New Hampshire Country Dance Web Site

About this Web Site

This is the Home Page for the New Hampshire Country Dance web site. The web site is divided into two semi-independent sections. One is concerned primarily with fiddling and fiddle tunes; the other primarily with New England contras and squares. Obviously there is overlap. This is the common page that unites the two sites.

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

Look for the Following at NH Country Dance

Fiddle Music Website

The New England Fiddling Home Page

Fiddle Tunes of New England, Canada, the Scandinavian Countries

Using abc Notation and abc Links

Learning Music by Ear & from Written Music, and How They Can Work Together

About Fiddle Music

NH Old-Time Country Dance Website

NH Old-Time Country Dance Home

Dancing in the Seacoast Region of New Hampshire

Dancing in New Hampshire & New England

Some Discussion of Philosophical & Social Issues

 

Fiddle Music Website Section Descriptions

Here's a quick overview of what to find in each section of the Fiddle Music website.

• The New England Fiddling Home Page
  • With descriptions and links to the other Fiddle Web Site sections.
• Fiddle Tunes of New England, Canada, the Scandinavian Countries
  • Over 350 fiddle tunes in abc notation and in PDF format. For some tunes I present a few different versions and very detailed transcriptions of particular performances of the tune.
• Using abc Notation and abc Links
  • Explanations of the use of abc notation, some material on how it works, and links to web sites containing further information.
• Learning Music by Ear & from Written Music , and How They Can Work Together
  • Learning by ear and from written music are very different methods and produce very different results. There are advantages and disadvantages to each. We look at these differences, and at ways of combining them productively.
• About Fiddle Music
  • This section will eventually contain various topics related to fiddle music and fiddling. The first topic looks at developing accompaniments for fiddle tunes.