Blea Tarn, marked public domain. Sourced here. I'm pleased to share that four more melodies have been added to the Cumbrian Folk Melody Archive - these are: The Lowther Hunt - From an anonymous tunebook. The Lowther family have a long association with Cumbria, being based at Lowther Castle near Penrith. Noble Squire Dacre comes over the Border - From an anonymous tunebook c. 1830. The Dacre Family also have a strong Cumbrian connection, having a strong association with Nawort

Ullswater, marked public domain. Sourced here I'm pleased to share that I've added a number of new transcriptions to my Cumbrian folk melody blog post, along with notes and links to view the original manuscripts. These include: New Road to Alston Royal Cumberland Bugle Slow March The Cumberland Militia Quick Step The Cumberland Rangers Troop The Sillar Crown Trip to Netherby Upper Denton Squire Dacres Whitehaven Volunteers Workington Races Happy perusing. PWR 2026

Ullswater, marked public domain, sourced here. Throughout my compositional life I have consistently identified 'Cumbrian Folk Music' as a key influence in my writing. I thought it might therefore be useful to create an archive of melodies to show what I mean by this. Introduction 'Cumbrian' folk music is a rather nebulous genre: the music from this area can (and should) be considered part of a wider folk music tradition; sharing much particularly with Northumberland and the S