Right you are and some tunes are in 2 or 3 different keys. If you have Barfly, then you can play the midi to get familiar with the tune. It's a goldmine of traditional Irish music.
--- On Wed, 3/17/10, Leonard Williams <[email protected]> wrote: From: Leonard Williams <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [HG-new] Irish tunes To: "Hurdy-Gurdy List" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 3:14 PM Serious library of tunes! Leonard On 3/17/10 5:10 PM, "Dana R Gregory" <[email protected]> wrote: Anybody who is looking for Irish music, go to this web site. I have downloaded jigs, reels, hornpipes, slip gigs, airs, slides in abc or conventional sheet music form. It's great if you have Barfly. Here it is.www.norbeck.nu/abc/ --- On Wed, 3/17/10, Leonard Williams <[email protected]> wrote: From: Leonard Williams <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [HG-new] Irish tunes To: "Hurdy-Gurdy List" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 1:49 PM Has anybody got the “dots” for “She moved through the fair”? ABC, pdf, whatever. Thanks, Leonard Williams On 3/16/10 11:05 PM, "Felicia Dale" <[email protected]> wrote: Interesting! Felicia. On Mar 16, 2010, at 2:06 PM, Andy Carter wrote: Play it slowly & freely twice, then speed it right up buzzing away one verse only, then repeat last line slowed right down again, and then put the rhythm back in while holding the final note. That's how I do it anyway - I guess you got to hear it! Andy From: Augusto de Ornellas Abreu <mailto:[email protected]> </mc/[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [HG-new] Irish tunes 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] <http://[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]> </mc/[email protected]> To: [email protected] <http://[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] <http://[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] <http://[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! 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