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|f_annotation='''BOCASTLE BREAKDOWN.''' English, England, Cornwall. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. According to Merv Davey, Boscastle Breakdown is a form of Scoot Dancing (Cornish step dancing) characterized by heavy footwear. Importantly, the point of the dance and musical accompaniment is to play a series of variations as a conversation between dancer and musician. Thus, the chord structure is fairly simple, allowing for a variety of variations both spontaneous, and in the tradition. | |f_annotation='''BOCASTLE BREAKDOWN.''' English, England, Cornwall. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. According to Merv Davey, Boscastle Breakdown is a form of Scoot Dancing (Cornish step dancing) characterized by heavy footwear. Importantly, the point of the dance and musical accompaniment is to play a series of variations as a conversation between dancer and musician. Thus, the chord structure is fairly simple, allowing for a variety of variations both spontaneous, and in the tradition. | ||
The tune is similar to "[[Banjo Breakdown]]." | |||
|f_source_for_notated_version=Noted from the playing of pianist Beatrice Beer by Jon Mills, at the Cobweb Inn, Bocastle, in 1974 [Davey]. | |f_source_for_notated_version=Noted from the playing of pianist Beatrice Beer by Jon Mills, at the Cobweb Inn, Bocastle, in 1974 [Davey]. | ||
|f_printed_sources=Merv Davey ('''Hengan'''), 1983; p. 56. | |f_printed_sources=Merv Davey ('''Hengan'''), 1983; p. 56. | ||
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BOCASTLE BREAKDOWN. English, England, Cornwall. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. According to Merv Davey, Boscastle Breakdown is a form of Scoot Dancing (Cornish step dancing) characterized by heavy footwear. Importantly, the point of the dance and musical accompaniment is to play a series of variations as a conversation between dancer and musician. Thus, the chord structure is fairly simple, allowing for a variety of variations both spontaneous, and in the tradition.
The tune is similar to "Banjo Breakdown."
