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Name the tunes?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hfG4lrSv-o - these two polkas are great, but what's the names?

# Posted on March 2nd 2009 by breqwas

Re: Name the tunes?

What I want to know is what's on the telly up in the corner !

# Posted on March 2nd 2009 by concertinaplayer

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The second tune is called "the Bear Dance". You'll find it in thesession tune db.

The first tune is also familar to me, but I cannot recall the name of it.

# Posted on March 2nd 2009 by Mix O'Lydian

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Here's a link to "the Bear Dance"

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4195

# Posted on March 2nd 2009 by Mix O'Lydian

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Just remembered the name of the first tune. It's called: "As I Went Out Upon the Ice"

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7528

A good tune to play in Kiev in the winter .... :-)

# Posted on March 2nd 2009 by Mix O'Lydian

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I thought it was Dalaigh's:

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7531

# Posted on March 2nd 2009 by Henk Bos

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But bear in mind that it's "Bear" Dance - not "Bare Dance" ... ;-)

Dancing bare upon the ice in a Russian winter is not to be recommended .... ;-)

# Posted on March 2nd 2009 by Mix O'Lydian

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You may well be right, Henk Bos.

But check out "As I went Out Upon the Ice" - it's remarakbly similar.

# Posted on March 2nd 2009 by Mix O'Lydian

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Yeah, polkas and names have proven a bad marriage. Even worse than it is for any other type of tunes in ITM ;-)

# Posted on March 2nd 2009 by Henk Bos

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Indeed, Henk!

By the way, I've just listen to the clip again - this time right through.

There is a third polka as well - or at least, the first couple of bars of it.

John Ryans.

# Posted on March 2nd 2009 by Mix O'Lydian

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Just realised - Kiev is in the Ukraine - not Russia. Sorry about that!

But as I recall, the Ukraine was once part of the USSR.

Many people used the term "Russia" when really referring to the USSR.

# Posted on March 2nd 2009 by Mix O'Lydian

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Still cold.

# Posted on March 2nd 2009 by Henk Bos

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It's not 'As I Went Out Upon the Ice', sorry.
Sounds English.

# Posted on March 2nd 2009 by Dragut Reis

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As is Bear Dance (via France in the 16th C. mind you)...

# Posted on March 2nd 2009 by Dragut Reis

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Thank you!
Bear dance. Nice name.

# Posted on March 2nd 2009 by breqwas

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Um..... I guess nobody noticed that it says "Dalaigh's Polka / Bear Dance" on the top left of the video, right where the title of the video usually appears.

# Posted on March 2nd 2009 by Nopstavon

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concertina player you're my hero. ;)

# Posted on March 2nd 2009 by Ben Steen

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LOL Fellenbaum.

# Posted on March 3rd 2009 by Henk Bos