She moved through the fair with trumpette? Isn't it a slow air or something like that? How can you put a buzzing sound in such a haunting melody? It makes no sense to me...
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 5:01 PM, Felicia Dale <[email protected]>wrote: > I use my trompette string when it's appropriate for the key (as for She > Moved Through the Faire) but don't use the dog until the third tune. > > Also, if you're playing by yourself or with more flexible players you can > do these tunes on a G/C gurdy- that's what I have and it's rarely been a > problem. If someone else can't work with me in those keys I just play in D > without drones or retune the petit bourdon to A. > > Felicia. > > On Mar 16, 2010, at 5:57 AM, Ulrich Joosten 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] > 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]<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. 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.
