And... if I recall correctly it's not PC compatible, so MACs only?
> 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. 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