http://www.slowplayers.org/pda/images/Music/Wild_Mountain_Thyme_PDA.gif This is one of my favorite slow Uilleann tunes... Will I be able to play this on a gurdy tuned to C/G..... Seth
DEREK LOFTHOUSE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I would recommend D/G for Irish etc tunes. Most of them are in the range from D up to a or b. I play most of my irish stuff on wooden flute or northumbrian pipes, which both have a bottom note of D, so stuff crosses over very easily when i try it on the 'gurdy. My previous 'gurdy was a G/C and i found i was jumping octaves way too often. hope this helps derek ----- Original Message ----- From: Anthony Shostak Date: Friday, January 5, 2007 12:33 pm Subject: [HG] Irish? > Hi, folks. > > I'm sure this has come up before, but I'm wondering what your > collective > wisdom is regarding G/C or D/G for playing Irish and related > tunes? It > seems straightforward enough to play out of G/C, using the upper > rows of > keys and capos for the drones, but with much of the repertoire > fitting > well on pipes and flutes that don't go lower than D, perhaps D/G > would > wind up being a bit easier and fit within the range of the > instrument > without too much octave shifting. Or is it really just a matter > of > making a choice and sticking with it? > > Best, > > Anthony >
