Cave Of Many Colours, The

Three-two · 3/2 · D major

Written by contemporary English folk musician Nancy Kerr, The Cave Of Many Colours is a modern three-two hornpipe set in the key of D major. The tune features the distinctive, bouncing triple-duple rhythm characteristic of the three-two meter, which encourages a lively and driving performance style. Because it is a recent composition by a known artist, it does not carry the centuries-old traditional associations of older folk tunes, but it has been embraced within contemporary folk repertoire.

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