In this lively romp through seven centuries of English dance music, John Kirkpatrick shares the passion that has led him to become one of the foremost champions and interpreters of our native traditions. Driven always by his love of dancing, John has constantly been striving to inject the maximum amount of energy and life into these lovely simple old tunes. In fact, as any dance musician will tell you, the simpler the tune is, the more opportunity you are allowed to add your own kind of zest into its performance.

Here John presents 101 examples that are tailor-made for the strong rhythmic approach inspired by English dance steps and rhythms. With melody, chords and variations, the book is ideally suited for any instrument, but one of the prime factors in the selection of the tunes has been the fact that they sit so happily on the push-pull squeeze-box scale. Although the melodeon came along long after the style and substance of this music was well established, it's breathtaking how perfectly the one can match the other.

On the two accompanying C.D.s - Orlando's Return (DMPCD0301) and Garrick's Delight (DMPCD0302) - you can hear John playing every one of these tunes on his various squeeze-boxes, joined on many of them by his son Benji on guitar or bouzouki. You can follow the dots and play along at your leisure. With over forty years' playing experience behind him, you couldn't be in safer hands. This collection is an absolute must not only for melodeon players, but for anybody who likes their music with an uncompromising English accent.

John Kirkpatrick's English Choice : John Kirkpatrick

Alexandra
Alf Gray's Jig
Battle of Prague, The
Big Ship, The
Black Joak, The
Bobby Shafto
Bonnets So Blue
Brickmakers, The
Brunswick
Captain Macintosh
Charming Maid, The
Colosseum, The
Contented Farmer, The
Croaking Cardinal, The
Dam It
Dandy Dancer, The
Dannish Waltz, The
Dennis Crowther's No. 3
Derby Hunt, The
Double Change Sides
Down the Sides and Up the Middle
Dr. Fausters’ Tumblers
Dutch Pins
Evesham Stick Dance, The
Fairy Prince, The
First of September, The
Flaxley Green Dance, The
Garrick's Delight
General Hill's Favourite
Goathland Square Eight, The
Good Old Way, The
Gypsies' Round, The
Haphazard
Hasty Money

Hexham Races
Holborn March
Hunt the Hare
Hunt the Squirrel (Polka)
Hunt the Squirrel (Hornpipe)
Hunting the Squirrel (Jig)
Hyde Park
Irish Washerwoman, The
Jack's Alive
Jingling Geordie, The
John of Paris
John of the Greeny Cheshire Way
John Peel
King Edward The Second's Jig
Kirkgate Hornpipe, The
Lass of Dallogill, The
Leap Over The Garter
Lilliburlero
Long Odds
Merry Wakefield
Milesian, The
Militia, The
Miss Gayton's Hornpipe
Mr. Cosgill's Delight
New White Hart Hornpipe, The
Nymph, The
Orlando's Return
Oscar Woods’ Jig
Penny on the Water
Philibelula All The Way
Physical Snob, The
Polly Put The Kettle On
Prince of Wales’ Jig, The
Prince Regent, The

Prince William
Princess Caroline's Waltz
Radstock Jig, The
Red Joak, The
Red Lion Hornpipe, The
Regent's Hornpipe, The
Rufty Tufty
Runaway, The
Russian Cavalry
Sailor's Delight, The
Shepton Hornpipe, The
Sheringham Breakdown, The
Shrewsbury Waltz, The
Sick And Very Bad
Soldier's Wedding, The
Squirrel, The
Sussex Bonny Breast Knot, The
Tank, The
Tempest, The
Thorpe Malsor Trumpet Tune
Tink A Tink
Touch the Thing
Touchstone, The
Trip to the Cottage
True Joak, The
Washington Hornpipe, The
We Will Down with the French
Welch Hornpipe, The
White Joak, The
Whitehaven Volunteers, The
Wilson's Favourite
Wiltshire Six-Hand Reel, The
Yellow Joak, The

Orlando's Return CD : John Kirkpatrick

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Artists on this CD:
John Kirkpatrick - Three-Row Casali B/C/Csharp Accordion, Two-Row Hohner D/G Melodeon, Various Hohner One-Row Melodeons and Crabb G/C Anglo Concertina
Benji Kirkpatrick - Six-String Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar and Bouzouki

The Whitehaven Volunteers
The Wiltshire Six-Hand Reel
The Goathland Square Eight
The True Joak, The Black Joak
The White Joak, The Yellow Joak
Hunt the Squirrel
Hunt the Hare
Tink A Tink
The Sussex Bonny Breast Knot
The Shepton Hornpipe
Hunt the Squirrel
The Contented Farmer
Lilliburlero
Jack's Alive
Orlando's Return
The Battle of Prague
The Red Joak
John of the Greeny Cheshire Way

Down the Sides and Up the Middle
The Radstock Jig
The Irish Washerwoman
The Jingling Geordie
Hexham Races
The Squirrel
Alf Gray's Jig
The Dandy Dancer
The Tank, Philibelula All The Way
Penny on the Water
Mr. Cosgill's Delight
Dam It
The Sailor's Delight
Sick And Very Bad
The Derby Hunt 2
Bobby Shafto
Leap Over The Garter
John Peel

Haphazard
The Good Old Way
Whacky Jigs
The Gypsies' Round
The Brickmakers
Double Change Sides
Prince William
Dr. Fausters’ Tumblers
Holborn March
Oscar Woods’ Jig
Hyde Park
King Edward The Second's Jig
Miss Gayton's Hornpipe
Wilson's Favourite
The Sheringham Breakdown

Garrick's Delight CD : John Kirkpatrick

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Touch the Thing
The Milesian
The Nymph
The Prince of Wales’ Jig
The RunawayThe Militia
The New White Hart Hornpipe
The Red Lion Hornpipe
The Welch Hornpipe
We Will Down with the French
Trip to the Cottage
Hunting the Squirrel
Garrick's Delight
The Flaxley Green Dance
Dennis Crowther's No. 3
Polly Put The Kettle On
The Evesham Stick Dance

Thorpe Malsor Trumpet Tune
Touchstone
Soldier's Wedding
The First of September
The Kirkgate Hornpipe
Physical Snob
Fairy Prince
Merry Wakefield
Dutch Pins
Long Odds
Captain Macintosh
The Regent's Hornpipe
The Lass of Dallogill
The Tempest
Russian Cavalry
Brunswick

The Shrewsbury Waltz
Bonnets So Blue
Princess Caroline's Waltz
The Big Ship
The Dannish Waltz
The Colosseum
The Prince Regent
The Croaking Cardinal
Rufty Tufty
General Hill's Favourite
Alexandra
John of Paris
Hasty Money
The Charming Maid
The Washington Hornpipe

Format
CD.	there are 2 soundtrack cd's available sold separately; Garrick's Delight CD and Orlando's Return CD.
Paperback	60 pages
Author
Author	John Kirkpatrick