Hi Barbara: There's a website that has loads of Irish & Scottish tunes at: trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/tunefind I believe that many songs on this site are offered in various keys, so you can find the version you like best.
You could also try: www.ceolas.org/ceolas.html Another good place to find Irish music arranged in the key of 'C' is harp music; many folk harps favor the key of 'c' (like the hurdy gurdy in C/G) so there are many books of harp music which are specifically rearranged for the key of C. Some of my favorites on the hurdy gurdy are Road to Lisdoonvarna, Merrily Kiss the Quaker, Mairi's Wedding, Skye Boat Song (Ok, a Scottish song), Sheebeg Sheemor, and Planxty Irwin. Happy St. Patrick's Day (a day early) George ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Currier To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 10:13 PM 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.
