Neil, that was beautiful. Thanks! Augusto
On 11/2/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi. > Sessions around here tend towards Irish music so in the spirit of " if you > can't beat them" etc , I got my head round some of the more common tunes. > For a few examples, check out : > > http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=90424348 > > The second parts of Irish tunes generally take you up the dusty end of the > keybox but it's actually easier to play there as the keys are closer > together - getting the strings spot on in tune up there is the greater > challenge. > Cheers > > > Neil > http://www.hurdy-gurdy.org.uk > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ulrich Joosten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 9:34 PM > Subject: AW: [HG] Celtic Music > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.14/1100 - Release Date: > > 30/10/2007 18:26 > > > > >
