I didn't know which one that was, so I went on J C Tunefinder... oh! that's what that one is called! Thanks, Felicia. It is a cool tune and I've never known its name.
Barbara On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 11:30 PM, Felicia Dale <[email protected]>wrote: > I forgot about Loftus Jones! It's fabulous on gurdy. William and I do it > as a duet usually though today at our St. Pat's gig we had fiddle and djembe > (yes, I know, not typical...) and it was good fun. The fiddle played a > really nice baroque countermelody while Wm. and I held down the melody. > > Felicia. > > On Mar 17, 2010, at 3:22 PM, Dana R Gregory wrote: > > 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]><http://mc/[email protected]></mc/compose?to= > [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]> <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]><http://mc/[email protected]></mc/compose?to= > [email protected]> > > *To:* [email protected] > <http://[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]><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]><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]><http://[email protected]> > [email protected] > <http://[email protected]><http://[email protected]> > www.gambrinus-folk.de > <http://www.gambrinus-folk.de><http://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. 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