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Theme of the Month for October 2011: Tunes from Brittany
« on: October 01, 2011, 12:23:23 AM »

Well, that An Dro missed the TOTM poll by the smallest of margins, so I think we'll do Tunes from Brittany this month. Brittany is of course a region of Northwest france, but it has evolved its own tradition and music, There are lots of great tunes from this region - even if many of them are unnamed - looking forward to hearing your favourites!

Cheers,

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Re: Theme of the Month for October 2011: Tunes from Brittany
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2011, 02:51:02 PM »

I should probably add that if you haven't the faintest clue what a Breton tune sounds like, you might like to visit Bernard Loffet's helpful page of tunes (abc's and midis) here: http://www.diato.org/tablat.htm (there's a few scottish and irish tunes there too).

If searching youtube, you should find plenty of examples if you look for 'an dro', 'gavotte', 'laride', 'plinn', 'hanter dro', etc, etc. Pick one you like the sound of and learn it :-)

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Re: Theme of the Month for October 2011: Tunes from Brittany
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2011, 08:25:12 PM »

Great theme.
I'm working on a version of Baby One More Time.

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Re: Theme of the Month for October 2011: Tunes from Brittany
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2011, 10:35:08 PM »

I prefered 'you drive me crazy' as a track. ;)
(I actualy own a copy of her debut album...)

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Re: Theme of the Month for October 2011: Tunes from Brittany
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2011, 09:00:05 AM »

Here is one I prepared earlier  :D

http://soundcloud.com/tuftyabc/hanter-dro
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Re: Theme of the Month for October 2011: Tunes from Brittany
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2011, 11:56:38 AM »

My contribution to this theme:

http://www.onmvoice.com/play.php?a=67859

I know very little about the origins of these tunes, having learned them from two other friends' sheets of dots many years ago.  I assume they're Breton dances from the titles, and from the fact that Nevez is the name of a village near Pont-Aven.  I understand that Alan Stivell played (and wrote?) the first tune with the interesting structure on his 1973 album 'Chemins de Terre' - if he wrote it, many thanks to him, I hope he won't mind my playing it.
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Re: Theme of the Month for October 2011: Tunes from Brittany
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2011, 01:25:07 PM »

An Dro Nevez is a tune I'll never tire of. Have , or had , 2 copies of Chemin de Terre, one of which I won in the raffle at Harrogate Folk Club .
Nicely played , Chris
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Re: Theme of the Month for October 2011: Tunes from Brittany
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2011, 01:30:12 PM »

I posted this on the Tunes from France thread, and said, "We ought to have a breton ThoTM!"  And here it is.  That's service!

http://accordeonaire.blogspot.com/2011/09/ridee-bannielou-lambaol.html

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Re: Theme of the Month for October 2011: Tunes from Brittany
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2011, 08:24:36 PM »

Here's my attempt. Once again, I'm indebted to my good friend Hugh Taylor from whose playing I learnt the tune. I hope I learnt the right one and that this is indeed an An Dro. I don't know if it has any more specific name. I play it in Em on my Saltarelle L'Elfique whereas Hughie normally plays it in Am where it requires an 'F' chord. Although I've got said chord on my 2 and a half row, it was proving to be a tricky blighter to play, and seemed a bit easier using the C chord. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFqkNbtq4Lk
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Re: Theme of the Month for October 2011: Tunes from Brittany
« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2011, 11:28:36 PM »

Here is one I prepared earlier  :D

http://soundcloud.com/tuftyabc/hanter-dro

nice. Only the last one is a hanterdro, though, the first one is (played as) an andro i think.
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Re: Theme of the Month for October 2011: Tunes from Brittany
« Reply #10 on: October 04, 2011, 12:16:14 AM »

Here is one I prepared earlier  :D

http://soundcloud.com/tuftyabc/hanter-dro

nice. Only the last one is a hanterdro, though, the first one is (played as) an andro i think.
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Quite right, two Breton tunes: "An dro j'ai une bonne amie/Hanter dro de Languidig".
 

 
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Re: Theme of the Month for October 2011: Tunes from Brittany
« Reply #11 on: October 04, 2011, 07:57:55 AM »

Here's my attempt. Once again, I'm indebted to my good friend Hugh Taylor from whose playing I learnt the tune. I hope I learnt the right one and that this is indeed an An Dro. I don't know if it has any more specific name. I play it in Em on my Saltarelle L'Elfique whereas Hughie normally plays it in Am where it requires an 'F' chord. Although I've got said chord on my 2 and a half row, it was proving to be a tricky blighter to play, and seemed a bit easier using the C chord. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFqkNbtq4Lk

That's a great tune McGrooger; I'm still hunting for one I'm happy with. In the meantime I'll learn this one.
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Re: Theme of the Month for October 2011: Tunes from Brittany
« Reply #12 on: October 04, 2011, 02:09:55 PM »

Here's my attempt. Once again, I'm indebted to my good friend Hugh Taylor from whose playing I learnt the tune. I hope I learnt the right one and that this is indeed an An Dro. I don't know if it has any more specific name. I play it in Em on my Saltarelle L'Elfique whereas Hughie normally plays it in Am where it requires an 'F' chord. Although I've got said chord on my 2 and a half row, it was proving to be a tricky blighter to play, and seemed a bit easier using the C chord. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFqkNbtq4Lk

An An Dro/En Dro called Kerfank , I believe
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Re: Theme of the Month for October 2011: Tunes from Brittany
« Reply #13 on: October 04, 2011, 02:42:27 PM »

Here's my attempt. Once again, I'm indebted to my good friend Hugh Taylor from whose playing I learnt the tune. I hope I learnt the right one and that this is indeed an An Dro. I don't know if it has any more specific name. I play it in Em on my Saltarelle L'Elfique whereas Hughie normally plays it in Am where it requires an 'F' chord. Although I've got said chord on my 2 and a half row, it was proving to be a tricky blighter to play, and seemed a bit easier using the C chord. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFqkNbtq4Lk

An An Dro/En Dro called Kerfank , I believe

My understanding is that it is called Gweharall. I believe that the dots can be found on the internet under that name. I am hoping to post my interpretation of it along with the quite similar Thème Vannetais , if I can find the time.
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Re: Theme of the Month for October 2011: Tunes from Brittany
« Reply #14 on: October 04, 2011, 05:34:41 PM »

Although I've got said chord on my 2 and a half row, it was proving to be a tricky blighter to play, and seemed a bit easier using the C chord. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFqkNbtq4Lk
An An Dro/En Dro called Kerfank , I believe
My understanding is that it is called Gweharall. I believe that the dots can be found on the internet under that name. I am hoping to post my interpretation of it along with the quite similar Thème Vannetais , if I can find the time.
I do this one, but never knew the name, or that it had a name.  I'll get a video up soon.  Oh, it sounds great, by the way!
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Re: Theme of the Month for October 2011: Tunes from Brittany
« Reply #15 on: October 04, 2011, 06:15:22 PM »

Here's my attempt. Once again, I'm indebted to my good friend Hugh Taylor from whose playing I learnt the tune. I hope I learnt the right one and that this is indeed an An Dro. I don't know if it has any more specific name. I play it in Em on my Saltarelle L'Elfique whereas Hughie normally plays it in Am where it requires an 'F' chord. Although I've got said chord on my 2 and a half row, it was proving to be a tricky blighter to play, and seemed a bit easier using the C chord. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFqkNbtq4Lk

An An Dro/En Dro called Kerfank , I believe

My understanding is that it is called Gweharall. I believe that the dots can be found on the internet under that name. I am hoping to post my interpretation of it along with the quite similar Thème Vannetais , if I can find the time.


I think both names are for the same tune .
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Re: Theme of the Month for October 2011: Tunes from Brittany
« Reply #16 on: October 05, 2011, 11:18:34 AM »

Another version of the same tune, not quite the same but this is how I remember hearing it at a dance. I am playing it on the C/F Lilliput, it just feels "right".
http://soundcloud.com/tuftyabc/gweharall
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Re: Theme of the Month for October 2011: Tunes from Brittany
« Reply #17 on: October 06, 2011, 09:21:32 PM »

I have had a go at this one.
The first two are Hanter Dro de Languidic and En Dro which I recorded this afternoon and the second two are An Dros which The Cabin Band recorded whilst practicing to play at a Bal about four years ago....I found some nice pics to put on it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTcOKtsgQMk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvyKxhuHkrI

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Re: Theme of the Month for October 2011: Tunes from Brittany
« Reply #18 on: October 07, 2011, 04:25:04 PM »

Three Breton tunes, I don't know the titles of any of them, so let's call them Pikey Dro Une, Deux and Trois.....

I taped the first one from a La Bomboche broadcast in 1976 - it was a song air that went off into a jig using the notes . It's played on a Dino Baffetti special (not a Binci!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl0ura0OhM4&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

The second one was learned by osmosis (good name for a band?)  -  maybve of Fred Paris in La Chavannee? On the Special again.0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHFchpSAmOY

And the last one - taped from an Alan Stivell gig a long time ago..... This time on the Dino Baffetti Black Pig 3  ;) Apparently it's a 'pach pi'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BDo9VB3pvY
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Re: Theme of the Month for October 2011: Tunes from Brittany
« Reply #19 on: October 07, 2011, 05:39:44 PM »

Here's one from the Yann Dour collection, can't recall the name (if it had one):
http://melodeonminutes.blogspot.com/2011/10/breton-tune-played-on-gcf-box.html
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