Funny how tunes move around from musician to musician, and end up getting popular in different places. For instance this tune by a CB piano player ending up being all the rage in English music sessions. Last time I was in CB, I heard quite few people play the Greenfields of Glentown by Tommy Peoples (for anyone who doesn't know he's a legendary Donegal fiddler). I'm thinking that tune must have gone from: Sharon Shannon -> Natalie MacMaster -> Ashley MacIsaac -> every other fiddler on the island. Which is great, because that's a killer tune.
-- Toby Rider ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) "He either fears his fate too much, Or his deserts are small, That puts it not unto the touch To win or lose it all." - James Graham, Marquis of Montrose > Iain-Thank you-I'll get the book ordered today! Mary > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Iain Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "mary umbarger" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 9:19 AM > Subject: Re: [scots-l] Re: Gael question (fwd) > > >> Sweetness of Mary is by Joan McDonald Boes of Cape Breton Island - >> published in Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island by Ken Perlman (Mel > Bay). >> It was also published in Am Braighe (a Cape Breton Gaelic newspaper) >> about two years ago. >> >> It has in recent years become popular in English music sessions - the >> tune is in the repertoire of the English Country Dance Band - who are >> from Stroud, Gloucestershire. >> >> I can't find an abc transcription anywhere. >> >> --On Wednesday, January 08, 2003 09:12:56 -0500 mary umbarger >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > Dear Nigel, >> > Along this same thought: I have looked for the music to "The > Sweetness >> > of Mary" which I heard on a CD by Alsdair Fraser (Return to >> Kintail). > It >> > is really a beautiful strathspey -at least that is what I think it >> is. Anyway it is really nice. >> > I am a lever harp player and this would be very appropriate. >> I've >> > searched the ABC sites with no success. I realize that is the > possibility >> > that it would be there by another name. >> > Thanks for your helpful website! >> > Mary Umbarger >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Nigel Gatherer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > To: "Scottish Music Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 7:40 AM >> > Subject: [scots-l] Re: Gael question (fwd) >> > >> > >> >> George Seto asked: >> >> >> >> > Can anyone help this lady with her request? >> >> >> >> > > I have been searching for the violin sheet music to a scottish >> reel called "The Gael" >> >> >> >> I have sent her a couple of ABC files, but I don't know whether >> it's the right tune - neither of the tunes of that name in The >> Nineties Collection is a reel. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Nigel Gatherer, Crieff, Scotland >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/gatherer/ >> >> >> >> Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - >> To >> > subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: >> > http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html >> >> >> > >> > Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - >> To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: >> > http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html >> > >> >> >> >> Iain (Jethro) Anderson - DBA (ISYS) University of Bristol >> Pigsty Morris City Clickers Step and Clog >> Instep Research Team Insword Rapper >> >> "Never give a sword to a man who can't dance" >> Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To > subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: > http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html >> > > Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To > subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: > http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
