{"product_id":"586369","title":"Gammon Vic - Early Scottish Ragtime [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany people are familiar with the movement of songs and tunes from Britain to North America, but this project presents American dance tunes that came to Britain as well as some tunes from England and Scotland that in their rhythmic quality seem to pre-figure ragtime music. The unifying theme of this CD is syncopation, the significant characteristic of Ragtime. Ragtime came to public notice in the 1890s in America and, within months, Europe, too, fell under its spell. There were none of today's mass media methods of communicating music yet it spread like wildfire. As shown by Vic Gammon and his friends with the tunes in this collection, syncopation had existed in traditional tunes since at least the eighteenth century which begs the question were Scots playing ragtime years before Scott Joplin had his first piece published? \\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eDr Vic Gammon recently retired from being Senior Lecturer in Folk and Traditional Music, but continues to be a guest member of staff at the International Centre for Music Studies at the Newcastle University. He is also a singer, plays concertina, melodeon, tenor banjo and mandolin and has recorded extensively.  His 'friends' include Sandra Kerr ('Bagpuss'), noted fiddle player Stewart Hardy, Desi Wilkinson from the Irish band 'Cran' and BBC Folk Award nominee, Dan Walsh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBob Chadduck's Jig\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOld Man's Dance\/tom Brigg's Jig\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBilly The Kid's Jig\/hole In The Wall\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNegro Melody\/hey Daddy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Aird Set\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Marquis Of Carmarthen's Birthday\/the Collier's Daughter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pig Set\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOakland Garden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarley Cake\/the Bush\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Hoop Set\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJenny's Whim\/jenny's Delight\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGet On The Train\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSherburn Castle\/i'll Be Married\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Woodpile\/hell On The Wabash\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeordie Favourites Set\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55171016786305,"sku":"586369","price":14.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/51uPcMDLngL._SL1500.jpg?v=1768105700","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/586369","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}