Yep, I'd like to know where/when "calico" was attached to AEAC#. I've heard people call it "Black Mt. Rag" tuning for obvious reasons, of course. Also heard that tune called "Black Mt. Blues". Got another nice, simple little tune(well, okay, at first glance; these 'simple' fiddle tunes have been ripping my head off lately) from a Library of Congress field recording on Jim Meyers called "Old Field Rabbit" in GDAD. The open D on top adds another dimension to the way the melody comes across (What do you call that, 14 Strangs, "tonal center"?) Same thing with "Happy Hollow". The top strings just kinda sit there unless you decide to do some other stuff with 'em. I run into fiddle cuts now and then where there's a tuned string but the melody doesn't actually use the tuned string. It was just there for sympathetic vibration. Anyway, the notation's in the Files section. Run your E strings down and have a go.
But I go off on a tangent... Tater On Mar 21, 10:45 am, MinnesotaMandolin <[email protected]> wrote: > The name of the tuning is wonderful. Anyone know why it's called that? > > erik > > On Mar 21, 8:54 am, Don Grieser <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Just when I was getting comfortable with GDGD tuning. > > > On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 7:18 AM, Val Mindel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Happy Hollow (from Tater) is in that tuning... > > > > On Mar 21, 12:11 am, Nelson <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Further research shows that Eck played it in Calico (AEAC#) tuning. > > >> Has anyone messed around with this tuning? > > > >> On Mar 20, 10:26 pm, Nelson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > I was listening to some Eck Robertson stuff today and encountered this > > >> > tune. Fiddler's Companion tells me only slightly less than Eck > > >> > himself on the recording interview. > > > >> > Anyone know anything about this tune? > > > >> > Thanks, > > >> > Nelson- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
