Marie Louise

2 Ridées

Today I learned a couple of ridées, which are Breton dance tunes in 6. I learned them off of a Lùnasa album. Ridées and other Breton tunes don't often have titles unless there are lyrics. These two, as far as I can tell, are like that.

Ronde de Loudeac

Today I learned a very cool and irregular tune from Bretagne.

Boules et Guirlandes / Mrs. Crehan's

There's snow on the hills behind our house, which is crazy insane.  Last week the daily high temp was reaching 80, and today I can't get warm even wrapped in a fleece sweatshirt.  So! Why not learn a Christmas-y tune!  The first tune, "Boules et Guirlandes" is a Breton 3-2 which is a cool tune form.  The second is a reel my friend Tiffany suggested I learn called "Mrs. Crehan's."