John Bird has launched a new TOW version in 2011, focusing on a variety of mandolin styles.
Tune of the Week (TOW) was started in April 1999 as a way of choosing tunes to learn on the mandolin & discussing how to play them with other members of CoMando ListServe. TOW continued from 1999 until 2004, reviving once again, by John Bird, in 2007 & 2008, continuing in 2009 with a focus on Tunes of Bill Monroe, in 2010 with some Heirs of Bill Monroe, & launched a new TOW version in 2011, focusing on a variety of mandolin styles - Thanx John!.
Note: Tunes are available as tef files in Mandozine's TablEdit Archives or abc text files. The tef link will take you to the TablEdit Archive Search Results page, where you can download the tef file by either clicking directly to open up the file in TablEdit or Right-click to download the file to your computer. You need either TablEdit or free TefView to use the tef files. See Related Links sidebar for information about using these files as well as links to previous years' TOW files.
Tune Discussions in CoMandoList Archives can be Searched using one of these formats:TOW - 2011
TOW #: Tune Name | Genre | Misc Info | Key | tef |
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01: Banish Misfortune | Celtic | Trad - 6/8 Double Jig | Dmix | tef |
02: Little Rabbit | Old-Time | Trad - 5 parts | A | tef |
03: Vibracoes | Choro | Jacob do Bandolim | Dm | tef |
04: Sweet Georgia Brown | Swing / Jazz | Bernie, Pinkard, Casey | F or G | tef |
05: Sonatina in C | Classical | Beethoven | C | tef |
06: Maple Leaf Rag | Ragtime | Scott Joplin | A | tef |
07: Coleraine | Celtic | Trad - 6/8 Jig | Am | tef |
08: Angeline the Baker | Old-Time | Trad | D | tef |
09: Atrevido | Choro | Ernesto Nazareth | Am | tef |
10: 1st Cello Suite, Prelude | Classical | Bach | D | tef |
11: Green Dolphin Street | Jazz | Jethro arr, chord-style | G | tef |
12: Assanhado | Choro | Jacob do Bandolim | A | tef |
13: Chinquapin Hunting | Old-Time | Trad | A | tef |
14: Moshe Emes | Klezmer | Trad | D or E | tef |
15: Woody's Rag | Rag | Woodie Guthrie | D | tef |
16: Eleanor Rigby | Pop | Beatles/McCartney | Am | tef |
17: Mandolin Concerto in C, Allegro I | Classical | Vivaldi | C | tef |
18: Loch Leven Castle | Celtic | Trad | Am | tef |
19: Forked Deer | Old-Time | Trad | D | tef |
20: The Girl From Ipanema | Jazz | Antônio Carlos Jobim | F | tef |
21: Boston Boy | Old-Time | Trad | C | tef |
22: Billy In The Lowground | Old-Time | Trad | C | tef |
23: Planxty George Brabizon | Celtic | Turlough O'Carolan | G | tef |
24: Russian Rag - pt 1 | Rag | Dave Apollon | Bb | tef |
25: Russian Rag - pt 2 | Rag | Dave Apollon | Bb | tef |
26: Far Away | Original | Pete Jung | Bm | tef |
27: Bluegrass in the Backwoods | Bluegrass | Kenny Baker | Bm | tef |
28: Road to Lisdoonvarna | Celtic | Trad | Em | tef |
29: Swallowtail Jig | Celtic Jig | Trad | Em | tef |
30: Nuages | Jazz / Swing | Django | G | tef |
31: Da Bonnie Polka | Celtic Polka | Trad Shetland | D | tef |
32: Rob Dovidis Nigh (a.k.a. Ma Yofus) | Klezmer | Reb Dovid | A | tef |
33: Bach Minuet in Dm | Classical | Bach | Dm | #1, #2 |
34: Denver Belle | BG / OT | Kenny Baker | G | tef |
35: It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing | Jazz / Swing | Duke Ellington | Gm | tef |
36: Noites Cariocas | Choro | Jacob do Bandolim | D | tef |
37: And Your Bird Can Sing | Rock / Popular | The Beatles | E | tef |
38: Two-Part Invention #13 | Classical | Bach | Am | tef |
39: Cricket On The Hearth | Old-Time | Trad | D | tef |
40: Autumn Leaves | Jazz | Kosma | Em | tef |
41: 4' 33" | Classical | Cage | ||
42: Shalom Aleichem | Klezmer | Trad | Dm / Am | tef |
43: Fugue in Em | Classical | Bach | Em | tef |
44: Bulgar | Klezmer | Trad | G Freygish | tef |
45: Pipeline | Rock | The Chantays / Spickard & Carman | E | tef |
46: Chief O'Neill's Favourite | Celtic | Trad | D | tef |
47: La Partida | Venezuelan waltz | Alvarez | Bm | tef |
48: Django's Blues | Blues/Jazz/Swing | Django | Gm | tef |
49: Christmas Eve | Celtic | Trad | G | tef |
50: Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring | Classical | Bach | G | tef |
51: Cold Frosty Morning | Old-Time | Trad | Am | tef |
52: Dawn of the Day | Celtic | O'Carolan | D | tef |