The Bill Black WebABC
Collection
(updated 29 Oct. 2011)
"Shake well before using." - The
Management
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Comments,
corrections, etc. to bill@capeirish.com
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NEW
FORMAT:
direct link between the Index page and the tune file!
You can access
the indexes to the tune files by clicking on a letter in the following
table:
The tune files can also be accessed by typing the
following into the address line of your browser:
www.capeirish.com/webabc/all_tunes /*-tunes2.txt
or
www.capeirish.com/webabc/all_tunes /*-tunes2.html
(Note
that the P and Q files are combined as "pq-tunes", U and V files in
"uv-tunes", and the
X,Y, and Z files in "xyz-tunes".)
SOURCES
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The
tunes included in this collection were gathered from various sources
(specified in the S: or D: fields in the individual tune files) and are
public domain unless otherwise
noted.
I have used John Chambers' fine TuneFinder
index as the reference to reduce duplication - in other words, if the
tune is listed in TuneFinder, it already exists in some other
collection. For that reason, it is to be hoped that most of the tunes
contained herein should be unique (in the sense of not being found
elsewhere).
COPYRIGHT
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If
any of the entries in this collection are either composed or
copyrighted and proper attribution has not been made in the file,
this fact should be brought to my attention. (Thanks to the many
musicians who have allowed me to include their compositions on this
website.)
In
cases where tunes are clearly shown as composed/copyrighted,
authorization should be obtained from the appropriate party prior to
any intended commercial use.
TUNE COLLECTIONS
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Some changes in locations - click here
for
update.
INFORMATION
ON ABC
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The best
source of general information for ABC is Chris Walshaw's very helpful website. For anyone
unfamiliar with ABC, Chris' page is the best place to start. It is a
great resource for more experienced ABC users as well.
The
files on this site have been created using Phil Taylor's Mac-based
program "BarFly" (which unhappily may not survive the
"upgrades" in the Mac OS past 10.6 and beyond). The files
can be translated using any ABC reading program (a variety of which
can be downloaded from the Chris Walshaw site).
There
are also web-based converters such as that on the Folkinfo
site
Concertina.net site. All the webABC tune files are equipped with a
link to
this site at the top of the page.
I have also included a link to my page
called Guide
to ABC Basics, which I hope will help any interested user
understand
more about this great tool.
Please note that it is my
intention to keep this a work in progress, with additions being made
as time permits.
Any suggestions, comments, or corrections
with regards to this endeavor will be received with thanks.
Have
fun!
Bill Black
bill@capeirish.com
A
NOTE on TUNE
COLLECTIONS
As
of 1 December 2010, the individual files from the four O'Farrell
Pocket Companion volumes have been
added to the alphabetic files. They can be recognized by the presence
of a number 8 at the beginning of the last four digits of the file
number (e.g., 8026, 8121,
etc.)
Also
recently added are the contents of Luke O'Malley's Collection
of Irish Music Volume 1, including Luke's commentary on
the individual tunes. File numbers for the O'Malley tunes begin with 6.
(This material appears with Luke's permission.)
Click
here for the Collections index page.
+AMDG