Sergio I wouldn't mention Faun as an example of HG music...
I love their music, but... on almost if not all tunes where you see the pretty lady playing the HG, she is only holding it and turning the crank, playing open strings and drones, not a melody at all... If you're gonna use a gurdy, at least use the freaking keys... On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 10:22 AM, Sergio F. Ribnikov < [email protected]> wrote: > I personally love the buzz, or like the Swedish say the *knarr*. Ulrich, > I recommend you to listen to some of Harald Pettersson´s work (in > Lure/valramn or Faun, for example cf. http://www.myspace.com/lurevalramn or > http://www.haraldpettersson.se; ), maybe that would change your opinion > about the chien in Scandinavian hurdy music! > > No matter how it turns out, keep those nice Scandinavian tunes alive, my > friend! :) > > cheers, > Sergio. > > > > > > > 2010/3/16 Augusto de Ornellas Abreu <[email protected]> > > Actually there are many HG traditions out there - like the Galegos on >> northwestern Spain - that do not even have a buzzing string on their >> instruments... >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Ulrich Joosten < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Yes, and I forgot to mention: I NEVER play these ones with a trumpet >>> string. NEVER EVER!!!!!! Many of my favourite tunes do not need a trumpet >>> drone. E.g. I really enjoy some scandinavian tunes played together with a >>> friend of mine on two gurdies with first and second voice and we barely use >>> drones, maybe just one or max 2 on 2 instruments, not to mention thetrumpet. >>> For my taste their beautiful minor melodies would be disturbed by using a >>> dog. I guess that lots of people think: no buzzing, no gurdy. >>> What’s the opinion out there? >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Uli >>> >>> >>> Am 16.03.10 12:43 schrieb "Colin" unter <[email protected]>: >>> >>> Ah, someone after my own heart. Planxty Irwin is a favourite of mine >>> too and one of the first tunes I learned to play on HG (yes, I have the >>> Planxty tape with it on) usually followed by another favourite of sheebeg >>> sheemor (or any of a dozen alternative spelling that abound but you know >>> which one I mean) although that does require a LOT of octave hopping but I >>> rather like it. >>> I do tend to play the more haunting tunes as regards Irish music on the >>> HG. >>> >>> Colin Hill >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> >>> *From:* Ulrich Joosten >>> <mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>> >>> >>> >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 16, 2010 7:28 AM >>> >>> *Subject:* Re: [HG-new] Irish tunes >>> >>> >>> Hey everybody, >>> >>> I love to play Planxty Irwin by O’Carolan. You should listen to the band >>> Planxty’s version featuring Andy Irvine on hurdy-gurdy. The wide tonal >>> range may caus problems, but I love to play it on a low G-chanterelle, >>> starting at the high octave and then moving down the scale. Could be worth >>> to try. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Uli >>> >>> >>> Am 16.03.10 07:37 schrieb "Barbara Currier" unter < >>> [email protected]>: >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank you, Felicia. I thought I'd do O'Sullivan's March, but I ran out >>> of notes. I'll give this one a try. >>> >>> Barbara >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 10:31 PM, Felicia Dale < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> March of the King of Laois (sp?) is Irish, easy to play and a lovely >>> slow march. Atholl Highlanders, while Scottish, is a faster march and >>> really good fun to play on gurdy as well. William and I play them together >>> as a set and they make for a nice pairing. >>> >>> Have fun! >>> >>> Felicia. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Ulrich Joosten, Nettergasse 35, 41539 Dormagen, Tel. 02133-210900 >>> [email protected] >>> [email protected] >>> www.gambrinus-folk.de >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Ulrich Joosten, Nettergasse 35, 41539 Dormagen, Tel. 02133-210900 >>> [email protected] >>> [email protected] >>> www.gambrinus-folk.de >>> >>> -- >>> 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]<hurdygurdy%[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. 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