Composed & arranged C. Ormston
Recorded in 1987 for the inclusion on the NPS New Horizon LP but withdrawn for contractual reasons involving Bulmer.

Catherine O'Dea/Molly's Cauli's - Recorded 1987

Pesky Polska and Out Of Key by David Somerville
Two tunes that stay within a single octave and so do not need any keys when played on the pipes. Pesky Polska is an attempt to write a tune in the style of a Swedish polska. Out Of Key is a jig which deliberately makes quite a lot of use of notes that clash with the drones.

Pesky Polska And Out Of Key

The first tune is written by Adam Swift in response to my outline: stratshpey in the key of A; 4/4; dotted quaver-semiquaver rhythm, sometimes semiquaver-dotted quaver snap; sometimes triplet quavers; sometimes 4 semiquavers. Range: bottom A to top b. Iron Wharf is a lovely part of Faversham, Kent.

I wrote the second tune as a major-key response to the first, also a stratshpey. Bow Bridge is a stone bridge over the River Thame between Waterperry and Waterstock.

Iron Wharf - Bow Bridge

"Over the Wall" and "Up the Tree" by David Somerville - two single octave 4 bar reels.

Iron Wharf - Bow Bridge

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