Dear all, regarding hg in celtic music: Me personally I very much like the way how Andy Irvine plays O'Carolan's "Planxty Irvin" (even if I personally am not a big Irivine-fan) - but for me this is the definitve version of this specific tune, maybe just because the HG is not very typical in celtic music. The way the guitar and HG blend on this tune (released on Planxty's debut album called simply by their name) with the HG is delicate and very sensitive - despite or just because of the lack of the trumpet drone.
Well: another hint on celtic music on HG: I highly recommend the CD "Two à Roue", an album just recently re-released on CD (It was Folk Roots album # 4 of 1984 or 5), made by the welsh hurdy-gurdy and guitar player Jake Walton who si one of the most under-estimated hg players but in fact is one of my personal heroes since the mid-80s. Together with Jez Lowe of Northumberland they created a very highly recommended blend of original songs and tunes. I personally love the way Walton plays (not only, but also) celtic music. Besides, his latest CD calles "Emain" features a lot of celtic musik (or celtic influenced originals). Give him a try. http://www.jakewaltonmusic.co.uk/ All the best, Uli -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Colin Hill Gesendet: Mittwoch, 31. Oktober 2007 13:59 An: [email protected] Betreff: Re: [HG] Celtic Music Needs more fingers than I have (or anyone else, for that matter). For slower stuff, I enjoy playing anything that sounds well on bagpipes (ie with drones) whether Irish (Planxty Irwin is nice), Welsh or anywhere else. However, personally, I don't think they sound as good on HG as on other instruments (ie a bagpipe tune sounds better ON bagpipes). That's purely personal, of course, but I don't play much "Celtic" - as defined by Alden - on the HG (although I do on other things) and I don't think it brings out the best in the HG generally speaking and maybe that's why. You want something that brings out the beauty of the HG and not make it do something that doesn't. The same applies to the Small-Pipes. They sound best (again, to me) when playing regional music not when trying to play something they were not made for (again, there is an overlap). Colin Hill. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Lofthouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 12:10 AM Subject: Re: [HG] Celtic Music Andy Irvine (planxty et al) occasionally plays one, mainly to accompany songs, dont think he has a trompette though, i have never heard it buzz. If you are using the broad definition of celtic music ( ie acoustic pan-european folk music) then several spanish groups use it. If you are using celtic music to mean traditional irish music, then no, it isnt used much, I am sure Gilles and Patrick could do a great job on reels, but they are damn hard to play on the gurdie for us normal humans. derek ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 5:41 PM Subject: [HG] Celtic Music Dear HG List, Call me crazy but I don't have a sense of the use of the HG in the area of Celtic music. Have I just been looking (or listening) in all the wrong places? Or, is it a tuning issue? Thanks, Jay ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- See what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your Homepage.
