I believe Dana is talking about this: http://www.barfly.dial.pipex.com/
It's an abc notation/processing/playing tool, one of many available. -- Dennis Sherman Chicago, IL, USA http://www.dennissherman.com ----- Original Message ---- > From: Neil Brook <[email protected]> > To: hurdygurdy <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, March 19, 2010 6:41:16 AM > Subject: [HG-new] Re: Irish tunes > > I've not heard of Barfly , Google hasn't either so more info please On > Mar 18, 7:30 am, Felicia Dale < > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[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 < > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From: Leonard Williams < > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]> > > > Subject: Re: [HG-new] Irish tunes > > To: "Hurdy-Gurdy List" < > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[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" < > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[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 < > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From: Leonard Williams < > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]> > > > Subject: Re: [HG-new] Irish tunes > > To: "Hurdy-Gurdy List" < > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[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" < > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[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: > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]> > > > </mc/compose?to= > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:13 PM > > > To: > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[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 > > < > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[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 < > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] > > < > href="http://[email protected]"; target=_blank >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: > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]> > </mc/ > > compose?to= > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]> > > > > To: > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] < > href="http://[email protected]"; target=_blank > >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 > > < > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] < > href="http://[email protected]"; target=_blank > >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 > > < > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] < > href="http://[email protected]"; target=_blank > >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 > > > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] < > href="http://[email protected]"; target=_blank > >http://[email protected]> > > > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] < > href="http://[email protected]"; target=_blank > >http://[email protected]> > >www.gambrinus-folk.de< > href="http://www.gambrinus-folk.de"; target=_blank > >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 > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > hurdygurdy+ > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > href="http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy"; target=_blank > >http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > > The rules of > posting, courtesy, and other list information may be > > found at > href="http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm"; target=_blank > >http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. 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