A collection of jigs, reels, polkas, hornpipes, waltzes,
slides and slip jigs, written by Ron Clarke.
Tadpole Tunes, the First
Thirty, was written in 1983, with the following
inscription inside the front cover:
"These tunes were originally written for the mandolin and
tenor banjo, as part of the self-imposed task of learning
musical notation (tadpoles), an artificial aid to music that I
had hitherto scorned. Having written them, I wanted to share
them, so I have had them printed.
Also, I am a show-off !"
The tunes were taken up by a number of very kind people, and
the slim, self- published book went through two printings. It
is currently out of print, out of stock, and unavailable for
sale.
