It missed us both, although I admit that learning the roots of the tune is a fine thing. I love to start a running collection of every version I can find of the tune I'm working on and finding those shared threads. I bet iTunes just loves me.
mistertaterbug wrote: > Man, where would we all be without musicologists? Where in the world > do they find all that information? It just gets me to feeling like a > bandwagon went by and I didn't see it pass. I used to listen to > Hartford and Bob Carlin go on about fiddle tunes and where they came > from and what they were related to and all that. I think that fiddle > tune fanaticism runs right up there with one of the most consuming(and > interesting). > Tater > > On Oct 9, 11:40 am, "Sally and Nelson Peddycoart" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> There is a theory about the composer >> here:http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/FISH_FIVE.htm#FISHER'S_HORNPIPE. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mistertaterbug >> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 10:45 AM >> To: Taterbugmando >> Subject: Re: The Devil's Box >> >> Has anyone ever heard the story going around that one of the prominent >> classical composers supposedly wrote "Fisher's Hornpipe" on a >> commission due to being in a tight and needing cash? Seems like I >> heard it from John Hartford and I forget which one of the lot he said >> wrote the tune for Mr. Fisher(who else). The tale goes that the job >> was taken under the stipulation that the composer's name never got >> mentioned because he "simply loathed" that type of music, considered >> it low class. I don't know if there's any truth in it, but it's a fun >> story nevertheless. >> >> Sort of like having to play "Fox on the Run" or "Orange Blossom >> Special" for the 500th time... >> Tater >> >> On Oct 8, 2:48 pm, 14strings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Seems like a bunch of us are into old time fiddlin' so I thought I >>> might mention a great book on the subject: "The Devil's Box" by the >>> late Charles Wolf. You may know Charles Wolf from various Monroe >>> writings. He's got a great easy-going writing style. >>> >>> I was amazed by how many 'sides' those guys used to sell and the >>> popularity of fiddling contests back then. Thousands of spectators >>> would show up >>> >>> Talk about key changes...Clayton McMichen used to run "Fisher's >>> Hornpipe" through F, Bflat, G, D, and back to F in one performance! >>> >>> I'm dizzy thinking about it :) >>> >>> Perry >>> > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message Checked by PC Tools AntiVirus (4.0.0.26 - 10.100.036). http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" 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/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
