The Great Northern Tune Book
	Under the compiler’s simple heading ‘Country Dances’ are: – Jigs, Reels, Rants, common-time and triple-time Hornpipes – Local fiddle and pipe tunes – Tunes from other parts of England, Scotland, and even France – Obscure but high quality tunes along with old favourites – The earliest appearances of some traditional classics Vickers’ collection served as a source for the Northumbrian Minstrelsy in the 19th Century, and also played a part in the renaissance of traditional music on Tyneside in the 20th Century in the hands of The High Level Ranters, The Cut & Dry Band and Alistair Anderson. Edited by Matt Seattle and appearing as The Great Northern Tune Book under his Dragonfly Music imprint in 1986-7, Vickers’ was the first fiddler’s manuscript to be published in its entirety. This long awaited new edition, completely re-edited and in one volume, is an essential resource for every player and student of traditional music, whether serious or in Vickers’ words, “half-witted, merry and mad”.