Web Site News & Updates

This section contains news about the web site and updates to any portion of it, partly for you to be able to keep track of  changes made and partly to serve as a record.

 

Tues. July 2. I discovered that the links in the Tune List hadn't been updated when I had to change the URLs for all pages a while ago. Links are now updated and should work correctly.

Sun. June 30. I updated the Sources listing to include the new tunes. I'm also including downloadable versions of the Sources listing in various formats.

Wed. June 26. Lots of changes over the past three months. There are some new tunes on the main Tunes page. I added a footer to each page with an overview of the web site.

Thurs. Mar. 6. Lots of minor changes. I updated the chord extraction spreadsheet, and updated and added in the chord book template.

Sun. Feb. 16. Lots of internal details were updated and corrected. I also updated the Fiddle home page to have a more explicit site map to be more welcoming to new visitors.

Thurs. Feb. 14. There was a problem with where the site was uploading to, which I figured out from the fact that some images weren't displaying. After working with MacHighway tech support (where it's hosted) that's straightened out. But the URL of all pages has changed and all links in the site to other pages listed as a URL had to be changed.

Sat. Feb. 9. The site should be in generally good shape. I updated the LRB page, and added in the pages on choosing chords.

Tues. Jan. 9, 2019. I've made some corrections to links that weren't working correctly, and updated the Lamprey River Band page concerning upcoming plans.

Sun. Dec. 23. Uploaded the second version of the web site. There are still problems but they are decreased. Responsive font sizing of body fonts needs to be improved. Menus and links need to be checked.

Sat. Dec. 22. All pages have been updated and the site is nearly ready to update online.

Wed. Dec. 19: Nearly every page has been updated to improve formatting on smaller screens. I've also tightened up and edited contents of most pages and improved the discussion of headers. I've added a page for Lamprey River Band updates. I'll be uploading all these updates shortly.

Wed. Nov. 14, 2018: Uploaded the web site for the first time! There are a number of problems to take care of over the next few days.

Fri. Oct. 26, 2018. I added in this news section to have a record of changes made. I also added the Contact Form, and the PDF with all the tunes.

 

About this Web Site

The NH Country Dance web site has two major parts. One is concerned primarily with fiddling and fiddle tunes; the other primarily with New England contras and squares. Obviously there is overlap.

It is run by Peter Yarensky, fiddler, hammered dulcimer player, piano player, contra and square dance caller and dancer from Seacoast New Hampshire, now living in Newmarket.

In previous incarnations it included the Seacoast Country Dance Newsletter and web sites for the Star Hampshire and Ralph Page Weekends. For now it will be more limited in scope.

Contact Me

I invite you to contact me if you find any errors, broken links, if you have something of interest to tell me or if you have a question.  If you want to reach me you can reach me at peter dot yarensky at unh dot edu.

Constructive criticism is welcome, but nasty or hostile comments will be ignored.

Thank you ~ Peter Yarensky

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The NH Old-Time Fiddle Website covers a variety of topics related to traditional music and dance of New Hampshire and surrounding areas.

Designed & Edited by Peter Yarensky

 

Contact & About Page + Site News

Use the Menu (upper left) to navigate. Here are the main topics covered on this web site.

• Fiddle Tunes! Tunes in abc notation and in PDF format.
  • Tunes Home & Download Page. Links to tunes as abc documents and web pages  and to standard notation as PDFs
• abc Notation . Music written out in text form that can be displayed as standard notation and played back for proofreading or tune learning. Section includes:
  • abc tutorial on basics of using abc notation & links to web sites that document/teach abc, sources of music in abc, & to abc reader/converter software.
• Learning tunes by ear and from notation, a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of each, differences in what is learned, combining the use of both kinds of learning with relevant links.
• About Fiddle Music. General discussion of fiddle-related topics, starting with choosing chords for a tune.
• Lamprey River Band. About the transition from the Dover dance to the Durham dance with schedule information.