Although it's not traditional but rather new-Celtic, Mary Fahl's Going Home (NOT the Dvořak piece, but rather the opening track from the movie Gods and Generals) is very effective. In the movie it is played on fiddle and uillean pipe, but it works well, I've found, to start it on a single chanterelle and add a second one for the second verse and a third (I have a G g g tuning) on the first refrain, and then add the low C drone for the third verse and bring in the low G drone for the second refrain. I usually round it out with The Water is Wide.
Carrickfergus also works well on HG, although your instrument will have to be in good order since Carrickfergus will use the upper range and can sound bad on an instrument if the upper range is off. -Arle On Mar 16, 2010, at 6:28 AM, Andy Carter wrote: > I do mainly song tunes but Planxty Fanny Power is a favourite of mine. Wind > That Shakes The Barley works as a sad air I find. Belle Of Belfast City (Tell > Me Ma) will get people clapping on any instrument. She Moves Through The Fair > as already mentioned. Las Vegas In The Hills Of Donnegal followed by Botany > Bay works. Rising Of The Moon, Night Visiting Song, Fields Of Athenry all > work... Happy St. Patrick's Day! Andy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Barbara Currier > Sent: 3/16/2010 5:13:06 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [HG-new] Irish tunes > Hi, folks, > > Do you have any Irish tunes you like playing on the G/C hurdy gurdy? > > No, I'm not going to insensitively invade some unsuspecting Irish session > this Wednesday, I just want to play something fun on St. Patrick's Day. > Sonny's Mazurka is pretty good, but honestly doesn't sound very Irish to me. > Sounds Scandinavian. > > All the Best, > Barbara > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new > subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new > subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
