12 Bell (1 1/2 octaves) Staff notation (Easy-Medium)
This collection of thirteen sea songs and shanties is arranged by Guy Ratcliffe for a standard 12-bell set. Each piece includes the words and a useful transposition chart for groups with extra handbells or chimes - so that the music can be put into a more suitable key for singing where appropriate.
Contents: A-Roving; Blow the Man Down; Bound for the Rio Grande; Caller Herrin'$$ Can't You Dance the Polka?; Fire Down Below; The Golden Vanity; Haul Away Joe; Heart of Oak; The Mermaid; I'm Popeye the Sailor Man; Shenandoah; Spanish Ladies.
Also available:: A Ringalong CD (Code Y218). Presents each piece as a piano accompaniment at different speeds. If a ringer is absent, Ringalong fills in the missing notes. Ringers can practise alone too.
