Spootiskerry (Shetland, New England)

Oldtime folkmelody, as written here, wanders over and over again, ...over four strings; it´s a good task for both hands, ...and gives some training in elementary musicreading. Take up the tempo, some, at least in Dr Taboolas version, but, as usual, if you can´t master it slow and steady...., your security in the piece is in danger.

Bonnie Banchory (Scotland)

I love the name of the tune..., she´s the particular girl on TV (reading the news in summer), Bonnie Banchory, Bonnie Banchory, Bonnie Banchory...but of course I give the sober guess; originally it was some ship.

...Maybe not, the well known song "My Bonnie is over the ocean"...

...already told the swedish listeners, ...something

...so, ...who was then Bonnie Banchory?

East Tennessee Old Time Rag (USA)

Good beginners exercise in reading music...., countryrag is usually more simple in structure than the more sofisticated original (saloon)ragtime. But,... much depends of..., how you play it.

Woodchopper´s Reel (French Canadian)

This piece can be real punky in up-tempo, but it has less to do with either Woody Herman or Alvin Lee.

Albert´s Hornpipe (Scotland)

This is a piece which maybe also been touring in NorthAmerica...(?)

Folkvisa 1 (Sweden)

Uti vår Hage

Jag vet en dejlig rosa

Old melodies, lyrics about love, short summer... and flowers..,

and happiness,... and of course some ingredients of melancholy.

Two beautiful examples in the shyful, but fully shining, northern minor light.

Folkvisa 2 (Sweden)

Vårvindar friska
Gellivaravisan
These two are from the northern parts.

Folkvisa 3 (Sweden)

Skära skära havre
Igelkottaskinnet

Folkvisa 4 (Sweden)

Limu Limu Lima

Per Speleman

Flickan hon går i dansen

Per Speleman ( "Per the player/musician") is maybe more known as Norwegian tune, but it´s been well known across the border.

Folkvisa 5 (Sweden)

Nu ska vi skörda linet idag
Jungfrun gick åt killan
Sju vackra flickor i en ring

Come Back Liza (Caribian,West-Indies)

This melody have the right qualities in it´s environment, - and the lyrical english is something like my own (the punk talks). It´s a must to have other rhythms against the melody, to find the idea of afroamerican polyrhythmics. If you are many, double the melody, but the lead part shall never "take over" the pot. Simple bassline is often good solution in this kind of music. (Maybe, I said maybe, ...that´s also one of the faces in rockmusic)

Vi äro musikanter (Sweden)

Well known traditional (children´s) tune in Sweden, appears specially during time for midsummer or christmas. (Vi är o musikanter = We are musicians ) French roots, I think, as several other well known older melodies (f x Twinkle Little Star) , communicating immediate, more than, in the sense of ability to intellectual analyze. (Maybe, I said maybe, that´s also one the faces of rockmusic....)

WALK RIGHT IN (USA)

This been popular for many decades. Melody is a little bit odd construction, but catchy of it´s kind, - not a boogie, not most typical country, not jazz really - but it can swing, even be rocky.

Sailor´s Hornpipe (USA version)

This strictly instrumental tune may go all the way back to one of the great inventors in classical music, J.S. Bach. One version I have noticed was called "Bach Goes to Sea". I think this version is Northamerican.

BIRK´s WORKS (USA)

Bluestheme in the jazz idiom.

Henry Martin (England)

This song is also, as often in the folkbags, known some differently in melody.

Mrs.McGrath (Ireland)

This is not exactly the Bruce Springsteen version, which was likely from more back in time

Many old songs appear in different versions through times. This is from a book around 1960 (?), with some typical chord solutions.

Tilingo Lingo (Mexico)

Happy tune in ensemble, with small guitars, big guitars... I think this one is typical for Mexico or the northern parts of the Southamerica´s, the continent which include almost everything what a accoustic guitarplayer need. You remember gringo; every country has it´s specialities.

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This Land is Your Land (USA)

Tab-Land is who´s land ? Sometime I wonder; why is it (mostly) free to whistle or sing tunes in the car, in the bath-room...., but, when you write it down, show it to some companion,..another one, ...another one,.... then it´s beginning to burn in the pockets of the copyright owners.

So, Dr TABOOLA, watch out, or we see in court.