynard It's Tune of the Month! Scotty O'Neil, Larry's Waltz, Michele's Waltz, Amelia, Sarah's Jig, Olde Time Quadrille Ralph Page is like 6 tunes in one!
5 Keene's Jig 1/23/23 My home in Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Snow Day! Exploring Mac's tunes, I have wondered about how he just kept writing them, and publishing them, and using them to honor people and places. Some of the tunes are quite random; perhaps he figured he'd just write them down as they came to him, and let the world sort it out later. Each tune was precious to him because it represented someone or someplace or something precious in his life.
5 Ken Wilson's Reel 1/23/23 My home in Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Snow Day!
5 Larry's Reel 1/23/23 My home in Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Snow Day! This tune is interesting. As a solo fiddle tune it has some charm but I would like to try it again with a back-up and another voice. Originally titled, “Larry Haddock's Welcome to the Indian Neck Festival” or something even longer.
3 Fifer's Delight 1/23/23 by the fire in Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton My power, phone and internet were down, but my cell phone still worked, so I decided to record a tune for Ralph Ralph loved corny jokes. Here are some of his “Tom Swifties.”
“My horse won't stop!” Tom cried woefully.
“This train is going to crash!'” cried Tom distractly.
“I dropped the toothpaste,” Tom said crestfallen.
Ralph introduced me to Don Messer. YAY Ralph!
3 Every Other Jig 1/23/23 In my living room by the stove Jill Newton Book 3 was opened to this tune, so I decided to give it a try!
1 Ralph Page's Hornpipe 1/24/23 In my living room in Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton It is the first tune listed today on the “Not Yet Played” list. I feel honored to be playing a tune written for the 'Father of New England Contra Dancing!'
3 Larry's Waltz 1/24/23 West Townshend, Vermont Jill and Sally Newton Burger Night at the West Townshend Country Store
1 That's My Boy! 1/25/23 My living room in Sxtons River Jill Newton Because it's on the top of today's list of Tunes not yet played. It won't be there tomorrow!
3 Bread and Pickles 1/25/23 Putney Vermony Deb Maynard Boil the Sap (book 3); Bible Hill (Book 3) I really like Bread and Pickles, though the name doesn't seem to fit this A minor jig!
7 A Waltz for Chris 1/25/23 Putney Vermont Deb Maynard Exploring Bob's waltzes Dave Kaynor's Reel; Pete and April's Waltz
5 Ken Wilson's Reel 1/26/23 Saxtons River at home Jill Newton It was picked at random This project is addictive. I should probably limit myself to only one tune a day!
9 Multnomah March 1/26/23 South Royalton VT Blind Squirrel Band – Steve Hoffman, Suzanne Long, Chip Hedler, Erin Smith Rehearsal for a dance in Tracy Hall, Norwich VT Bob bursting into a space yelling “What the hell is going on here!” Then cracking a big smile and laughing at all of the terrified faces of those who didn't know him.
5 Melissa's Jig 1/26/23 Saxtons River Jill Newton
 Because playing the fiddle is more fun than doing all the things that I ought to be doing..
1 Chips from the Block 1/23/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Emeline Dehn, fiddle; Peter Yarensky, piano Nightly Tunes I always think of Allan on the stage in Francestown playing amazing music, surrounded by sheet music – although I never saw him look at it!
1 Dancing with Duke 1/23/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Emeline Dehn, fiddle; Peter Yarensky, piano Nightly Tunes I couldn't find a recording of the tune, but here's a link to an entire Duke Miller dance: http://www.configular.com/duke/
2 Cat in the Kitchen 1/23/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Emeline Dehn, fiddle; Peter Yarensky, piano Nightly Tunes
4 April's March 1/24/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Peter Yarensky, fiddle; Emeline Dehn, piano Nightly Tunes – also because this set is one of my all-time favorites to dance to – especially when New England tradition played it! April, Pete & Bob playing in the link, of course.
4 Pete's March 1/24/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Peter Yarensky, fiddle; Emeline Dehn, piano Nightly Tunes
5 Deanna's March 1/24/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Peter Yarensky, fiddle; Emeline Dehn, piano Nightly Tunes I won't claim that I play this one well, but it's a great tune.
2 Tom Turkey Two-Step 1/26/23 Rockingham, Vermont Jill Newton Seeing if I can turn a WAV file into a link
1-2 Comb The Purple Appendix 1/22/23 Merrimack NH Justin Godin Quarantunes I struggled with this one--It's weirder than it looks (or I was just exhausted). I revisited it on 1/26. It reminds me of a Leo Brower guitar study. It has musicality, but that is secondary to logic, so it only works if you play it expressively, but also EXACTLY as written. It is (at least for my brain) a hard simple tune.
1-2 Comb Pussycat Polka 1/22/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes Maybe it was my mindset, but this tune also reminded me of Leo Brouwer, just because of the looong notes in the B section--I know it's only 3 beats, but playing by myself, without having heard it I really had to stop and count for the music to come out. . .
1-2 Comb The Quacker Box! 1/22/23 Merrimack NH Justin Godin Quarantunes Okay, this was fun after the last two!
1-2 Comb Ralph Page's hornpipe 1/22/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes Very New England: looks like a hornpipe on paper but sounds best at reel tempo.
1-2 Comb Rat in the Garret 1/22/23 Merrimack NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Rebekka McCarthy 1/23/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Reel à M'Gunky 1/23/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Rickety Jig 1/23/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Road to Errol 1/23/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes We were without power on 1/22-23/23 and a few times subsequently. But during this session I was still sequestered in the basement (hence quarantunes). We have a generator, but it does not power any of the lights or outlets in our otherwise finished basement. So, to get through this practice session, I turned the flashlight on my phone on and placed it in my breast pocket. The best way for me to see the dots and play under these circumstances was to play flute (I've mentioned before, I'm not a flautist). My flute is a late 19th century simple system rig with only a D foot, so I had to fake the low notes on this tune. Some day I will revisit it with my fiddle. Same goes to #115, the Road to Glasgow. Consequent to these constraints, the tunes sound similar in my brain!
1-2 Comb The Road to Glasgow 1/23/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes. Technically, my last one as I return to work tomorrow, but I'll call them that through Friday 1/27, as I'm sequestering at home otherwise until then. Listed on this site as “On the Road to Glasgow”. Regarding my experience with this tune, see my notes to Road to Errol. the experience was the same for both tunes. I was lucky that the tunes in line for me on 1/23 were mostly jigs and marches, as I struggle with reels on the flute. If I remember correctly I faked the low C#'s on Reel à M'Gunky by an octave (hi C#) or an A cind of indiscriminately. Another tune I should revisit.
1-2 Comb Roamin' Rommie 1/24/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Robin the Boze 1/24/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes A fun one!
1-2 Comb Sanella's Swinger 1/24/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Sarah's whistle 1/24/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Sherill's Cookie 1/24/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Aaachee's Reel 1/24/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes. Also, I first tried this tune on Accordion (another instrument I don't play) on 1/1, so I revisited it in order to take credit!
1-2 Comb Aaron's (Rarified) Air 1/24/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes. Also, I first tried this tune on Accordion (another instrument I don't play) on 1/1, so I revisited it in order to take credit!
1-2 Comb Silver Susie 1/25/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Sixteen Sarahs 1/25/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes Any tune Mack associates with Sarah Bauhan needs to be tried, at least, on a flute-this went better for me than others; good on fiddle, too!
1-2 Comb Snowy Road to Sherbrook 1/25/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Starlight Jig 1/25/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Sunny Morning 1/25/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes This one made me smile
1-2 Comb Tally Ho the Fox 1/26/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Tell 'em I Shan't 1/26/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Temple Mountain 1/26/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin
1-2 Comb Thanksgiving Reel 1/26/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes Not saying I'm tired, but I first went through the B part as if it was in the key of C, so lydian mode. didn't work.
1-2 Comb That's My Boy! 1/26/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes Fun Tune!
1-2 Comb There's Music in the Bag 1/26/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantumes
1-2 Comb Tom Turkey Two-Step 1/26/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
1-2 Comb Two Weeks 'til Christmas 1/26/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes
3 The House by the River 1/27/23 Rockingham, Vermont Jill Newton Because I'm having fun with this project.
1-2 Comb Tell 'em I Shan't! 1/27/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes (Last session!)
1-2 Comb Temple Mountain 1/27/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes (Last session!)
1-2 Comb Umbagog Rendezvous 1/27/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godion Quarantunes (Last Day!)
1-2 Comb Vallie's Quickstep 1/27/23 Merrimack, NH Justin godin Quarantunes (Last day!)
1-2 Comb Wacker's Fling 1/27/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Quarantunes (Last day!)
7 Morningside Walz 1/27/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Further exploration of Bob's waltzes Sandy's Walz (7); Nerissa's Waltz (4)
3 Sarah's Jig 1/20/23 Greenfield Grange George Wilson, Andy Davis, Rebecca Weiss, Becky Hollingsworth , Joe Blumenthal and the Back Row Band Third Friday Dance
2 The Chickadee's Polka 1/20/23 Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield MA George Wilson, Andy Davis, Rebecca Weiss, Becky Hollingsworth , Joe Blumenthal and the Back Row Band Third Friday Dance
4 Pete's March 1/20/23 Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield MA George Wilson, Andy Davis, Rebecca Weiss, Becky Hollingsworth , Joe Blumenthal and the Back Row Band Third Friday Dance
3 Spring Song 1/22/23 Guilford Community Church Peter Amidon, piano; Andy Davis, accordion Postlude for the Sunday morning service
1-2 Comb With Booze You Lose 1/27/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Last day of Quarantunes!
1-2 Comb Why Not? 1/27/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Last Day of Quarantunes!
1-2 Comb Beeka Weeka (Zee) 1/27/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Last day of Quarantunes and on to book 3!!!
1 Scotty O'Neil 1/28/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Northern Roots Festival
4 April's March 1/28/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Northern Roots Festival
4 Pete's March 1/28/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Northern Roots Festival
6 The Francestown Jig 1/28/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Northern Roots Festival
3 Sarah's Jig 1/28/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Northern Roots Festival
7 Carol's Reel 1/28/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Northern Roots Festival
5 Amelia 1/28/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum and 6 or 7 Festival participants Northern Roots Festival
3 The Dancing Bear 1/28/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum and 6 or 7 Festival Participants Northern Roots Festival
0 McQuillen's Squeezbox 1/28/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Northern Roots Festival
0 In Bob McQuillen Times 1/28/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Northern Roots Festival
WB Laurie's Waltz 1/28/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Northern Roots Festival
2 The Chickadee's Polka 1/28/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Northern Roots Festival
3 Every Other Jig 1/27/23 Rockingham, Vermont Jill Newton I'm getting tunes off of the Not Yet Played List.
3 Weldwood Waltz 1/28/23 Putney Vermont Deb Maynard exploring the waltzes
4 Ralph Page 1/28/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Northern Roots Festival
6 Boys of Antrim 1/28/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Northern Roots Festival
5 Amelia 1/28/23 Norwich, VT The Norwich Family Dance Mega-Band! Norwich Family Dance last waltz at Tracy Hall, David Millstone calling
3 Fred's Jig 1/29/23 E. Putney, VT Amy Cann, Hiliare Wilder, Laurie Indenbaum Pierce's Hall Afternoon Dance Wonderful tune!
3 Dinah's Jig 1/29/23 E. Putney, VT Amy Cann, Hiliare Wilder, Laurie Indenbaum Pierce's Hall Afternoon Dance Wonderful tune!
4 April's March 1/29/23 E. Putney, VT Amy Cann, Hiliare Wilder, Laurie Indenbaum Pierce's Hall Afternoon Dance Wonderful tune!
1 Sanella's Swinger 1/29/23 E. Putney, VT Amy Cann, Hiliare Wilder, Laurie Indenbaum Pierce's Hall Afternoon Dance Wonderful tune!
6 Augusta Waltz 1/29/23 E. Putney, VT Amy Cann, Hiliare Wilder, Laurie Indenbaum Pierce's Hall Afternoon Dance Wonderful tune!
3 Joanie's Jig 1/29/23 E. Putney, VT Amy Cann, Hiliare Wilder, Laurie Indenbaum Pierce's Hall Afternoon Dance Wonderful tune!
3 Aly Anderson 1/29/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes – onward and upward
3 Aly's Fiddle 1/29/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the Tunes!
15 Fred 1/30/23 Brattleboro, VT; my living room Fred Breunig Just Because Fred's Jig
Dinah's Jig		 Mac was always willing to make the trek over to East Putney to play at Pierce's Hall when i asked him, even though the dance didn't generate enough money to pay him what he was worth. The old PSO (Piano-Shaped Object) would get a workout whenever he came and I loved the way his voice would fill the hall when he was amused by something happening!
3 Applejack's Reel 1/30/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Wow! Book 3 is off to a great start! And I meant to comment on #2, Aly's fiddle, that it was super kind of Bob to put in fingerings for those of us who don't usually play up the neck!
3 April's Blueberry Pie 1/30/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes What a great one! I'm almost certain I've heard it but I don't have a recording of it nor was I ever knowingly in its presence!
3 April's Hornpipe 1/30/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
3 Barry's Breakdown 1/30/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Back to Bob's sight reading school-doesn't look too hard, but it's the first one in this volume where I've had to stop and count!
3 Beth Elder's Reel 1/30/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
3 Bible Hill 1/30/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godim Play ALL the tunes
3 Bicky's Reel 1/30/23 Merrimack, nh Justin Godim Play ALL the tunes
3 Big Art's Reel 1/30/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
3 Black Friday 1/31/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
3 Boil the Sap 1/31/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 Bread and Pickles 1/31/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
3 The Broken Sword 1/31/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes What a classic!
2 Gidget's Jig 2/1/23 Rockingham, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Play Bob Tunes on Wednesdays
2 The White Mountains 2/1/23 Rockingham, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Play Bob Tunes on Wednesdays
3 Fred / Dinah 2/1/23 Rockingham, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Play Bob Tunes on Wednesdays
3 John & Tony 2/1/23 Rockingham, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Play Bob Tunes on Wednesdays
3 Jonathan's Jig 2/1/23 Rockingham, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Play Bob Tunes on Wednesdays
3 Larry's Waltz 2/1/23 Rockingham, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Play Bob Tunes on Wednesdays
3 Woodland Dream 2/1/23 Rockingham, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Play Bob Tunes on Wednesdays
5 Farewell to the Crate 2/1/23 Rockingham, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Play Bob Tunes on Wednesdays
5 Farewell to the Hollow 2/1/23 Rockingham, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Play Bob Tunes on Wednesdays
6 Doozer's Waltz 2/1/23 Rockingham, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Play Bob Tunes on Wednesdays
6 The Boys of Antrim 2/1/23 Rockingham, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Play Bob Tunes on Wednesdays
6 Brian's Reel 2/1/23 Rockingham, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Play Bob Tunes on Wednesdays
7 Hetty's Hornpipe 2/1/23 Rockingham, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Play Bob Tunes on Wednesdays
7 Mary Cay's Jig 2/1/23 Rockingham, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Play Bob Tunes on Wednesdays
7 Laurie's Polka 2/1/23 Rockingham, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Play Bob Tunes on Wednesdays
4 Nerissa 2/1/23 Rockingham, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Play Bob Tunes on Wednesdays A Danish band, La Bastringue, recorded Nerissa in 1986. They did not know that Nerissa was an actual person. I don't know where they learned the tune.
3 Fred and Dinah's Jigs 2/1/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Laurie said they were great tunes! I agree! Scotty O'Neil. Chickadee Polka, Ralph Page. Larry's Waltz. New England Winter. Sarah's Jig
3 Cessy Buck 2/1/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 Cathal's Flute -first setting- 2/1/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! So, this is the slow air setting (number 16). I don't know why, but I found the jig setting (number 17) rather easier. I am ashamed to admit that I didn't try this on the flute I hurt my hand the other day, and I can manage Fiddle, but not flute yet!
3 Cathal's Flute -second setting- 2/1/23 Merrimack Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! See notes for number 16. I find this easier setting.
3 Charlene's Special 2/1/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! I feel like this is a very quintessential and accessible Mac tune. I want to remember it for when my daughter gets a little bit older, should she stay with the fiddle. It's a great counting study.
3 Chelsea House 2/1/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! I like this tune. It's good for rehabbing my hand in that you can't fake it. It really requires proper intonation. A lot of Mac's tunes do; you can kind of tell that he plays a keyboard instrument, but this one particularly so.
2 Olde Tyme Quadrille 2/2/23 Guilford Community Church, Guilford VT Andy Davis, Laurie Indenbaum, Chris Madigan, Mary Beth Boyle, Chuck Malloch, Mary Cay Brass, Pam Gonyer and Doug Creighton Quebecois tune session. This tune has a very French Canadian feel to it.
Tres heureux!
3 Woodland Dream 1/31/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Peter Yarensky, fiddle; Emeline Dehn, piano Nightly Tunes & and because I like it! One of my favorites ever since I first heard it. I believe that in the dedication he makes the comment “and I even saw a deer!” – and it was an unusual event back in the late 1970s, hard to believe. Each recording in the links is different, and I really enjoy all of them.
3 The Dancing Bear 2/2/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 Dave's Bazouki 2/2/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 De Danann 2/2/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes A really interesting thing has started to happen: as I read the various dedications, the deeper, I get into this, the more I start to hear them very clearly in Bob's voice, as if he spoke them out loud.

Also, full disclosure, I'm not sure, I may have played these last three tunes before midnight last night, lol
3 Donnie MacLean 2/2/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Fun! This is another tune that will work nicely as a study, the hard lean on the Low C# in the B section really can't be cheated on!
3 Donnie's Return 2/2/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
WB Amelia 1/9/23 Haines, Alaska at Haines Assisted Living (HAL), played to entertain the residents Nene Wolfe & Allison Thomas To Entertain the residents of our Assisted Living facility.
3 Sarah's Jig 2/1/23 Olympia, WA Lisa R For fun
3 The Dublin Dance 2/3/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes   So, I tried to play this tune before work today and it doesn't look to challenging, but I just couldn't get it to sound in tune. Turns out that my G peg slipped while I was playing, knocking everything out. I fixed that and went to work. Two mor pegs slipped during the day! I don't care about the cold so much , but it's so damn dry!
3 Ernie's Tune 2/3/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Fun!
3 Every Other Jig 2/3/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes The title of this tune has me thinking. It doesn't sound like ANY other jig that I play regularly. It does have some cliches that I find Bob using a lot in this period; a lot of his jigs ace this sort of mid- to late 19th century feel that probably comes from his sources! I would like to come back to this one after I've been through the rest of his oeuvre
3 The Fifer's Delight 2/3/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Fun! Can't wait until my hand is better so I can try this on the flute
3 Fire in the Stove 2/3/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Great tune for the coldest night in a generation! I had to go through this on a bunch of times because I keep playing it crooked by taking bar 13 like this: faa faa efe! you should try it!
3 Franny O'Connor 2/4/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes Fun tune. Question: the D on the downbeat of bar 6, is that a clerical error?

My first couple of runs through the tune, I played it as an E because I misread it, when I caught that I tried to play it correctly, but by then the repetition was so set in my mind that it just sounded like a wrong note. And, of course, he was a harmonist, so I can also envision a scenario where you drop the right chord, and it all makes sense, but it's an honesty check when you're playing unaccompanied!
3 Fred and Dinah (A), Fred's Jig 2/4/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes I was excited when this one came up because Fred Breunig has played on a few albums that I really like!
3 Fred and Dinah (B), Dinah's Jig 2/4/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! It is interesting: there are ways in which Fred's jig and Dinah's jig look similar on the page, and they're both an E minor, but they really do feel different and complementary
3 The Garand Girls 2/4/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes This tune is almost a little Trance–y. Oh, a colleague of mine just got a small drum machine, and is learning how to use it. We come from different cultures and we've talked a bunch about Intersectionality how to bridge them. This might just be the tune!
3 The Gingerbread House 2/4/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! *Trying to channel Mac* this is a fine goddamn tune! What fun to play!
3 The Girl with the Green Hat On 2/4/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes *NOT channeling Mac* this is a positively sublime tune, one of my favorites yet – and not because I know it! I never played it before tonight
3 Woodland Dream 2/4/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin In dedicato memoriam I've been playing the tunes pretty strictly in order up to this point. But Bob seems to have had a special relationship with this one, he describes it as an unusual tune because of the way it came to him. Sort of a mystical experience. Today is the ninth anniversary of his death. I had to skip ahead and buy this tune.
4 Clackety Clack 2/5/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Play all the tunes! Cute tune
3 Woodland Dream 2/5/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Other people have played this and their comments made me want to check it out. It really is a special tune, dreamlike Ralph Page
3 The Gold-Dust Twins 2/5/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 The Graceful Girl 2/5/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes I'm really taken with this one. It wants (to me) to be played in 4, not 2, and it likes a moderate tempo. It feels like something that might have been on the radio in Mac's boyhood
3 Gunpowder Reel 2/5/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 Harvey's Hornpipe 2/5/23 Merrimack,NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 House by the River 2/5/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! I would be interested to hear how people approach this tune: when I can I try to think of the people in the dedication! the scalar runs certainly fit in with Pete and April's driving, precise, locked-in style, but on the whole the A section in particular seems to want to be played with some swing
5 The Francestown Jig 2/6/23 Brattleboro, VT – at the Gathering Place and at Bradley House Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Our monthly visits to an adult day program and an assisted living program My Mother's Waltz
Hetty's Hornpipe		 These are just 3 of the stand-out tunes we have found since this project began.
14 Doug Creighton's 2/7/23 Saxtons River in my living room Jill Newton Just doing my part.
3 Jacob's Jig 2/6/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 Jay's Jig 2/6/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! I feel like we're in a phase with lots of Jigs with high Bs in them
3 Jean Michel 2/6/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 Jerry's Dance 2/6/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Well THAT's something to chew on!
3 Jig on the Mountain 2/6/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! OK, this is a story I'd love to hear more about!
3 Joanie's Jig 2/7/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Another big tune!
3 Joey's Hornpipe 2/7/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Fun!
3 John and Tony 2/7/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 Jonathan's Jig 2/7/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
3 Sarah's Jig 2/7/23 O'Blarney's Irish Session, Olympia WA Laurie Morgan and friends Session
3 June Bug Jig 2/7/23 June Bug Jig Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Lovely way to end a practice session!
WB Scotty's Waltz 2/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Wednesday Play Bob Tunes Session
1 Scotty O'Neil 2/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Wednesday Play Bob Tunes Session
3 Woodland Dream 2/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Wednesday Play Bob Tunes Session
6 Jill's Jig #2 2/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Wednesday Play Bob Tunes Session
3 Woodland Dream 2/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Wednesday Play Bob Tunes Session
14 Doug Creighton's 2/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Wednesday Play Bob Tunes Session
4 Dance Francaise #1 2/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Wednesday Play Bob Tunes Session
4 Dance Francaise #2 2/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Wednesday Play Bob Tunes Session
6 Boys of Antrim 2/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Wednesday Play Bob Tunes Session
6 Karen McKernan 2/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Wednesday Play Bob Tunes Session
7 Andy's Reel 2/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Wednesday Play Bob Tunes Session
6 Michael & Karen 2/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Wednesday Play Bob Tunes Session
5 Francestown Jig 2/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Wednesday Play Bob Tunes Session
4 McLenon's Reel 2/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Wednesday Play Bob Tunes Session
6 Hilltop House 2/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Wednesday Play Bob Tunes Session
5 Fleur de Lis Waltz 2/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass Wednesday Play Bob Tunes Session
3 Kennedy's Reel 2/8/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 Larry's Waltz 2/8/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! The first of two back-to-back classics!
3 Laurie's Hornpipe 2/8/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL The Tunes! I will confess it took a few times through to get a good grasp on the phrasing in the A section, for as many times as I've listened to its namesake's gorgeous Scandi-inflected version with Applejack! (I hear she lurks around these pages from time to time!.)

Some day I'll have to put on my headphones and work out the harmony part!
3 The Lover's Waltz 2/8/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Play ALL the tunes I would be willing to bet that this is the only tune in the collection (or one of a small number). That approximates the 32-bar song form.
3 Lucy's Reel 2/8/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes More experimenting with form!
3 Aly Anderson 2/8/23 Caroline, New York, Canaan Institute Your Friends and Neighbors Weekly Jam Session Alistair Anderson is the great English concertina player who met Bob in 1977.
3 Cal's Jig 2/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes
3 My Favorite Flute 2/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! I played my first “Play all the tunes” Bob Mcquillen tune, Cal's Jig, because it was the next in order. After that, I decided to scan down the list to find ones that I have some connection to. I play flute, so the tune “My Favorite Flute” was a natural.
3 Perron's Hornpipe 2/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! I picked this one because I recognized the name Perron: Jack Perron was the co-collector of the first edition of the New England Fiddler's Repertoire in 1983, along with Randy Miller. Editions 2 and 3 are copyright Randy Miller only. The two also collaborated on the tune book Irish Traditional Fiddle Music, first edition, 1977. Again, Randy Miller alone copyrighted the Second Edition in 2006, but he put Jack's name along with his on the cover.
3 Roddy Miller's Jig 2/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! I have admired Rodney Miller for years, since getting a copy of his double CD “New England Chestnuts” made with his brother Randy and others (notably, I understand, George Wilson on bass!). I need to listen to more of his recent stuff.
3 Roddy's Rambles 2/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Just to help out playing the Bob McQuillen tunes, and to see if I uncover any hidden gems! Another tune for Rodney Miller (see “Roddy's Jig” above). I played once with Rodney, at least ten years ago, unless it was with his brother Randy. It was at a dance in the Montague Grange in Massachusetts; I had learned that the late David Kaynor, in a regular Friday night dance he was calling, allowed non-professionals to sit toward the back of the stage and play, un-miked, along with the professional band. Rodney or Randy was in the band. My main memory is that we played Calliope House, one of the few tunes I had learned in E major, and he played it in D major, a big surprise! Good thing I was unmiked. I managed to get a lot of the notes, but it wouldn't have been a pleasure to dance to my halting rendition.
3 MacIntire's Harmonica 2/9/23 Merrimack, NH Justin, Godin Play ALL the tunes! Loved this one!
3 Mary Jane's Jig 2/9/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 McQuillen's Irish Green 2/9/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL The Tunes!
3 Mike Sullivan's Jig 2/9/23 Merrimack,NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 Monadnock Hornpipe 2/9/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Another Fabulous Hornpipe! It's been a good morning.
3 Mother's Hornpipe 2/10/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 My Favorite Flute 2/10/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 Nevell's Long Bow 2/10/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 New England Winter 2/11/23 Merrimack NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
4 Pompelia 2/12/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard The inscription caught my eye ' “ Pompelia – a place of beauty, joy and love. It's nothing but a memory now, but what it stood for will linger in our hearts.” Larry's Waltz, Ralph Page, Woodland Dream, Pete's March A plaintive waltz in E minor.
3 Perron's Hornpipe 2/11/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! This was a long day, and frankly, I didn't want to pick up my fiddle. I made myself in order to at least make up the schedule for yesterday (I try to do five a day and yesterday I got three). This was supposed to be the last time for 2/10, but it was so good that I got a burst of energy and made it through to catch up.

That said, I'm one of those fiddlers who doesn't like switching positions – this one is worth it!
3 Phil Ireland's Jig 2/11/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
5 Amelia 2/12/23 First Baptist Church, Rochester, NY, USA Jane Knoeck, Laurel Sharp, Margaret Ball English Country Dance (for the dance Leah's Waltz)
4 Freedom Jig 2/13/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard The dedication caught my eye. Sarah's Jig, Larry's Waltz
4 Nash the Shroo 2/13/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard The title caught my eye – Nash the Shroo = Gnash the Shrew, which might have been a mouse.
3 Pinky's Jig 2/11/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes This is a good one, but I'm going to need to spend a little time with it. The tight phrasing really shows the sloppiness in my technique!
3 Planxty Jack Number 2 2/11/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 Priscilla's Jig 2/11/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Awww! almost saved this one for Valentines Day!
3 Queen Elizabeth 2/11/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 Ra's Hornpipe 2/12/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Another good one!
3 Raffie's Reel 2/12/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
3 Ralph Miller's Jig 2/12/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 Randy Miller's Reel 2/12/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 Reel Acadien 2/12/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes I'll confess, it didn't sound very Acadien to me until I got up a good head of steam and the accents on the &s where they belong -can't do this one too slow!
4 Pete's March 2/5/23 Springfield, MO Elissa Dodson Dance at Christ the King Church
4 April's March 2/5/23 Springfield, MO Elissa Dodson Dance at Christ the King Church
11 Clover's Polka 2/5/23 Springfield, MO Elissa Dodson Dance at Christ the King Church
11 Pippi's Polka 2/5/23 Springfield, MO Elissa Dodson Dance at Christ the King Church
3 Black Friday 2/3/23 Buffalo, MO Russell Branch Folk Band Tunes at Leaky Roof Meadery
3 Segal's Flight 2/14/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Five tunes left unplayed in Book 3: I thought I'd polish them off. Interesting e minor 7th arpeggio in the second measure. Also, is this meant to be played as a hornpipe? I understand that Bob usually felt that the three quarter notes in the last measure of the A and B sections indicated a hornpipe.
3 Sibby's Jig 2/14/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Finishing up book 3 Pretty nice. Do other people ever think of little changes they would make to improve some of these? I have two or three I would make to this one if I were to add it to my repertoire.
3 Taylor's Hornpipe 2/14/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Finishing off Book 3. I like the rising pattern in measures 1 and 2 of the A part, repeated in measures 5 and 6. I would change the 6th note of the 6th measure of the B part from a D to an E, so you have a continuous descending line to the 7th note, a D, and not the double D as currently written.
3 Willie's Wild Whistle 2/14/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Finish off Book 3. I played this both ways, reel and hornpipe. I think he meant hornpipe. When he puts “reel” or “hornpipe” in the title, we can tell what he intended. But with titles like “Taylor's Flight” and “Willie's Wild Whistle,” you have to guess. The three quarter notes in the last measure of the A and B is a pretty strong indication to me.
3 Wolf Trap Farm Polka 2/14/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Final unplayed tune in Book 3! Nice polka. Interesting how he brings the A part to a full stop in measure 4 of the A part, but doesn't slow down at all in the first ending of the A part.
I have a connection to this tune! I lived in Fairfax County, Virginia in junior high and high school and went to some concerts at the very new Wolf Trap Park, although not the National Folk Festival, as Bob suggested here.
4 Al McKinney's Jig 2/14/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher My first tune in Book 4! But not my last. Nice jig! I would add a tie in the last measure of the B part, just like the last measure of the A part.
3 Robin's Bodhran 2/13/23 Merrimack Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
3 Roddy Miller's Jig 2/13/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
3 Roddy's Rambles 2/13/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes I feel like this tune really wants to be played In Rodney's busy, energetic style
3 Rogerâ's Jig 2/13/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
3 Sarah's Jig 2/13/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
3 Sarah Elder's Jig 2/14/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godim Play ALL the tunes
3 Segal's Flight 2/14/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 Shelley's Reel 2/14/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 Sonny's Jig 2/14/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 Spring Song 2/14/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes Great tune to end the session with BUT it's inspiring, Book 3 is winding down and I have some time to kill, so on we go!
3 Taylor's Hornpipe 2/14/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
3 Weldwood Waltz 2/14/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 Willie's Wild Whistle 2/14/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
3 Wolf Trap Farm Polka 2/14/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!   Well here we are! I played Woodland Dream on 2/4, so that's a wrap on Book 3! On to book 4 (after I take tomorrow off)!
4 Al McKinney's Jig 2/16/23 Bedford, NH sitting in my car at work Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! (Squeezing a couple in where I can) Might be a bit before I can really sit down with my fiddle, but the tunes whistle is portable, and this one fits nicely on it!
4 Alouetteâ's Waltz 2/16/23 Bedford, NH sitting in my car at work Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes; squeeze 'em in where you can! A classic – I wish my flute had a B foot, but jumping the octave where necessary works nicely on the whistle
3 Boil the Sap 2/16/23 Westminster West, VT Mary Cay Brass, Pam Gonyer, Chuck Malloch, Mary Beth Boyle, Laurie Indenbaum Quebecois Jam Session at the WW Church Bob wrote, “Sap's runnin' real good today.”
13 Myron's March 2/18/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Emeline Dehn, fiddle; Peter Yarensky, piano Nightly Tunes One of my favorites. I couldn't find a recording online but it's on ONE:IV – https://greatmeadowmusic.com/mcquillen.html
13 Comer's March 2/18/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Emeline Dehn, fiddle; Peter Yarensky, piano Nightly Tunes Great tune! I can't find a recording online but it's on ONE:IV – https://greatmeadowmusic.com/mcquillen.html. It's a fun one to play piano for.
13 Peterborough Polka 2/18/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Emeline Dehn, fiddle; Peter Yarensky, piano Nightly Tunes
13 Kitty in the Tree 2/19/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Because, just because Larry's Waltz, Sarah's Jig, Pompelia, Ralph Page.
14 Ms Whittemore's Waltz 2/19/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Had to check out Bob's chords
14 George Wilson's 2/21/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! I just played yesterday at the Flurry in a jam led by George Wilson of Bob McQuillen tunes! We didn't limit it to tunes written by Bob but also included tunes he liked to play. I told the story about how I learned one of my favorite jigs, Charlie Hunter's, from hearing and recording Bob and George play it out in the big passageway outside the main, now the Paul Rosenberg, dance hall.
14 Flute 'n' Fiddle 2/21/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Contribute to the cause Bob published this in 2008 for his two frequent collaborators and partners in the band Old New England, Deanna Stiles, flute, and Jane Orzechowski, fiddle. The band had been active under that name since 1992, but as far as I can tell they didn't record this tune on any of their four albums.

Musically notable: if you ever wondered what a tune sounds like written in a pentatonic scale, play this. It's in A major, but has no D naturals and no G sharps. It's a little disconcerting to play at first, because every time you get going on a scale it gets interrupted by a jump between C# and E or between F# and A..
14 O.N.E. Jig 2/21/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Lending a hand to the enterprise Another tune referencing Bob's band Old New England, with flutist Deanna Stiles and fiddler Jane Orzechowski. They did four albums, available from Great Meadow Music on CD. I am not aware of them being available for download anywhere. Their first one, Old New England, and their third one, ONE:III, are on YouTube, freely available for the listening.
5 The Bionic Clogger 2/21/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher I had made a note on my own book of transcriptions to add this tune to it, but I had totally forgotten where I had heard it. Now I not only know this, but the work is done for me: my book is kept in ABC notation, which I can translate into standard music notation with the “EasyABC” program (there are others). John Chambers has translated all but Book 15 of Bob's books into ABC notation, so I just have to do a cut and paste and perhaps some touch-up. Bob's dedication mentions “Dalsemer”. This presumably means Bob Dalsemer, the famous dance caller from Baltimore. I lived there for a while in the early '80's and danced to Bob's calling. He has a good Wikipedia entry.
13 Myron's March 2/21/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard I love this tune. It's on Old New England's One:IV CD. I've looked but can't find an on-line recording of this. Olde Tyme Quadrille, Pompellia, Chickadee's Polka
9 Brynne Marie 2/22/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard heard this on Hand It Down – another amazingly beautiful waltz from Bob Pompelia, The Chickadees Polka, Larry's Waltz
4 Andy's Hornpipe 2/22/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! (Getting back at it after an interruption)
4 Another Margaret's Waltz 2/22/23 Merrimack. NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
4 April's March 2/22/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! A classic, of course! I've often thought he should have called it March April using the pseudo-French affectation to grab a real dad joke of a pun
4 The Bains' Welcome to Dublin 2/22/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes Nice one! It kind of feels like one of those late 19th century Irish American jigs it somehow doesn't feel super corny and bowdlerized
4 Barry's Reel 2/22/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes Goll dangit! He's gonna get my high B in tune if it kills him!
1 Sanella's Swinger 2/23/23 Montague Center, MA Rebecca Weiss Laurie and Amy gave me homework for the Pierce Hall February dance. Sandy LaFleur's, Laurie's Hornpipe, Fred and Dinah (Fred's Jig and Dinah's Jig), Pierce Hall, The Boys of Antrim
4 Becky Ashenden's Jig 2/24/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher I can't believe that Becky Ashenden's tune hasn't been played yet! I'm not sure if I have ever actually played with Becky, but I am definitely two degrees of separation from her. I've played with David Kaynor and George Wilson, just to mention a couple of people who I am sure have played extensively with Becky.
I like the two-key effect: D major in the A part and D mixolydian in the B part.
4 Cammy's Tune 2/24/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! This is the second tune I've played in the McQuillen 100th Year event that uses only a pentatonic scale: though it has two sharps in the key signature, indicating D major, it uses not a single G natural or C sharp. This causes more than the usual ambiguity in figuring out a good set of chords. Normally in D major, the A and A7 are the most important second chords, but without the C# the A is ambiguous, and with out the G the A7 is even more ambiguous. The third most important chord is the G major, but the root of that is missing. E minor is the ii chord, but without the G it is ambiguous. B/D/F# make a B minor chord, but the melody often adds the A, giving it that minor seventh quality. Without the G and C# there is the sense of a lot of suspensions, but it's hard to see exactly where these would be.

Laurie, can you point me to a recording of Bob doing this one, or of people he played with a lot doing it? Do you know if Cammy himself plays it, and if he has a preferred set of chords to hand to his accompanist, and especially if he has recorded it?
1 Scotty O'Neil 2/24/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher So I can make a comment on it (see below). This is a foundational tune in the Bob McQuillen opus. It has already been played and submitted here many times since January first, 2023. I have had some exchanges with Laurie over the advisability and desirability of making modifications to a tune as transcribed in one of the notebooks. I don't know how everyone plays this tune, but the people at my two main sessions don't play it exactly as written, and even Deanna Stiles and Jane Orzechowski didn't play it as written on the first Old New England album! Measure 1 of the B part is written with four quarter notes, but everyone I know plays the third and fourth notes as a dotted quarter and an eighth, as in measure 5 of the B part. And measure 5 in the B part is written with the first two notes F# and D, but everyone I know plays them as F# and A, the same as the first two notes of measure 1 of the B part. In other words, everyone I know plays measures 1 and 5 of the B part the same, and neither of them exactly as written.
4 The Drummer's Reel 2/24/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Interesting story (see comment below). Last weekend was the 2023 Flurry Festival in Saratoga Springs, and George Wilson led a session of tunes either by Bob or that Bob was associated with or that he liked to play.
One story George told was that Bob didn't like drums, including bodhrans. Bob is ambiguous on the subject in the dedication to this tune! He says he can definitely hear a bodhran in the tune, but it is unclear if that is a good thing.
4 John McCutcheon's Reel 2/24/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Just helping out Interesting tune. Mysteries abound concerning the chords. Given the prominent G naturals in measures 4, 8, 12 and 16 you might say “A Mixolydian,” and it might be mostly that. What about the B notes in the third beats of bars 2 and 6? How about the D notes in the third beats of bars 10 and 14? How about the E at the end of bar 4: it could be an E major chord containing a G#, right?

Is there a recording of this by Bob? By John McCutcheon?
3 Dancing Bear 2/24/23 Milford, NH Contra Dance, Milford Town Hall Auditorium The 17 piece Milford Musicians band Contra dance
13 Myron's March 2/25/23 Valley Cares Assisted Living, Townshend, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Our monthly visit to Valley Cares! We love this audience.
1 Sanella's Swinger 2/25/23 Valley Cares Assisted Living, Townshend, VT Andy Davis & Laurie indenbaum Our monthly visit to Valley Cares. We love this audience! Olde Tyme Quadrille, book 2
3 Sarah's Jig, Joanie's Jig 2/25/23 Valley Cares Assisted Living, Townshend, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Our monthly visit to Valley Cares. We love this audience! There is a mistake in the score for Joanie's Jig. The last measure of the A part should be D not C#!
1 Sanella's Swinger 2/26/23 Pierce's Hall, East Putney, VT “Bob's Your Uncle” – Hiliare Wilder, Rebecca Weiss, Amy Cann, Laurie Indenbaum. Caller was Sandy LaFleur February 26 Dance, 3pm We medleyed with Far From Home for a Triplet (sadly, not a Ted's Triplet, but one by Dave Eisenstadt)
7 Laurie's Polka 2/26/23 Pierce's Hall, East Putney, VT “Bob's Your Uncle” – Hiliare Wilder, Rebecca Weiss, Amy Cann, Laurie Indenbaum. Caller was Sandy LaFleur February 26 Dance, 3pm We medleyed this ditsy tune with Glise à Sherbrooke. It was perfect!
15 Pierce Hall 2/26/23 Pierce's Hall, East Putney, VT “Bob's Your Uncle” – Hiliare Wilder, Rebecca Weiss, Amy Cann, Laurie Indenbaum. Caller was Sandy LaFleur February 26 Dance, 3pm Medleyed with Jefferson & Liberty for the dance Jefferson's Reel
13 Sandy LaFleur 2/26/23 Pierce's Hall, East Putney, VT “Bob's Your Uncle” – Hiliare Wilder, Rebecca Weiss, Amy Cann, Laurie Indenbaum. Caller was Sandy LaFleur February 26 Dance, 3pm, in honor of Sandy LaFleur, our caller today! Medleyed with Scollay's Reel as needed relief from a wonderful but notey tune. This tune is a keeper.
5 Amelia 2/26/23 Pierce's Hall, East Putney, VT “Bob's Your Uncle” – Hiliare Wilder, Rebecca Weiss, Amy Cann, Laurie Indenbaum. Caller was Sandy LaFleur Last waltz for February 26 dance at Pierce's Hall.
4 Berger's March 2/27/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Taking a nibble at Book 4 In the dedication, Mac mentions that the dedicatee is one of a trio of “3 musketeers in our school.” One of the other two is McLenon. Since McLenon's Reel, a well known tune, is #60 in this same book, dedicated to Shawn McLenon, there is a good chance that these two were good friends. This march is also in E minor/E dorian.

But wait! Tune #20 in Book 4 is Cori McLenon. Bob says in the dedication that he is “another one of the McLenon's.” So who knows!
4 Blue Ribbon In Her Hair 2/27/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Progress! Very basic waltz in G.
4 Bobbi's Hornpipe 2/27/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Next in line.
4 Cabot's Jig 2/27/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Keep on keepin' on! An OK little jig. I would definitely change the A at the end of bar 4 to a G: I think the descending E minor triad sounds way better than the current B-A-E.
4 Becky Ashenden's Jig 2/23/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godim Play ALL the tunes!
4 Bergen's March 2/23/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 Blue Ribbon in her Hair 2/23/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 Bobbi's Hornpipe 2/24/23 Merrimack Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes I don't usually use this field but I thought I would mention that I was part of the 17-piece Milford Contra Dance Band who played Dancing Bear! 3rd time around for that time; first was at the RP McQuillen Tune Jam.
4 Cabot's Jig 2/24/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
7 Andrea's Hornpipe 2/28/23 Montague, MA Rebecca Weiss Laurie lent me books 7 & 9, and I am working my way through the Polka Pants Band members tunes.
4 Camry's Tune 2/24/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
7 Andy's Reel 2/28/23 Montague, MA Rebecca Weiss Andy is great!
7 Back Again 2/28/23 Montague, MA Rebecca Weiss My housemates are both teachers recovering from February break and this tune references a too-long vacation.
4 Carol and Richard 2/24/23 Merrimack,NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
7 Dave Kaynor's Reel 2/28/23 Montague, MA Rebecca Weiss As part of playing the Polka Pants Band members tunes, and because David! This tune is reminiscent of Fisher's HP at the beginning and I think that is fitting. This one and Back Again were my favorites for today, both book 7.
5 Amy's Jig 2/27/23 Merrimack,NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Soooo! I didn't have a ton of time to play, and I just grabbed my fiddle and started in, but something didn't feel right – at the end of the session I looked back and realized the previous tune would have been Amelia. Nope. It was then that I realized that my copy of book five was nested in my book four! I'll pick back up with four tomorrow.
5 Andy Woolf's Reel 2/27/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
5 Anne's Waltz 2/27/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
5 April Lee's Waltz 2/27/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
5 The Armas Schottische 2/27/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
5 Arthur Williams' (sic) Reel 2/27/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
5 Aunt Jenny's Jig 2/27/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the Tunes! Lunchtime session, while I'm in the wrong book, I might as well play out to a round number!
5 Betsy's Waltz 2/27/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 Cheryl's Reel 2/28/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Never knew Timber Salvage was a place!
4 Chuck's Hornpipe 2/28/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Back on track!
5 Clackety Clack 2/28/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 Come Drink at the Well 2/28/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 Cori McLenon 2/28/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Pretty waltz for a snow day
9 Another Doozy 3/1/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Sight-Reading School Good one!
7 Carol's Reel 3/1/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Sight-Reading School For Carol Compton!
15 Amy's Chandelier 3/1/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Sight-Reading School According to Amy Cann, to whom this tune is dedicated: she suggested that Bob write a tune for the chandelier at Pierce's Hall in East Putney, VT; and that he name it for Abe Noe-Hays, who at the time was organizing the monthly dance there, and it was to be called “Abe's Chandelier”. BUT Bob forgot (he was probably 89 by then) and called it for Amy. And so, Amy's it remains.
14 Ms. Whittemore's Waltz 3/1/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Sight-Reading School A truly lovely waltz
4 Pete's March 3/1/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Sight-Reading School A classic
8 John Krumm's Hornpipe 3/1/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Sight-Reading School Good one!
7 SPUDS Polka 3/1/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Sight-Reading School For the SPUDS Band in Philly
4 The Old Squeezebox 3/1/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Sight-Reading School Good one!
4 Lisa's Jig 3/1/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Sight-Reading School Another good one!
8 Harvey's Wedding 3/1/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Sight-Reading School Yet another good one!
3 Fred's Jig / Dinah's Jig 3/1/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Sight-Reading School Overlooked but good ones
3 Sarah's Jig 3/1/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Sight-Reading School A classic
WB Laurie's Waltz 3/1/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Sight-Reading School Dear to my heart
9 Bannerman's Quadrille 3/2/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Heard this tune on Hand It Down and had to try it Myron's March
4 Dance Française #1 3/1/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
4 Dance Française #2 3/1/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! These two tunes (#1 and #2) sort of grab you in such a way that you keeping starting back at the beginning without meaning to! Probably played each 10-12 times through when I meant to do half that..
4 Dick Nevell's Jig 3/1/23 Bedford, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes I've been looking forward to this one since I started reading his book and finding the Country Corners documentary online.
4 Donnie's Dance 3/1/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Ply ALL the tunes! I dunno, this tune sounds more French to me than the Dances Françaises do
4 Donnie's Wedding 3/1/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Ply ALL the tunes
4 The Drummer's Reel 3/2/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 Earl Brock's Hornpipe 3/2/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes Fun one!
4 Freedom Jig 3/2/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Ply ALL the tunes! What a story! I didn't read the inscription right away, so I just assumed it was about Freedom NH; Ed Cole, maybe-
4 Gene Roe's Reel 3/2/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Ply ALL the tunes! Feels Kinda Hornpipe-y to me!
4 George's Black Flute 3/2/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Haven't tried it on the Flute, But it feels more like a fiddle tune to me
4 The Giggle Jig 3/3/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! The name belies an exquisite little tune
4 Gregory's Hornpipe 3/3/23 Bedford, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Interesting that once in a while he notates a Hornpipe in a sprung, Schottische-y rhythm
4 Happy Day in May 3/3/23 Bedford, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! This was a good place to leave off today.
4 Harrisville Hall 3/4/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Fitting tune for a town once known for the International Zucchini Festival
4 Indian Neck Jig 3/4/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 Jack's #3 3/4/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 Jack's Waltz 3/4/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 Jane Miller's Jig 3/4/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes !
4 Janie's Polka 3/4/23 Merrimack , NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 Janie's Schottische 3/4/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 Chertok's Reel 3/6/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Workin' on Book 4 Nice little reel in B minor. I'm going to have to sit down at the keyboard and decide which of the other chords are D major or F# minor, or what else.
13 Myron's March 3/6/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Our monthly visit to Gathering Place and Bradley House! We love this audience. This is a wonderful Irish March. It's really growing on us.
4 Pete's March 3/6/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Our monthly visit to Gathering Place and Bradley House! We love this audience.
3 Sarah's Jig 3/6/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Our monthly visit to Gathering Place and Bradley House! We love this audience.
3 Joanie's Jig 3/6/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Our monthly visit to Gathering Place and Bradley House! We love this audience.
8 Zora's Waltz 3/6/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Our monthly visit to Gathering Place and Bradley House! We love this audience. Zora's Waltz – 64 bars of absolute waltzability – written for a baby! Try it. The B part should be in C Major, he left out the natural sign.
7 Mike's March 3/7/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard
 Play all the Tunes! Brynne Marie, Sarah's Jig, Ralph Page Mike's March is a great tune!
15 Jay and Molly's Waltz 3/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School Absolutely gorgeous waltz, perfect for Jay & Molly
9 The Blazer 3/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School A “chunky” tune – more hornpipe than reel
8 Zora's Waltz 3/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School Inspired by Teddy Bear's Picnic?
2 The Chickadee's Polka 3/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School
6 Phil Cunningham's Reel 3/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School Very celtic
9 Lausanne's Hornpipe 3/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School
6 Hull's Relief 3/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School
9 Another Doozy 3/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School
4 Barry's Reel 3/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School Bob really does tell us where Barry went!
14 Ms. Whittemore's Waltz 3/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School Another beauty
15 Jane's Waltz 3/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School
6 Front Hall Reel 3/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School A Keeper!
8 John Krumm's Hornpipe 3/8/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Andy Davis, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School
5 Fleur de Lis Waltz 3/9/23 Guilford, VT, Guilford Community Church Thursday Quebecois Woodshed Session Quebecois Session A beautiful waltz! Another keeper.
4 Jeffie VII 3/6/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 Jill's Jig 3/6/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 Jimma's Jig 3/6/23 Merrimack NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 John McCutcheon's Reel 3/6/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes FEELS very John McCutcheon!
4 Jon's Hornpipe 3/7/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 Justine's Jig 3/7/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 KT's Jig 3/7/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 Kentish Hornpipe 3/7/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 Kiggen's Reel 3/7/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
4 Laurie's Reel 3/8/23 Merrimack,NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 Lili's (Lee-Lee's) Jig 3/8/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 Lisa's Jig 3/8/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 MacElroy's Reel 3/8/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 Marnie's Wedding 3/8/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 Martie's Polka 3/9/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 Mary Elder's Jig 3/9/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes What a gorgeous little jig! One of my favorites yet
4 Mary is a Rose 3/9/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 McClatchy's Jig 3/9/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
4 McCutcheon's Quadrille 3/9/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
4 McLenon's Reel 3/9/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Ply ALL the tunes!
3 Dancing Bear 3/9/23 Montague, MA; Brookline, MA; two different parts of Silver Spring, MD; Seattle, WA Rebecca W, Linda, Betsy, Barb, and Phil Zoom contra tunes jam class attempting to be the first participant in multiple places simultaneously.
7 Sgt Tony's Jig 3/13/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Caught by the dedication Olde Tyme Quadrille, Myron's March
14 28th Avenue Jig 3/14/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard
14 Aesop's Lassies 3/14/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard because, just because, also sight reading practice Amy Larkin's (book 14, tune 2)
12 The A-Conn Polka 3/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing Book 12!
12 Becky's Jig 3/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing Book 12!
12 Becky Tracy's 3/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing Book 12!
12 Ben's Jig 3/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing Book 12!
12 Bob & Cindy's Waltz 3/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing Book 12!
12 Bob & Jeanie's Jig 3/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing Book 12!
12 Bucksteep Hornpipe 3/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing Book 12!
12 Burt's Hornpipe 3/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing Book 12!
12 Cis Hinkle's 3/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing Book 12!
12 Ernie's Shirts 3/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing Book 12!
12 Great Meadow Jig 3/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing Book 12!
12 Martha's (About Time!) Waltz 3/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing Book 12!
12 Star Island Jig 3/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing Book 12!
12 Wilder's Reel 3/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing Book 12!
15 CDSS Jig 3/16/23 CDSS office, Easthampton, MA CDSS staff: Sarah Pilzer, Sarah Babbitt Spaeth, Audrey Jaber (Knuth), Kelsey Wells, Ben Williams, Joanna Reiner Wilkinson, Katy German, Julie Brodnitzki Celebrating moving the CDSS office/store to a new suite
4 Michael's Hornpipe 3/10/23 Merrimack Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! (I'm sorry, I don't usually do this, but I've had a hard time finding time to log): Miskoe's—I could really hear her wet-tuned accordion!, Mis Gysan's Jig, Mystery Waltz, Nancy's Fiddle
4 Nash the Shroo 3/11/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Nerissa—such a beautiful one—one of my favorites!, New Cottage Hornpipe, Oh, Carolyn's Parrot!, The Old Squeezebox
4 The Old Wooden Flute 3/12/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Peter's Treat Reel, Pete's March—we play this one a lot in Milford, NH!, Pompelia—another favorite!, The Pressroom Reel Had to try it on my old wooden flute!
11 Sally's Waltz 3/16/23 Seattle, Washington Steven Trampe In the kitchen, because it sounds real good in there.
4 The Pretty Girl in the Next Tent 3/13/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Pyne-MacElroy's Wedding March, Ralph Page, Raphy's Red Hat,Rappaport's Jig, Renata's Reel, Rich's Polka, Sarah Dell (Great one!), Sharon's Jig, The Sneezy Polka

—Big day!
4 Susan's Hornpipe 3/16/23 Bedford, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Sweet September (this and Susan's were in whistle)
Terriyaki's Jig, Thank You!, Tod's Tune, Tolman's Reel (Feels like he was trying to impress the flautist),Tom Anderson's Reel, Too Hot to Handle! Walter's Jig ( nice way to straightforward way to end the night!)
14 Aunt Esther's Reel 3/17/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Bob's Sight reading School! Ralph Page. Mike's March, Chickadee Pola, Sarah's Jig, Larry's Waltz, Brynne Marie Aunt Esther's Reel made it into my play this again pile!
15 Pierce Hall 3/19/23 Pierce's Hall, E. Putney, VT “Bob's Your Uncle” – Hiliare Wilder, Amy Cann, Laurie Indenbaum March 19 E. Putney Pierce's Hall Dance
13 Adam Blanchette 3/19/23 Pierce's Hall, E. Putney, VT “Bob's Your Uncle” – Hiliare Wilder, Amy Cann, Laurie Indenbaum March 19 E. Putney Pierce's Hall Dance
13 Myron's March 3/19/23 Pierce's Hall, E. Putney, VT “Bob's Your Uncle” – Hiliare Wilder, Amy Cann, Laurie Indenbaum March 19 E. Putney Pierce's Hall Dance
3 Larry's Waltz 3/19/23 Pierce's Hall, E. Putney, VT “Bob's Your Uncle” – Hiliare Wilder, Amy Cann, Laurie Indenbaum March 19 E. Putney Pierce's Hall Dance
13 Good Bye Old Man 3/19/23 Pierce's Hall, E. Putney, VT “Bob's Your Uncle” – Hiliare Wilder, Amy Cann, Laurie Indenbaum March 19 E. Putney Pierce's Hall Dance
5 Amelia 3/15/23 Bloomington, Indiana Entwyned (Twy Bethard and John Paollilo) This was played at our regular Wednesday night contradance (at which I was a dancer). Our caller that night decided to call the waltz mixer of the same name in memory of two long-time members of Bloomington Old Time Music and Dance group whom we lost in the last couple of months.
5 Amelia 3/19/23 Montague, MA Common Hall NHMC Midwinter Gathering Northeast Heritage Music camp Midwinter gathering
4 Pete's March 3/19/23 Montague, MA Common Hall NHMC Midwinter Gathering Northeast Heritage Music camp Midwinter gathering
11 Shetland Fiddler 3/15/23 East Alstead, NH Chris Madigan The tune was written by Bob for Trevor Hunter who came to Nelson, NH and gave a concert of Shetland tunes, since that is where he is from.
I love Shetland and visited there in 1978, so how could I resist? I played it at home since we still had not fully dug out from the 30 inches of snow we had on Tuesday!
 Rich Hart's Hornpipe Book 11
Reel du Sac Bleu Book 11
Miss McKinnon's Fipple Book 11 – how could I resist with a name like that?
10 Erin's Waltz 3/21/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard I heard this on ONE:Iv and had to try it – so pretty and gentle Good Bye old Man (13); Myron's March, Olde Tyme Quadrille
8 Dave's Hambo 3/22/23 Jill's Living Room, Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Saxtons River Sight Reading School Myron's March, Jay & Molly's Waltz, Shetland Fiddler, Augusta Waltz, Bannerman's Quadrille, Woodland Dream
9 Anita's Jig 3/22/23 Jill's Living Room, Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Saxtons River Sight Reading School
12 Peter's Birthday 3/22/23 Jill's Living Room, Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Saxtons River Sight Reading School
13 Two-Cat Polka 3/22/23 Jill's Living Room, Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Saxtons River Sight Reading School
8 Dave's Hornpipe 3/22/23 Jill's Living Room, Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Saxtons River Sight Reading School
6 Mick's Reel 3/22/23 Jill's Living Room, Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Saxtons River Sight Reading School
14 Barb's Hornpipe 3/23/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard just strolling through book 14 Mike's March, Erin's Waltz
15 Jay & Molly's Waltz 3/22/23 The Quiet Room facebook live broadcast from West Hurley, New York Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Mary Cay Brass sent us this waltz Bob wrote for us. We were excited to share it in our weekly Quiet Room broadcast on Facebook Live. Bob was a frequent and beloved staff member at Northern Week at Ashokan where he taught, played for dancing and led a very popular Chestnut Jam each day. We had the honor and pleasure of playing a medley of Amelia and Ashokan Farewell at the Peterborough NH dance many years ago.
14 Bear Hug Reel 3/24/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Strolling through book 14 The Bookseller's Jig (book 14); Laurie's Hornpipe, Myron's March
4 Troy's Jig 3/25/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Knocking off Book 4! It grew on me over the 4 or 5 times I played it
4 Walter's Jig 3/25/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Finishing up Book 4! I have some definite changes I would make to this one.
4 Weatherbee's Hornpipe 3/25/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Last unplayed tune in Book 4!!! On to other books!
4 Zoe's Reel 3/25/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher~ Play the actual last unplayed tune in Book 4! Has some points of interest.
7 Culhane's Hornpipe 3/25/23 Olympia Contra Dance, South Bay Grange
Olympia Washington		 Riff Raff: Lindon & Evo Toney, Jesse Partridge Contra dance
10 Bob's Polka 3/25/23 Tapestry Folkdance Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota Northern Aire: Pat O'Loughlin, Tim Reese and Bob Walser Regular Saturday Contra Dance. Medleyed with Petronella for the dance Petronella I still have my mimeographed copy of Scotty O'Neil which, if memory serves, he gave me at the Munson Library in South Amherst back in the 70s. Bob came down to Mystic Seaport a few times when I ran music programs there which is what he alluded to in the dedication of Bob's Polka. We played together at festivals and whatnot over many years. When I last saw him a few months before he passed he was still wearing the Claddagh ring he bought on a visit to Mystic. He was a source of boundless joy in my life.
4 Troy's Jig 3/20/23 Merrimack Justin Godin Play All the Tunes (and put book four to BED!) Walker's Jig, Weatherbee's Hornpipe, Woodruff's Hornpipe, Woodsfellow's Hornpipe (I did try it as a Schottische), Yerow's Reel (good one!), Zoë's Reel (!those high B's!)
5 All over the Floor 3/23/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! I'm gonna have to come back to this one—it left me cold.
5 Amelia 3/23/23 Merrimack Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes This is me playing it “officially,” I'm not sure how many times I've played it this year!
5 The Bionic Clogger 3/24/23 Bedford NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes Blood's Reel
5 Bob's 3/25/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Chapin Street (great tune to work on keeping time even across all strings, Chapman's Jig, Chip's Hornpipe, Dave Possi's Reel (great tune for practicing position shifts), Deacon Brodie's Tavern (Could be a tune on a commercial had there been one—I mean that in a good way!), Deanna's March, Dirk's Hornpipe
5 Donna's Hornpipe 3/28/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
5 The Duke of Fitzwillian 3/28/23 Merrimack. NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
5 Ellen Marie 3/28/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
5 Farewell to the Crate 3/28/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
5 Farewell to the Hollow 3/28/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! A classic! And I forgot to write in my entry for Farewell to the Crate what a great American Jig it is – has that late 19th Century feel!
5 5th Prize Reel 3/28/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
5 5 a.m. Jig 3/28/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
5 Fleur de Lis Waltz 3/28/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
5 The Francestown Jig 3/28/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
5 Gary's Reel 3/28/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
15 Ghost Town Jig 3/29/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Saxtons River Sight Reading School We all liked this one a lot!
7 Goldilocks' Waltz 3/29/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Saxtons River Sight Reading School Another pretty waltz!
11 Girardot's Jig #1 3/29/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Saxtons River Sight Reading School We liked #1 better than #2
11 Girardot's Jig #2 3/29/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Saxtons River Sight Reading School
15 Ms. Carlton's Jig 3/29/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Saxtons River Sight Reading School This one is good too, but a strange turn-around in the B part
4 The Old Squeeze Box 3/29/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Saxtons River Sight Reading School
4 Michael's Hornpipe 3/29/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Saxtons River Sight Reading School An Oldie but a Goodie!
8 Armin's Hornpipe 3/29/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Saxtons River Sight Reading School
5 The Francestown Jig 3/29/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Saxtons River Sight Reading School A Keeper!
5 Miss Whittemore's Reel 3/29/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Saxtons River Sight Reading School Too much material for one tune, and a funny feel to the A part
5 Fleur de Lis Waltz 3/29/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Saxtons River Sight Reading School
5 Larry's Reel 3/29/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Saxtons River Sight Reading School Not one I would play again. Perhaps could be used as background music for something weird.
15 Jay and Molly's Waltz 3/29/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Saxtons River Sight Reading School A Keeper. Absolutely lovely.
15 Eighty-Eight Keys 3/30/23 Guilford, VT Andy Davis, Laurie Indenbaum, Chris Madigan, Mary Beth Boyle, Mary Cay Brass, Pam Gonyer Thursday Quebecois Woodshed Session Olde Tyme Quadrille, Book 2 A sweet little reel! Totally playable, dedicated on Bob's 88th birthday to the 88 keys tuned by his piano tuner on that day.
14 Camden's Jig 4/1/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard strolling through book 14 Myron's March, The Chickadee's Polka, Sarah's Jig
14 Chelsea's Jig 4/1/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard The dedication caught my eye – this tune is dedicated to Chelsea and her Rosy Boa, who attended Lady of the Lake Camp together.
5 Amelia 4/1/23 North Bend, Oregon Stacy Rose and Gail Elber Contra dance
15 Eighty-Eight Keys 4/3/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum I had it out, it called to me!
4 April's March 4/3/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Our monthly visits to the Gathering Place and Bradley House Spring Song
5 The Francestown Jig 4/3/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Our monthly visits to Gathering Place and Bradley House Olde Tyme Quadrille
14 The Dancer 4/4/23 Putney Vermont Deb Maynard Because, just because
14 Debbie's Jig 4/4/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard The inscription made me laugh
8 Sarah Smith's Jig 4/3/23 Rockingham, Vermont Jill Newton
 I played a bunch of tunes in Book 8 looking for some good ones to bring to the Wed. morning session. These weren't bad tunes... Actually they were fun to play, but they didn't make the cut. The Squeeky Jig # 105
Marcia's Jig # 70
9 Multnomah March 4/3/23 Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA The Monday Night Session It's a great tune!
3 Dancing Bear 3/30/23 Takoma Park, MD Rebecca Weiss, Rose Jackson, Charlie Pilzer rehearsal for dances.
4 Pete's March 3/26/23 Montague, MA Rebecca Weiss Zoom livestream concert
3 Dancing Bear 3/31/23 Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom Rebecca Weiss, Rose Jackson, Charlie Pilzer Dance!
4 Pete's March 3/31/23 Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom Rebecca Weiss, Rose Jackson, Charlie Pilzer Dance!
4 Pete's March 4/1/23 Shepherdstown, WV Rebecca Weiss, Rose Jackson, Charlie Pilzer Dance!
5 Amelia 4/2/23 Glen Echo Park Annex Rebecca Weiss, Rose Jackson, Charlie Pilzer Family dance!
14 The Dancer 4/5/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wedensday Sight-Reading School 2nd measure, 10th measure of the A part should be D chord; 14th should be Em, not E
14 The Bookseller's Jig 4/5/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wedensday Sight-Reading School Excellent Jig
15 Eighty-Eight Keys 4/5/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wedensday Sight-Reading School We like this one!
8 Sour Milk for the Tea 4/5/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wedensday Sight-Reading School
13 Eric's Hornpipe 4/5/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wedensday Sight-Reading School
4 Becky Ashenden's Jig 4/5/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wedensday Sight-Reading School
4 Berger's March 4/5/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wedensday Sight-Reading School
4 New Cottage Hornpipe 4/5/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wedensday Sight-Reading School
8 Ruthie's Hornpipe 4/5/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wedensday Sight-Reading School
13 Mary Nelson's Jig 4/5/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wedensday Sight-Reading School
15 April's Welcome 4/5/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wedensday Sight-Reading School
13 Folklife March 4/5/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wedensday Sight-Reading School
3 The Dublin Dance 4/5/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wedensday Sight-Reading School
15 Apple Pie 4/6/23 Westminster West, VT Thursday Quèbecois Woodshed Session It could be a Q Tune! A delightful tune. Another keeper (OMG, so many)
10 Hope's Waltz 4/8/23 Dallas, Texas, USA
Apex Dance studio		 Mad Robin (English Country Dance Band) At the break for our monthly English Country Dance
14 Elyse's Jig 4/11/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard noodling round in book 14
5 Pinewoods Reel 4/11/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard I had to play this tune when I saw it was dedicated to American Week at Pinewoods in 1980 – because I was there! I'd been contradancing for a only few months in NYC, had met some great people who said “hey you should come to Pinewoods” and I was able to get in, at the last minute! So I went. And the rest is history.
15 Apple Pie 4/12/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School 5 Stars for this tune
13 Trooper Stole My Hat 4/12/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School 5 Stars
6 Mick's Reel 4/12/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
10 Tammy's Waltz 4/12/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
WB Laurie's Waltz 4/12/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School 5 Stars
8 Jack & Connie's Jig 4/12/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Good tune!
8 Zora's Waltz 4/12/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
15 Chase the Moose! 4/12/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
15 The River Hornpipe 4/12/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
15 Fish and Potatoes 4/12/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
8 Abell's Reel 4/12/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School 5 Stars
10 Melissa's Waltz 4/12/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
1 Chips From the Old Block 4/11/23 West Townshend, Vt. Alan Partridge and Jill Newton
 Burger Night at the West Townshend Country Store! We also played Sarah's Jig and Raffy's Jig
14 Amy Larkin's 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15
14 The Bookseller's Jig 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15 Good One!
14 Barb's Hornpipe 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15 I like the B part, not so much the A part
14 Camden's Jig 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15 Good One! Easy!
14 The Dancer 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15 Exceptional
14 Dick Gassett's 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15
14 Doug Protsik's Reel 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15
14 Magruder's Hornpipe 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15
14 Priority Mail 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15
15 Amy's Chandelier 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15 Good One!
15 Apple Pie 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15 5 Stars
15 Bronson Shonk's 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15
15 Carolyn's Waltz 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15 I like this one, it's fun to play
15 Chase the Moose! 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15 I think this one has legs
15 City Lights 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15
15 Eighty-Eight Keys 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15 Good One!
15 Emerald City Waltz 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15
15 Fish and Potatoes 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15
15 Gerard's Jig 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15
15 Ghost Town Jig 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15 Good One!
15 Kathy's Waltz 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15
15 M.F.C. Jig 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15 Good One!
15 Mr. Duncan's Hornpipe 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15 Good One!
15 Ms. Carlton's Jig 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15 Good One!
15 Our Governor's Hornpipe 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15
15 Paul's Waltz 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15
15 Pierce Hall 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15 Good One!
15 The River Hornpipe 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15
15 Santa's Jig 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15 Easy – fun to play
15 Jeff 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15
15 Ralph 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 14 & 15 Good One!
12 The A-Conn Polka 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
12 Aesop's Jig 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
12 Becky's Jig 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
12 Becky Tracy 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
12 Ben's Jig 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
12 Bob & Cindy's Waltz 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
12 Bob & Jeannie's Jig 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
12 Bucksteep Hornpipe 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
12 Burt's Hornpipe 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
12 Cis Hinkle's 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
12 Elinor's Hornpipe 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
12 Great Meadow Jig 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
12 Martha's Waltz 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
12 Sarah's Polka 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
12 Solid Silver Jig 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
12 Sootie's Polka 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
12 Star Island Jig 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
12 Wilder's Reel 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
13 Adam Blanchette 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
13 Bonnie's Hornpipe 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
13 Bruce's March 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
13 Comer's March 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
13 Eric's Hornpipe 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
13 Folklife March 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
13 Gaelic Roots Jigt 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
13 Good Bye Old Man 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
13 Mary Nelson's Jig 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
13 Mowgli's Polka 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
13 Myron's March 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
13 Peterborough Polka 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
13 Sandy LaFleur's 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
13 Trooper Stole My Hat 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
13 The Two-Cat Polka 4/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Playing favorites in Books 12 & 13
13 The Woman of Wyndmoor 4/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum To figure out what key it is in (A minor)
9 Amy's Tune 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9 I like this one
9 Arthur's Jig 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9 I like this one too!
9 Bannerman's Quadrille 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9 Another good one!
9 Brennan's Parlor 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9 And this one!
9 Dale's Hornpipe 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9 And THIS one!
9 Diane's Hornpipe 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9
9 The Guiding Star Polka 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9 Jury is still out.
9 The Isle of Mull 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9 Certified!
9 Kendell's Hornpipe 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9 Another.
9 Macintire's #1 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9
9 Mary's Favorite 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9 Apparently I like Book 9 a lot.
9 Mrs. St. John's Waltz 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9
9 The Ostrouchko Polka 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9
9 Shoshanna's Jig 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9
9 Sid's Hornpipe 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9 Special!
9 Susan Gorman's 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9 Yes!
10 Amelia's Jig 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 10
10 Amy Sarli's Reel 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 10
10 Ashley's Waltz 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 10 I love playing this waltz.
10 Aussie's Hornpipe 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 10
10 B.A.T.-Man's Jig 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 10
10 Hope's Waltz 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 10
10 Jane's March 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 10
10 Lydia's Watlz 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 10
10 Melissa's Waltz 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 10
10 Millstone's Hornpipe 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 10
10 Richard's Jig 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 10 This one might have legs.
10 Siegal's Reel 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 10 I like both parts. Do they go together?
10 Stey in State 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 10 This one might be a keeper
10 Timothy's Jig 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 10
5 Ginette's Reel 4/17/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Getting back into it—let's see how fare we get! Gordon's Hornpipe, Hank's Mother, Harry's Jig, Heavens to Betsy (I wonder how it would sound if you played it the way he wrote the key signature?! :-D ), Henniker Hornpipe, Irene's Jig, It's Nice To Be Here in New England, Jamie McDonough, Joan's Reel I think I actually played most of these between the 28th and the first, but I lost track, so I played them again!
9 Amy's Tune 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9
9 Arthur's Jig 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9
9 Bannerman's Quadrille 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9
9 Brennan's Parlor 4/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9
9 Dale's Hornpipe 4/17/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9
9 Diane's Hornpipe 4/17/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9
9 The Guiding Star Polka 4/17/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9
9 The Isle of Mull 4/17/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9
9 Kendell's Hornpipe 4/17/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9
9 Macintire's #1 4/17/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9
9 Mary's Favorite 4/17/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9
9 Mrs. St. John's Waltz 4/17/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9
9 The Ostrouchko Polka 4/17/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9
9 Shoshanna's Jig 4/17/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9
9 Sid's Hornpipe 4/17/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9 A Keeper!
9 Susan Gorman's 4/17/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 9
8 Altan's Reel 4/17/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 8
8 Armin's Hornpipe 4/17/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 8
8 The Buffum's Reel 4/17/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 8
8 Fitzwilliam Polka 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 8
8 Foley's Jig 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 8
8 Harvey's Wedding 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 8
8 Hewitt's Jig 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 8
8 Home James! 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 8
8 Jack & Connie's Jig 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 8
8 Jesse's Jig 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 8
8 John Krumm's Hornpipe 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 8
8 Katia Rose's Waltz 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 8
8 Larry Kulgren's Jig 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 8
8 Margo's Waltz 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 8
8 McComiskey's Waltz 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 8
8 Mike's Polka 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 8
8 Miss Currie's Jig 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 8
8 Monika's Waltz 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 8
8 Yarenski's Hornpipe 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 8
8 Zora's Waltz 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 8
7 Belov's Jig 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 7
7 Carol's Reel 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 7
7 Dave Kaynor's Reel 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 7
7 Elvira's Waltz 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 7
7 Erin's Reel 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 7
7 Friday's Hornpipe 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 7
7 Ms. Hathaway's Jig 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 7
7 Jacquie's Jig 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 7
7 Marianne Taylor's Waltz 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 7
7 The Orzechowski Jig 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 7
7 Rich 'n' Lucy 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 7
7 Sam's Jig 4/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 7
14 Eph's Hornpipe 4/18/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Noodling around in book 14 Fiddle Camp Jig (book 14) , Chelsea's Jig (14), Anne's Waltz (5), Nancy's Jig (5)
4 Dance Française #1 4/19/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Not much French...
4 Dance Française #2 4/19/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Not much French....
5 Bob's Own 4/19/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Fun. Link to New England Tradition recording.
5 Ginette's Reel 4/19/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
5 Melissa's Jig 4/19/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
5 Michael's Wedding 4/19/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Etude for those wanting to play in F and Bb
5 Nuthin' To It! 4/19/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
5 Serenity Hill 4/19/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Serene!
9 Sid's Hornpipe 4/19/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Good one!
10 Ashley's Waltz 4/19/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Fun to play
11 Conor's Jig 4/19/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
11 The Bow Maker 4/19/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
13 Trooper Stole My Hat 4/19/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Still liking this one
14 Ms. Whittemore's Waltz 4/19/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School A Keeper
14 Nana Deanna 4/19/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Despite the nutty way that Bob wrote out the B part, I really like this tune.
14 The Bookseller's Jig 4/19/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Still liking this one
15 Jay and Molly's Waltz 4/19/23 Saxtons River, VT Mary Cay Brass, Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School A Keeper
6 The Dreamy Polka 4/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 6
6 The Duke's Chair 4/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 6
6 Frankie's Reel 4/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 6 I like this one!
6 Karen McKernan 4/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 6 Heart rending
6 Marie's Reel 4/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 6
6 Michael and Karen 4/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 6
6 Mick Moloney's Jig 4/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 6
6 Mick's Reel 4/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 6
6 Mrs. Whynot's Jig 4/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 6
6 Niskayuna 4/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 6
6 Peter Kenney's Hornpipe 4/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 6 Good one
6 Richy's Jig 4/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 6
6 Roger's Reel 4/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 6 Good one
6 Scott Marsden's Reel 4/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 6
6 Tracy Sherry's Reel 4/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 6
6 Trapezoidal Jig 4/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Playing favorites in Book 6
7 Erin's Reel 4/20/23 Guilford, VT Thursday Woodshed Session Tune Day!
15 Apple Pie 4/20/23 Guilford, VT Thursday Woodshed Session Tune Day!
5 Joe Gillis' (sic) Jig 4/18/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Plugging away! John Campbell's Reel, John Newton's Jig, Jonny Rhino's Polka, Jonny's Breakfast
5 Katie McBride 4/19/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Back at it Katie Morse's Jig, Keene's Jig
5 Ken Wilson's Reel 4/20/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Lunchtunes Larry's Reel (what a lot of notes!)
1 Scotty O'Neil 4/21/23 Lebanon, NH George Fowler, Tory Brillhart, Chris Madigan and about 15 other session players Moderate Speed Jam Session at the Kilton Library
5 Amelia 4/21/23 Lebanon, NH George Fowler, Tory Brillhart, Chris Madigan and about 15 other session players Moderate Speed Jam Session at the Kilton Library
4 Raffy's Red Hat 4/25/23 The West Townshend Store in West Townshend, Vermont Jill and Sally Newton and Alan Partridge
 Burger Night in West Townshend! Sarah's Jig and Larry's Waltz
8 John Krumm's Hornpipe 4/26/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
5 The Francestown Jig 4/26/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
5 The Boys of Antrim 4/26/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
8 Bo's Hornpipe 4/26/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
2 Olde Tyme Quadrille 4/26/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
8 Rossi's #1 4/26/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
7 Julie's Waltz 4/26/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
9 Rosa's Jig 4/26/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
7 Sam's Jig 4/26/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
15 Apple Pie 4/26/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
15 Eighty-Eight Keys 4/26/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
14 Camden's Jig 4/26/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
14 The Fuzzy Jig 4/26/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Bob's sight reading school Ralph Page, Larry's Waltz, Bryne Marie, The Chickadee Polka
14 Harvey's Fiddle 4/26/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard it's another “came to me in a dream” tune Ingrid's Jig
3 Dancing Bear 4/21/23 Best Western Trade Center, Marlborough, MA Roaring Jelly NEFFA
14 Iva's Jig 4/27/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Bob's School of Sight Reading Jenna's Jig (book 14)
WB Laurie's Waltz 4/28/23 Dummerston, VT Andy Davis, Arthur Davis, Laurie Indenbaum Dummerston School Community Dance
6 An Itty Bitty Ditty 4/29/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Bob called this “a dumb tune” – so I had to check it out!
6 Dreamy Polka 4/29/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Because it came to Bob in a dream
14 Gail's Cat 4/29/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard I could not resist a tune dedicated to a guy who brought his cat to dances and rocked out to Money Musk!
7 Rich 'n' Lucy 4/30/23 E. Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle Pierce's Hall Sunday Afternoon Dance An excellent, accessible jig
3 Larry's Waltz 4/30/23 E. Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle Pierce's Hall Sunday Afternoon Dance An old favorite.
15 Eighty-Eight Keys 4/30/23 E. Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle Pierce's Hall Sunday Afternoon Dance Another new favorite
7 Carol's Reel 4/30/23 E. Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle Pierce's Hall Sunday Afternoon Dance And a total keeper!
15 Amy's Chandelier 4/30/23 E. Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle Pierce's Hall Sunday Afternoon Dance And another keeper- medleyed with Carol's Reel (edited version)
3 The Broken Sword 4/30/23 E. Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle Pierce's Hall Sunday Afternoon Dance Classic. Paired with Pierce Hall. Classic!
15 Pierce Hall 4/30/23 E. Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle Pierce's Hall Sunday Afternoon Dance A new classic, medleyed with The Broken Sword from Book 3
15 Carolyn's Waltz 4/30/23 E. Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle Pierce's Hall Sunday Afternoon Dance I really like this waltz. Bob's chords maybe should be updated, though.
12 Wilder's Reel 4/30/23 E. Putney, VT Hilliare Wilder & Laurie Indenbaum Pierce's Hall Sunday Afternoon Dance – after the dance A lot of notes...
14 Jerry Berger's Jig 5/1/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Because ...
14 John Redmond's Jig 5/1/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard a fun tune to play and dedicated to John Redmond, a button accordion player that Bob took lessons from. https://redmondirishmusic.com/
9 Rosa's Jig 5/1/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Monthly visit to Bradley House & Gathering Place For my daughter!
7 Sam's Jig 5/1/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Monthly visit to Bradley House & Gathering Place For my son!
3 John and Tony 5/1/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Monthly visit to Bradley House & Gathering Place For John Roberts & Tony Barrand
7 Julie's Waltz 5/1/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Monthly visit to Bradley House & Gathering Place For a student of Bob's
4 Ralph Page 5/1/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Monthly visit to Bradley House & Gathering Place Bob's silliest tune ever
5 Pinewoods Reel 5/1/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Monthly visit to Bradley House & Gathering Place A good one
8 Abell's Reel 5/1/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Monthly visit to Bradley House & Gathering Place A really good one
5 The Francestown Jig 5/1/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Monthly visit to Bradley House & Gathering Place A favorite
6 The Boys of Antrim 5/1/23 Brattleboro, VT Andy Davis & Laurie Indenbaum Monthly visit to Bradley House & Gathering Place A real favorite
7 Argo's Reel 5/1/23 Seattle, WA at home Laurie Andres & WB Reid For the hell of it, and it's a good tune. Belov's Jig – 7
Culhane's Hornpipe – 7
High Road to Homer – 7
Hilary's Jig #2 – 7
The Lady of the Lake – 7
Luther's Hornpipe – 7
Mike's March – 7
The New Melody Quadrille – 7
Sandy's Waltz – 7
Bonnie's Jig – 8
The Canote Men's Brambles – 8
Chris's Reel – 8
Olive Street Jig – 8
Steve's “Y” Factor – 8
Zora's Waltz – 8
2 Lindberg's Crate 4/22/23 Marlborough, MA Francis Orzechowski, Jane Orzechowski, Dave Miller, Chris Carpenter NEFFA workshop Book 8 Steve's Y Factor
Book 5 Heavens to Betsy
Book 6 Reel Mme Jobin
Book 10 Russell's Reel
Book 4 Yerow's Reel
Book 10 JB-JB Waltz
Book 11 Clover's Polka
Book 11 Pippi's Polka
Book 8 Fitzwilliam Polka
Book 11 Caroline's Hornpipe
Book 11 Uncle George's Reel
Book 8 Aunt Maddie's Hornpipe
Book 11 Allen McBride		 Stories about Bob McQuillen
1 He loved all dogs and they loved him back. Although, probably they were so attentive to him because he would constantly be giving them snacks under the table. He'd start with tidbits from his dinner plate and end with dividing up Oreo cookies with each dog. We often had at least 3 dogs around and sometimes other visiting dogs, as well. If we were outside cooking burgers in the yard, he'd request that his hamburger be just barely browned on the outside (so pretty much raw in the middle) and then he'd consume most of it and share the rest with any dogs that happened to be around.
A favorite trick of his whenever he met a new dog friend was to bring its face up to his mouth and he'd close his lips right around the dog's nose and then blow! This caused the dog's lips to flap out sideways in a ludicrous manner and also caused Mac to laugh uproariously himself. Usually no dog would allow him to attempt this trick a second time.
Another time, he was on the floor having a tug-of-war using his handkerchief with Mowgli, our black lab, and he got the bright idea of biting the handkerchief himself. Well, Mowgli won that bout because Mac's newly implanted tooth flew across the room. We were horrified but he was in stitches as he imagined how his dentist was going to react when he heard the story.
He wrote tunes for all of our pets including a hambo for the horse, a jig for Sophie's chicken named Odysseus who unexpectedly laid an egg and was rechristened Odyssea, tunes for our goats and for quite a few of our dogs over the years. Many of his other tunes were written for all the pets of his musical and dance friends.

Our favorite responses from Quack: “I'm as good as I get!” with the happiest grin and enthusiastic voice. “It's fun to be dumb” whenever he did or said something silly, which was often. Favorite habit of his: to anybody new (waitress, policeman, TSA employee, etc.) he'd bring out his chicken joke which they usually couldn't answer. “Which side of a chicken has the most feathers?” – “the outside”. We heard him do this innumerable times to all sorts of people and never got tired of their reactions.
10 Sophie's Hambo 4/29/23 Portland, OR
Fulton Community Center		 PCDC 5th Saturday Open Band Contra Dance Book 3, Sarah's Jig
11 Snowbird Reel 5/3/23 Rockingham, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Because! The B part is unusual
11 Hands Four Hornpipe 5/3/23 Rockingham, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Because! Good one!
3 Donnie MacLean 5/3/23 Rockingham, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Because! Good one! Goes well in a medley with Donnie's Return, #25
3 The Dancing Bear 5/3/23 Rockingham, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Because!
11 Pippi's Polka 5/3/23 Rockingham, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Because!
10 Starbuck's Polka 5/3/23 Rockingham, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Because! Fun, and caffienated
3 Donnie's Return 5/3/23 Rockingham, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Because! Good one! Goes well with Donnie MacLean (#24)
3 Fire in the Stove 5/3/23 Rockingham, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Because!
3 Aly Anderson 5/3/23 Rockingham, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Because! Nice chord progression
8 John Krumm's Hornpipe 5/3/23 Rockingham, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Because!
4 Michael's Hornpipe 5/3/23 Rockingham, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Because!
4 Ralph Page 5/3/23 Rockingham, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Because! Bob's silliest tune. Prove me wrong.
3 Lover's Waltz 5/3/23 Rockingham, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Because!
3 Lucy's Reel 5/3/23 Rockingham, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Because!
8 Owen's Reel 5/3/23 Rockingham, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Because! Perpetual motion
11 Laurie's Squeezebox 5/3/23 Rockingham, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Because!
9 Jennifer's Waltz 5/3/23 Rockingham, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Because! Lovely waltz.
3 Joey's Hornpipe 5/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Figuring out medleys Laurie's Hornpipe
1 Sanella's Swinger 5/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Figuring out medleys Chips from the Block
4 Raphy's Red Hat 5/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Figuring out medleys Sarah's Jig
7 Rich 'n' Lucy 5/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Figuring out medleys Bookseller's Jig, Camden's Jig
8 John Krumm's Hornpipe 5/7/23 The Montpelier, Vermont VFW Janice Carr and Jill Newton For the May Meet of the Northeast Fiddlers Association We played John Krumm's Hornpipe with Michael's Hornpipe (Book 4) as a medley, and then a jig medley of Jill's Jig and Raphy's Red Hat (Both also Book4) Then ended with Amelia (Book 5)
15 Aladdin's Jig 5/8/23 Athens, VT – on my porch Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards, starting in Book 15 Playable!
15 Amy's Chandelier 5/8/23 Athens, VT – on my porch Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards, starting in Book 15 Love this one
15 Apple Pie 5/8/23 Athens, VT – on my porch Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards, starting in Book 15 Love this one
15 Autumn Rose's Reel 5/8/23 Athens, VT – on my porch Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards, starting in Book 15
15 Brady's Reel 5/8/23 Athens, VT – on my porch Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards, starting in Book 15
15 The Bunny Jig 5/8/23 Athens, VT – on my porch Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards, starting in Book 15
15 Cathie's Visit 5/8/23 Athens, VT – on my porch Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards, starting in Book 15
15 Chris Hattie's 5/8/23 Athens, VT – on my porch Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards, starting in Book 15
15 Cold Road to Tamworth 5/8/23 Athens, VT – on my porch Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards, starting in Book 15
15 Colleen and Ali 5/8/23 Athens, VT – on my porch Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards, starting in Book 15 I could not get this one to come out, no matter how much I played it
15 Commodore Barry's Waltz 5/8/23 Athens, VT – on my porch Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards, starting in Book 15 Not his very best waltz...
15 Dave Stone's Hornpipe 5/8/23 Athens, VT – on my porch Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards, starting in Book 15
15 David's Wedding 5/8/23 Athens, VT – on my porch Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards, starting in Book 15
15 Deanna's Waltz 5/8/23 Athens, VT – on my porch Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards, starting in Book 15
15 Deerfield Hall 5/8/23 Athens, VT – on my porch Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards, starting in Book 15
15 Edgar's Capers 5/8/23 Athens, VT – on my porch Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards, starting in Book 15
15 Ethan's Reel 5/8/23 Athens, VT – on my porch Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards, starting in Book 15
15 Fiona's Jig 5/8/23 Athens, VT – on my porch Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards, starting in Book 15
14 Millie's Jig 5/7/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard noodling around in Book 14 O.N.E. Jig – also book 14
15 The Flurry Reel 5/9/23 Athens, Vermont Laurie Indenbaum Working my way through Book 15 I uploaded a photo of my new bear. For no good reason.
14 Ms Whittemore's Walz 5/10/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Bob mentions Wendy's mom in the dedication ... “Her mom used to go to contra dances with their pet mini-horse in the back of a micro-bus' ...” For more about the Whittemores and that mini horse click here.
9 Sam Bartlett's March 5/10/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum
9 S. G. Smith's Reel 5/10/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum
9 Ted's Triple Jig 5/10/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton & Laurie Indenbaum Nice Jig
9 The Lemon Cake 5/10/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton & Laurie Indenbaum A & B parts very similar
9 Sid's Hornpipe 5/10/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton & Laurie Indenbaum I like this one!
14 Fiddle Camp Jig 5/10/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton & Laurie Indenbaum
1 The Naughty 'Noochie 5/10/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton & Laurie Indenbaum
14 Doug Creighton's 5/10/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton & Laurie Indenbaum
14 Chris Salmon's 5/10/23 Athens, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton & Laurie Indenbaum
7 Lady of the Lake Waltz 5/10/23 Athens, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton & Laurie Indenbaum Beautiful!
10 Kristen's Waltz 5/10/23 Athens, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton & Laurie Indenbaum
8 Armin's Hornpipe 5/10/23 Athens, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton & Laurie Indenbaum
6 The Little Reel 5/10/23 Athens, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton & Laurie Indenbaum Um, what?
6 Omer's Reel 5/10/23 Athens, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton & Laurie Indenbaum Great tune for early players
14 Nana Deanna 5/10/23 Athens, VT Andy Davis, Jill Newton & Laurie Indenbaum Special!
10 Sophie's Hambo 4/29/23 Fulton Community Center, Portland, OR Portland Country Dance Community open band Pick for open band set list.
15 Peery's #2 5/13/23 Athens, VT on the Porch Laurie Indenbaum Working my way backwards
15 Phinney Hall 5/13/23 Athens, VT on the Porch Laurie Indenbaum Working my way backwards
15 President Pierce's Hornpipe 5/13/23 Athens, VT on the Porch Laurie Indenbaum Working my way backwards
15 Ridgeway's Reel 5/13/23 Athens, VT on the Porch Laurie Indenbaum Working my way backwards
15 Scotty's Reel 5/13/23 Athens, VT on the Porch Laurie Indenbaum Working my way backwards
15 Skelton's Hornpipe 5/13/23 Athens, VT on the Porch Laurie Indenbaum Working my way backwards This one is special
15 Southwest Reel 5/13/23 Athens, VT on the Porch Laurie Indenbaum Working my way backwards
15 Sue's Hornpipe 5/13/23 Athens, VT on the Porch Laurie Indenbaum Working my way backwards
15 The Sun Room 5/13/23 Athens, VT on the Porch Laurie Indenbaum Working my way backwards
15 Steve Brown's Reel 5/13/23 Athens, VT on the Porch Laurie Indenbaum Working my way backwards
15 Tacoma Hornpipe 5/13/23 Athens, VT on the Porch Laurie Indenbaum Working my way backwards
15 Yo-Yo's Polka 5/13/23 Athens, VT on the Porch Laurie Indenbaum Working my way backwards
10 Tammy's Waltz 5/13/23 Dallas, Texas
 “Mad Robin”
Dallas English Country Dance Band:
Kirk Hunter, Janis Adams, Ray Quigley – Fiddles
Cheryl Patterson – Flute
Michael McBride – Guitar		 Intermission of our monthly English Country Dance Also Played:
My Mother's Waltz (Book #5) at the end of our ECD on May 13, 2023
10 Canaan's March 5/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Marches, Book 10
10 Drew's March 5/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Marches, Book 10
10 Garth's March 5/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Marches, Book 10
10 Jane's March 5/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Marches, Book 10
10 Neil Vincent Orzechowski's Welcome to Earth 5/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Marches, Book 10
10 Steve Gove's Welcome to Deerfield 5/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Marches, Book 10
15 Flying Fingers 5/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working Backwards from Book 15
15 Freya's Jig 5/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working Backwards from Book 15
15 Gene Gowing's Jig 5/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working Backwards from Book 15
15 General Washington's Hornpipe 5/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working Backwards from Book 15 Good one!
15 Ivar's Jig 5/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working Backwards from Book 15
15 Jeff's Jig 5/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working Backwards from Book 15
15 Jim's Jig 5/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working Backwards from Book 15
15 Julia's Jig 5/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working Backwards from Book 15
14 Tammy's Waltz #2 5/16/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Bob's sight reading school The Short Brother's Reel (book 14)
8 John Krumm's Hornpipe 5/16/23 West Townshend, Vermont Alan Partridge and Jill Newton Burger Night at the West Townshend Country Store Old Time Quadrille
Chips Off the Old Bloch
Jill's Jig
Raffy's Red Hat		 I tried to play Mary Elder's Jig, but couldn't remember all of the B part.
3 The Broken Sword 5/17/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum & Jill Newton Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
3 Sarah's Jig 5/17/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum & Jill Newton Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
5 The Francestown Jig 5/17/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum & Jill Newton Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
6 The Boys of Antrim 5/17/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum & Jill Newton Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
3 Joey's Hornpipe 5/17/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum & Jill Newton Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
3 Laurie's Hornpipe 5/17/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum & Jill Newton Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
1 Sanella's Swinger 5/17/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum & Jill Newton Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
1 Chips from the Old Block 5/17/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum & Jill Newton Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
2 Olde Tyme Quadrille 5/17/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum & Jill Newton Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
3 Larry's Waltz 5/17/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum & Jill Newton Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
2 The Chickadee's Polka 5/17/23 Saxtons River, VT Chris Madigan, Laurie Indenbaum & Jill Newton Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
4 Mary Elder's Jig 5/17/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton & Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
15 Larry Siegal's 5/17/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton & Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
15 Liz's Moon 5/17/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton & Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
15 Lost Pines Jig 5/17/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton & Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
15 Michele's Waltz 5/17/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton & Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
4 Pete's March 5/16/23 Schenectady, NY, Ancient Order of Hibernians Fiddlers' Tour of the Capital District Session
3 Robin's Bodhran 5/16/23 Schenectady, NY, Ancient Order of Hibernians Fiddlers' Tour of the Capital District Session
3 Sarah's Jig 5/17/23 Saratoga Springs, NY, Parting Glass Pub Parting Glass Wednesday Night Celtic Session Weekly session
15 Walter 5/20/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards
15 Tony 5/20/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards
15 Todd 5/20/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards
15 Steve 5/20/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards
15 Sarah 5/20/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards
15 Rich 5/20/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards
15 Ralph S. 5/20/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards
15 Ralph 5/20/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards
15 Peter Y. 5/20/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards
15 Peter T. 5/20/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working backwards
5 Amelia 5/19/23 Lebanon, NH Upper Valley Music Center Community Band Last tune for the Family Dance as part of the “Sing and Play” Festival at UVMC
15 Dave M. 5/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School Playing new tunes and our favorites
15 Diane 5/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School Playing new tunes and our favorites
15 Eighty-Eight Keys 5/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School Playing new tunes and our favorites
10 Siegal's Reel 5/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School Playing new tunes and our favorites
15 M.F.C. Jig 5/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School Playing new tunes and our favorites
15 Jay and Molly's Waltz 5/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School Playing new tunes and our favorites
14 Ms. Whittemore's Waltz 5/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School Playing new tunes and our favorites
15 Ralph 5/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School Playing new tunes and our favorites
14 Fiddle Camp Jig 5/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School Playing new tunes and our favorites
13 Good Bye, Old Man 5/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School Playing new tunes and our favorites
7 Marianne Taylor's Waltz 5/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School Playing new tunes and our favorites
8 John Krumm's Hornpipe 5/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-reading School Playing new tunes and our favorites
15 Carolyn's Waltz 5/28/23 E. Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle East Putney Pierce's Hall Dance A lovely tune
15 Apple Pie 5/28/23 E. Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle East Putney Pierce's Hall Dance Great Dance tune
4 April's March 5/28/23 E. Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle East Putney Pierce's Hall Dance Still a keeper
7 Rich 'n' Lucy 5/28/23 E. Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle East Putney Pierce's Hall Dance This should be played!
2 Scotty O'Neil 5/28/23 E. Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle East Putney Pierce's Hall Dance
3 The Broken Sword 5/28/23 E. Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle East Putney Pierce's Hall Dance Another great jig
12 Wilder's Reel 5/28/23 E. Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle East Putney Pierce's Hall Dance Lotta notes
4 Pete's March 5/28/23 E. Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle East Putney Pierce's Hall Dance
14 Camden's Jig 5/28/23 E. Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle East Putney Pierce's Hall Dance Another great jig; we played a medley with Olde Tyme Quadrille. Excellent
2 Olde Tyme Quadrille 5/28/23 E. Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle East Putney Pierce's Hall Dance Another great jig; we played a medley with Camden's Jig first. Excellent
WB Laurie's Waltz 5/28/23 E. Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle East Putney Pierce's Hall Dance
13 Adam Blanchette 5/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Getting there however we can Good jig
13 Ali's Reel 5/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Getting there however we can
13 Anne's Polka 5/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Getting there however we can
13 Annie's Mazurka 5/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Getting there however we can
13 Arianna's Air 5/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Getting there however we can
13 Barbara's Hornpipe 5/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Getting there however we can
13 Benjamiin's Jig 5/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Getting there however we can
13 Bill's Hornpipe 5/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Getting there however we can
13 Bill Perry's 5/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Getting there however we can
13 Bobby's Hornpipe 5/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Getting there however we can
13 Brendan's Reel 5/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Getting there however we can
13 Brigget's Jig 5/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Getting there however we can
13 Collen's Reel 5/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Getting there however we can
13 Down By the River 5/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Getting there however we can
5 Mabou 5/31/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Let's finish book 5 1) Pentatonic scale: if anyone is wondering what an entire 16-bar tune limited to the 5 notes of the pentatonic scale (in this case in the key of A) sounds like, play this tune.
2) One-chord tune (A6). Since you can't have a V chord (E or E7) because there is no G#, and you can't have a IV chord (no D, the F# is just a little 6 color on the A chord), you're left with the A6. Backers can probably use suspended 2nds or try other suspensions. F# minor?
3) Large range: two octaves plus another single step. Fiddlers and mandolins and banjos will use the full range of first position except the low open G note. Whistlers and flutists will constantly be switching octaves. If you transpose this up to D, then it goes up to the high E two octaves and a step above middle C; whistlers usually don't play that high, silver flutes can do it if their third register is good but no one will want to sit next to them.
5 MacSkuzzie's Hornpipe 5/31/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Let's finish up book 5 Nice little hornpipe in G major and E minor. I usually like hornpipes to have a few triplets scattered throughout to remind players how much “swing” there should be in the uneven eighths.

I think it's interesting how Mac notated this with dotted eighths and sixteenths. These days hornpipes are mostly notated in eighths, leaving the player to know how to swing it, or for the tune to evolve into a reel, as many have. Mac goes the other direction: playing this rhythm literally as written would have the short notes in each pair sound even shorter than a normal hornpipe!
5 Maggi's Son 5/31/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Let's get Book 5 done Nice reel in B minor. Some of the chord progressions are reminiscent of McLenon's Reel; no surprise: same key.
5 The Marshal of Bristol 5/31/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Let's get Book 5 done! Very interesting jig in D major. It is twice as long as normal contradance jigs, i.e. a 16 bar A part and a 16 part B part, no repeats, and less repetition than you come to expect from jigs with 8 bar A and B parts. There are no real resolutions except at the end of the A and of the B. This would be a bear to learn by ear, or even to memorize with the music to look at.
5 Maureen's Reel 5/31/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher This finishes the 50s in Book 5! Wow! Another double tune (see my comment on The Marshall of Bristol, the preceding tune on the same page)!

This is really two entirely distinct contradance tunes, the first in D major and the second in B minor. You'd want to add a first and second ending and a repeat half way through each one (at the ends of the first and third lines of music) and at the end of the second and fourth lines, and then go back to the beginning of the respective tune.

Only a few of the measures of the second tune are exactly like the corresponding measures in the first tune but lowered a third into the relative minor. But mostly the second tune is fairly independent of the music in the first tune.

Would these two tunes work well together as a set? I would have to play them more and become more familiar with them to form an opinion.
1 David's Return to Carlisle 5/31/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Tunes! More Tunes!
7 Mike's March 5/31/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Tunes! More Tunes!
7 Marianne Taylor's Waltz 5/31/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Tunes! More Tunes!
15 Carolyn 5/31/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Tunes! More Tunes!
11 Cathie's Waltz 5/31/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Tunes! More Tunes!
10 Kathy's Jig 5/31/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Tunes! More Tunes!
10 Flannery Jig 5/31/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Tunes! More Tunes!
15 Claire 5/31/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Tunes! More Tunes!
10 Melissa's Waltz 5/31/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Tunes! More Tunes!
10 Drew's March 5/31/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Tunes! More Tunes!
4 Pompelia 5/31/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Tunes! More Tunes!
15 M.F.C. Jig 5/31/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Tunes! More Tunes!
7 Lady of the Lake Waltz 5/31/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Tunes! More Tunes!
15 Emerald City Waltz 5/31/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Tunes! More Tunes!
8 Susie's Waltz 5/31/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School Tunes! More Tunes!
5 To a Wee Maid (with Love) 6/1/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard because just because The Troubador's Jig (book 5)
15 M.F.C. Jig 6/1/23 Brattleboro, VT Thursday Woodshed Group Because it's a great tune
10 Ryan's Reel 5/30/23 Grand Turk Island, Turks and Caicos Ryan Thomson There is annual Irish event on Grand Turk called “Tunes on Grand Turk.” My son Brennish Thomson was hired last year, 2022, as one of the featured players at the first event. He was asked back again for the second annual event in May of 2023. I decided to tag along just for the fun of it all. Of course I've been playing Ryan's Reel for many years. It has become part of a regular set that I play for Irish sessions. So It was natural for me to play it, probably for the very first time, by anyone, in the Turks and Caicos. Thanks Bob! I first met Mac in 1976 at a dance in New Hampshire. We got along well and became friends, eventually playing dances together and running into each other at far flung events in places like Seattle, Philadelphia, and Elkins, West Virginia. I was honored when he presented a copy of his tune book 10 to me in 1994, inscribed, “For Captain Fiddle, Ryan Thomson, a good friend, with best wishes always, from Bob McQuillen.”
5 Amelia 5/29/23 Socorro, NM Eloise & Co + SuperTrad Final waltz at the New Mexico FolkMADness
9 Multnomah March 5/29/23 Seattle, WA Les Fabulous Girls du Ouest Coast Contradance at the NW Folklife Festival Bob often visited Seattle during the Folklife Festival. Many love his tunes here, and there are at least a couple of members of our band who have had tunes written for them. (Multnomah March was often played by the Portland Megaband, which is much larger than the 20 current members of our group. It is so joyful to play!)
5 Bob's Own 5/29/23 Seattle, WA Les Fabulous Girls du Ouest Coast (20 members this year) Contradance set at the NW Folklife Festival
5 The Millyard Reel 6/3/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Book 5! Book 5! I played this both ways, as a reel and as a hornpipe. It felt better as a hornpipe, especially if I turned a few pairs of eighth notes into triplets by adding another note between them.
5 Miss Brown's Jig 6/3/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Keep on keepin' on! Lotsa notes!
5 Miss Carey's Jig 6/3/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Workin' on Book 5; half way through the remaining 6 in the 60s. Pretty nice jig in G major and E minor. On flute I had to play the whole B part an octave higher. No problem; it doesn't go higher than B.
15 Keene State Waltz 6/3/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 15, working from the other end
15 Lou's Hornpipe 6/3/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 15, working from the other end
15 The Lush Jig 6/3/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 15, working from the other end
15 Mary Shonk's 6/3/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 15, working from the other end
15 Mary's House 6/3/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 15, working from the other end
15 Mr. Gottlieb's Waltz 6/3/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 15, working from the other end
5 Ms. Davis' Jig 6/3/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Near term goal: finish the 60s in Book 5. Another nice jig in G major and E minor. I didn't have to play the second half an octave higher. I wonder why Carolyn Brown and Karen Carey were “Miss” in their titles while Sharon Davis rated a “Ms.”?
5 Nathaniel's March 6/3/23 Delmar Charles Fisher Working on Book 5, and my wife is out of town, so I can! Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine is one of my favorites to play backup on piano, and this is in the same key, in fact the first measure and a half of the melody are identical to that. On flute I can play all the notes except one low A. It also sounds pretty good, maybe a little less muddy, at least on flute, with most of it transposed up a fourth and 4 bars transposed down a fifth, into G major.
5 The Ompompanoosuc River Reel 6/3/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher This one accomplishes my goal of finishing up the 60s in Book 5. Fifteen more to finish Book 5! Nice peppy reel in E minor all the way through. No hint of hornpipe, like some other reels.
15 Mona's Hornpipe 6/4/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working Backwards
15 Myrick's Hornpipe 6/4/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working Backwards
15 Nancy's Reel 6/4/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working Backwards
15 Nanette's Reel 6/4/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working Backwards
15 New England Center Jig 6/4/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working Backwards
15 Newport Road 6/4/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working Backwards
15 Peter's Waltz 6/4/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working Backwards
5 Paul's Hornpipe 6/4/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Finishing Book 5. As with other hornpipes of Bob's, I feel like this one could use more triplets at various places. So as I played it, I improvised them.
Also, the first measure is exactly the first measure of Fisher's Hornpipe! And especially if you tack a C# on to the two-note pickup to turn it into a triplet.
5 Phoenix Fiddle 6/4/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Yup, finishing Book 5. Jigs in B minor aren't all that common! This one is very nice, bounces along very naturally.
5 Red Lynnie's Jig 6/4/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher You know! Nice jig in D. Interesting surprises right from the start: first measure implies a D chord and an A7 chord; I expected the second measure to go back to the D. But no, the melody repeats the triplet figure from just before that implied the A7, and it delays the D until the second half of the second measure. That little delay on the A7 just surprised me is all. Then measure 5 repeats measure 1, so you think maybe the same thing, but the beginning of measure 6 has a different melody that implies the G chord! A surprise within a surprise! Lots of little things like this throughout the tune.
5 Reel Richard 6/4/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Gettin' there! Two chord reel, lots of repetition. The biggest surprise is in measure 13. Instead of repeating measure 10 the way 12 repeated 9 (and 5 repeated 1 and 6 repeated 2, and they all repeated the same rhythmic figure), suddenly there's a change of rhythm and melody! Even after playing the whole thing multiple times, I still get tripped up in measure 13. I should memorize this and play it enough that the surprise feels natural to me.
5 Rhino's Reel 6/4/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Closing in on today's goal of finishing the 70s in Book 5. Okay reel in G. A couple of little spots I might change.
5 Scerbi's Polka 6/4/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Last of the 70s in Book 5! Nice polka, good polka rhythmic feel, virtually no repetition. Wherever you think it's going to repeat some figure from before, it makes a little change. Is this good? I think I would have to learn it better and play it with accompaniment many times to form an opinion.
4 April's March 6/5/23 Brattleboro, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Monthly visit to Gathering Place & Bradley House The more we play them the more we love them
1 David's Return to Carlisle 6/5/23 Brattleboro, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Monthly visit to Gathering Place & Bradley House
15 Ghost Town Jig 6/5/23 Brattleboro, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Monthly visit to Gathering Place & Bradley House
14 Nana Deanna 6/5/23 Brattleboro, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Monthly visit to Gathering Place & Bradley House
15 M. F. C. Jig
 6/4/23 On the State House Lawn in Montpelier, Vermont Jill Newton and Janet Carr The Northeast Fiddlers Assoc. June Fiddle Meet
10 Allison's Jig 6/7/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip, Chip, Chipping Away
10 Amelia's Jig 6/7/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip, Chip, Chipping Away
10 Amy Sarli's Reel 6/7/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip, Chip, Chipping Away
10 Anna's Waltz 6/7/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip, Chip, Chipping Away
10 Aussie's Hornpipe 6/7/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip, Chip, Chipping Away
10 B.A.T.-Man's Jig 6/7/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip, Chip, Chipping Away
10 Betsy's Jig 6/7/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip, Chip, Chipping Away
10 Bettie's Hornpipe 6/7/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip, Chip, Chipping Away
10 Bill & Betsy's Reel 6/7/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip, Chip, Chipping Away
10 Bill Paine's Polka 6/7/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip, Chip, Chipping Away
10 Blanche's Bouquet 6/7/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip, Chip, Chipping Away
10 The Bobolink's Jig 6/7/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip, Chip, Chipping Away
10 Brionna's Jig 6/7/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip, Chip, Chipping Away
4 Nerissa 6/7/23 Athens Laurie Indenbaum & Mary Cay Brass Getting ready for a gig
5 The Francestown Jig 6/7/23 Athens Laurie Indenbaum & Mary Cay Brass Getting ready for a gig
6 The Boys of Antrim 6/7/23 Athens Laurie Indenbaum & Mary Cay Brass Getting ready for a gig
1 Scotty O'Neil 6/7/23 Athens Laurie Indenbaum & Mary Cay Brass Getting ready for a gig
2 Olde Tyme Quadrille 6/7/23 Athens Laurie Indenbaum & Mary Cay Brass Getting ready for a gig
5 The Smashers' Reel 6/8/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Last 9 in Book 5 Almost pentatonic reel, although there are a few Cs in the B part (but no F#s anywhere). Unlike an earlier tune where the pentatonic nature kept the chords vague, here it doesn't. The tune usually strongly implies a G, Eminor or C chord. Reasonably nice reel.
5 Thimmel Jig 6/8/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher As Laurie said about her recent work on Book 10, “Chip, chip, chipping away!” Except four 4 high Cs in the B part, this transposes fairly well up to A minor from the original E minor to make it more flute friendly.
5 A Time to Dance 6/8/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Finishing Book 5 soon Sweet little waltz in D major. No chords. Did he put this on in Bob's Big Book of Waltzes?
5 Timmy Ahearn 6/8/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Closin' in on Book 5! Jig. A part: 16 bars, no repetition, all in G major, could be a tune on its own with two parts. B part: 8 bars, repeated, in E minor, 4th bar is an internal repeat of 1st bar, but that's OK for structure.
5 Tony's Quadrille 6/8/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher I really want to finish book five, but maybe not this evening. This finishes the 80s, though, leaving only 3 in the 90s for tomorrow. Despite the title, this is a jig. Like some other jigs of Bob's, there's a 16 bar A part and a 16 bar B part; the A part in G major with basically no repetition and the B part in E minor with no repetition. Each part has enough music for a whole tune. Is this what it means to be a Quadrille instead of a jig?
5 Lorraine's Hornpipe 6/9/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Making SURE it was played...
5 Tim McCarthy's Reel 6/9/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Making SURE it was played...
5 Wayne's Hornpipe 6/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher 3.... NIce hornpipe in e minor. As usual, by the third or fourth time I play it I slip in an extra eighth note between some pairs that are a third apart and I get some triplets to liven the piece up.
5 Quinlan's Jig 6/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher 2... Very nice jig in D! Quite amusing!
5 Van Peski's Pachyderm 6/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher ...1! Liftoff! Book 5 has been completed! A fitting end to book 5, a nice little jig in E minor!

I have to say, it fits the flute and whistle much better transposed up to A minor. But I suppose “Pachyderm” suggests heaviness and down-low-ness.
10 Carol's Harp 6/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Just because... Harp and flute make such a sweet combination! We can trade off melodies and harmonies!

Hear and see Shannon Heaton and Maeve Gilchrist play Shannon's Blue Dress Waltz on YouTube. Shannon sticks to the melody in this case, but Maeve is all over the melody, countermelodies, harmonies. Great!
3 Sarah's Jig 6/10/23 Williamstown, MA Mary Cay Brass & Laurie Indenbaum Williamstown Dance
 We played Sarah's Jig and Olde Tyme Quadrille as a medley.
2 Olde Tyme Quadrille 6/10/23 Williamstown, MA Mary Cay Brass & Laurie Indenbaum Williamstown Dance
4 Nerissa 6/10/23 Williamstown, MA Mary Cay Brass & Laurie Indenbaum Williamstown Dance
 We played this lovely waltz twice!
5 The Francestown Jig 6/10/23 Williamstown, MA Mary Cay Brass & Laurie Indenbaum Williamstown Dance
6 The Boys of Antrim 6/10/23 Williamstown, MA Mary Cay Brass & Laurie Indenbaum Williamstown Dance
4 April's March 6/10/23 Williamstown, MA Mary Cay Brass & Laurie Indenbaum Williamstown Dance
 April's March & David's Return to Carlisle – a great medley
1 David's Return to Carlisle 6/10/23 Williamstown, MA Mary Cay Brass & Laurie Indenbaum Williamstown Dance
15 Jay and Molly's Waltz 6/10/23 Williamstown, MA Mary Cay Brass & Laurie Indenbaum Williamstown Dance
 This waltz is absolutely beautiful
11 Ed and Priscilla's Waltz 6/11/23 Hatfield PA Ed Bonsell Bob wrote this for Priscilla and I in 1994 for our wedding. Thanks Bob !
4 April's March 6/12/23 E. Alstead, NH Randy Miller & Laurie Indenbaum For fun!
1 David's Return to Carlisle 6/12/23 E. Alstead, NH Randy Miller & Laurie Indenbaum For fun!
6 The Boys of Antrim 6/12/23 E. Alstead, NH Randy Miller & Laurie Indenbaum For fun!
14 Fiddle Camp Jig 6/14/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School More great tunes
15 M.F.C. Jig 6/14/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School More great tunes
14 Marching to Garvin's 6/14/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School More great tunes
7 Rich 'n' Lucy 6/14/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School More great tunes
14 Camden's Jig 6/14/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School More great tunes
15 Beth 6/14/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School More great tunes
14 Doug Prostik's 6/14/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School More great tunes
5 Tony's Quadrille 6/14/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School More great tunes
15 Dan 6/14/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School More great tunes
15 Jay and Molly's Waltz 6/14/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School More great tunes
13 Myron's March 6/14/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School More great tunes
3 Larry's Waltz 6/14/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School More great tunes
3 Sarah's Jig 6/14/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School More great tunes
5 Fleur de Lis Waltz 6/14/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School More great tunes
4 Nerissa 6/14/23 Brattleboro, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Mary Cay Brass Families First Dance Party
4 April's March 6/14/23 Brattleboro, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Mary Cay Brass Families First Dance Party Grand March Medley
1 David's Return to Carlisle 6/14/23 Brattleboro, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Mary Cay Brass Families First Dance Party Grand March Medley
6 Martin's Reel 6/15/23 Guilford, VT The Thursday Woodshed Quebecois Session Because! We played in the new pavilion. It's gorgeous and the acoustics are fabulous
9 McCullouch's Hornpipe 6/15/23 Portland, Oregon Sue Songer Played for this project. I picked a book at random, and it fell open to McCullouch's Hornpipe. I was surprised because I knew Paul McCullough (note correct spelling). He was an excellent caller with his own dance series here, a protégé and friend of Ted Sannella (whose Contra for Margie was written for Paul's wife). Paul passed away several years ago but his impact on our dance community remains. McIntyre's #2, on the facing page of McCullouch's in Book 9. Another surprise--I also know Don and Diane McIntyre, although they moved to Alaska years ago, and I haven't seen them since. Diane was my daughter's Suzuki teacher and as such, she was my first fiddle teacher.
5 Betsy's Waltz 6/10/23 Dallas, Texas Mad Robin (Dallas English Country Dance Band)
Fiddles: Kirk Hunter, Janis Adams, Ray Quigley
Flute: Cheryl Patterson
Gutiar: Michael McBride		 at the intermission of our monthly English Country Dance
7 (The) O'Donnells' Waltz 6/14/23 Seattle, WA Laurie Andres & WB Reid Preparing for Kwackfest West Coast Bands workshop
13 Bruce's March 6/14/23
Seattle, WA		 Laurie Andres & WB (Bruce) Reid Preparing for Kwackfest West Coast Bands workshop
11 Laurie's Squeeze-Box 6/14/23 Seattle, WA Laurie Andres & WB Reid Preparing for Kwackfest West Coast Bands workshop
14 Bear Hug Reel 6/14/23 Seattle, WA Laurie Andres & WB Reid Preparing for Kwackfest West Coast Bands workshop
14 Bear Hug Reel 6/14/23 Seattle, WA Laurie Andres & WB Reid Preparing for Kwackfest West Coast Bands workshop
7 Culhane's Hornpipe 6/14/23 Seattle, WA Laurie Andres & WB Reid Preparing for Kwackfest West Coast Bands workshop
14 The Silver Bear 6/14/23 Seattle, WA Laurie Andres & WB Reid Preparing for Kwackfest West Coast Bands workshop
7 Hilary's Jig #2 6/14/23 Seattle, WA Laurie Andres & WB Reid Preparing for Kwackfest West Coast Bands workshop
8 Bonnie's Jig 6/14/23 Seattle, WA Laurie Andres & WB Reid Preparing for Kwackfest West Coast Bands workshop
10 Kathy's Jig 6/14/23 Seattle, WA Laurie Andres & WB Reid Preparing for Kwackfest West Coast Bands workshop
8 Zora's Waltz 6/14/23 Seattle, WA Laurie Andres & WB Reid Preparing for Kwackfest West Coast Bands workshop
14 Warren's Waltz 6/14/23 Seattle, WA Laurie Andres & WB Reid Preparing for Kwackfest West Coast Bands workshop
7 Sandy's Waltz 6/14/23 Seattle, WA Laurie Andres & WB Reid Preparing for Kwackfest West Coast Bands workshop
11 Cathie's Waltz 6/14/23 Seattle, WA Laurie Andres & WB Reid Preparing for Kwackfest West Coast Bands workshop
9 Chris Caldwell's Contra 6/14/23 Seattle, WA Laurie Andres & WB Reid Preparing for Kwackfest West Coast Bands workshop
7 Argo's Reel 6/14/23 Seattle, WA Laurie Andres & WB Reid Preparing for Kwackfest West Coast Bands workshop
9 Priscilla's Hornpipe 6/18/23 Colorado Springs, Colorado Rebecca Myer Priscilla's sister Rebecca played it for Priscilla on the Piano.
4 Nerissa 6/20/23 Dummerston, VT Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Green Mountain Camp Teachers Week Family Dance
2 The Chickadee's Polka 6/21/23 Athens, VT Deborah Maynard, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
5 Serenity Hill 6/21/23 Athens, VT Deborah Maynard, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
6 Angela's Reel 6/21/23 Athens, VT Deborah Maynard, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School The B part is like a practical joke
6 Bob Toppan's Reel 6/21/23 Athens, VT Deborah Maynard, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Not bad!
7 Rich 'n' Lucy 6/21/23 Athens, VT Deborah Maynard, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
10 The Muckeram 6/21/23 Athens, VT Deborah Maynard, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School A fun and easy jig
10 Kathy's Jig 6/21/23 Athens, VT Deborah Maynard, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
10 Marion's Waltz 6/21/23 Athens, VT Deborah Maynard, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Interesting chords, and a beauty
14 Fiddle Camp Jig 6/21/23 Athens, VT Deborah Maynard, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
14 Camden's Jig 6/21/23 Athens, VT Deborah Maynard, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
15 M.F.C. Jig 6/21/23 Athens, VT Deborah Maynard, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School I love this tune
15 Dudley 6/21/23 Athens, VT Deborah Maynard, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School A nice reel
15 Duke 6/21/23 Athens, VT Deborah Maynard, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School A little squirrely
15 Keene State Waltz 6/21/23 Athens, VT Deborah Maynard, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School This one has a special story
WB Laurie's Waltz 6/21/23 Athens, VT Deborah Maynard, Jill Newton, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
11 A & E Jig 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11
11 Abby's Hornpipe 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11  
11 Aran's Reel 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11  
11 Aunty Lee's Jig 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11
11 Austin's Hornpipe 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11  
11 Barbara's Reel 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11  
11 Braley's Birthday 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11  
11 Brendan Callahan's 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11  
11 Charlie Fenton's 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11  
11 Cindy Hartman's 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11  
11 Dave Langford's Reel 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11  
11 Denice's Reel 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11  
11 Don's Reel 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11  
11 Doug MacPhee's Waltz 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11
11 Ed's Hornpipe 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11  
11 Eileen's March 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11
11 Eileen's Waltz 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11
11 Elissa's Hornpipe 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11  
11 Ellen's Hornpipe 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11  
11 Eva's Hornpipe 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11  
11 Finn's Polka 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11
11 Grammie's Waltz 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11 Pick of the litter today
11 Heather's Reel 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11  
11 Henriettë's Hornpipe 6/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11  
9 The New Good Shirt 6/23/23 Hatfield PA Ed Bonsell Because Bob wrote it about my new good shirt.
9 Multnomah March 6/22/23 Starksboro, Vermont at the 2023 Northeast Heritage Music Camp The Contradance Band Class, including yours truly, Charles Fisher Teachers Becky Tracy and Max Newman selected this tune of Bob's, plus a new original reel by Becky called Jumping On The Bed, for intensive practice and collaborative arrangement over the four days of band class, to give students a kind of creative experience they may never have had in session play-throughs or directed musical ensembles. It was an excellent experience. Unfortunately, the intended culminating performance at a camp contradance that evening never occurred, as the board was forced to sensibly terminate camp early due to a COVID outbreak. We learned the tune by ear from Becky, then listened as Becky and Max worked out the chords. Those turned out to be almost identical to the version from Portland 2.
1 Scotty O'Neil 6/24/23 Green Mountain Camp, Dummerston VT Amy Cann, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Camp Counselors Dance Medleyed with Robertson's Reel by Tom Anderson, ©1938
13 Myron's March 6/24/23 Green Mountain Camp, Dummerston VT Amy Cann, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Camp Counselors Dance A glorious tune
3 Sarah's Jig 6/24/23 Green Mountain Camp, Dummerston VT Amy Cann, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Camp Counselors Dance Perfect for Up A Double
3 Taylor's Hornpipe 6/24/23 Green Mountain Camp, Dummerston VT Amy Cann, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Camp Counselors Dance Excellent. A true hidden gem.
WB Laurie's Waltz 6/24/23 Green Mountain Camp, Dummerston VT Amy Cann, Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis Camp Counselors Dance My favorite.
13 Myron's March 6/25/23 Pierce's Hall, E. Putney VT Bob's Your Uncle Regular Dance w/ Louisa Engel calling
3 Taylor's Hornpipe 6/25/23 Pierce's Hall, E. Putney VT Bob's Your Uncle Regular Dance w/ Louisa Engel calling
14 Camden's Jig 6/25/23 Pierce's Hall, E. Putney VT Bob's Your Uncle Regular Dance w/ Louisa Engel calling
7 Rich 'n' Lucy 6/25/23 Pierce's Hall, E. Putney VT Bob's Your Uncle Regular Dance w/ Louisa Engel calling
4 Nerissa 6/25/23 Pierce's Hall, E. Putney VT Bob's Your Uncle Regular Dance w/ Louisa Engel calling
9 Rosa's Jig 6/25/23 Pierce's Hall, E. Putney VT Bob's Your Uncle Regular Dance w/ Louisa Engel calling
7 Sam's Jig 6/25/23 Pierce's Hall, E. Putney VT Bob's Your Uncle Regular Dance w/ Louisa Engel calling
3 Sarah's Jig 6/25/23 Pierce's Hall, E. Putney VT Bob's Your Uncle Regular Dance w/ Louisa Engel calling
2 Olde Tyme Quadrille 6/25/23 Pierce's Hall, E. Putney VT Bob's Your Uncle Regular Dance w/ Louisa Engel calling
3 Larry's Waltz 6/25/23 Pierce's Hall, E. Putney VT Bob's Your Uncle Regular Dance w/ Louisa Engel calling
11 (Shetland's Young) Heritage Waltz 6/26/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working on Book 11
11 Hodgson's Hornpipe 6/26/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working on Book 11
11 Jake Stewart's 6/26/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working on Book 11
11 Jane's Hambo 6/26/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working on Book 11
11 Jenny's Chix 6/26/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working on Book 11
11 Joyce's Waltz 6/26/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working on Book 11
11 Julia's Hornpipe 6/26/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working on Book 11
11 The Katz Meow 6/26/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working on Book 11
11 Ken Sweeney's 6/26/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Working on Book 11
11 Trooper's Polka 6/14/23 Newport, NH Jane Orzechowski, Deanna Stiles Thinking of John Brennan and his dog Trooper in Phila. Currently, he has a dog named Jigs. Road to the Stiles Book 11
Robin's Hambo Book 11
Everett's Arrival Book 12
Ryan's Reel Book 10
Bill (C's) Reel Book 11
Russell's Reel Book 10
Yerow's Reel Book 4
Amelia's Jig Book 10
6 Arthur Welch's New England Accordion Center Polka 6/26/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Another Book of McQuillen Tunes? Lemme at 'em! Nice! I could see adding this one to my sessions' repertoires.
6 B & G Reel 6/26/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Workin' on Book 6
6 Billy McComiskey's Reel 6/26/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Playin' all the tunes!
6 Billy's Polka 6/26/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Today's allotment.
6 Brunswick Hornpipe 6/26/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Just doin' my part!
6 C.D.S. Waltz 6/26/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher More chipping away at Book 6. Not one of my favorites, either McQuillen tune or waltz.
6 Colin's Reel 6/26/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Book 6, Book 6!
4 Pete's March 6/26/23 Castleton, VT Arthur Davis, Andy Davis, Laurie Indenbaum Governor's Institute for the Arts at Castleton University
3 Sarah's Jig 6/26/23 Castleton, VT Arthur Davis, Andy Davis, Laurie Indenbaum Governor's Institute for the Arts at Castleton University
4 April's March 6/26/23 Castleton, VT Arthur Davis, Andy Davis, Laurie Indenbaum Governor's Institute for the Arts at Castleton University
1 David's Return to Carlisle 6/26/23 Castleton, VT Arthur Davis, Andy Davis, Laurie Indenbaum Governor's Institute for the Arts at Castleton University
3 Larry's Waltz 6/26/23 Castleton, VT Arthur Davis, Andy Davis, Laurie Indenbaum Governor's Institute for the Arts at Castleton University
11 The Kindness of Marianne 6/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11
11 Lisa's #2 6/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11
11 Liz's Reel 6/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11
11 Liza's Reel 6/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11
11 Lloyd Carr's Reel 6/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11 I like this the best of Book 11
11 Marko's March 6/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11 I like this the best of Book 11
14 Camden's Jig 6/28/23 Townshend, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Valley Cares Assisted Living Monthly program
7 Rich 'n' Lucy 6/28/23 Townshend, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Valley Cares Assisted Living Monthly program
3 Sarah's Jig 6/28/23 Townshend, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Valley Cares Assisted Living Monthly program
2 Olde Tyme Quadrille 6/28/23 Townshend, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Valley Cares Assisted Living Monthly program
13 Myron's March 6/28/23 Townshend, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Valley Cares Assisted Living Monthly program
NH Nashua Jig 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Justin Godin Kwackfest! And I just got my hands on the book! The first is a Town I was born in, the second is my current hometown, since I moved up to the snowy North! Merrimack Jig
5 Amelia 7/1/23 Tacoma, WA Kevin Carr, Devon Léger, Josie Mendelsohn – The Extraterrestrials Tacoma Dance – Last Waltz
4 April's March 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Kwackfest! in the Tent for Hidden Gems
1 David's Return to Carlisle 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Kwackfest! in the Tent for Hidden Gems
15 The Ghost Town Jig 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Kwackfest! in the Tent for Hidden Gems
14 Nana Deanna 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Kwackfest! in the Tent for Hidden Gems
5 Pinewoods Reel 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Kwackfest! in the Tent for Hidden Gems
8 Abell's Reel 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Kwackfest! in the Tent for Hidden Gems
13 Myron's March 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Kwackfest! in the Tent for Hidden Gems
3 Fred's Jig / Dinah's Jig 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Kwackfest! in the Tent for Hidden Gems
7 Julie's Waltz 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Kwackfest! in the Tent for Hidden Gems
7 Carol's Reel 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Kwackfest! in the Tent for Hidden Gems
14 Camden's Jig 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Kwackfest! in the Tent for Hidden Gems
7 Rich 'n' Lucy 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Kwackfest! in the Tent for Hidden Gems
15 Amy's Chandelier 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Kwackfest! in the Tent for Hidden Gems
5 The Francestown Jig 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Kwackfest! in the Tent for Hidden Gems
6 The Boys of Antrim 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Kwackfest! in the Tent for Hidden Gems
15 Eighty-Eight Keys 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Kwackfest! in the Tent for Hidden Gems
15 Apple Pie 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Kwackfest! in the Tent for Hidden Gems
WB Laurie's Waltz 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Kwackfest! in the Tent for Hidden Gems
2 The Chickadee's Polka 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Kwackfest! in the Tent for Hidden Gems
3 Sarah's Jig 7/1/23 Peterborough NH Bob's Your Uncle! Kwackfest! Dance 5-6 with David Millstone calling.
2 Olde Tyme Quadrille 7/1/23 Peterborough NH Bob's Your Uncle! Kwackfest! Dance 5-6 with David Millstone calling.
4 Ralph Page 7/1/23 Peterborough NH Bob's Your Uncle! Kwackfest! Dance 5-6 with David Millstone calling.
5 The Francestown Jig 7/1/23 Peterborough NH Bob's Your Uncle! Kwackfest! Dance 5-6 with David Millstone calling.
6 The Boys of Antrim 7/1/23 Peterborough NH Bob's Your Uncle! Kwackfest! Dance 5-6 with David Millstone calling.
4 April's March 7/1/23 Peterborough NH Bob's Your Uncle! Kwackfest! Dance 5-6 with David Millstone calling.
1 David's Return to Carlisle 7/1/23 Peterborough NH Bob's Your Uncle! Kwackfest! Dance 5-6 with David Millstone calling.
3 Larry's Waltz 7/1/23 Peterborough NH Bob's Your Uncle! Kwackfest! Dance 5-6 with David Millstone calling.
10 Gabe's Jig 7/3/23 Leverett, Mass Catharine Ball At 60, I'm a beginning fiddler--tried out a jig that was on a handout from the Kwackfest! Just remember his head bobbing up and down while playing at the Peterborough town house. He was a friend of my aunt's, so saw him a lot through her.
9 Isle of Mull 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Kwackfest100 Sugar River Band, Jane Orzechowski, Sarah Bauhan, Deanna Stiles, Russell Orzechowski, Sophie Orzechowski, MacRae, Francis Orzechowski, Conor Sleith, for Kwackfest100 – Bob McQuillen's 100th birthday celebration KWACKFEST: Sugar River Band played Pete's March Book 4, April's March Bk 4, Jane's March Bk 10, Clover's Polka BK 11, Pippi's Polka BK 11, Neil Vincent Orzechowski's Welcome to Earth BK 10, Chickadee Polka BK 2, Old Tyme Quadrille BK 1, Scotty O'Neil BK 1, Dancing Bear BK 3, Boys of Antrim BK 6, Comer's March BK 13. Leaf's Waltz BK 9, Woodland Dream BK 3, Altan's Reel BK 8, Francis's Hornpipe BK 10, Ludger LaForte BK 6, Rich Hart's Reel BK 11, A to Z Waltz BK 2, Alys's Fiddle BK 3 Black Friday BK 3, Mary Elder's Jig BK 4, Eugene O'Donnell BK 10, Steve's Y Factor BK 8, Bertha's Jig BK 7
KWACKFEST: Dudley Laufman and Canterbury Orchestra played Nice n Easy BK 1, Jimmy's Song BK 1
NH Newmarket Hornpipe 7/2/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Emeline Dehn, fiddle; Peter Yarensky, piano Nightly Tunes We played several tunes from the new book. There are some nice tunes there!
NH Newfields Hornpipe 7/2/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Emeline Dehn, fiddle; Peter Yarensky, piano Nightly Tunes
NH Newington Hornpipe 7/2/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Emeline Dehn, fiddle; Peter Yarensky, piano Nightly Tunes
NH Barrington Jig 7/2/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Emeline Dehn, fiddle; Peter Yarensky, piano Nightly Tunes
NH Dover Hornpipe 7/2/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Emeline Dehn, fiddle; Peter Yarensky, piano Nightly Tunes
NH Durham Reel 7/2/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Emeline Dehn, fiddle; Peter Yarensky, piano Nightly Tunes
NH Exeter Hornpipe 7/2/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Emeline Dehn, fiddle; Peter Yarensky, piano Nightly Tunes
NH Lee Hornpipe 7/2/23 Newmarket, NH – at home Emeline Dehn, fiddle; Peter Yarensky, piano Nightly Tunes
6 Don Braley's Reel 7/3/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! I have a recording from the '80s of Don Braley on Jack Beard's folk show—he was a character! I can totally hear what he would have said, something like “If you're lookin' fer a real old-time New England piano playah, someone who has the real Johnny Trombley Boom-Chuck style, well Bob McQuillen from Dublin New Hampshah is about tops in my book. And he's written close to thirteen hundred tunes; anyway, this is the tune he wrote foh me. It's called Don Braley's Reel and it's a real snappy numbah—a real toe tappah!”
2 Lindbergh's Crate 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Canterbury Country Dance Orchestra Kwackfest Dance!
1 Nice & Easy! 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Canterbury Country Dance Orchestra Kwackfest Dance
11 Mary Lou and Charlie 7/4/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum Back to Book 11
11 Michael Kerry's Reel 7/4/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum Back to Book 11
11 Mike's Reel 7/4/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum Back to Book 11 My favorite of those I played today.
11 Natalie's Waltz 7/4/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum Back to Book 11
11 Nathan's Hornpipe 7/4/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum Back to Book 11
11 Niki's Reel 7/4/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum Back to Book 11 I couldn't play it through without going astray.
11 O-N-E Polka 7/4/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum Back to Book 11 This one is fun too.
11 Philips's Reel 7/4/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum Back to Book 11
11 The Primrose Polka 7/4/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum Back to Book 11
11 Roadhouse Reel 7/4/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum Back to Book 11
6 Corey's Reel 7/4/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! I feel like this is a very APRIL tune
14

Bear Hug Reel		 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Kwackfest – West Coast Workshop & Dance
7 Culhane's Hornpipe 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Kwackfest – West Coast Workshop & Dance
14 The Silver bear 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Kwackfest – West Coast Workshop & Dance
7 Hilary's Jig #2 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Kwackfest – West Coast Workshop & Dance
8 Bonnie's Jig 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Kwackfest – West Coast Workshop & Dance
7 The O'Donnells' Waltz 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Kwackfest – West Coast Workshop & Dance
13 Bruce's March 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Kwackfest – West Coast Workshop & Dance
11 Laurie's Squeezebox 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Kwackfest – West Coast Workshop & Dance
9 Multnomah March 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Kwackfest – West Coast Workshop & Dance
14 Warren's Waltz 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Kwackfest – West Coast Workshop & Dance
8 Zora's Waltz 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Kwackfest – West Coast Workshop & Dance
11 Sandy's Waltz 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Kwackfest – West Coast Workshop & Dance
11 Cathie's Waltz 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Kwackfest – West Coast Workshop & Dance
9 Chris Caldwell's Contra 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Kwackfest – West Coast Workshop & Dance
7 Argo's Reel 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Kwackfest – West Coast Workshop & Dance
3 The Dancing Bear 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Kwackfest Open Band – Final Dance Set
2 Olde Tyme Quadrille 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Kwackfest Open Band – Final Dance Set
5 Amelia 7/1/23 Peterborough, NH Kwackfest Open Band – Final Dance Set
6 Saltwater Jig 7/5/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Must stay home to nurse the dog!
6 Fairfax Park Polka 7/5/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Play all the tunes! A Weird Jig – Book 6 A cute polka! Now on my play-it-again list
15 Lyle's Waltz 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes! Nice waltz!
15 Marjorie's Waltz 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes!
15 Pierce's Hornpipe 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes!
15 Sophie's Waltz 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes! Lotta notes!
15 Thelma's Waltz 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes!
15 The Three Sisters Waltz 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes!
15 Vitamin "O" 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes!
15 Wake-Up Waltz 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes!
15 Wedding Day 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes! This is a good one.
15 The Caller's Collective 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes!
15 Alice 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes! Good one!
15 Amy 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes!
15 Dave B. 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes!
15 Dave E. 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes!
15 Dave K. 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes!
15 Frank 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes!
15 Gene 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes! Good one!
15 Halton 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes!
15 Jack 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes!
15 John 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes!
15 Lester 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes!
15 Lisa 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes!
15 Mary D. 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes! Good one!
15 Michael 7/5/23 Athens, VT Jill & Laurie on the Porch Play ALL the tunes! We like Michael's Hornpipe, Book 4, better.
15 Neil 7/5/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard My paltry contribution to completing Book 15! Bob's Own (Book 5)
15 Nils 7/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Somehow this tune escaped us earlier today. What a sweet tune.
6 Crossroads Reel 7/5/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! This is a fun one!
6 Dicky's March 7/6/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Another fun one! Who's would sound good on a flute or whistle, too—I'll have to try it
6 Donna Hinds 7/7/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
11 Sylvia's Birthday 7/7/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11 – nearly there
11 Tony's Hornpipe 7/7/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11 – nearly there
11 Turtle on the Rock 7/7/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11 – nearly there
11 Visit to Sandy 7/7/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11 – nearly there
11 West Tisbury Woman 7/7/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11 – nearly there
11 Wilson's Hornpipe 7/7/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 11 – nearly there
NH Francestown Jig 7/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum A simplified version of The Francestown Jig, Book 5 A simplified version of The Francestown Jig in Book 5
NH Northwood Reel 7/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Checking what key it is in – Bm
NH Stratham Reel 7/7/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Checking what key – all in G even though key signature changes to ## in the B part. All in G even though the B part key signature is 2 sharps
6 Donna Hinds 7/6/23 Rockingham, Vermont Jill Newton Play All The Tunes!
5 The Francestown Jig 7/5/23 Putney, Vermont Jill Newton & Alan Partridge A Dance at the Putney School Summer Arts Program.
6 Wayne's Dance 7/7/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Joining back in the fun Most of it felt in G major, but some spots definitely went into E minor. Hard to tell exactly where the shifts happen.
6 Duncan MacGillivray 7/7/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Inch by inch, row by row...
6 Frona's Waltz 7/7/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher ...gonna make this garden grow... Pretty nice!
6 Frona's Waltz 7/7/23 Rockingham, Vermont Jill Newton Play all the tunes! Book 6. Hannah's Reel
Book 6 It's C-C-Cold
Book 6. Jennifer's Hornpipe
11 Sally's Waltz 7/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!
11 Sammy's Hornpipe 7/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes! Nice tune!
11 Sandy Silva's 7/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!
11 Saya Special 7/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!
11 Sean's Hornpipe 7/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!
11 Sheri's Hornpipe 7/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes! This works better in a dotted rhythm
11 The Spirit Hornpipe 7/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!
11 Sugar River Jig 7/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!
12 Aaron Moore's 7/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!
12 Abram's Jig 7/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!
12 Amy's March 7/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes! I could not make sense of this one.
12 Anita's Hornpipe 7/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!
12 Apache's Patch 7/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!
12 Belmont Birthday 7/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!
6 Jimbo's Jig 7/8/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
6 Kim's Jig 7/8/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes Bob's Sight-reading school is back in session! This is great counting practice—sounds effortless when played well but the phrasing is subtly challenging with anacruses of varying lengths!
6 Laura's Jig 7/9/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Play ALL the Tunes!
6 Kevin's Jig 7/9/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Play ALL the tunes! And I like the dedication on this one
7 Dina's Waltz 7/9/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Play ALL the tunes! Laurie's Jig (book 6) Another great waltz. Added it to my Play it Again list
6 Kevin's Jig 7/9/23 Rockingham, Vt Jill Newton Play all the tunes Book #6. Laurie's Jig
Book #6. Liza Hill
5 The Francestown Jig 7/9/23 Montpelier, Vermont on the State. House Lawn Jill Newton and Janice Carr The Northeast Fiddlers Association July meet
6 Liz Carroll's Reel 7/10/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher I wanted to get in and play Liz Carroll's reel before anyone else! Through the McQuillen Tunes exercise, I discovered that Liz Carroll put out a collection of her own original tunes about 20 years ago, and an addendum more recently. Even before we are done with Bob, I think I will get the collection (entitled “Collected”) and start exploring. Apparently most of them are on her prior recordings, so I will be listening too. This project leads in many directions!
6 Krissy Finnegan 7/10/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Play ALL the Tunes! Mary's Kettle (6); Mate's March (6)
Mike's March (7); Brynne Marie (9); A Weird Jig (6)
6 Krissy Finnegan 7/10/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes Laura's Jig
6 Martha's Hornpipe 7/11/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes
6 McCarthy's wedding 7/12/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
6 Miki's Jig 7/12/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Morning Tunes (play ALL the tunes!)
7 Mike's March 7/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Deb Maynard Play 'em ALL
7 Asher's Hornpipe 7/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Deb Maynard Play 'em ALL
7 Billy's Favorite 7/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Deb Maynard Play 'em ALL
7 Black & Decker 7/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Deb Maynard Play 'em ALL
7 Bonsell's Reel 7/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Deb Maynard Play 'em ALL Might work better on hammered dulcimer....
7 Brennan's Jig 7/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Deb Maynard Play 'em ALL
7 Cabot Street 7/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Deb Maynard Play 'em ALL
7 Cascadia Park 7/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Deb Maynard Play 'em ALL Wild and fun.
7 Cherry's Jig 7/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Deb Maynard Play 'em ALL
7 A Waltz for Chris 7/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Deb Maynard Play 'em ALL A Hidden Gem!
7 Critton Hollow Hornpipe 7/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Deb Maynard Play 'em ALL
7 Cuz's Jig 7/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Deb Maynard Play 'em ALL
7 Clayborn's Jig 7/12/23 Montague, MA Mary Beth Boyle Because Laurie made a mistake!
7 Clayborn's Jig 7/12/23 Bedford and Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! And certainly don't leave this one out! Laurie noticed that this one had been checked off accidentally and put out the call for someone to play it and make it official. I saw this on my lunch break and couldn't make it out to my car (where I keep a whistle), so I tried lilting or turlutting it, and it sounded good! When I got out I tried the a section on my whistle à  la Sam Bartlett (NOT recommended and I've certainly NEVER done that before!) and I had it more or less right! I wasn't able to get to the B part till I got home and grabbed my fiddle. It's a good tune and now will forever be a favorite!
6 Miss Brinton's 7/13/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Lovely!
7 Ada's Jig 7/13/23 Merrimack Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Ever have one of those days where you needed to get out of the office?! Great impetus and a great stress reliever of a jig!
NH Winchester Hornpipe, 7/13/23 Greenfield MA at home Pam Gonyer To honor the NH towns that I drive through when going to our family cottage. Swanzey Hornpipe, Keene Hornpipe, Gilsum Hornpipe, Marlow Hornpipe, Lempster Reel, Goshen Hornpipe, Newbury Reel
6 Miss Cooper's Jig 7/14/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Mac in the Morning Miss Muffie's Meow
NH Nelson Reel 7/14/23 Nelson, NH Max Nunnemaker and Lisa Sieverts Because it's the NELSON REEL Major pentatonic! We like it.
8 Adam's Jig 7/13/23 Bristol, NH Sue Hunt Hummed because no instrument handy. Hummed. I like the switch to minor in the B part.
8 Lilac Lady 7/15/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Bob's Sight Reading School Book 8: Ant Lucy, B + L Waltz;
Book 7: Whirlwind		 Lilac Lady joins the Play it Again list!
9 Brynne Marie 7/17/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Tunes of the Month! Apple Pie (15) a reel that takes a breather once in a while!
Wizard's Jig and Sue Wallis Jig from Book 6
6

Miss Murray's
Jig
 7/17/23 Rockingham, VT Jill Newton Play 'em ALL
6
Miss Pratt's
Reel
 7/17/23 Rockingham, VT Jill Newton Play 'em ALL
6
Miss
Sylvester's Reel
 7/17/23 Rockingham, VT Jill Newton Play 'em ALL
6
Muskeg Jig
 7/17/23 Rockingham, VT Jill Newton Play 'em ALL
6
Muskeg Waltz
 7/17/23 Rockingham, VT Jill Newton Play 'em ALL
6
Nannie's Jig
 7/17/23 Rockingham, VT Jill Newton Play 'em ALL
6
Nina's
Reel 
 7/17/23 Rockingham, VT Jill Newton Play 'em ALL
6 Noah's Reel 7/18/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes Fun, easily sightread—why hasn't anyone played this yet ?!?!
6 Noah's Reel 7/18/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher I'm at liberty to contribute again! Play ALL the tunes!
6 Pat 'n' Dick's Jig 7/18/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes!
6

Noah's Reel		 7/18/23 Rockingham, VT Jill Newton Play 'em ALL
6 Pat 'n Dick's Jig 7/18/23 Rockingham, VT Jill Newton Play 'em ALL
6 Peery Aly 7/18/23 Rockingham, VT Jill Newton Play 'em ALL
6 Percy's Reel 7/18/23 Rockingham, VT Jill Newton Play 'em ALL
6 Peter Temple's Reel  (another pentatonic one) 7/18/23 Rockingham, VT Jill Newton Play 'em ALL
6 The Road to Waltham 7/18/23 Rockingham, VT Jill Newton Play 'em ALL
6 Roberta's Reel 7/18/23 Rockingham, VT Jill Newton Play 'em ALL
6 Peery Aly 7/18/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! For flute I would transpose it up to G: the couple of high D notes are a lot easier to handle than the three pairs of low A and B notes.
6 Percy's Reel 7/18/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! This reminds me that if I want to master the bones before I die, I had better put in some time with my old Percy Danforth book and the video lessons he created and put up on YouTube!
6 Yankee Ingenuity 7/18/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! Looks like Jill and Justin and I have been stepping on each other's toes. This is the last tune in Book 6. I'm off to Book 7!
7 Aaron O'Donnell 7/18/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! Meh!
7 Colin Tolman 7/18/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! Meh, meh.
7 Don Gorman's Schottische 7/18/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! Without any particular reason, I was moved to play this one “dotted” or “swung”, like a hornpipe. It sounded pretty good that way. Then I did research and found several examples where it is done straight, none dotted. It seems mostly to be played slower than a reel. Well, I guess I should get to know some Schottisches and hang out where they dance them!
7 The Ducky Poo Jig 7/18/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! When you write a tune in a pentatonic scale, you have to work a little harder to make it interesting. When, in addition, you make the jig just straight eighth notes from beginning to end, you have to work even harder. I'm not sure Bob was inspired to do all that work on this tune, despite the goofy title! Does anyone know what episode around Bob's workbook he is referring to in the dedication?
7 Edna's Jig 7/18/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! Passable.
7 What Are YOU Doing Here? 7/18/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! Above average!
7 Zebediah's Jig 7/18/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! Thank you, Mac, for doing two settings of the same tune, one high enough to fit on the flute and whistle! I'd say above average.
6 Noah's Reel 7/18/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Justin recommended it
8 The Pit Polka 7/18/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Bob's Sight Reading School Book 8 – Room 227 and Pete Colby's Waltz
14 Sam's Hornpipe 7/18/23 in my living room, Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton Play them all!
14 Rosamond's Hornpipe 7/18/23 in my living room, Saxtons river, VT Jill Newton Play then all!
WB Laurie's Waltz 7/19/23 Saxtons River VT Main Street Arts String Band (8 of us) It's a great tune
7 SPUDS Polka 7/13/23 Mt Airy Contra Dance, Philadelphia, PA SPUDS Open Band Contra Dance
6 Sarah Greene's Jig 7/22/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Let's finish Book 6! Book 6: the 6 Grand Jig, Solomon's March (in 6/8); Book 7 Eugenia's Waltz
6 Robin's Reel 7/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!
6 Saletan Special 7/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!
6 Stephen's Jig 7/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!
6 Teresa's Reel 7/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!
6 Toleman's Hornpipe 7/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!
6 Tom Sherry's Reel 7/23/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!
7 Fish and Potatoes 7/24/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Morning Tunes (play ALL the tunes!)
7 Ferrel's Hornpipe 7/24/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Morning Tunes (play ALL the tunes!) Fine tune—suits its namesake
10 Carpenter's Reel 7/24/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!
10 Casey's Waltz 7/24/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!
10 Christine's Waltz 7/24/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!
10 Davis' Jig 7/24/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!
10 Debbie's Jig 7/24/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!
10 Eileen Carson's 7/24/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play ALL the tunes!
7 Toto's Polka 7/24/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Play ALL the Tunes Town Hall Polka, Trina McLennon
7 Edelman's Hornpipe 7/25/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Morning Tunes (play ALL the tunes!) This reminds me of one of the Mauro Giuliani arpeggio studies that I used to avoid when I was learning classical guitar. For some reason, it has to avoid arpeggio studies in general, perhaps if they were made into tuneful dance numbers like this I might've progressed further faster! I could see a "McQuillen music method" where some aspiring didact built up a pedagogy out of great tunes like this!
7 FIDDLE and DANCE 7/25/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Some come here to fiddle and dance, and
Some come here to tarry—
Some come here to fiddle and dance;
I came here to!

!Play another Mac Tune!		 See my comments about Edelman's (above)
7 Gene's Hornpipe
7/25/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton Play them all! Book 7
Goldilocks Waltz
10 Eric's Jig 7/25/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play them ALL! Book 10. Good Jig
10 Evan's Tune 7/25/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play them ALL! Book 10. I like this one. Petronella-ish.
10 Farewell to the Holler 7/25/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play them ALL! Book 10. Good Jig
10 The Folklife Waltz 7/25/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play them ALL! Book 10. Meh.
10 Frosty's Reel 7/25/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play them ALL! Book 10.
10 The Guiness Polka 7/25/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play them ALL! Book 10. I could not get through it without a mistake, though I tried and tried. It's fun, though.
14 Smokey's Hornpipe 7/25/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton Play them all!
14 Sono's Hornpipe 7/25/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton Play them all!
14 Sophie's Goats 7/25/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Nenwto Play them all!
14 Steve Clement's 7/25/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton Play them all!
15 M.F.C. Jig 7/26/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Deb Maynard, Amy Cann, Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
9 Brynne Marie 7/26/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Deb Maynard, Amy Cann, Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
15 Jay and Molly's Waltz 7/26/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Deb Maynard, Amy Cann, Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
9 Mary's Favorite 7/26/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Deb Maynard, Amy Cann, Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
9 Mrs. Marsden 7/26/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Deb Maynard, Amy Cann, Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
9 Alice's Hornpipe 7/26/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Deb Maynard, Amy Cann, Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
9 Dana's Jig 7/26/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Deb Maynard, Amy Cann, Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
9 D and J's Hornpipe 7/26/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Deb Maynard, Amy Cann, Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
9 Kathy Miller's jig 7/26/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Deb Maynard, Amy Cann, Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
10 Linnett's Waltz 7/26/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Deb Maynard, Amy Cann, Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
4 Nerissa 7/26/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Deb Maynard, Amy Cann, Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
7 Nomad Quadrille 7/26/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Deb Maynard, Amy Cann, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
9 Marjie's Quadrille 7/26/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Deb Maynard, Amy Cann, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
15 Apple Pie 7/26/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Deb Maynard, Amy Cann, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
15 Amy's Chandelier 7/26/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Deb Maynard, Amy Cann, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
8 John Krumm's Hornpipe 7/26/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Deb Maynard, Amy Cann, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading School
7 Great Memories 7/27/23 Rockingham, Vermont Jill Newton Play Them all!
7 The Green Garage 7/27/23 Rockingham, Vermont Jill Newton Play them all!
7 Guntram's Hornpipe 7/27/23 Rockingham, Vermont Jill Newton Play them all!
7 Irv's Hornpipe 7/29/23 Saxtons River Jill Newton Rainy Day
7 Jack's Jig 7/29/23 Saxtons River Jill Newton Rainy Day
7 Jason's Reel 7/29/23 Saxtons River,Vermont Jill Newton Rainy Day
7 Josh's. Jig 7/29/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton Rainy Day
7 Julie's Jig 7/29/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton Rainy Day
7 Katie's Waltz 7/29/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton Rainy Day
8 Steve's “Y” Factor 7/29/23 Seattle, Washington The tune's honoree, Steven Trampe For fun, in my kitchen, because I can hear the fiddle better in there. No wonder there were Kitchen Junkets back in the day. The first half of the B part echoes some of the B part of Amelia. Good ideas bear repeating, I guess.
4 April's March 7/29/23 Dover, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Carol Compton Annual (at last!) gathering at Handle Road! Fred Breunig, caller.
3 Larry's Waltz 7/29/23 Dover, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Carol Compton Annual (at last!) gathering at Handle Road! Fred Breunig, caller.
1 David's Return to Carlisle 7/29/23 Dover, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Carol Compton Annual (at last!) gathering at Handle Road! Fred Breunig, caller.
4 Pete's March 7/29/23 Dover, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Carol Compton Annual (at last!) gathering at Handle Road! Fred Breunig, caller.
3 Sarah's Jig 7/29/23 Dover, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Carol Compton Annual (at last!) gathering at Handle Road! Fred Breunig, caller.
WB Laurie's Waltz 7/29/23 Dover, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Carol Compton Annual (at last!) gathering at Handle Road! Fred Breunig, caller.
14 Camden's Jig 7/30/23 E. Putney, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Hiliare Wilder E. Putney Monthly Dance
7 Rich 'n' Lucy 7/30/23 E. Putney, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Hiliare Wilder E. Putney Monthly Dance
4 Ralph Page 7/30/23 E. Putney, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Hiliare Wilder E. Putney Monthly Dance
4 Pete's March 7/30/23 E. Putney, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Hiliare Wilder E. Putney Monthly Dance
7 Hilary's Jig #1 7/31/23 Concord, NH Robert P. Hale It was incorrectly checked off! RP and CC stepped in to make the numbers add up!
7 Hilary's Jig #1 7/31/23 Keene, NH -at the kitchen table Carol Compton BJB – and because Laurie posted it at just the right moment.
7 Garrett's Hornpipe 7/31/23 Back yard Carol Compton Heck of it – and 'cause Bob and Jay have both occupied my music/dance world!
8 Nick's Hornpipe 7/31/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Remembering Nick today Ernie's Hornpipe and Farley's Jig (book 9)
3 Sarah's Jig 7/30/23 Portland Common Floor Contra Dance, Portland, ME Joy Factor: Rebecca, Gianna, and Henry It fit the dance so well!
14 Shumachers Hornpipe 8/1/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton Play them all!
14 Silas' Hornpipe 8/1/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton Play them all!
14 Stony Creek 8/1/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton Play them all!
14 Tiana's Jig 8/1/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton Play them all!
14 The Twin's Reel 8/1/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton Play them all!
14 Wendy Rappa's Reel 8/1/23 Saxtons River Vermont Jill Newton Play them all!
14 The Wright Waltz 8/1/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton Play them all!
13 Seattle Schottishe 8/2/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them all!
8 Nick's Hornpipe 8/2/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them all!
8 Mairéad's Jig 8/2/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them all! Good B Part, meh A part
14 Shelley's Waltz 8/2/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them all! Nice! Goes with Nerissa!
13 Jackie's Tune 8/2/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them all! Good Schottishe!
8 Dancing with Fred 8/2/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them all! A good one. RIP Fred. One of a Kind
4 Nerissa 8/2/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them all! A lovely waltz
7 Pauline's Waltz 8/2/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them all!
7 Freezy Jig 8/2/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them all! Good jig!
8 Rod's Schottishe 8/2/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them all! Another keeper!
3 New England Winter 8/2/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them all! We had to put coats and hats on
3 Spring Song 8/2/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them all! A classic
15 General Washington's Hornpipe 8/2/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them all! Very good hornpipe
6 The Boys of Antrim 8/2/23 Saxtons River VT Main Street Arts String Band BJB
7 40 Year's Waltz 8/3/23 Merrimack NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Frank's Reel Two lovely tunes—40 years is one of those waltzes were you might plan and someone would ask you what it was!

Frank's Reel would be a great tune to play as the third reel in a set starting with Paddy on the Railroad (the Merry Blacksmith), and moving to a contrasting tune. By the time you got to Frank's, you'd be at a fever pitch, and your fingers would just dance across the fingerboard!
7 Gwyneth's Reel 8/3/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! (Is it midnight yet?) This is a tune that is 100% Mac; it just sounds like him. I don't think it's on a recording, but when I played through it, I would swear I've heard it!
14 Rachel's Reel
8/4/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton Play them all!
14 Ready Anytime 8/4/23 Saxtons River, VT Jill Newton Play them all!
14 Reavely Road 8/4/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton Play them all!
14 Rich's Jig 8/4/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newt Play them all!
14 Richard's Reel 8/4/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton. Play them all!
7 Stoney's Reel 8/5/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Deb Maynard Play them all!
14 Mary Wakefield's Waltz 8/5/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Deb Maynard & Jill Newton Play them all!
14 Monte's March 8/5/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Deb Maynard & Jill Newton Play them all!
14 The Prickley Polka 8/5/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Deb Maynard & Jill Newton Play them all!
14 The Cabin Reel 8/5/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Deb Maynard & Jill Newton Play them all!
7 Howe's #3 8/5/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton & Deb Maynard Play them all!
7 Lovell's Hornpipe 8/5/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Deb Maynard & Jill Newton Play them All!
7 Marshall's Hornpipe 8/5/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Deb Maynard & Jill Newton Play them all!
7 Mary's Hornpipe 8/5/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Deb Maynard & Jill Newton Play them all!
4 Tod's Tune 8/5/23 Peterborough NH Town House Sugar River Last Dance – Lady of the Lake Ms Whittemore's Waltz Did it!
14 Shelley's Waltz 8/5/23 Peterborough NH Town House Sugar River Peterborough dance
 Nerissa book 4
3 Sarah's Jig 8/7/23 Castleton, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Mary Cay Brass Quaker Yearly Meeting
4 April's March 8/7/23 Castleton, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Mary Cay Brass Quaker Yearly Meeting
1 David's Return to Carlisle 8/7/23 Castleton, VT Laurie Indenbaum & Mary Cay Brass Quaker Yearly Meeting
8 Bateman's Reel 8/9/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play! Play! Play! A good one!
8 Billie's Polka 8/9/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play! Play! Play! A GREAT one!
15 M.F.C. Jig 8/9/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play! Play! Play! We love this tune. Why did Bob put repeats?
2 The Chickadee's Polka 8/9/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play! Play! Play!
4 The Pretty Girl in the Next Tent 8/9/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play! Play! Play!
4 Pete's March 8/9/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play! Play! Play!
8 Sour Milk for the Tea 8/9/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play! Play! Play! For the name
8 Linda's Waltz 8/9/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play! Play! Play! This is an amazing waltz
7 The Happy Hambo 8/11/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Harlow's Hornpipe I was shocked and a little dismayed to see these two fun tunes hadn't been played yet! They were my next two when I laid off last week!
8 Cece's Reel 8/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play Play Play. Then play some more every one a keeper
8 Chris's Reel 8/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play Play Play. Then play some more every one a keeper
8 Dancy's Reel 8/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play Play Play. Then play some more every one a keeper
8 Dave's Hornpipe 8/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play Play Play. Then play some more every one a keeper
8 David's Hornpipe 8/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play Play Play. Then play some more every one a keeper
8 Davy Lee's Hornpipe 8/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play Play Play. Then play some more every one a keeper
8 Enid's Hornpipe 8/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play Play Play. Then play some more every one a keeper
8 Andy Drake's Jig 8/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play Play Play. Then play some more
8 Bauhan's Pub 8/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play Play Play. Then play some more
8 Bill's Reel 8/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play Play Play. Then play some more
8 Bob's Breakdown 8/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play Play Play. Then play some more
8 Bommarito's Hornpipe 8/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play Play Play. Then play some more
8 Carey's Hornpipe 8/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play Play Play. Then play some more I could not make sense of this tune.
8 Dan Pearl's Jig 8/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play Play Play. Then play some more
8 Dawson's Hornpipe 8/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play Play Play. Then play some more
8 Eileen O'Connor 8/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play Play Play. Then play some more
8 Eric's Tune 8/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play Play Play. Then play some more
8 Faith's Jig 8/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play Play Play. Then play some more
8 Fitzwilliam Polka 8/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play Play Play. Then play some more Wow! What a fun fat-note tune!
6 Corey's Reel 8/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play all the Dog Tunes
7 Clayborn's Jig 8/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play all the Dog Tunes
7 Toto's Polka 8/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play all the Dog Tunes
9 Farley's Jig 8/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play all the Dog Tunes
11 Poodle's Polka 8/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play all the Dog Tunes
11 Trooper's Polka 8/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play all the Dog Tunes
12 Coffee's WooWoo Polka 8/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play all the Dog Tunes
12 Rusty's Polka 8/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play all the Dog Tunes
13 Jackie's Tune 8/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play all the Dog Tunes
13 Mowglie's Polka 8/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play all the Dog Tunes
13 Pippi Stole My Hankie 8/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play all the Dog Tunes
13 Trooper Stole My Hat 8/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play all the Dog Tunes
13 Winston's Schottische 8/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play all the Dog Tunes
15 Aladdin's Jig 8/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play all the Dog Tunes
8 Fogg's Favorite 8/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum ALL THE TUNES
8 Frankie's Tune 8/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum ALL THE TUNES
8 Gena's Hornpipe 8/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum ALL THE TUNES
8 Good Sound Jig #1 8/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum ALL THE TUNES
8 Good Sound Jig #2 8/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum ALL THE TUNES
5 Tony's Quadrille 8/16/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Marching through Book 8 A keeper.
8 Hattie's Hornpipe 8/16/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Marching through Book 8
8 Sarah Smith's 8/16/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Marching through Book 8
8 Hickman's Hornpipe 8/16/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Marching through Book 8
8 Hewitt's Jig 8/16/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Marching through Book 8
8 Jack & Peggy's Jig 8/16/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Marching through Book 8 Good one!
8 Maggie Murphy's Reel 8/16/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Marching through Book 8 Good one!
8 Fitzwilliam Polka 8/16/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Marching through Book 8 Glorious!
8 Jared's Jig 8/16/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Marching through Book 8
13 Myron's March 8/16/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Marching through Book 8 Glorious!
8 Pete Jung's Reel 8/16/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Marching through Book 8 Good one
5 Harry's Jig 8/16/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Marching through Book 8
8 Jennings' Hornpipe 8/16/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Marching through Book 8 Good one!
15 Apple Pie 8/16/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Marching through Book 8
15 Todd 8/16/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Marching through Book 8 Good one
8 The Mermaid 8/16/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Marching through Book 8 Not sure about Bob's chords in this one, but it has potential
10 Miss Nicolson's Waltz 8/12/23 Dallas Texas, USA. Mad Robin.
(Dallas English Country dance band)		 played at the intermission of our regular monthly English dance
7 Howe's Reel #1 8/18/23 Bedford, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes—lunchtime session
7 Howe's Reel #2 8/18/23 Bedford NH Justin Godin Play all the tunes I feel like with a little octave folding this one would be one you could blast thru this one at warp speed to good effect on a whistle
15 Lou's Hornpipe 8/12/23 Harrison, ID Audrey Jaber & Amy Engelsberg Lady of the Lake August Camp
15 Pierce's Hornpipe 8/12/23 Harrison, ID Audrey Jaber & Amy Engelsberg Lady of the Lake August Camp
7 Lady of the Lake 8/12/23 Harrison, ID Audrey Jaber & Amy Engelsberg Lady of the Lake August Camp
7 Marianne's Reel 8/19/23 Mass MoCA, N. Adams, MA Charles Fisher and Pat Dunlavey First McQuillen tune played by the MoCA Jam session Almost all pentatonic!
7 Ms. Hathaway's Jig 8/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the Jigs
7 Sam's Jig 8/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the Jigs
6 Duncan McGillivray's 8/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the Jigs
6 Mick Moloney's Jig 8/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the Jigs
6 Miss Murray's Jig 8/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the Jigs
6 Richy's Jig 8/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the Jigs
NH Allentown Jig 8/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the Jigs
NH Alton Jig 8/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the Jigs
NH Atkinson Jig 8/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the Jigs
NH Barrington Jig 8/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the Jigs
NH Bath Jig 8/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the Jigs
NH Bridgewater Jig 8/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the Jigs
NH Chester Jig 8/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the Jigs
NH Hanover Jig 8/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the Jigs
NH Haverhill Jig 8/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the Jigs
15 M.F.C. Jig 8/18/23 W. Townshend, VT Laurie, Jill & Alan Pizza Night!
5 The Francestown Jig 8/18/23 W. Townshend, VT Laurie, Jill & Alan Pizza Night!
7 The Mattin Reel 8/20/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes!
7 Mike Bean's Hornpipe 8/20/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Last on in the '70s in Book 7 Pretty nice. Interesting that in the A part it resolves to the tonic in bar 4 but lands on the dominant in bar 8. Unusual! As usual with Bob's hornpipes, I would want to mess with this one in several ways, mostly by putting in more triplets in various places.
7 Milo's Hornpipe 8/20/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Progress!
7 Miss Carey's Jig 8/20/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher More progress! Pretty repetitious, both harmonically and melodically. Also, it's the tune that never ends! Seriously, Mac, couldn't you have written a second ending on the B part to end the tune cleanly?
4 April's March 8/20/23 Guilford, VT Carol Compton & Laurie Indenbaum Vermont Interfaith Action afternoon gathering & dance in the pavilion
1 David's Return to Carlisle 8/20/23 Guilford, VT Carol Compton & Laurie Indenbaum Vermont Interfaith Action afternoon gathering & dance in the pavilion
3 Larry's Waltz 8/20/23 Guilford, VT Carol Compton & Laurie Indenbaum Vermont Interfaith Action afternoon gathering & dance in the pavilion
3 Sarah's Jig 8/20/23 Guilford, VT Carol Compton & Laurie Indenbaum Vermont Interfaith Action afternoon gathering & dance in the pavilion
2 The Chickadee's Polka 8/20/23 Guilford, VT Carol Compton & Laurie Indenbaum Vermont Interfaith Action afternoon gathering & dance in the pavilion
2 Col. Sanders' March 8/21/23 Athens, VT
 Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the Jigs some more on my Porch
1 Ingall's Jingle 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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2 Rat in the Garret 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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2 Rebekkah McCarthy 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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1 The Naughty 'Noochie 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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3 Fred's Jig 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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3 Dinah's Jig 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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3 Joanie's Jig 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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3 Jonathan's Jig 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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3 Mike Sullivan's Jig 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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3 Priscilla's Jig 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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3 Ralph Miller's Jig 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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3 Roddy Miller's Jig 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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4 Becky Ashenden's Jig 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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5 Amy's Jig 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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5 Aunt Jenny's Jig 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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5 5 a.m. Jig 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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5 Heavens to Betsy 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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5 Irene's Jig 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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5 John Newton's Jig 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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5 Katie McBride 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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5 Keene's Jig 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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5 The Marshal of Bristol 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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5 Miss Brown's Jig 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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5 Miss Carey's Jig 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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5 Nancy's Jig 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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5 Timmy Ahearn 8/21/23 Athens, VT
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5 Tony's Quadrille 8/21/23 Athens, VT
 Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the Jigs some more on my Porch A wonderful tune
5 The Troubador's Jig 8/21/23 Athens, VT
 Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the Jigs some more on my Porch
7 Missile Hall March 8/21/23 Athens, VT
 Laurie Indenbaum Book 7 – almost there
7 The Open Window 8/21/23 Athens, VT
 Laurie Indenbaum Book 7 – almost there
7 Psaquarello's Reel 8/21/23 Athens, VT
 Laurie Indenbaum Book 7 – almost there
7 Peter Ward's Reel 8/21/23 Athens, VT
 Laurie Indenbaum Book 7 – almost there
7 Nisa's Jig 8/21/23 Bedford NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Lunchtunes Pat's Jig, Payer's Reel (great one!), the Peterson Girls, Philly Polka
7 The Popcorn Jig 8/21/23 Bedford, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Prestopino's Polka, Quinn's Hornpipe, Randy's Jig, Renn's Hornpipe (feel like I need to try this one on the flute!)
7 Toleman's Daughter 8/21/23 Saxtons River,Vermont Jill Newton Play the tunes!
7 Tomczak's Polka 8/21/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton Play them all!
7 Tony Asch's Reel 8/21/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton Play them all!
7 Tony Lee 8/21/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton Play them all!
7 Van Peski's Sister 8/21/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton Play them all!
7 Wally's Hornpipe 8/21/23 Saxtons River, Vermont Jill Newton Play them all!
7 Sarah Bryan 8/21/23 Bedford, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes—one last one!
7 Spencer's Polka 8/22/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Bob's Sight Reading School / working towards finishing Book 7 A polka in Em with another 'you have to ask someone else for the rest of the story' dedication.
1-2 Comb Scotty O'Neil 8/17/23 Greenwich, NY Stephan Deibel, Charles Fisher, Bob Morgello, Martha von Schilgen So I could introduce the other members of the session to the Play ALL the Tunes effort. I just listened again to the performance of this on the first Old New England album, presumably the definitive performance. There they play it the way we play it at my sessions, NOT the way it is written in Bob's own Book 1&2, and also not the way it has been notated in Portland 2, which is the same as Bob's. I am referring to measures 1 and 5 of the B part. In Bob's original, measure 1 is four even quarter notes. On the ONE album (available on YouTube), the third and fourth quarter notes are played as a dotted quarter and an eighth, the way they are written in measure 5. In measure 5, however, the first two quarter notes are an F# followed by a D, but on the ONE album they play them as an F# followed by an A, the way they are written in measure 1.

So, to summarize, on the Old New England recording, with Bob McQuillen himself playing one of his best known tunes, measures 1 and 5 of the B part are played the same as each other, and each one differs in some detail from the way the tune is notated in Bob's Book 1&2. And I like the way in the recording better than the written version: they took the best parts of measures 1 and 5 and combined them into the tune we have all come to know and love.
7 Sharon McNamara 8/23/23 Bedford, NH Justin Godin Lunchtunes! Sue Truman's Reel, Surette's Hornpipe, Zakon's Reel
8 Jeremiah's Jig 8/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them ALL.
8 Johnny Farewell 8/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them ALL.
7 Mike's March 8/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them ALL. A favorite fat-note march
NH Lebanon Reel 8/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them ALL.
8 Johnny's Jig 8/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them ALL.
8 Judy Jacob's Jig 8/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them ALL.
8 Kerry's Reel 8/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them ALL. This one grew on me.
8 Fitzwilliam Polka 8/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them ALL. Fabulous
8 Lucy's Jig 8/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them ALL.
7 Marianne Taylor's Waltz 8/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them ALL. If you have the original version, it's a Bm chord not a B major in the B part.
15 Apple Pie 8/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them ALL. A favorite, keeping this one!
15 M.F.C. Jig 8/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them ALL. A favorite, keeping this one!
9 Brynne Marie 8/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them ALL. A favorite, keeping this one!
8 Lydia's Jig 8/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them ALL. Nice Bm jig
5 Francestown Jig 8/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them ALL.
NH Francestown Jig 8/23/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Play them ALL. It is weird what Bob did. It's sort of the same tune as in Book 5, but minus the coolness. I recommend the version in Book 5 – though it is more work to play it.
8 Fitzwilliam Polka 8/23/23 N. Sutton, NH Carol Compton & Laurie Indenbaum Warm-up sound check for the annual N. Sutton dance by the lake. A marvelous tune, 2 keys a delight to play.
4 April's March 8/23/23 N. Sutton, NH Carol Compton & Laurie Indenbaum Virginia Reel and circle dance in the dark. David's Return to Carlisle, Pete's March (Book 1, Book 4) 3 glorious tunes
8 Cousin Cathy's Jig 8/25/23 Bedford , NH Justin Godin Lunchtunes Cousin Eddy's Jig, Cousin Jimmy's Jig I will confess I did not play them as a medley as Mac suggests, but it would totally work!
8 Deanna's Waltz 8/26/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes Great tune! I had the pleasure of meeting Deanna at Kwackfest this year, albeit so briefly she probably wouldn't remember! I took a stab at this on lunch yesterday, but it being through composed it was a little bit much to tackle in the five minutes before my lunch break was over, and since it doesn't go below with low D and it's Deanna's tune, I had to try it on my flute.(Bob knew that most flutes have a B foot, so he didn't usually write below that note, but my 19th century simple system flute only goes down to D). The actual challenge was the D sharp: it turns out that a second register D sharp is tricky to play on my instrument, at least, in context! I will either have to learn how to play the flute or stick to fiddle!
8 Martyn's Jig 8/26/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 8...
8 Miss Mason's Hornpipe 8/26/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 8...
8 Ms. McCormick's Jig 8/26/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 8...
8 Paddy and the Chieftains 8/26/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Book 8...
9 Rosa's Jig 8/26/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play Music On The Porch Day
7 Sam's Jig 8/26/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play Music On The Porch Day
13 Myron's March 8/26/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play Music On The Porch Day
4 Pete's March 8/26/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Play Music On The Porch Day
15 Pierce Hall 8/27/23 East Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle – Amy, Hiliare, Laurie E. Putney Pierce's Hall Dance
8 Fitzwilliam Polka 8/27/23 East Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle – Amy, Hiliare, Laurie E. Putney Pierce's Hall Dance
15 Eighty-Eight Keys 8/27/23 East Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle – Amy, Hiliare, Laurie E. Putney Pierce's Hall Dance
WB Laurie's Waltz 8/27/23 East Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle – Amy, Hiliare, Laurie E. Putney Pierce's Hall Dance
2 The Chickadee's Polka 8/27/23 East Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle – Amy, Hiliare, Laurie E. Putney Pierce's Hall Dance
9 Rosa's Jig 8/27/23 East Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle – Amy, Hiliare, Laurie E. Putney Pierce's Hall Dance
 Today is Rosa's Birthday!
7 Sam's Jig 8/27/23 East Putney, VT Bob's Your Uncle – Amy, Hiliare, Laurie E. Putney Pierce's Hall Dance
8 Peter and Polly's waltz + a few 8/28/23 Putney VT Jill Newton and Deb Maynard Play all the tunes! Book 8: Ravenna Reel; Shelly's Jig, Susan Joy's Jig (good one!), Their First Anniversary; Too Damn Early; Udell's Reel, Visit to John
Book 7: Wally's Hornpipe
Book: 15 M.F.C. Jig
8 Morley's Wedding 8/30/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Finishing Book 8!
8 Mrs. Bauhan 8/30/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Finishing Book 8!
8 Nelson Town Hall Polka 8/30/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Finishing Book 8!
8 The Palindrome Jig 8/30/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Finishing Book 8!
8 Pam Sweet Hornpipe 8/30/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Finishing Book 8!
8 Phoebe's Hornpipe 8/30/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Finishing Book 8!
8 Randy's Jig #2 8/30/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Finishing Book 8!
8 Rossi's Reel #2 8/30/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Finishing Book 8!
8 Skip's Hornpipe 8/30/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Finishing Book 8!
8 Sue's Hornpipe 8/30/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Finishing Book 8!
8 Sue Weaver's Jig 8/30/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Finishing Book 8!
8 Tii's Hornpipe 8/30/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Finishing Book 8!
8 Tom Bryan's 8/30/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Finishing Book 8!
8 Susan Joy's Jig 8/30/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Finishing Book 8!
15 M.F.C. Jig 8/30/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Finishing Book 8!
5 Tony's Quadrille 8/30/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Finishing Book 8!
5 The Francestown Jig 8/30/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Finishing Book 8!
WB Laurie's Waltz 8/30/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Finishing Book 8!
3 Sarah's Jig 9/1/23 Harrisville, NH Larry Siegel & Laurie Indenbaum G.L Morris' Art Show
15 Larry Siegal's 9/1/23 Harrisville, NH Larry Siegel & Laurie Indenbaum G.L Morris' Art Show This tune dedicated to Larry Siegel, Bob had written another tune for him in Book 10, and misspelled his name in both – at least he was consistent!
5 Pinewoods Reel 8/31/23 Pinewoods Camp, Plymouth MA. In the Newbiggen pavilion The TradMad camp class on McQuillen tunes led by Andy Davis This class was a jam session of familiar and less-familiar tunes by Bob McQuillen. Scotty O'Neil, Dancing Bear, Amelia, Brian's Reel, Laurie's Waltz
9 Multnomah March 9/3/23 Randolph, VT Owen Marshall New World Festival
9 Amy Richardson's 9/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Too hot to do anything else
9 Susie's Jig 9/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Too hot to do anything else
9 Timmy's Tune 9/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Too hot to do anything else
9 Tommy's Waltz 9/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Too hot to do anything else
9 Two Fiddles 9/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Too hot to do anything else
9 Uncle Ralph's Hornpipe 9/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Too hot to do anything else
9 Uriah's Jig 9/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Too hot to do anything else
9 Vicki's Hornpipe 9/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Too hot to do anything else
9 A Waltz for Elise 9/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Too hot to do anything else
5 Tony's Quadrille 9/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring medleys
 Tony's Quadrille / M.F.C. Jig
15 M.F.C. Jig 9/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring medleys
 Tony's Quadrille / M.F.C. Jig
4 Mary Elder's Jig 9/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring medleys
 Mary Elder's / Naughty 'Noochie
1 The Naughty 'Noochie 9/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring medleys
 Mary Elder's / Naughty 'Noochie
9 Rosa's Jig 9/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring medleys
 Rosa's Jig / Sam's Jig (my kids!)
7 Sam's Jig 9/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring medleys
 Rosa's Jig / Sam's Jig (my kids!)
9 R. P. Hale 9/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Too hot to do anything else
9 Sam & Joe 9/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Too hot to do anything else
9 Ssissy's Hornpipe 9/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Too hot to do anything else
9 Still Nuthin' To It 9/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Too hot to do anything else
9 Sugar River 9/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Too hot to do anything else
9 The Superintendent 9/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Too hot to do anything else
9 Uriah's Jig 9/6/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Plowing Through Book 9
9 Robin's Tune 9/6/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Plowing Through Book 9
9 Rich's Daughter 9/6/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Plowing Through Book 9
9 Sugar River 9/6/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Plowing Through Book 9
9 Rewick's Reel 9/6/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Plowing Through Book 9
9 Raven Lodge 9/6/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Plowing Through Book 9
9 Multnomah March 9/6/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Plowing Through Book 9
9 Murray's Hornpipe 9/6/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Plowing Through Book 9
9 Pam & Edie's Tune 9/6/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Plowing Through Book 9
9 Panish Jig #1 9/6/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Plowing Through Book 9
9 Panish Jig #2 9/6/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Plowing Through Book 9
8 Fitzwilliam Polka 9/6/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Plowing Through Book 9
9 Peggy's Reel 9/6/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Plowing Through Book 9
9 President Clinton's Hornpipe 9/6/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School Plowing Through Book 9 Best one today! This might be a keeper.
9 Ann's Hornpipe 9/7/23 Montpelier, VT Amy Handy Homage a Ann Pearce
9 Leger's Quadrille 9/9/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Downhill in Book 9
9 Leslie's Jig 9/9/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Downhill in Book 9
9 Marcy's Hornpipe 9/9/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Downhill in Book 9
9 Margaret's Hornpipe 9/9/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Downhill in Book 9
9 Marianne O'Doherty 9/9/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Downhill in Book 9
9 Martha's March 9/9/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Downhill in Book 9
9 Mary Etter's Jig 9/9/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Downhill in Book 9 A very good easy jig.
9 Phil's Hornpipe 9/9/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Downhill in Book 9
9 Roger's Tune 9/9/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Downhill in Book 9 Playable, fun!
9 Cindy's Hornpipe 9/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! Okay tune. I played it with hornpipe swing. Could use more triplets. Someone once told me that Mac said you could recognize a hornpipe because the last measure of the A and the last measure of the B usually ended with three quarter notes, with the middle one usually a third above the other two. In this case, those measures are mostly eighth notes.
9 Connor's Tune 9/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Let's get 'er done! Mac just called this a “tune”, but it has hallmarks of a hornpipe. I played it first evenly, as a reel, then swung, as a hornpipe. I think hornpipe. There's also some storytelling going on here, so I say better than average.
9 Conval Contra 9/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! Another tune that feels like a hornpipe to me, but not named a hornpipe: in this case it is a “contra”. That argues against it being a hornpipe, as most contras are not danced to hornpipe rhythm. Improved by putting in select triplets, I think.
9 Dale's Hornpipe 9/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! Finally, a hornpipe called a hornpipe, and it feels hornpipey. I felt I could still improve things by adding certain triplets. Also, I don't get much out of measures 13 and 14 being identical. It really puts a full stop to the harmonic rhythm.
9 Danny Flynn's Jig 9/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes!!! Middle-of-the-road jig in G. I don't think you're allowed to suddenly put the figure in measure 13 between two measures of arpeggios. I'm forgetting the name of the Irish tune where this continues another measure, with the descending first notes of the triplets, but to me this sounds weird all by itself.
9 Dave Miller's JIg 9/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher You know! Above average jig in D: some variety, some surprises, some carefully chosen repetition. There's at least one place where you could put in an E minor amid the D, G and A chords.
9 Dave Stone's 9/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Yes!!! Play ALL the tunes! Halleluia! What a joy to come across this tune where Mac explicitly put in flute notes when his melody went too low! Thank you, thank you! Maybe he had been playing with Deanna Stiles long enough that he realized that he should make a gesture toward his colleague.

This tune is OK, although it is completely pentatonic (No C's, no F#'s), which makes it even harder than usual to make a tune interesting.
9 Dave Trop's Hornpipe 9/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! A NEARLY all pentatonic tune. No F#'s, a few C naturals. Definitely a hornpipe, the classic measures 8 and 16 of 3 quarter notes, “B G G”. So, sounds sort of average.
4 Pete's March 9/9/23 Albany, NY Capital District Megaband, led by George Wilson Three hours of entertaining the crowd at the annual Harvest Craft Festival of the Shaker Historic Site Hmmm, I forget. I'll check, Laurie. In any case, nothing that hasn't been played already. :-) The Capital District Megaband is an hommage to the Portland, Oregon Megaband. George Wilson and David Kaynor used to share the leader duties; since David's recent death George handles it alone, masterfully, with the assistance of lots of volunteers who take on lots of the administrative tasks.
15 Jay and Molly's Waltz 9/9/23 E. Thetford, VT Mary Cay Brass & Laurie Indenbaum Monthly Norwich VT Dance, held at the Pavilion in Thetford because the floor was refinished in Tracy Hall, rain, humidity, etc.
8 Fitzwilliam Polka 9/9/23 E. Thetford, VT Mary Cay Brass & Laurie Indenbaum Monthly Norwich VT Dance, held at the Pavilion in Thetford because the floor was refinished in Tracy Hall, rain, humidity, etc.
3 Sarah's Jig 9/9/23 E. Thetford, VT Mary Cay Brass & Laurie Indenbaum Monthly Norwich VT Dance, held at the Pavilion in Thetford because the floor was refinished in Tracy Hall, rain, humidity, etc.
6 The Boys of Antrim 9/9/23 E. Thetford, VT Mary Cay Brass & Laurie Indenbaum Monthly Norwich VT Dance, held at the Pavilion in Thetford because the floor was refinished in Tracy Hall, rain, humidity, etc.
4 Nerissa 9/9/23 E. Thetford, VT Mary Cay Brass & Laurie Indenbaum Monthly Norwich VT Dance, held at the Pavilion in Thetford because the floor was refinished in Tracy Hall, rain, humidity, etc.
4 April's March 9/9/23 E. Thetford, VT Mary Cay Brass & Laurie Indenbaum Monthly Norwich VT Dance, held at the Pavilion in Thetford because the floor was refinished in Tracy Hall, rain, humidity, etc.
1 David's Return to Carlisle 9/9/23 E. Thetford, VT Mary Cay Brass & Laurie Indenbaum Monthly Norwich VT Dance, held at the Pavilion in Thetford because the floor was refinished in Tracy Hall, rain, humidity, etc.
5 Amelia 9/8/23 Marlboro, VT New England Dancing Masters Opening dance at River Jam Romp – last waltz
14 Rothfield's Reel 9/10/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Really, really gotta play ALL the tunes. Picked this one because it is the last on the unplayed list. All pentatonic (in the key of G, no C naturals, no F sharps). Seemed kind of boring and labored at first but it grew on me. Kind of a sweet reel, not lively. I like the E minor tonality at the beginning of the B part.
14 The Rosenfelders' Jig 9/10/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Because when I see how many Laurie has played I just have to help out. And working backward from the end will hopefully, gradually make the whole thing seem more doable for her. Nice! Way above average! Lots of nice features.
14 Quincy's Hornpipe 9/10/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! Pretty nice hornpipe! As usual, adding a few triplets helps. What do people think about changing the C naturals in measure eleven to C sharps to get the A chord secondary dominant in there?
14 Peery's Pleasure 9/10/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! Meh. I realized that I played it as a hornpipe the first three times, for no particular reason, so I played it as a reel an additional time. Meh. In tunes that are mostly arpeggiated eighth notes, Mac plays around with the occasional scalar pair or triple of eighth notes, and the occasional quarter note, then in measure 12 a whole 10 note descending scale! Are those tweaks enough to make it interesting enough to learn? Meh.
14 Pat and Vicki's Reel 9/10/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! All pentatonic G major. 5 quarter notes in the A part, 6 quarter notes in the B part, otherwise uninterrupted streams of eighth notes mostly seconds or thirds, no rests. About as interesting as that can be, I guess.
14 Pat and Chick's Waltz 9/10/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! A waltz, with the chords! A pretty vanilla G waltz, both melodically and harmonically. If I'm interested enough I'm going to have to check out some of the chord choices.
4 Pete's March 9/10/23 Brattleboro, VT The Sheep Band Puppets in Paradise A Glorious Romp!
3 Sarah's Jig 9/10/23 Brattleboro, VT Larry Siegel & Laurie Indenbaum Puppets in Paradise
WB Laurie's Waltz 9/10/23 Brattleboro, VT Larry Siegel & Laurie Indenbaum Puppets in Paradise
2 The Chickadee's Polka 9/10/23 Brattleboro, VT Larry Siegel & Laurie Indenbaum Puppets in Paradise
9 Balmoral Place 9/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Downhill in Book 9
9 Bob Reeve's Hornpipe 9/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Downhill in Book 9
9 The Boxman 9/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Downhill in Book 9
9 Carol's Jig 9/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Downhill in Book 9 Not Bob's usual. An interesting jig, worth another look!
9 Chapman's Reel 9/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Downhill in Book 9
9 Charlie Pilzer's 9/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Downhill in Book 9 Not too shabby!
9 Cia's Jig 9/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Downhill in Book 9
9 Debbie's Hornpipe 9/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Downhill in Book 9
9 Derek's Jig 9/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Downhill in Book 9
9 Diana's Jig 9/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Downhill in Book 9
9 Evelyn's Waltz 9/12/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Downhill in Book 9 Also interesting!
10 Hooker's Hornpipe 9/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum, doing Sight Reading School by myself! Into Book 10 Good one
10 Isabella's Hornpipe 9/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum, doing Sight Reading School by myself! Into Book 10 Good one
10 Jan and Bob's Reel 9/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum, doing Sight Reading School by myself! Into Book 10 Good one
10 Jerry's Jig 9/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum, doing Sight Reading School by myself! Into Book 10
10 Jessamyn's Jig 9/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum, doing Sight Reading School by myself! Into Book 10
10 Jo Ellen's Hornpipe 9/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum, doing Sight Reading School by myself! Into Book 10
10 Kate Butler's 9/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum, doing Sight Reading School by myself! Into Book 10
10 Kevra's Hornpipe 9/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum, doing Sight Reading School by myself! Into Book 10 Finger twister
10 Lassie's Three 9/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum, doing Sight Reading School by myself! Into Book 10 Could not get through it without screwing it up
14 Oshi's Reel 9/13/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! ALMOST all pentatonic. And that's not just a theoretical thing, it has musical consequences. In this case I was playing this tune through several times, and a particular note in measure 14 sounded weird to me, so I played that spot over several times and decided what I would change it to. Then as I was confirming that the tune as a whole uses only the pentatonic scale in D (no G naturals, no C sharps or C naturals), I suddenly realized that the one note that had struck me as weird was the only G in the whole piece. Other than that it's a fairly sweet pentatonic reel in D with the A part in D tonality and the B part mostly in B minor tonality.
14 Nollett's Reel 9/13/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Yup: play ALL the tunes!
14 Neville's Reel 9/13/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play absolutely ALL the tunes! This tune is the fraternal twin of the tune on the facing page that I just played, Nollett's Reel.
14 Ms. Ecklund's 9/13/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes? I played it as a hornpipe, which felt right.
14 Ms. Brennan's Waltz 9/13/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! A nice wistful waltz.
14 Mr. Kubbs' Reel 9/13/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Last of the 60s in Book 14! In G pentatonic except for a single C natural at the beginning of measure Intentional? Hmmm...
14 The Prickly Polka 9/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum, doing Sight Reading School by myself! Somehow this one escaped...
10 Spencer's Reel 9/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum At the tail end of 10
10 Tegan's Polka 9/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum At the tail end of 10
10 Tom & Jan's Hornpipe 9/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum At the tail end of 10
10 Walter's Hornpipe 9/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum At the tail end of 10
10 Walt's Hornpipe 9/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum At the tail end of 10
10 Willie's Hornpipe 9/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum At the tail end of 10 Fun!
10 Winnie's Jig 9/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum At the tail end of 10 Fun!
10 Worm in the Fiddle! 9/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum At the tail end of 10
6 Miss Sylvester's Reel 9/16/23 Norwich VT Elfie Forbes In memory
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Rich and Lucy		 9/10/23 Marlboro, VT River Jam Romp McQuillen Session
3 Sarah's
Jig		 9/10/23 Marlboro, VT River Jam Romp McQuillen Session
4 New
Cottage Hornpipe		 9/10/23 Marlboro, VT River Jam Romp McQuillen Session
3 John
and Tony		 9/10/23 Marlboro, VT River Jam Romp McQuillen Session
1 David's
Return to Carlise		 9/10/23 Marlboro, VT River Jam Romp McQuillen Session
3 Dancing
Bear		 9/10/23 Marlboro, VT River Jam Romp McQuillen Session
5 Fleur
de lis Waltz		 9/10/23 Marlboro, VT River Jam Romp McQuillen Session
5 My
Mother's Waltz		 9/10/23 Marlboro, VT River Jam Romp McQuillen Session
WB Laurie's
Waltz		 9/10/23 Marlboro, VT River Jam Romp McQuillen Session
4 Pete's March 9/17/23 E. Alstead, NH Laurie Indenbaum, Andy Davis, Arthur Davis Gold into Straw – tunes and songs by Andy Davis
NH Dunbarton Reel 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the NH tunes
NH Enfield Reel 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the NH tunes Really interesting
NH Epping Hornpipe 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the NH tunes
NH Epsom Hornpipe 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the NH tunes
NH Errol Reel 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the NH tunes
NH Etna Hornpipe 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the NH tunes meh
NH Walpole Jig 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the NH tunes meh
NH Twin Mountain Hornpipe 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the NH tunes Good one
NH Union Hornpipe 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the NH tunes
NH Warner Reel 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the NH tunes
10 Laufman's Hornpipe 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Front end of Book 10
10 Layer's Reel 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Front end of Book 10
10 Leif's Reel 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Front end of Book 10
10 Lenaghan's Jig 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Front end of Book 10 A Keeper!
10 Lia's Jig 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Front end of Book 10
10 Lisa's Hornpipe 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Front end of Book 10
10 Lizabeth's Hornpipe 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Front end of Book 10
10 Luke's Quickstep 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Front end of Book 10 Very playable, good one for beginners
10 Lusty's Reel 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Front end of Book 10
5 Tony's Quadrille 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Putting tunes in medleys
15 M.F.C. Jig 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Putting tunes in medleys
3 Sarah's Jig 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Putting tunes in medleys
2 Olde Tyme Quadrille 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Putting tunes in medleys
5 Francestown Jig 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Putting tunes in medleys
6 The Boys of Antrim 9/18/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Putting tunes in medleys
10 Lenaghan's Jig 9/18/23 My front porch, Montague, MA Mary Beth Boyle Because Laurie asked!
NH Wilmot Hornpipe 9/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the NH tunes
NH Wilton Hornpipe 9/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the NH tunes
NH Winchester Hornpipe 9/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the NH tunes
NH Windham Jig 9/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the NH tunes
NH Wolfeboro Hornpipe 9/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the NH tunes
NH Woodstock Hornpipe 9/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the NH tunes
NH Blackout Reel 9/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Exploring the NH tunes
14 Miss Anson's 9/19/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Downhill from the back of Book 14: the 50s: 59! As I played through this measure by measure I said to myself, “Pentatonic...pentatonic...pentatonic...” until I reached the last note in measure 15, and it was a C natural! It jumped right out at me!
Bob really made the most out of those 5 notes in the pentatonic scale!
14 Millie's Jig 9/19/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Keep working down through the 50s: 58! Pretty nice little jig in G! Someone should put the tails on the two eighth notes in measure 6; also, as it is, it is 32 bars long. Repeating the A and B sections as written would make it 64 measures long. I'd say ditch the repeats.
14 Mia's Reel 9/19/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Working back through the 50s: 57! Purely pentatonic reel in D (no G's no C sharps). Pretty playable.
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Patricia Lynn's Jig		 9/16/23 Corvallis, OR Coriolis – Victor Fiore, Dave Hamlin, Jon Neff Corvalis Folklore Society's September 16 Contra Dance
13 Marcy's Jig 9/16/23 Corvallis, OR Coriolis – Victor Fiore, Dave Hamlin, Jon Neff Corvalis Folklore Society's September 16 Contra Dance
12 Susanna's Jig 9/16/23 Corvallis, OR Coriolis – Victor Fiore, Dave Hamlin, Jon Neff Corvalis Folklore Society's September 16 Contra Dance
12 The Gallagher's March 9/16/23 Corvallis, OR Coriolis – Victor Fiore, Dave Hamlin, Jon Neff Corvalis Folklore Society's September 16 Contra Dance
9 Martha's March 9/16/23 Corvallis, OR Coriolis – Victor Fiore, Dave Hamlin, Jon Neff Corvalis Folklore Society's September 16 Contra Dance
13 Sylvia's March 9/16/23 Corvallis, OR Coriolis – Victor Fiore, Dave Hamlin, Jon Neff Corvalis Folklore Society's September 16 Contra Dance
14 The Mengs' Reel 9/19/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Down to #56 in Book 14 Boy, Bob really liked long strings of uninterrupted eighth notes, didn't he?
14 Max Music 9/19/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher I really want Book 14. Written in the A pentatonic scale (no Ds, no G sharps). The A and B parts each have 4 quarter notes, otherwise strings of eighth notes. Bob really liked this palette.
14 Matti's Hornpipe 9/19/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Just for the sheer joy of it! Pleasant, perky little hornpipe in G major.
14 Mary O'Brien 9/19/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Gotta play! Bob doesn't call it a hornpipe, but measures 8 and 16 are each three quarter notes, so.
14 Lissa's Reel 9/19/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Last of the 50s in Book 14! If I were to memorize this and work it up to a fast tempo, and then I bumped into Lissa at some event, I wonder if she would recognize it?
NH Enfield Reel 9/20/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
9 Dowdy's Hornpipe 9/20/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
 There wasn't a single clunker in the tunes we played today
9 The Ostroushko Polka 9/20/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
9 Father Charlie's 9/20/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
 A good one.
9 Fingal's Reel 9/20/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
 Another good one. Plus a good story.
9 Sam Bartlett's March 9/20/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
5 Tony's Quadrille 9/20/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
15 M.F.C. Jig 9/20/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
9 Flawn's Reel 9/20/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
6 The Boys of Antrim 9/20/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton, Mary Cay Brass, Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
 One of the greatest.
9 Frank's Back 9/20/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton & Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
9 Fred & Marilyn's Waltz 9/20/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton & Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
 I think some of the chords Bob wrote in the B part are bogus.
9 Fritha's Jig 9/20/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton & Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
9 Genny's Jig 9/20/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton & Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
 Not our favorite, but perfectly OK
9 Louise Claire's Waltz 9/20/23 Athens, VT Jill Newton & Laurie Indenbaum Bob's Wednesday Sight Reading School
3 Larry's Waltz 9/21/23 Empuries, Girona, Catalonia Deb Maynard Does humming count? No sign of a piano on this trip! I SAY YES
NH Acworth Reel 9/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Some winners in the NH Book Good one!
NH Alexandria Reel 9/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Some winners in the NH Book
NH Alstead Hornpipe 9/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Some winners in the NH Book Good one!
NH Amherst Hornpipe 9/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Some winners in the NH Book Good one!
NH Andover Hornpipe 9/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Some winners in the NH Book
NH Antrim Hornpipe 9/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Some winners in the NH Book
NH Ashland Reel 9/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Some winners in the NH Book
NH Auburn Reel 9/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Some winners in the NH Book
NH Barnstead Hornpipe 9/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Some winners in the NH Book
NH Bartlett Hornpipe 9/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Some winners in the NH Book
12 M and M Hornpipe 9/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Tip-toeing into Book 12 Could not get all the way through in one piece.
12 Marguerite's Polka 9/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Tip-toeing into Book 12 OK
12 Martha's Hornpipe 9/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Tip-toeing into Book 12
12 Miki's Waltz 9/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Tip-toeing into Book 12 Beautiful. Would like to play this one with others.
12 Monte's Jig 9/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Tip-toeing into Book 12 Very fun, through-composed jig, Bob hit the jackpot with several of these
12 Ms. Kingsbury's Jig 9/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Tip-toeing into Book 12 Good beginner's tune
12 Ms. Stechler's Hornpipe 9/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Tip-toeing into Book 12
12 Myron's Reel 9/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Tip-toeing into Book 12
12 Nicholas Howe's Hornpipe 9/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Tip-toeing into Book 12
14 Leslie Fuller's Jig 9/21/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher 23 more tunes to play in book 14. As you know, I harp on whether or to what extent a tune is pentatonic, limited to 5 out of the 7 notes of the major scale. This jig is ALMOST pentatonic: there is a single F sharp in the last measure of the first ending of the B part. Otherwise, the entire tune is G pentatonic. Other interesting things to be aware of: how often is the movement other than scalar, i.e. the next note is not the current note's upper or lower neighbor on the pentatonic scale; what fraction of the notes are eighth notes, and what fraction are anything else; things like that.

And finally, despite all the limitations above that Bob put on himself, does the tune end up being interesting, playable, and maybe danceable?
14 Laura Me's Reel 9/21/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Counting down Book 14 One single note not in the D pentatonic scale. The high G makes a big impression when the tune landson it in the middle of measure 6! A dance caller would be well advised to have some dance move focused on driving to that note.
14 Kathy's Koffeer 9/21/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Working down through Book 14 Hey, I like this one better than most of the others I've played in Book 14! I played it as a reel, but measures 8 and 16 are each three quarter notes, so it could probably work as a hornpipe.

Unusually long scale runs for a McQuillen tune.
14 Karen's Hornpipe 9/21/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Nibble, nibble, nibble on Book 14! Hey, nice hornpipe! A part in G, B part in D, always adds a little interest to a tune.
14 Jordan's Jig 9/21/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Closing in on Book 14! All the notes but two fall between middle C and the octave above middle C, a pretty muddy register for the flute, especially the middle C itself (“middle” refers to the note on the piano; on the flute, unless you pay for the low B key, it is the very lowest note). I could have read it up an octave, but instead I amused myself by transposing it to G major on the fly. Pretty successful. Being a pentatonic tune makes that process a little easier.
14 John Rogers' Reel 9/21/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Pant, pant, pant! Play ALL the tunes! A part, all G pentatonic. I'm thinking, fine, I've done plenty of pentatonic tunes, some of them can be pretty good. B part, the whole G major scale! Some interesting implied harmonies, including at least one secondary dominant! So yay!
14 Jackson's Reel 9/21/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Last of the 40s in Book 14. I'll have Book 14 finished before the weekend is out! Not going to Fresh Grass should give me a lot more time to devote to this project Has a few points of interest.
14 The Hilltop Reel 9/22/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Last 16 in Book 14! The key is no sharps, no flats; the tonality is A minor. It uses 6 of the 7 notes of the scale: no F, natural or sharp, is used in the tune. Is there such a thing as a hexatonic scale?
With its constant up and down and up and down along the scale, it makes me think of driving or hiking through Vermont or New Hampshire!
14 The Harris Hornpipe 9/22/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Yes, play ALL the tunes! Interesting little repeated rhythmic figure of two quarter notes in the middle of a measure.
14 Guy's Reel 9/22/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Really? :You have to ask? Again, a repeated rhythmic figure adds interest: a quarter note often played as the first beat of a measure, breaking up the flow of eighth notes.
14 Gregor's Reel 9/22/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Counting down Book 14! Another tune ALMOST pentatonic in nature: G major or E minor pentatonic (no Cs or Fs), EXCEPT for a single F sharp at the beginning of measure 12! This outlines a B minor chord in that measure. Interesting. Like other tunes in this book, up and down the hills of New Hampshire.
14 Gillian's Harp 9/22/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Last of the 30s (and above) in Book 14! Eleven left in Book 14! A slow march is a nice change from jigs, reels and hornpipes.
14 The Fuzzy Jig 9/24/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Today I will get through the last 11 in Book 14!
14 Fio's Reel 9/24/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Working to finish Book 14 today! In playing so many tunes containing just eighth notes and a few quarter notes, I almost forgot how to play a half note. Suddenly, there one was, end of measure 2 in Fio's Reel, #27 in Book 14. It was, of course, striking! I thought maybe it was going to be a feature of this tune. But no, it was the only one in this D pentatonic tune, almost all eighth notes with a quarter note appearing every two bars or so.
14 Fiona's Harp 9/24/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Counting down the last few in Book 14! Like I said with her sister Gillian's tune a few pages back, it's nice to encounter a slow march every now and then among the reels, jigs and hornpipes.
14 Eph's Hornpipe 9/24/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Gotta play! Gotta play! Like most of Bob's hornpipes, measures 8 and 16 are three quarter notes each. Unlike most of them, this one has three successive quarter notes a quarter of the way through the B part!
14 Elena's Jig 9/24/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Counting down Book 14! 6 more after this! Yes, yes, a cute little jig in G with a single C natural to make it not totally pentatonic.
14 Ed Hall's 9/24/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Last of the 20s in Book 14! 5 tunes left in the whole book!
14 Chris Burt's Hornpipe 9/24/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Five!
14 (Will) Bartlett's 9/24/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Four! Reel? Hornpipe? I played it as a reel.
14 (Luke) Bartlett's 9/24/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Three!
14 The Antrims' Hornpipe 9/24/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Two! Two-key tunes (G and D, in this case) always have a little more built-in lift.
14 Anthony's Hornpipe 9/24/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher One! And we have liftoff!!!!!!!!
5 Katie McBride 9/11/23 Onset Island, Wareham, MA Katie McBride, Jane Orzechowski, and Craig Shogren Jam session at McBride family reunion Mac wrote this tune for me when I was in high school – long before my sister Jane started playing in Old New England with him... I've played the tune before, but this was the first I'd REALLY learned it. It's a great tune, though I say it who shouldn't...
13 Zeke Smuckler's 9/25/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum For no good reason. Good tune!
13 Uncle Izzie's Jig 9/25/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum For no good reason. Good tune!
5 Katie McBride 9/9/23 Onset Island Onset, MA Kate McBride, Craig Shogren, Jane Orzechowski Jam session
9 Tommy's Waltz 10/1/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard because book 9's time is up! Judy Wheeler's Jig (book 9) Tommy's Waltz – a smorgasbord of chords!
9 Joe's jig 10/1/23 Putney vt Deb Because book 9! Myron's March, Fitzwilliam Polka, Bob's Own, April's March
9 Hall's Hornpipe 10/2/23 Bedford, NH Justin Godin Lunchtunes
9 Helen's Jig 10/2/23 Bedford NH Justin Godin Lunchtunes What do you think about the F in Measure five? I feel like it supposed to be an E?
9 Iain Morrison's 10/4/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading Session Knocking off Book 9!
9 Jack Beard's Jig 10/4/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading Session Knocking off Book 9!
9 Jacqueline's Jig 10/4/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading Session Knocking off Book 9!
9 Jay Iselin's Jig 10/4/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading Session Knocking off Book 9!
9 John G.'s Hornpipe 10/4/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading Session Knocking off Book 9!
9 Julie Anderson 10/4/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading Session Knocking off Book 9!
9 Just Say Mo 10/4/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading Session Knocking off Book 9!
9 Kanaly's Hornpipe 10/4/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading Session Knocking off Book 9!
9 Kerrie's Hornpipe 10/4/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading Session Knocking off Book 9!
9 Keyboard Kitty 10/4/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading Session Knocking off Book 9!
1 Chips From the Block 10/4/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading Session And a couple of favorites
4 Ralph Page 10/4/23 Athens, VT Bob's Wednesday Sight-Reading Session And a couple of favorites
10 Mary Breton's Waltz 10/4/23 Bedford, NH Justin Godin Lunchtunes
1 Scotty O`Neill 10/7/23 Dietlikon, Switzerland
www.folkdancedietlikon.ch		 Over The Isles: Philipp+Jörg Monthly Contra Dance
 Chickadee`s Polka
The Dancing Bear
Sheila`s Hornpipe
David Millstone`s Hornpipe
Mary Lou and Charlie
Amelia
Hope`s Waltz
2 The Chickadee's Polka 10/7/23 Dietlikon, Switzerland Over The Isles: Philipp+Jörg Monthly Contra Dance
3 The Dancing Bear 10/7/23 Dietlikon, Switzerland Over The Isles: Philipp+Jörg Monthly Contra Dance
11 Sheila`s Hornpipe 10/7/23 Dietlikon, Switzerland Over The Isles: Philipp+Jörg Monthly Contra Dance
11 David Millstone`s Hornpipe 10/7/23 Dietlikon, Switzerland Over The Isles: Philipp+Jörg Monthly Contra Dance
11 Mary Lou and Charlie 10/7/23 Dietlikon, Switzerland Over The Isles: Philipp+Jörg Monthly Contra Dance
5 Amelia 10/7/23 Dietlikon, Switzerland Over The Isles: Philipp+Jörg Monthly Contra Dance
10 Hope`s Waltz 10/7/23 Dietlikon, Switzerland Over The Isles: Philipp+Jörg Monthly Contra Dance
5 Tony's Quadrille 10/9/23 Brattleboro, VT Trois Amis Monthly AARP Tour
15 M.F.C. Jig 10/9/23 Brattleboro, VT Trois Amis Monthly AARP Tour
10 Melody's Jig #67 (not sure which book it came from) 10/11/23 Fairbury, Nebraska in my living room. Laurel Herrick Just because! O.N.E. flew to Missouri for a dance weekend one time. (My aunt is Jane Orz.) and Mac taught me and my brother how to play backup piano chords! Not sure how much of it I remember, but I loved learning from him and he mailed me his chord charts which I still refer to. :)
10 Mike's Polka 10/11/23 Bedford NH Justin Godin Lunchtunes Millstone's Hornpipe, miss O'Donnell's Jig
13 #60 Milo's Reel 10/11/23 Searsmont, Maine Milo Stanley On a rainy Wednesday afternoon, in memory of Bob and our friendship. Also played Book 13, #63 Mouse in the Truck! I recall getting a ride home from Maine Fiddle Camp in the backseat of the bread truck, the backseat being a canvas chair that may or may not have been secured to the floor. And exchanging letters... Bob was a great correspondent. Thank-you for putting together this project!
10 The Philbin/Clarke Waltz and a bunch more 10/11/23 Saxtons River VT Jill Newton and Deb Maynard Onward! Book 10: Sloanaker's Quickstep, Shane's Jig (good one!) Shetland's Young Heritage (another good one!) Scott's Polka, Sasha's Jig, Rowena's Hornpipe, Rodney Sutton's Hornpipe, Rob's Hornpipe, Prouty's Polka, The Piper's Leg.
book 1-2(?) David's Return to Carlisle
13 Eisenstadter's Reel 10/13/23 Kailua, HI and Northampton, MA Dave Eisenstadter, Kitty Fitzpantson, Henry Bley-Vroman To check it off, and to get Hawaii on the map! Kelly's Birthday, Kirk's Cookies, Kitty in the Tree, Lisa's Tune, Monday Night in Nelson In Airtable (but not in the book itself), Dave's last name was misspelled in the dedication. It's Eisenstadter, not Eisendstadter. (fixed)
3 Dancing Bear 1/1/23 SF Folk Club Camp Harmony online (Zoom) David Brown (Berkeley CA), Peter Tommerup & Lee Anne Welch (Saratoga CA), Shoshanna Schwimmer (WV), Alix Sandra Huntley-Speirs (Nova Scotia), others Online session – it had just turned midnight on New Years Eve in Nova Scotia (though it was only 8pm in California..) Amelia sorry – meant to submit this earlier
Chris Madigan tagged me because you didn't have submissions from Calif yet – will submit a few more
5 Amelia 9/16/23 Alameda CA David Brown, Daniel Hersh, Stefan Curl, Craig Johnson Happy Hearts contra dance. This was a last minute gig – we had never played together in this combination, though we all have played with each other in various groupings over many years (Craig said that the last time he had played with Daniel was when they both lived in Santa Cruz in the early 80's and played in an Irish band) I think there is a photo of the band that got posted on FB, but I can't find it. Will keep looking.
5 Amelia 6/30/23 BACDS Family Camp, Monte Toyon, Aptos CA Camper Band, led by David Brown & Jeff Spero Family Camp camper band
It was the weekend of QwackFest, so I made sure we played at least one McQuillen tune and talked about Bob.
Unfortunately Jeff is not in the photo, since he was taking the picture.
4 Pete's March 9/24/23 Ohlone Park, Berkeley CA David Brown, Kathrine Gardner, Dave Courchaine (band “Uncle Dave”) band rehearsal (in the park before a Berkeley Old Time Music Convention jam). We haven't played together in more than 5 years (since Kathrine moved to Sacramento) but we have 2 contra dance gigs this month – will send reports (maybe even some photos?) after the dances happen.
2 Chickadee's Polka 5/27/23 Camp Herms, El Cerrito CA Gary Breitbard, David Brown, others SF Folk Club Memorial Day weekend campout
8 Fitzwilliam Polka 10/14/23 Etna, NH Carol Compton, Laurie Indenbaum, Judy Pond, Wayne, Philipp, Elfie, Gail Etna Fall Festival Contra Dance at Trumbull Hall
2 The Chickadee's Polka 10/14/23 Etna, NH Carol Compton, Laurie Indenbaum, Judy Pond, Wayne, Philipp, Elfie, Gail Etna Fall Festival Contra Dance at Trumbull Hall
3 The Dancing Bear 10/14/23 Etna, NH Carol Compton, Laurie Indenbaum, Judy Pond, Wayne, Philipp, Elfie, Gail Etna Fall Festival Contra Dance at Trumbull Hall
3 Larry's Waltz 10/14/23 Etna, NH Carol Compton, Laurie Indenbaum, Judy Pond, Wayne, Philipp, Elfie, Gail Etna Fall Festival Contra Dance at Trumbull Hall
1 Scotty O'Neil 10/14/23 San Rafael CA David Brown, Kathrine Gardner, Dave Courchaine (“Uncle Dave” band) contra dance Pete's March
Amelia
5 Amelia 10/15/23 Deep River, CT Shoreline Fiddle Club
13 A waltz for Hans 10/16/23 Putney vt Deb Maynard BJB
10 Nicki's Jig 10/17/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Play all the tunes! Nancy's Waltz (book 10)
12 Big Hang-Up! 10/18/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI Good tune!
12 The Brennan Brothers 10/18/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI I can't make the B part make sense.
12 Brian Kennedy's Reel 10/18/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
12 Bruce's Jig 10/18/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
12 The Button Box Polka 10/18/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI Good Polka!
12 Byron Smith's 10/18/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
12 Carol's Hornpipe 10/18/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
12 Cedar House Hornpipe 10/18/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI Good tune!
12 Cheshire Polka 10/18/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI Moe like a march than a polka.
12 Chris Booth's Reel 10/18/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
12 Clayton's Hornpipe 10/19/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
12 The Cocker Spaniel 10/19/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
12 The Conversation 10/19/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
12 Coppelman's Jig 10/19/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
12 Craig's Hornpipe 10/19/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
12 Dave Kahn's Hornpie 10/19/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
12 Deerfield Reel 10/19/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
12 Don's Hornpipe 10/19/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
12 Dr. Becky's Jig 10/19/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
12 Edith & David's Hornpipe 10/19/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
12 Elliot's Jig 10/21/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
12 Elsie's Jig 10/21/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
12 Flavia's Hornpipe 10/21/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
12 The Flurry Jig 10/21/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
12 Frank Woodward's 10/21/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
12 George's Quadrille 10/21/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
12 Gillian's Hornpipe 10/21/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
12 Great Bear Reel 10/21/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
12 Hanny's Jig 10/21/23 Athens VT Laurie Indenbaum FTHOI
3 New England Winter 10/21/23 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Dave Kleinschmidt, Michael Seiser Contra as part of a memorial to a dancer Dancing Bear One evening at a Francestown dance (with him and Alan Bloch on fiddle), he heard I had started playing contra piano thanks to a workshop he'd given, and immediately handed me a signed copy of Note Book #8 and a cassette of Farewell to the Hollow. I still have both of those items 30 years later.
5 Leah's Waltz (Amelia's) 5/2/23 Music School of Delaware, Milford De. Branch Andy Dowell End of year student assessment. I played this solo on Bb clarinet, from the Barnes red book (#2).
The Dover (Delaware) English Country Dancers have also played this at one of our monthly dances, but I don't recall exactly when. I also played this tune – on wood “Irish” flute – along with several other classmates from a Barn Dance Band class I was leading – at an ECD class in Rehoboth Beach De. during the spring 2023 term. Both classes are part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (adult ed.) run by the University of Delaware.
1 Scotty O'Neil 10/19/23 Seattle, WA, Lake City Contra Dance at the Latvian Center “Dear Crow” (Brian Lindsay & Penka Jane Culevski) accompanied by WB Reid, and members of the open band. Dance...2nd tune of a medley after Big Scioty It meant a lot to me to be playing Mac's first tune with these fine young folks, 50 years after I first played my first contra.
5 Amelia 7/4/23 West Virginia and San Francisco, on Zoom Shoshanna Schwimmer, Dinah and Noah Stroe Andronico's Zoom Session
5 Amelia, Dancing Bear, are the first two to pop into my mind. I'm sure there were others usually at someone else's prompting. 1/1/23 Saskatoon, SK Paul Gitlitz Jam I have a Friday session on zoom it was probably at one of these.
12 Harvey's #2 10/24/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum 10 more from Book 12 Excellent tune
12 Hector's Polka 10/24/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum 10 more from Book 12
12 Hooty's Jig 10/24/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum 10 more from Book 12 Excellent Tune!
12 Jeff's Hornpipe 10/24/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum 10 more from Book 12
12 Joe Pollock's 10/24/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum 10 more from Book 12
12 John McIntire's  10/24/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum 10 more from Book 12
12 Julie's Reel 10/24/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum 10 more from Book 12
12 Kay's Hornpipe 10/24/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum 10 more from Book 12
12 Kitty's Polka 10/24/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum 10 more from Book 12
12 Lady's Polka 10/24/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum 10 more from Book 12 Good Polka! And dedicated to a dog.
4 April's March 10/25/23 Townshend, VT Laurie Indenbaum Concert for Valley Cares Assisted Living
1 David's Return to Carlisle 10/25/23 Townshend, VT Laurie Indenbaum Concert for Valley Cares Assisted Living
9 Rosa's Jig 10/25/23 Townshend, VT Laurie Indenbaum Concert for Valley Cares Assisted Living
7 Sam's Jig 10/25/23 Townshend, VT Laurie Indenbaum Concert for Valley Cares Assisted Living
13 Myron's March 10/25/23 Townshend, VT Laurie Indenbaum Concert for Valley Cares Assisted Living
4 Pete's March 10/25/23 Townshend, VT Laurie Indenbaum Concert for Valley Cares Assisted Living
12 Lily's Jig 10/27/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Just me and the Air National Guard Fly-Overs Perfectly nice jig
12 Lydia's Hornpipe 10/27/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Just me and the Air National Guard Fly-Overs Perfectly nice hornpipe
12 Lynn's Jig 10/27/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Just me and the Air National Guard Fly-Overs
12 M and M Hornpipe 10/27/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Just me and the Air National Guard Fly-Overs My favorite of the Millstone – Moran Hornpipe Collections
12 Martha's Hornpipe 10/27/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Just me and the Air National Guard Fly-Overs
12 Matt's Hambo 10/27/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Just me and the Air National Guard Fly-Overs This could actually be played for a hambo. Well done, Bob
12 Odyssia's Egg 10/27/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Just me and the Air National Guard Fly-Overs
12 Pam and Joe 10/27/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Just me and the Air National Guard Fly-Overs
12 The Predicament Jig 10/27/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Just me and the Air National Guard Fly-Overs
12 Sue's Waltz 10/27/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Just me and the Air National Guard Fly-Overs BJB
12 Rear-End Reel 10/28/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Last day to play on the porch.
12 Regina Delaney 10/28/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Last day to play on the porch.
12 Rose's Hornpipe 10/28/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Last day to play on the porch.
12 Rusty's Polka 10/28/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Last day to play on the porch.
12 Sammy's Tune 10/28/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Last day to play on the porch.
12 Sarah Pollock's Jig 10/28/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Last day to play on the porch.
12 Sarah's Hornpipe 10/28/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Last day to play on the porch.
12 Sarah's Polka 10/28/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Last day to play on the porch.
12 Sister Judy's Jig 10/28/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Last day to play on the porch.
12 Solid Silver Jig 10/28/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Last day to play on the porch.
12 Sophie's Students 10/28/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Last day to play on the porch.
12 Star Island Jig 10/28/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Last day to play on the porch.
12 Stewart's Cake 10/28/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Last day to play on the porch.
12 Warren's Car 10/30/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Rainy day tunes Book 12 T V Hornpipe, Susan Christie's Waltz
10 Molly's Hornpipe 10/30/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum More Rainy Day Tunes
10 Mrs. MacIntire's Jig 10/30/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum More Rainy Day Tunes
10 Mrs. McClintock's Jig 10/30/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum More Rainy Day Tunes
10 Mrs. Peery's Hornpipe 10/30/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum More Rainy Day Tunes
10 Noonan's Hornpipe 10/30/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum More Rainy Day Tunes
10 Owen's Hornpipe 10/30/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum More Rainy Day Tunes
12 Séamus Connolly's 10/30/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum More Rainy Day Tunes
12 Tucker's Tune 10/30/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum More Rainy Day Tunes
13 Walton's Reel 10/31/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher What better way to spend some of Halloween?! Oh, I'm just getting started. I hope to make a dent in Book 13. Pretty nice little tune! Two-key tunes always have a nice lift at the key change.
13 Uncle Doug's Reel 10/31/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Progress! Progress! Oh, my goodness! You should read the dedication on this one!
13 Twomey's Hornpipe 10/31/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Bringin' down the ceiling a little more. Richard Twomey of Seattle lives walking distance from where my brother's wife still lives and also where my brother now lives in his memory care facility. Maybe I can play with him and his wife and others when I next visit Seattle!

Further Google searching reveals that Richard and his wife Sue Truman are deeply into crankies! The late Pete Sutherland was into crankies, and always organized the creation of one at the Northeast Heritage Music Camp where he was board member and faculty for many years!
13 Tracey's Hornpipe 10/31/23 Delmar Charles Fisher I can finish the 90s today, I think. It wasn't until after I had played this 3 times that I noticed the title was “Hornpipe”. I had been playing it as a reel. So I played it once more.
13 Tracy's Tune 10/31/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes! Always a challenge to play on flute or whistle these tunes that go down below middle C, then up to high G or even higher. You've got to keep deciding the most musical places to change octaves.

This tune has an interesting blend between major and minor. It's not obvious how to chord it. If you found a good chord progression it might sound beautiful!
13 Thelma's Hornpipe 10/31/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Last of the 90s! Sweet little hornpipe!
13 Stephanie's Jig 10/31/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher More, more!!!
13 Shawna's Hornpipe 10/31/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Let's let Laurie have a nice, relaxed holiday season.
13 Sandy's Reel 10/31/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Forging ahead!
13 Sande Gillette's 10/31/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Momentum...
13 Robert's Reel 10/31/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher More, yes, more!
13 Randy's Hornpipe 11/2/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Back into harness! Pretty nice hornpipe!
13 Rachel, Dan, and MIchael 11/2/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher This and one more in the 80s
13 Porter House Hornpipe 11/2/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher The eighties and above are done in Book 13!
13 Plummer's Hornpipe 11/3/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes ! (Except maybe the New Hampshire tunes)
13 The Outerbridge Jig 11/3/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher All done by the end of November! I had some very specific ideas of a few small changes I would make to this. Then I think it might be of general interest!
13 Ottinger's Hornpipe 11/3/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher March, march, march, march,...
13 October Fourth 11/3/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher More, more! The A part is pentatonic; the B part introduces both the 4th degree of the scale (D in the key of A), along with a D major triad, as well as the 7th degree of the scale (G# in the key of A) along with not only the E major triad, but a hint of the secondary dominant (B7) at the end of measure 11! Much more harmonically interesting!
13 Let's Go to Old Songs! 11/3/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Yes, more! OMG, Bob wrote out a full 32 bars of this reel, no repeats! I guess this allowed him to avoid notation for first and second endings, even though bars 1-8 are quite similar to bars 9-16 and bars 17-24 are similar to bars 25-32. Also it allowed him to put in little variations between what would have been A1 and A2, and also B1 and B2, other than at the endings.

But it makes the notes very teeny tiny in his handwritten music notation. I think he knew this could be a problem and was especially neat with the inking on this one.
13 Neil's Guitar 11/3/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher En avant!
13 Nate's Reel 11/3/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Last of the 70s in Book 13!
10 Mrs. Sue Bain's Welcome 11/4/23 Bristol, NH Sue Hunt Facebook!
13 Nani's Reel 11/4/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Yo, heave, ho! Yo, heave, ho!
13 My Dad's Hornpipe 11/4/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Let's git 'er done! Two key tunes (A part in G, B part in D) are always a little more interesting.
13 Ms. Conkright's 11/4/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes, and ASAP!
13 Mrs. Brennan's Jig 11/4/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Movin' on down the line!
13 Molly's Hornpipe 11/4/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Well, that takes care of the 60s in Book 13!
13 Meyer's Reel 11/5/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher You know, don't you?
13 Marilyn's Jig #2 11/5/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Coming down the home stretch!
13 Lynn's Waltz 11/5/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes!
13 Linda's Reel 11/5/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher We're really going to finish the 15 books soon! Don't know about the New Hampshire tunes.
13 Leslie's Jig 11/5/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Last of the 50s in Book 13!
10 Pat Spaeth's Reel 11/5/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Bob's Sightreading School Is back in session Peter's Polka, Ralph's Hornpipe, Rick Watson's Hornpipe, The “S” Curves' Reel, West Coast Kitty—to finish out book 10! This was a fun batch of tunes! Pat Spaeth's feels more like a Hornpipe to me, but what do I know?
12 Frank's Waltz 11/5/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Had to get a few in before Charles and Justin finish it off! The L and M Waltz (book 12)
12 Hattie's Waltz 11/6/23 Bedford, NH Justin Godin Lunchtunes Flawn and Vicki's Waltz, Joyce R.'s Waltz, Loria's Waltz A nice set of waltzes to finish up Book 12. Usually, I play the tunes and log them in order, but I logged Hattie first: the A section is really lovely up there with Margaret's or any other; I need to spend more time with the B section! If I can sort out the phrasing, it could well become a personal classic.
5 Tony's Quadrille 11/6/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Inspired by listening to Hand it Down Anne's Waltz (book 5); Priscilla's Jig (book 3)
13 Jamie's Jig 11/8/23 Putney vt Deb Maynard Because just because
13 Dave Murray's Horpipe 11/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Because... I don't like crooked numbers Very nice little hornpipe.
13 Dominick's Hornpipe 11/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get us to 20 tunes left! This one is a little screwy.
13 Don 'n' Abby's
 11/8/23 Bedford, NH Justin Godin Lunchtunes Doug's Reel
5 Tony's Quadrille 11/8/23 Townshend, VT Trois Amis Postponed October concert at Valley Cares
15 M.F.C. Jig 11/8/23 Townshend, VT Trois Amis Postponed October concert at Valley Cares
13 Dr. Bob's Hornpipe 11/9/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Bob's Sightreading School; play ALL the tunes! Dublin Jig, Elena's Jig (the book 13 one, not the book 14 one!)
13 Michael's Reel 11/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Home stretch! Interesting: it uses G natural and not G sharp, but it sounds more minor than modal.
13 Kendra's Reel 11/9/23 Delmer, NY Charles Fisher Nearing the finish! A single C natural in bar 4 keeps this tune from being totally pentatonic.
13 Katie's Jig 11/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher To help finish up this fun adventure! I haven't been making a note of typos in the tunes, but there have been some. I don't know if there is any chance of ever fixing them, except for the ABC notation version that is out there. In this case, in measure 12 Bob forgot to put the tail on the final eighth note, so that measure would technically be in 7/8 time. Easy to spot and correct in one's own copy, so no big deal.

Pretty nice jig in D.
13 Jonas's Jig 11/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Authorized to proceed by Laurie Indenbaum. Another nice sprightly jig in D. I started by accident playing an A instead of the G in bar 4 and I liked it, so I would make that change; maybe a couple of others. The octave drop and repeated Ds in measure 8 is quite emphatic; cute!
13 John Richardson's Reel 11/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher We should finish this week! This will give Laurie most of November and all of December to relax. Two key piece: A part, G major; B part, E minor. Interesting.
13 Jerry's Polka 11/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Sprint to the finish! I shouldn't be surprised at a polka in E minor. The Ballydesmond polkas, among others, are in minor keys. So, pretty good.
13 Hornig's Hornpipe 11/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes!
13 Heddy's Hornpipe 11/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher I have the time. I have the book. I have other musical projects I want to get to that I can't concentrate on while this is so near being done. Laurie said I could finish ALMOST all of them off.
13 Gerry's Hornpipe 11/9/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher I played one more before turning in, which will leave 6 more for tomorrow. I picked this one because my father's name was Gerry (Gerard).
13 Grant Taylor's Hornpipe 11/10/23 Bedford NH Justin Godin Lunchtunes/play ALL the tunes—last edition? Emma's reel, For Frank By my count, 3 tunes left, but I have to go back to work!
13 George's Reel 11/10/23 Bedford, NH Justin Godin Afternoon tunes And then there were two!
13 Greg & Wendy's 11/10/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Play ALL the tunes!
13 Greg's Hornpipe 11/10/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Played ALL the tunes! Thank you, Laurie, for putting this all together! Well done, everyone! My main memory of Mac was hearing him and George Wilson play a tune together in the big open room at Flurry, had to be 15 years ago. I liked the tune they were playing so much I whipped out my device and recorded it. I later learned it was Charlie Hunter's Jig, by, I believe, Bobby McLeod. I learned it, and it's still one of my favorites!
13 Greg's Hornpipe 11/10/23 Bedford. NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! This is a great, overlooked tune—I had a cancellation and so here I am NOT catching up!
13 Greg & Wendy's 11/10/23 Bedford, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Great way to round it out—Mac is more down to earth, but this has elements that remind me of a Bach Prelude!
11 Sheila's Hornpipe 11/3/23 Malle, Belgium Triple Time + Contra Dance in Malle, Belgium Marieke Van Leersum (recorders), Kees Mook (violin), Wil van den Berg (accordion), joined by Mik Lammers, piano
11 David Millstone's Hornpipe 11/3/23 Malle, Belgium Triple Time + Contra Dance in Malle, Belgium
4 Barry's Reel 11/11/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard A tune for a veteran, by a veteran, on Veteran's Day!
4 Barry's Reel 11/11/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Happy Veterans Day to all who served!
1 Scotty O'Neil 11/11/23 Brattleboro, VT Laurie Indenbaum, Mary Cay Brass, Mary Lea Brattleboro Winter Farmer's Market
1 Scotty O'Neil 11/11/23 North Adams, MA, at Mass. MoCA. Played by the members of today's gathering of MoCA Jam, the weekly (Saturdays ~11-1 in the museum snack bar) open pan-Celtic music session. To celebrate Bob, to celebrate the end of Play ALL The Tunes, to celebrate our comradeship, because whatever one person calls, all the others have to play. This is not a big sight-reading group, so I did not bring forward Barry's Reel and 4th of July, but we may get to play them at the contradance this evening at which Becky Hollingsworth and Rebecca Weiss are playing and Andy Davis is calling and maybe playing a bit.
10, 13, 15 Gerry's Hornpipe, Peter's Polka, Larry Siegel's, Siegel's Reel 11/8/23 Westmoreland, NH- my living room Larry Siegel Two of them Bob wrote for me, the other two were dedicated to people I know. Bob says, in his dedication, I had been awfully nice to him. Can't you just hear him saying something like that? He was awfully nice to so many of us!
NH Acworth Reel 11/8/23 Amesbury Mass. William Gordon Because Just Because Acworth Reel, Alstead Reel, Amherst Hornpipe, Bradford Hornpipe, Candia Hornpipe, Canterbury Reel, Canaan Hornpipe, Caroll Reel, Charlestown Hornpipe, Chichester Hornpipe, Barnstead Hornpipe, Chocorua Hornpipe, Auburn Reel I discovered Bob's music from a folk group I play accordion with.
1 Scotty O'Neil 11/12/23 Benson, Cochise County, Arizona in my humble abode Michael McKernan Because... Chickadee Polka
13 Myron's March 11/12/23 Guilford, VT Andy Davis, Arthur Davis, Laurie Indenbaum Monthly Dance
4 Pete's March 11/12/23 Guilford, VT Andy Davis, Arthur Davis, Laurie Indenbaum Monthly Dance
3 Sarah's Jig 11/12/23 Guilford, VT Andy Davis, Arthur Davis, Laurie Indenbaum Monthly Dance
NH Bedford Reel 11/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Belmont Hornpipe 11/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Bennington Hornpipe 11/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Berlin Hornpipe 11/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Bethleham Hornpipe 11/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE. This one is nice. Wish he'd spelled it right.
NH Boscawen Reel 11/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Brentwood Hornpipe 11/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Bristol Hornpipe 11/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Brookfield Hornpipe 11/13/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE. This one is fun.
5 Timmy Ahearn 11/14/23 Verdigris OK Tim Ahearn & Friends It's the telling of the story of who he was to me, and so many others, that brought it all to life.
NH Center Harbor Reel 11/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Chesterfield Reel 11/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Claremont Hornpipe 11/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Colebrook Reel 11/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Concord Reel 11/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Contoocook Reel 11/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Conway Hornpipe 11/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Cornish Jig 11/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Croydon Hornpipe 11/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Dalton Reel 11/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Danbury Jig 11/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Deerfield Hornpipe 11/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Deering Hornpipe 11/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Derry Jig 11/15/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
2 Cat in the Kitchen 3/21/23 Bonshaw, Prince Edward Island /Epekwitk Tony Reddin 2023 is also the centenary of the birth of my mother Estelle (Haines) Reddin, who often played jigs or reels for my sister's dance classes in Charlottetown. PEI.
I chose Cat in the Kitchen as a tribute to her and also to our cat Gherkin, who was eating in the kitchen as I played it on my little Crucianelli 12-bass piano accordion ((but in Gm so I could play the chords). Also at that time it hadn't been reported as played.
Sorry to be so slow reporting- I sent an email to my friends about the Project that day in March but I forgot about sending my report until this week when I met a couple of contra dance musicians and sent them the info.		 Amelia was one of the first tunes I learned and played on the penny whistle, and I still love it!
Many years ago (2004?) as part of a wonderful contra tour through Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York and Vermont, we had a great time at the dance in Nelson with Bob McQuillen among the wonderful musicians playing.
NH Danville Reel 11/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE. I like this one!
NH Drewsville Hornpipe 11/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE. I like this one too!
NH Dublin Jig 11/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE. Meh
NH Dummer Hornpipe 11/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Farmington Hornpipe* 11/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Fitzwilliam Reel 11/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Franconia Reel 11/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Franklin Reel 11/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Freedom Reel 11/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Fremont Hornpipe 11/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE.
NH Georges Mills Jig 11/19/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Get 'er DONE. Meh
13 Myron's March 11/20/23 Keene, NH Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Musical visit to Langdon Place
4 Pete's March 11/20/23 Keene, NH Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Musical visit to Langdon Place
2 The Chickadee's Polka 11/20/23 Keene, NH Laurie Indenbaum & Andy Davis Musical visit to Langdon Place
NH Gilford Jig 11/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away Two fine jigs
NH Gilmanton Jig 11/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away Two fine jigs
NH Glen Hornpipe 11/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Goffstown Hornpipe 11/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Gorham Hornpipe 11/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Grafton Hornpipe 11/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Grantham Jig 11/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Greenfield Reel 11/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Greenland Hornpipe 11/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Greenville Reel 11/21/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH 20 played listed below. 11/18/23 Amesbury Mass. William Gordon Because just Because Newfield Hornpipe, Newport Hornpipe, North Stratford Hornpipe, Northfield Hornpipe, Pelham Hornpipe, Pembroke Hornpipe, Penacook Hornpipe, Pittburgh Hornpipe, Richmond Jig, Rochester Hornpipe, Rollingsford Hornpipe
Roxbury Hornpipe, Sandwich Hornpipe, Seabrook Hornpipe, Silver Lake Hornpipe, Stinson Lake Hornpipe, Sullivan Hornpipe, Troy Hornpipe, Warren Hornpipe, Westmoreland Hornpipe		 I discovered Bob's music through a folk group I play with.
WB Amelia 11/24/23 Clifton, AZ, on NM State Rt. 78, by the state line Pam Linnell on fiddle To get AZ on the map!
9 Shoshanna's JIg 11/24/23 Saskatoon, Canada Shoshanna Schwimmer Online session
3 Dancing Bear 10/13/23 Stony Point Barn near Baldwin City, Kansas Alice Boyle, Robert Rosenberg, Matt Kirby, Tim O'Brien, Karen Mueller, Connie Dover Special dance honoring all who have made the Lawrence Barn Dance association a success for 40 years.
3 Dancing Bear 10/22/23 Warwick Center for the Arts Community Dance, Warwick, RI Gianna Marzilli Ericson, Jeremy Wilmer, Henry Yoshimura Contra dance
2 Cat in the Kitchen 7/21/23 Laughing Horse Lodge, Swan Lake, Montana Jason Foy and Barbara Calm Lively dinner music! We often play it as part of a favorite mandolin jig set.
NH Groveton Reel 11/26/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Hampstead Reel 11/26/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Hampton Hornpipe 11/26/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Hampton Falls Hornpipe 11/26/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Hancock Reel 11/26/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Hebron Jig 11/26/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Henniker Hornpipe 11/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away I like this the best of the 10 I played on 11/29.
NH Hill Jig 11/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Hillsborough Reel 11/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Hinsdale Jig 11/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Holderness Hornpipe 11/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Hollis Hornpipe 11/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Hooksett Reel 11/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Hudson Hornpipe 11/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Intervale Hornpipe 11/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Jackson Hornpipe 11/29/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
WB Amelia 11/29/23 Salt Lake City, Utah Nora Vardeny and June Crosby Learned at a fiddle lesson
4 Alouette's 11/28/23 North Las Vegas, Nevada Paul Delnero Fun Amelia I had him as my shop teacher in 1968 at the old Peterborough High School. He was there the rest of my life at various times and places. We played music together when I started playing fiddle in 2000. He played backup for me at Frank Woodward's 4th of July fiddle contest in New Boston. I have video somewhere.
3 Sarah's Jig 11/29/23 On the road in Wyoming Lisa R on the concertina, not while driving though? Just for fun and because we were driving through Wyoming.
NH Webster Hornpipe 12/1/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Checking out the NH tunes! More from NH: Whitefield Jig, Wentworth Hornpipe
NH Melvin Village Hornpipe 12/3/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard It was composed on this day in 2012 Sunapee Reel (NH)
NH Hopkinton Jig 12/3/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Jaffrey Hornpipe 12/3/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away I like this tune!
NH Jefferson Jig 12/3/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Kearsarge Hornpipe 12/3/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Lincoln Reel 12/3/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Lisbon Hornpipe 12/3/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Litchfield Hornpipe 12/3/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Littleton Hornpipe 12/3/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Londonderry Hornpipe 12/3/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
5 Amelia 12/3/23 Laramie, Wyoming, USA (In my home on the old piano in the corner Sharon Martinson--I learned to contra dance when I was a college student in Keene--far from home in WY, and it was Bob at the keys many Monday Nights in Nelson. Because I wanted to be part of getting a Bob tune played for the map celebration.
3 Sarah's Jig 12/3/23 Kennesaw, GA Heather Clayton Because it was posted in the Chord Speculations project!
NH Washington Jig 12/4/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Exploring the NH tunes Weare Reel, Waterville Valley Hornpipe The last measure of Washington Jig is wrong. It should be F#-D-D-D
NH Buzzy's Coffee 12/4/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Eighty-Eight Keys (Reel)* 12/4/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Olivia (Krommes) 12/4/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Phinney Hall* 12/4/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Rosie's Reel 12/4/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH The Space Needle Jig 12/4/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
1 David's Return to Carlisle 12/5/23 Montague, MA Mary Beth Boyle HIdden Gems
NH Loudon Hornpipe 12/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away Good one
NH Lyman Jig 12/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Lyme Reel 12/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away Good one
NH Lyndeboro Hornpipe 12/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away Good one
NH Madbury Hornpipe 12/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Madison Reel 12/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Manchester Reel 12/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Marlborough Jig 12/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Mason Reel 12/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Meredith Hornpipe 12/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Meriden Hornpipe 12/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Middleton Reel 12/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Milan Reel 12/5/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Kensington Hornpipe 12/5/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Kingston Reel, Laconia Reel, Lancaster Rerl I feel honored to be the first to submit these tunes – growing up we always went up North to camp for a week in the summer. Lancaster and Whitefield represented “god's country” to me – I'll have to see if Whitefield has been played yet, Laconia marked the point where I knew we were getting up there!. Kensington and Kingston are towns my mom enjoyed driving to and through when she was doing surveying research.
NH Milford Hornpipe 12/5/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play All the tunes! The Milford “Fa-Fa-fa-fourth Fa-Fa-Fa-Friday” contradance is my home dance. It is also one of the few remaining dances with an open band. This year marks there 35th year of carrying on that tradition! I feel that the open band is crucial to maintain the New England tradition, (and it's the only way Deers like me get to play!). Unfortunately, the Milford dance is in a bit of trouble right now, as it used to be sponsored by Milford Parks and rec, and they have decided not to proceed with that moving into 2024 so rent, and therefore admission prices are going to need to rise. I don't know what I will do without it!

If you dance in Milford, and more importantly, if you live in Milford, let the town administration (the town fathas) know how disappointed you are with this decision!
5 Amelia 12/1/23 Ann Arbor, Michigan Pittsfield Open Band Private House Party
5 Fleur de Lis Waltz 5/20/23 Pittsfield Township, Michigan Pittsfield Open Band Regular twice-a-month session where we share tunes.
3 Robin's Bodhran 9/2/23 Pittsfield Township, Michigan Pittsfield Open Band First Saturday Dance at the Pittsfield Union Grange
NH Milton Hornpipe 12/7/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away charming
NH Mirror Lake Reel 12/7/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Monroe Hornpipe 12/7/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum Chip chip chipping away
NH Mont Vernon Jig 12/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum GETTING CLOSER...CLOSER...
NH Moultonborough Hornpipe 12/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum GETTING CLOSER...CLOSER...
NH Mount Sunapee 12/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum GETTING CLOSER...CLOSER...
NH Mount Washington Reel 12/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum GETTING CLOSER...CLOSER...
NH Munsonville Reel 12/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum GETTING CLOSER...CLOSER...
NH New Boston Jig 12/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum GETTING CLOSER...CLOSER...
NH New Castle Hornpipe 12/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum GETTING CLOSER...CLOSER...
NH New Ipswich Reel 12/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum GETTING CLOSER...CLOSER...
NH New London Reel 12/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum GETTING CLOSER...CLOSER...
NH Newton Hornpipe 12/8/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum GETTING CLOSER...CLOSER...
NH Tilton Hornpipe 12/8/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Sight reading nh tunes Thornton Hornpipe
3 The Dancing Bear 2/22/23 Princeton, NJ Princeton Country Dancers Pick Up Band Princeton Contra Dance
6 The Boys of Antrim 8/23/23 Princeton, NJ Princeton Country Dancers Pick Up Band Princeton Contra Dance
5 Amelia 12/29/23 Princeton, NJ Princeton Country Dancers Pick Up Band Princeton Contra Dance
6 The Boys of Antrim 12/29/23 Princeton, NJ Princeton Country Dancers Pick Up Band Princeton Contra Dance
3 The Dancing Bear 12/29/23 Princeton, NJ Princeton Country Dancers Pick Up Band Princeton Contra Dance
3 The Dancing Bear 10/6/23 Glen Echo Park, MD Last Chance Saloon House Band Spanish Ballroom, Dance
NH North Hampton Reel 12/9/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum GETTING CLOSER...CLOSER...
NH Nottingham Reel 12/9/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum GETTING CLOSER...CLOSER...
NH Orford Reel 12/9/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum GETTING CLOSER...CLOSER...
NH Ossipee Reel* 12/9/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum GETTING CLOSER...CLOSER...
NH Peterborough Jig 12/9/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum GETTING CLOSER...CLOSER...
 The flow in this jig is weird. I could not make sense of it.
NH Pike Reel 12/10/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum 29...28...27...26...25
NH Pittsfield Hornpipe 12/10/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum 29...28...27...26...25
NH Plainfield Hornpipe 12/10/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum 29...28...27...26...25
NH Plaistow Reel 12/10/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum 29...28...27...26...25
NH Tamworth Jig 12/10/23 PutneyVT Deb Maynard It's the NH tune countdown! Temple Hornpipe
3 Sarah's Jig 3/6/23 Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA Monday Night Session
9 Multnomah March 3/20/23 Guiding Star Grange Monday Night Session
9 Multnomah March 4/3/23 Montague Common Hall, Montague MA Monday Night Session
9 Multnomah March 5/15/23 Montague Common Hall, Montague MA Monday Night Session
3 Sarah's Jig 9/4/23 Montague Common Hall, Montague MA Monday Night Session
9 Multnomah March 10/16/23 Montague Common Hall, Montague MA Monday Night Session
3 Sarah's Jig 11/6/23 Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA Monday Night Session
4 Spring Song 12/4/23 Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA Monday Night Session
NH Gilford Jig 12/11/23 Westmoreland, NH Andy Davis, accordion; Larry Siegel, piano Hanging out after dinner Gilmanton Jig, Portsmouth Hornpipe and Raymond Hornpipe were also played We enjoyed these tunes very much. Gilford Jig and Portsmouth Hornpipe are particularly good tunes
3 The Dancing Bear 9/27/23 Surrey, BC, Canada The Stingrays Chehalis / Vancouver Dance Weekend Multnomah March
NH Still a Doozy! 12/13/23 Saxtons River, VT Main Street Arts String Band Weekly session Laurie's Waltz (WB)
14 Kathy's Koffee 12/14/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum to record for Kathy Fanning, the dedicatee Kathy's Waltz (15)
3 The Dancing Bear 12/15/23 Fayetteville, AR Isaac Barton Sight-reading practice
NH Plymouth Reel 12/15/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! I was SURE I played this and Rumney, at least, in October, but I can't substantiate that so!
3 The Dancing Bear 12/15/23 Gainesville, FL Katie's Contradiction Contra Dance
4 McLenon's Reel 12/16/23 Palatine, IL Paula Hamlin On tin whistle to check off Illinois
3 The Dancing Bear 12/9/23 Ames, IA Linda Lewis Lieberman & Friends Chocolaterie Stam
5 Amelia 12/16/23 Arlington, VA Joel Bluestein Just because
NH Rindge Hornpipe 12/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum ONLY 15 TUNES LEFT
NH Rumney Reel 12/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum ONLY 15 TUNES LEFT
NH Rye Reel 12/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum ONLY 15 TUNES LEFT
NH Salem Hornpipe 12/16/23 Athens, VT Laurie Indenbaum ONLY 15 TUNES LEFT
5 Amelia 12/16/23 Lafayette, LA Allyson Goudeau Purpera To get Louisiana on the map
3 Sarah's Jig
 8/12/23 Mentone, AL Reelplay (Dave Marcus, concertina; Robbin Marcus, piano; Scott Russell, guitar) Contra dance @ Mentone Dance Weekend.
NH Salisbury Reel 12/17/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes!
NH Sanbornton Jig 12/17/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! I'll be honest, I can't decide whether I like this tune or I think it's “dorky” It would probably win me over but for the cadences—deserves better?
NH Sandown Reel 12/17/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! This is one I will probably spend some time with!.
NH Sharon Hornpipe 12/17/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! I would absolutely count this one as a HIDDEN GEM!
NH Shelburne Hornpipe 12/17/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Play ALL the tunes! Another good one!
4 McLenon's Reel 12/15/23 Decatur, GA. Atlanta Contra Dance. DSM (Dave Marcus, concertina; Scott Russell, guitar; Melissa Kacalanos, hand percussion & hurdy gurdy) Contra dance
2 4th of July 12/17/23 Sioux Falls, SD Nancy Wright Because her friend Kathrine Gardner asked her to.
5 Amelia (This does not count toward the project, as it was not in 2023. But we love that it was submitted.)

6/7/96*

 

 International Music Camp, Dunseith, ND, 1st annual fiddle workshop. Arrangement taught by CarolAnn Wheeler in workshop class to 8-10 fiddlers from ND, MN, and Canada. Workshop, jams. I recorded Amelia, November 1996, with Truman Sorenson, guitar. (Annie's Waltzin' Fiddle) I talked to Mac about recording it, sent him the tape, and received a postcard from him about it. I've played Amelia's countless times at concerts, jams, workshops, dances in ND (mostly Fargo area) and MN. I've also played Dancing Bear many times, often after Road to Lisdoonvarna.
NH Sutton Reel 12/17/23 Lafayette, LA Allyson Goudeau Purpera Get it DONE!! Surry Jig, Suncook Reel
NH Stoddard Reel 12/17/23 Lafayette, LA Allyson Goudeau Purpera Get it DONE!! Strafford Hornpipe
NH Springfield Hornpipe 12/17/23 Lafayette, LA Allyson Goudeau Purpera Get it DONE!!
NH Spofford Jig 12/17/23 Lafayette, LA Allyson Goudeau Purpera Get it DONE!!
NH Somersworth Jig 12/17/23 Lafayette, LA Allyson Goudeau Purpera Get it DONE!!
NH South Acworth Hornpipe 12/17/23 Lafayette, LA Allyson Goudeau Purpera Get it DONE!!
NH Stratford Hornpipe 12/17/23 Lafayette, LA Allyson Goudeau Purpera Get it DONE!! actually a jig...
5 Amelia 10/27/23 Fargo, ND Ann Schluter Rehearsing for a dance she did not play!
3 The Dancing Bear 10/27/23 Fargo, ND Ann Schluter Rehearsing for a dance she did not play!
3 The Dancing Bear 12/17/23 Personal residence in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Ruby Corbyn-Ross For fun and in the spirit of helping with the map, at the suggestion of Naomi Morse
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/18/23 Bedford, NH Justin Godin With thanks to Laurie Indenbaum for putting this crazy thing together!
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/19/23 Westmoreland NH Larry Siegel In honor of Laurie!!! It's been an awfully good year to play Mac Tunes, Laurie!!!
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/19/23 Delmar, NY Charles Fisher Seemed like a good idea
3 Sarah's Jig 12/9/23 North Adams, Mass MoCA Jam, the open session at Mass MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) To get in on the end of the Play ALL the Tunes!
9 Multnomah March 12/15/23 Greenfield, MA Back Row Band Last dance of 2023!
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/19/23 Montague, MA Chuck Malloch To thank Laurie!
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/19/23 Leverett MA, USA, Home Craig Hollingsworth Hommage a Laurie e Bob 1981, I had just finished school and was living on a sheep farm in Scio, Oregon. My introduction to contradance music was the Applejack album. In the liner notes, it said that if you would like copies of the music, write to Mac.
Being new to the game, I wrote to him asking for copies and sent him a dollar for copy expenses (10 cents a copy at the time). A couple weeks later, I received photocopies of the album's tunes and a note from Mac that said, “Thanks for the buck!”
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/19/23 Home in Montague, MA Mary Beth Boyle Two Guesses!
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/19/23 Lebanon, NH. our living room David Millstone Well, it's coming to the end of a long year that has been immeasurably improved by the McQuillen Tunes project, so it just seems appropriate to play this tune to thank the instigator.
9 Multnomah March 12/18/23 Montague, MA A Monday night session It's a great tune!
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/19/23 Montague, MA Rebecca Weiss It looked like it might be a good one.
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/20/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Wondering what Laurie is going to cook up next!
3 Sarah's Jig 12/20/23 Celtic Hall, Albany NY Fiddler's Tour open session Because Gary picked it
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/19/23 Upper Valley Music Center, Lebanon, NH Amy Cann, Anne Downey, Pat Therrien Just for fun during our lesson overlap time!
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/21/23 Recliner. In Poughkeepsie Susie Deane Just to hum it.
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/21/23 Westminster, Home Tom Prunier To honor you!
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/21/23 Guilford Community Church, Rosa Zeller Hall Andy Davis, Mary Beth Boyle, Pam Goyer, Chris Madigan, Chuck Malloch and Laurie Indenbaum Our weekly Quebecois Jan Session concluded with Laurie's Waltz at the request of Andy Davis. Andy suggested we play as a thank to Laurie for doing so much work this year to make the McQuillen Centennial Tune Celebration such a success. This is a delightful tune, beautifully composed by Bob in recognition for Laurie's work on Bob's Big Book of Waltzes. Thank you for a year of discovering many of Bob's tune gems.
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/26/23 Owings Mills, MD Sindee Ernst Thanks to Laurie
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/22/23 At home, Canaan NH Patricia Therrien Wanted to be part of the Mcquillen Project
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/26/23 East Alstead, NH Chris Madigan For all of Laurie's hard work! Alstead Hornpipe from Bob's Book of NH Tunes – because I LIVE in Alstead! In the early and mid 1970's Allan Block would hire me to call for the monthly Francestown Dance and Allan and Bob would provide the music. In the summer of 1976 the very first NEOFA conference was held at the High Mowing School and I was hired to call a dance for the event. I hired Bob and Allan to the the musicians!
5 Amelia 2/11/23 Columbia Music Festival Association
Columbia, SC		 Sherlock's Meow (Fred Druseikis & Dianne Britton) Contra Dance
NH Canaan Hornpipe 12/27/23 Canaan NH at home Patricia Therrien Because I live in Canaan NH
3 The Dancing Bear 2/11/23 Columbia, SC Sherlock's Meow (Dianne Britton & Fred Druseikis) Contra Dance
3 The Dancing Bear 12/25/23 Cauthen Home, Birmingham, Alabama The Sparklers: Rob Angus, Joyce and Jim Cauthen, Roger James To honor Bob McQuillen Amelia We first heard The Dancing Bear at a dance weekend in Atlanta, probably in the 1980's and loved it.
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/28/23 Guilford, VT Andy Davis, Pam Gonyer, Mary Beth Boyle, Chuck Malloch, Chris Madigan and Laurie Indenbaum Woodshed session attempting to rig the election! Mary Cay Brass has committed to playing Laurie's Waltz every day that is left in 2023 ;-)!
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/18/23 Lebanon, NH Larysa Kucman I just felt like it lol Dancing Bear!
5 Amelia's 12/29/23 Berea, Kentucky Jim Morrison, Kathy Reid-Naiman Party at Berea Christmas School
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/30/23 Athens Vermont Rebecca Weiss and Mary Cay Brass Just because
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/30/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Closing out the year by playing a few favorites Ernie's Tune (3), Myron's March (13), Sarah's Jig (3), Larry's Waltz (3)
WB Scotty's Waltz 12/31/23 Putney VT Deb Maynard Just had to play these two today Scotty O'Neill
3 The Broken Sword 12/5/23 Lexington, MA No Apologies Rapper Team Vince O'Donnell When I'm not at practice, the team plays a recording of this tune, so I decided to put it into the live repertoire. Laurie, congratulations on a successful and wonderful, loving project! Mac meant so much to so many.
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/31/23 East Alstead, NH Chris Madigan afternoon practice before this evening's Family Dance as part of Last Night Brattleboro, VT I'm hoping to include this in this evening's program with Andy Davis, Mary Cay Brass and Louisa Engle!
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/31/23 Ashwood, MS Allyson Goudeau Purpera To get MS on the map! Played for the deer at Ashwood, MS.
5 My Mother's Waltz 12/31/23 Ashwood, MS Allyson Goudeau Purpera To get MS on the map! Played for the deer at Ashwood, MS.
3 Fred's Jig / Dinah's Jig 12/31/23 Ashwood, MS Allyson Goudeau Purpera To get MS on the map! Played for the deer at Ashwood, MS.
WB Scotty's Waltz 12/31/23 Ashwood, MS Allyson Goudeau Purpera To get MS on the map! Played for the deer at Ashwood, MS.
15 Jay & Molly's Waltz 12/31/23 Ashwood, MS Allyson Goudeau Purpera To get MS on the map! Played for the deer at Ashwood, MS.
5 Amelia 12/31/23 Washington DC Leah Masselink Kyanya Washington Community Fellowship, as part of a service!
4 Pete's March 12/31/23 Merrimack, NH Justin Godin Squeezing one last tune in! *Ahem* Thanks for the memories!
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/31/23 Brattleboro, VT Last Night Family Dance with Andy Davis and Louisa Engel Mary Cay Brass, Louisa Engle, Andy Davis and Chris Madigan Family Dance on the last night of 2023. This was the last waltz! This dance took place in what was the old Shriner's Hall. It was a charming event with well over 60 dancers and probably between 70 and 80 in attendance.
5 Amelia 12/31/23 Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA The New Year's Eve big band! It was a great waltz to close out the year. We played it at 11:45 pm right before the final countdown.
5 Amelia 12/31/23 Norwich NYE Contra Dance Erin Smith, Chip Hedler, Judy Pond, Elfie Forbes, Anne Downey Lots of folks waltzing!
WB Laurie's Waltz 12/31/23 Heart Rose Club (the former Shriner's Hall) in Brattleboro, Vermont. Andy Davis on accordion, Mary Cay Brass on piano, Louisa Engle and Chris Madigan on fiddles This was part of the Brattleboro Town Last Night Celebration--a community dance attended by over 100 people to celebrate the New Year. Louisa Engle and Andy Davis called 2 hours of dancing. An annual event. A delightful waltz for a community dance. I have attached the chords we use when we play this. Laurie's Waltz.
1-2 Comb Fourth of July 12/24/23 North Dakota Mikkel Pates Requested by friend
4 Mary Elder's Jig 12/30/23 Camp Newman, Santa Rosa CA David Brown, Kathrine Gardner, Daniel Hersh, Jim Oakden, Shira Kammen, Lee Anne Welch, Anne Goess, Todd Silverstein, Valerie Rose session at SF Folk Music Club's Camp Harmony Cori McLenon
Nerissa
Spring Song
Boys of Antrim
Scotty O'Neill
Pete March
5 Amelia 12/31/23 Camp Newman, Santa Rosa CA David Brown, Kathrine Gardner, Daniel Hersh, Dinah & Noah Stroe, Todd Silverstein, Anne Goess, Rodney Freeland, David Faulkner, Cynthia Llano, Dick Holdstock, Cathy Chilcott, Nancy Gendel, Karen Chester, Yvette Tannenbaum New Years Eve contra at SF Folk Music Club's Camp Harmony