Yes fantastic site.
I've downloaded the abc and converted them with abc2midi (Windows) and they
play fine.
The abc files play well in abc navigator (and it prints the dots from them as
well ).
Life can be good..............
Colin Hill
----- Original Message -----
From: Dana R Gregory
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: [HG-new] Irish tunes
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!
Felicia.
--
Ulrich Joosten, Nettergasse 35, 41539 Dormagen, Tel.
02133-210900
[email protected] <http://[email protected]>
[email protected] <http://[email protected]>
www.gambrinus-folk.de <http://www.gambrinus-folk.de>
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