Availability of tablature : Tablature for Nic Jones' tunes is much sought after but pretty rare. The only source known to me is from the sheet-music publications of Mike Raven :
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Title : ENGLISH FOLK GUITAR Abstract : The first and only book on the art of the English Folk Guitar. Note for note transcriptions of song accompaniments by Nic Jones and Mike Raven and arrangements in the style of Martin Carthy and other leading performers. Notated in tablature with details of tuning, techniques and a commentry on each piece. Full text and tunes to all songs. |
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Contents : Sweet Robinette Don't you be foolish pray § The jolly highwayman The cruel mother The Widow woman's daughter O shepherd, O shepard The cottage in the wood Sir Patrick Spens § Roxborogh Castle Hunt the hare The drum major John Blunt The Trimdon Grange explosion Geordie Annan Water § Lord Ellenwater The constant lover The butcher and the tailor's wife § The queen of the night Pretty Polly The Captain's apprentice Dance to your daddy § William and Nancy's parting § The knight on the road Lord Marlborough § King Louis Three jolly sneaksman The lark in the morning Ladies don't go a-thieving |
Published by, and available mail-order from : Music Exchange of Manchester Mail Order Dept X Claverton Road Wythenshawe Manchester M23 9ZA United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)161 945 6810 www.music-exchange.co.uk
ENGLISH FOLK GUITAR |