Before The Night Was Out

Polkas, hornpipes, jigs, schottisches and waltzes transcribed from traditional players in Norfolk and Suffolk

Throughout the twentieth century music has been noted from the traditional musicians of Norfolk and Suffolk, and now many of the most important and unusual of these lively dance tunes are available in this printed collection. This book aims to shed light on the way in which traditional music in Norfolk and Suffolk has thrived and mutated during the twentieth century, as well as providing a resource for practising musicians.

It is therefore rather a different kind of tune book…

• Polkas, hornpipes, jigs, schottisches and waltzes, including many comparative versions, transcribed from recordings of more than twenty different melodeon players, fiddlers and dulcimer players
• Biographies and contextual information about the East Anglian musical tradition, plus a comprehensive discography
• Fascinating details about the musical, social and geographical journeys these tunes have made through time
• Guidance on how to interpret and play this music

Published East Anglian Traditional Music Trust 2007