Pease Upon a Trencher

Comment by Strumelia on February 20, 2013 at 10:27am

That's wonderful Mark. What a yummy slide, and it's so nicely framed by the more delicate noting.

There's just something so charming and appealing to me about the older simpler dance tunes. I could listen to this all day!   :)

Mark, was the notation you used for this version old, and did it have the dotted notes rhythm?  I'm wondering if the tune was played straight rhythm or not in the 1700's.  Is there any surviving original era notation, anyone?

I almost always play my gourd banjo in F.

Comment by Mark Weems on February 20, 2013 at 11:17am

I used an 18th century version which did, in fact, include the dotted rhythms. Colonial music seems to be full of both dotted rhythms and various types of syncopation.

Comment by Strumelia on February 20, 2013 at 12:11pm

Very good to know and keep in mind- thanks.  I know lots of very old Irish music has dotted rhythms. I have not listened to American instrumental music from the 1700's very often with this in mind, so i was wondering.

Comment by Quartermaster James on February 20, 2013 at 5:51pm

Nice! Man! Now I have got to learn that tune...someday...

Comment by Wes Merchant on May 10, 2013 at 3:43pm

Here it is from Aird's 1782:

Comment by Paul Draper on January 12, 2014 at 3:14pm

And, as Al mentioned,  here it is as "Breakfast Call" as played on the fife:

http://www.nps.gov/gois/historyculture/army-field-music-school.htm

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