This year's tunebooks have very small updates - if you have a copy of last year's session tunebook you can use it but the page numbers will be slightly different - the beginners tunebook from last year will be the same. The content reflects sets of tunes that worked last year and we hope that these will now be standard books so you don't need to download a new one each year, I imagine we'll add a few extra tunes from time to time on a separate document just to keep things fresh.
The format for this year will be:
Absolute beginners - separate workshops for whistle and fiddle working through one or two tunes from the beginners tunebook
Beginners session - Using the beginners tunebook and playing tunes individually with a lot of repeats
Improvers session - Using the main content of the tunebook at a speed that is faster than the beginners session
Full speed tunebook session - Uses the content of the tunebook but tunes played much faster
In addition to this, there will be a meeting point in the food tent where you can find others for a tune. We'll be on hand to organise a couple of times a day (check the programme!) otherwise just turn up and play!
Look out for TUNEWORKS in the festival programme and you will find all our events!
Izzy MacLachlan - Director, Tuneworks
izzy@shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk
2009 Video
See a compilation of dance & workshop clips filmed at the 2009 festival here
Downloads
Documents on this page are in Adobe PDF format - if you do not have a PDF reader on your computer download it here for free.
Click on the links below to download our tunebooks in Adoble PDF format. You can also listen to the practice tunes by downloading the mp3s below.
