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A relaxed, summery piece in 6/8, though it's more languid than a jig! Named for the small village in the Dordogne region of France where I wrote this tune at a poetry festival one summer.

I actually wrote this tune sometime in the nineties, so it must be one of the first few tunes I wrote. I can't remember the year but it was a glorious summer trip to France. I played at the St Chartier festival for Alice Margerum, a friend and harp maker, then we travelled down to this small village in the Dordogne to play at a poetry festival. There was lots of sitting around outside old buildings in beautiful countryside playing tunes, sipping wine and pretending to be knowledgeable about the poetry, though I do remember getting taken to see Eleanor of Aquitane's castle too. It was a memorable time.

There are two versions, the easier one has fingering suggestions, and the standard version also has chord symbols.

Key of G, 6/8, left hand features octaves, rolled chords, 3rds and separate note runs. The easier version has single notes and triads.

No lever changes.

There are two YouTube videos on my channel to help you learn and play this piece - a teaching video and a performance one.