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Title: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: Clive Williams on December 01, 2013, 12:55:38 AM
Yes folks, we will be festive again; it's December, and that's time for Christmas music and/or music linked with Winter (or Summer if you're in the southern hemisphere of course). Deck the halls and ho ho ho, etc!

Cheers,

Clive
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: Anahata on December 06, 2013, 03:33:48 PM
Carefully avoiding anything specifically Christmassy, but definitely festive and seasonal:

Hot Punch and Hogmanay (http://youtu.be/kAI9dHMxtvw)

YouTube seem to have changed their processing. It took me a silly amount of time to find a way of getting the upload to work without YT telling me there was a mysterious error and refusing to save my annotations (though it actually processed the video - go figure ???); in the end the answer (for me) was to upload in .MKV (Matroska) format instead of .MP4.
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: Clive Williams on December 07, 2013, 02:19:49 PM
Great stuff Anahata - thanks!

Still working on my festiveness; coming soon as they say!  :D
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: folkbluesnbeyond on December 07, 2013, 02:54:15 PM

http://youtu.be/ffgLURwPj6s

A chestnut but worth a crack!

All the best

Bill
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: pikey on December 10, 2013, 04:58:12 PM
Winters Night Schottische, Stephen Baldwins version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqgCIr-0WLw
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: pikey on December 10, 2013, 04:59:14 PM
In the meek blidwinter....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_vw84ucdaE
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: pikey on December 10, 2013, 05:00:32 PM
Stop the Cavalry by Jona Lewie aka Terry Dactyl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OosubMqt0Rw

Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: tiny on December 11, 2013, 02:11:48 PM
Winters Night Schottische, Stephen Baldwins version

Hello, thanks for this tune it has reminded me that I did play it a long time ago.  I notice that you are playing the b part in Em and I play it I think in A, also that Ian Dedic says there is a third part..........

Hello Ian...... can you or someone else point me in the right direction for the dotes or ear music for the third part.  I live in Herefordshire so it would be a good tune to add especially at this time of year.

Thank you
Lizzy
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: Pete Dunk on December 12, 2013, 09:31:53 PM
Well there's this . . .

X:1
T: The Winter Night Schottische
R: barndance
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Cmaj
g2- g3/a/4b/4 |\
c'2 e2 g2 c>d | e>dc>A G2- G>E | G>AB>c d>ef>g | a2 g>^f g2- g3/a/4b/4 |
c'2 e2 g2 c>d | e>dcA G2- G>E | G>AB>c d>ef>d | e2 c2 c2 a2 ||
|: A2 A>^G A>Bc>d | e>fe>^d e2 a2 | e2 a2 e2 d>e | c>dB>c A>GE>G |
[E2A2]- [EA]>^G A>Bc>d | e>fe>^d e2 a2 | e2 d>e c>dB>c |[1 A4 [E2A4] :|[2 A4 g2- g3/a/4b/4 ||
c'2 e2 g2 c>d | e>dc>A G2- G>E | G>AB>c d>ef>g | a2 g>^f g2- g3/a/4b/4 |
c'2 e2 g2 c>d | e>dc>A G2- G>E | G>AB>c d>ef>d | e2 c2 c2- c>e ||
K: FMaj
|: "trio"f2 f>a c>fA>c | F>Ac>f a2 a>f | g2 g>b e>gc>e | G>ce>g b2 b>e |
f2 f>a c>fA>c | F>Ac>f a2 a>f | e>fg>a b>cd>e |[1 f2 f2 f2- f>c :|[2 f2 f2 (f>g ^g3/)a/4b/4 ||
K: CMaj
c'2 e2 g2 c>d | e>dc>A G2- G>E | G>AB>c d>ef>g | a2 g>^f g2- g3/a/4b/4 |
c'2 e2 g2 c>d | e>dc>A G2- G>E | G>AB>c d>ef>d | e2 c2 c2 a2 ||
|: [E2A2]- [EA]>^G A>Bc>d | e>fe>^d e2 a2 | e2 a2 e2 d2 | c>dB>c A>GE>G |
[E2A2]- [EA]>^G A>Bc>d | e>fe>^d e2 a2 | e2 d>e c>dB>c |[1 A4 [E4A4] :|[2 A4 g2- g3/a/4b/4 ||
c'2 e2 g2 c>d | e>dc>A G2- G>E | G>AB>c d>ef>g | a2 g>^f g2- g3/a/4b/4 |
c'2 e2 g2 c>d | e>dc>A G2- G>E | G>AB>c d>ef>d | e2 c2 c2- c>e ||
K: FMaj
|: "trio"f2 f>a c>fA>c | F>Ac>f a2 a>f | g2 g>b e>gc<e | G>ce>g b2 b>e |
f2 f>a c>fA>c | F>Ac>f a2 a>f | e>fg>a b>cd>e |[1 f2 f2 f2- f>c :|[2 f2 f2 (f>g ^g3/)a/4b/4 ||
K: CMaj
c'2 e2 g2 c>d | e>dc>A G2- G>E | G>AB>c d>ef>g | a2 g>^f g2- g3/a/4b/4 |
c'2 e2 g2 c>d | e>dcA G2- G>E | G>AB>c d>ef>d | e2 c2 "fine"[G4c4] |]
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: Fsamuel on December 13, 2013, 06:18:51 AM
https://soundcloud.com/wedgy-mcdustbinlid/valse-de-noel

completely forgot about this having been distracted by the Halsway Schottische, simple but pretty tune picked up from Dave Shepherd at Wantage this year, descending bass a bit like Hole in the Wall
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: Mcgrooger on December 13, 2013, 05:52:11 PM
Clive, you really shouldn't encourage us!! But since you did here's my cheesy chestnut.  :|bl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KwPKACDBUs

Edit: I forgot to say - it's 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town' played on my Saltarelle 2 and a half row.
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: Clive Williams on December 15, 2013, 12:25:00 AM
https://soundcloud.com/wedgy-mcdustbinlid/valse-de-noel

completely forgot about this having been distracted by the Halsway Schottische, simple but pretty tune picked up from Dave Shepherd at Wantage this year, descending bass a bit like Hole in the Wall

Ah, jolly good, love that tune - we used to (and everyone else still does, I just haven't been for a while) play that down the George Inn session down London a lot; did Bruno le Tron actually write it? I'd no idea where this came from...

Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: Clive Williams on December 15, 2013, 12:26:04 AM
Clive, you really shouldn't encourage us!! But since you did here's my cheesy chestnut.  :|bl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KwPKACDBUs

Bravo! That's the spirit! :-)
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: Clive Williams on December 15, 2013, 12:35:03 AM
Finally, I've found a Christmas tune I haven't done already... here we go, Christmas Day Ida Moarning !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnjns2Vjgmo

This is a gorgeous 'listening tune' from Shetland, written by Shetland fiddler Fredamann Stickle who used to play this tune to the laird every Christmas apparently (according to the Session.org website anyway, and I've no reason to doubt it). Popularised by the playing of the great Tom Anderson.

The Preciosa's away having a small tune up, so here it's played in D on the Streb electronic melodeon using a sample set taken the dry reeds from my Castagnari Mory , although with these settings it sounds rather more expressive and almost like a harmonica I would say - in all the years I've had the Streb, I've never known it could do this before. Cute.

Cheers,

Clive
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: Ziachmusi/Louise on December 15, 2013, 10:20:56 AM
Here's my Christmas greetings for this year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAh2NxqTjm0&feature=c4-overview&list=UUvD6wxTdPKq2dN7O7QAd9-g (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAh2NxqTjm0&feature=c4-overview&list=UUvD6wxTdPKq2dN7O7QAd9-g)
A Bavarian Christmas carol "Der Englische Gruß"

Louise
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: jackson10 on December 15, 2013, 10:58:36 AM
Here's my Christmas greetings for this year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAh2NxqTjm0&feature=c4-overview&list=UUvD6wxTdPKq2dN7O7QAd9-g (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAh2NxqTjm0&feature=c4-overview&list=UUvD6wxTdPKq2dN7O7QAd9-g)
A Bavarian Christmas carol "Der Englische Gruß"

Louise

Beautiful!
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: Helena Handcart on December 15, 2013, 05:59:03 PM
A little bit of festive silliness from me, played with more enthusiasm than skill and some silly hats too.

Here's the first one Rub-a-Dub (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfS3OK9bl2Y&feature=youtu.be)

and another

Good King Wenceslas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyJA0NYPCTw&feature=youtu.be).  This one includes a cure for melodeon face too.  Bonus.

I was going to continue but I was running out of silly hats and Coops (husband) started asking me if I could play 'Silent Night'.  On the whole I think that was a hint.

All the best of the season to you all  (:)
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: Anahata on December 17, 2013, 07:26:59 PM
Finally, I've found a Christmas tune I haven't done already... here we go, Christmas Day Ida Moarning !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnjns2Vjgmo

Finally caught up with this - absolutely lovely!
Also it's a tune I already knew, but had forgotten about.
One to brush the dust off for our last weekly session before Christmas - thank you!
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: bellmartin on December 18, 2013, 09:43:37 PM
O How Joyfully - Napolitana de chocolate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxwIrr-_i4I

A German carol with Italian roots paired with a tarantella written by a Spaniard, Chabier Aparizio. Played on a Dino Baffetti Binci 3-voice melodeon.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: filbertthedilbert on December 23, 2013, 01:24:41 PM
Nothing new or original from me, just a Deck The Halls to wish everyone on melodeon.net a happy Christmas.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtMAeKqbR48
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: arty on December 23, 2013, 02:54:12 PM
O How Joyfully - Napolitana de chocolate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxwIrr-_i4I



Gosh, doesn't that box sound lovely! Beautiful, thank you.
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: Nick Collis Bird on December 23, 2013, 03:55:36 PM
A little bit of festive silliness from me, played with more enthusiasm than skill and some silly hats too.

Here's the first one Rub-a-Dub (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfS3OK9bl2Y&feature=youtu.be)

and another

Good King Wenceslas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyJA0NYPCTw&feature=youtu.be).  This one includes a cure for melodeon face too.  Bonus.



I was going to continue but I was running out of silly hats and Coops (husband) started asking me if I could play 'Silent Night'.  On the whole I think that was a hint.

All the best of the season to you all  (:)



Just came across this Helena, love the Bah Humbug hat, I was going to buy one and Karen said " you don't need to buy a bloody hat to prove YOUR attitude to Christmas!"
As for the second vid. I just loved the Steam Punk look. I think a Morris team dressed in steam punk stuff would take the world by storm. A mixture of Mad Max and Cotswold. Great fun vids as well.  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: joreema on December 23, 2013, 08:21:48 PM
Here is something from the Reema Family Band:

http://soundcloud.com/joreema/awake-and-join-the-cheerful

It's out of the book "The Mellstock Carols", compiled and edited by Dave Townsend.

Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: AirTime on December 23, 2013, 10:50:31 PM
Quote
Here is something from the Reema Family Band:

http://soundcloud.com/joreema/awake-and-join-the-cheerful

That is just delightful! Too bad there's no video!

On the other hand, here's my effort, a tune I came up with while doodling on my newly acquired Dinn III. Might have been better with NO video - my first full-frontal recording - I apologize for looking so miserable!  :-\

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sw8-M36DEw&feature=youtu.be
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: joreema on December 24, 2013, 02:08:14 AM
Quote
Here is something from the Reema Family Band:

http://soundcloud.com/joreema/awake-and-join-the-cheerful

That is just delightful! Too bad there's no video!

On the other hand, here's my effort, a tune I came up with while doodling on my newly acquired Dinn III. Might have been better with NO video - my first full-frontal recording - I apologize for looking so miserable!  :-\

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sw8-M36DEw&feature=youtu.be

It's not so easy to bring the kids together like it was the years before. They are between 15-18 years old now!   :Ph  Because of this: no video.

Yours: Very lovely tune and very nice atmosphere.  I love it.
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: Rog on December 24, 2013, 10:05:06 AM
Quote
Here is something from the Reema Family Band:

http://soundcloud.com/joreema/awake-and-join-the-cheerful

That is just delightful! Too bad there's no video!

On the other hand, here's my effort, a tune I came up with while doodling on my newly acquired Dinn III. Might have been better with NO video - my first full-frontal recording - I apologize for looking so miserable!  :-\

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sw8-M36DEw&feature=youtu.be

Very nice
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: Ziachmusi/Louise on December 24, 2013, 02:36:36 PM
Here is something from the Reema Family Band:

http://soundcloud.com/joreema/awake-and-join-the-cheerful

It's out of the book "The Mellstock Carols", compiled and edited by Dave Townsend.
Brilliant, really loved it.
Hope you and the family have a great Christmas

L&K
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: jackson10 on December 25, 2013, 12:22:34 PM
Here is something from the Reema Family Band:

http://soundcloud.com/joreema/awake-and-join-the-cheerful

It's out of the book "The Mellstock Carols", compiled and edited by Dave Townsend.

That is beautiful! Great job!
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: Ellison on December 28, 2013, 01:55:39 AM
A recording from 1987!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpmp1fG5cRQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpmp1fG5cRQ)

Martyn Wyndham Read - vocals (and forgetting the words)
Maggie Goodall - vocals
Chris Coe - hammered dulcimer
Martin Carthy - guitar
Me- melodeon
Richard Whiteley - pretending to be interested (he really wasn't)

That was a long time ago. I was slim.
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: Clive Williams on December 30, 2013, 12:31:19 AM
Oh my, Martin! I'll bet there's an interesting story or two behind that!
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: Clive Williams on January 01, 2014, 12:28:46 AM
Well, you unfestive bunch (apart from those who were festive of course!), it's time to move onto another theme - late festivities always welcome of course; just stick them on the end here!
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: Rob2Hook on January 01, 2014, 11:27:41 PM
Am I too late?  (fan of Hitchiker's Guide...)

I just thought I'd post a link to a vid of our Christmas Clog outing, which has just been posted on Youtube.  This has been going for decades around North Hampshire and currently our collections go to the childrens' hospice Naomi House.  I think the cold was getting to everyone as the dancers kept going faster and the fingers kept going slower!  Playing were myself (Trilly), Martin (Pokerwork) and Tim (unlicensed trombone). 

http://youtu.be/j4eZvuUQrxA


Rob.
Title: Re: Theme of the Month for December 2013: Christmas again!
Post by: AirTime on January 03, 2014, 07:34:41 PM
Here's an international duet version of the Niagara Carol recorded by Scott (Hickory-Wind) & Peter (Airtime) on a very cold, snowy January evening in Ontario.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUktfp-w2dQ&feature=youtu.be

I accidentally activated the new "anti-melodeon-face" setting on the video camera, which causes the camera to automatically go out of focus when the facial expressions become too extreme.   :||:
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