
Northern Roots Weekend
Every summer from 2010-2017, eager participants gathered for our Northern Roots Weekend held just outside Brattleboro, Vermont. The Northern Roots Weekend featured a series of intensive teaching workshops in traditional music for all instruments, with a focus on fiddle, flute, whistle, guitar, and song. Some experience in traditional music was required.
Becky Tracy and Keith Murphy teamed up with guest instructors to offer a variety of workshops in repertoire and technique; intensive ensemble opportunities; pub and campfire style singing; formal and informal jam sessions; evening soirees where all enjoyed playing, singing, and dancing; and outstanding meals in a lovely country setting (with swimming).
Below you’ll find tunes that were taught at this memorable camp. Many have become local favorites and have made their way into the common repertoire.
~~~~~~~~2017~~~~~~~~~
Katie McNally, Neil Pearlman, Becky Tracy, Keith Murphy
All-camp tunes:
- The Heroes of St Valery
- The Heroes of St Valery pdf (click to view)
- Many Things I Saw
- Many Things I Saw (slow)
Katie/Neil’s ensemble tunes:
- Cutting Ferns
- Cutting Ferns (slow)
- Potatoes & Herring
- Potatoes & Herring (slow)
- The Last March
Keith/Becky’s ensemble tunes:
- Mac’s Fancy
- Mac’s Fancy pdf (click to view)
- Kelly’s
- The Coalminer
~~~~~~~~~~~2016~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Pascal Gemme, Grey Larsen, Becky Tracy, Keith Murphy
All-camp tunes:
- Templeglantine Reel
- Templeglantine Reel pdf (click to view)
- Love, Will You Marry Me
- Love, Will You Marry Me pdf (click to view)
- Reel à Nazaire
- Reel à Nazaire / Cotillon de la Baie St-Catherine pdf (click to view)
Grey/Pascal’s band class tunes:
- Cotillon de la Baie St-Catherine
- Reel à Nazaire / Cotillon de la Baie St-Catherine pdf (click to view)
- The Butcher’s March
- The Butcher’s March pdf (click to view)
Keith/Becky’s band class tunes:
- La Sansonette
- La Sansonette pdf (click to view)
- Road to Glountane
- Road to Glountane pdf (click to view)
~~~~~~~~~~~2015~~~~~~~~~~
Lisa Ornstein, Shannon Heaton, Becky Tracy, Keith Murphy
All-camp tunes:
- The Waves of the St. Lawrence
- Four Province Fling
- An Dro
Shannon/Keith’s band class tunes:
- Bold Doherty/When the Cock Crows it is Day
- Bold Doherty pdf (click to view)
- When the Cock Crows It Is Day pdf (click to view)
Becky/Lisa’s band class tunes:
- La galope
- Les matins de Bonny Doon
- Reel à pepère
Lisa graciously shared pdf files of the tunes she taught this weekend on her own website at www.lisaornstein.com. (The password for those tunes is NR2015.)
~~~~~~~~~~2014~~~~~~~~~
Laura Risk, Nicholas Williams, Becky Tracy, Keith Murphy
- Aires de Pontevedra
- Castonguay
- The Gold Stud
- Joe Drody’s
- Joe Drody’s (faster)
- Larach Alasdair
- Larach Alasdair (faster)
- Mary Devlin’s
- Petit Sarny
- Roland White’s
- Roland White’s (faster)
- Young Collins
~~~~~~~~~~2013~~~~~~~~~~
Pascal Gemme, Nicholas Williams, Becky Tracy, Keith Murphy
- The Ale Is Dear
- Corner House
- Edward Richard
- Edward Richard (alternate ending)
- Edward Richard (w/feet)
- Edward Richard (pulse only)
- Le Spandy
- Picotte
- Picotte (faster)
- Rambling Pitchfork
- Rare
- Scotch Mary
- Tarantelle Canadienne
- Valse Beaulieu
- WT’s 97th
~~~~~~~~~~2012~~~~~~~~~
Shannon Heaton, Tina Lech, Becky Tracy, Keith Murphy
- Golden Keyboard
- Irish Washerwoman
- Joe Cooley’s Jigs
- L’homme a Deux Femmes
- L’homme a Deux Femmes pdf (click to view)
- Reel de Bergerville
- Reel de Bergerville pdf (click to view)
- St. Ruth’s Bush
- Traveling Girl
- Traveling Girl pdf (click to view)
~~~~~~~~~~2011~~~~~~~~~
Jean Duval, Jeff Warner, Becky Tracy, Keith Murphy
Keith/Becky’s band class tunes:
- Barracuda
- Barracuda pdf (click to view)
- Hunter’s Purse
- Hunter’s Purse pdf (click to view)
~~~~~~~~~~2010~~~~~~~~~
Shannon Heaton, Matt Heaton, Becky Tracy, Keith Murphy
Shannon/Matt’s band class tunes:
- Otter’s Holt/Michael Creamer’s
Download audio file (10-The-Otters-Holt_Michael-Cramers.mp3)
- Otter’s Holt/Michael Creamer’s pdf (click to view)
Keith/Becky’s band class tunes:
- Farewell to the Taliban
- Farewell to the Taliban pdf (click to view)
- The Volunteer
- The Volunteer pdf (click to view)