Willy Taylor's tunes

8 tunes composed by the Northumbrian fiddler Willy Taylor, who died recently aged 84. He became well known when Alistair Anderson brought Willy, Joe Hutton on pipes and Will Atkinson on mouth organ along to many clubs and festivals as 'The Shepherds'. Willy Taylor was never a fast and flashy fiddler. In fact, the tempo of many of his tunes might be thought by some to be a bit on the slow side. But Willy had learned from many years of playing for dancing and his playing gave the perfect 'lift' to the tunes.

Tunes 1-3 in sheet music format
The Pearl Wedding Reel
Shirley's Reel
Snowy Monday Jig

Tunes 4-6 in sheet music format
Tich's Reel
Nancy Taylor's Reel
Farewell to the Dene

Tunes 7-8 in sheet music format
The Shining Pool Hornpipe
Kerry's Welcome to the Dene