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Discussions => Tune of the Month => Topic started by: Clive Williams on April 01, 2015, 01:44:24 AM
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Hi folks,
A nice simple theme this month - tunes with place names in them, be they real or imaginary. That's quite a lot of tunes by my reckoning, so have fun!
Cheers,
Clive
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A Left Turn at Albuquerque (Bugs Bunny reference) a tune by Matt Quinn
http://lesters-tune-a-day.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/tune-364-left-turn-at-albuquerque.html (http://lesters-tune-a-day.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/tune-364-left-turn-at-albuquerque.html)
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Stamford Waltz by Jon Swayne: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SADtCM3jhRA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SADtCM3jhRA)
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Flowers of Edinburgh
http://youtu.be/_0oC9fAV9As
51st Highlanders Farewell to Sicily
http://youtu.be/XS9zstN3_vM
My grandad was with them in the Royal Armoured Corps.
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White cliffs of Dover
http://youtu.be/XS9zstN3_vM
The Holmfirth anthem
http://youtu.be/jmOSubQmgNo
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Lily of Laguna
http://youtu.be/eX0oEed9K_0
Bodmin Riding
http://youtu.be/DwxC6R8SjoY
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Mull of Kintyre
http://youtu.be/HumWLBbfZvo
Seychelles mazurka ps Sharon Shannon learnt it from me ;-)
http://youtu.be/RViA2tYMx5U
Dingle Regatta
http://youtu.be/z9Um6kzaOFM
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Ill throw in Loch Lomond
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJE8zIrNFiA
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Stamford Waltz by Jon Swayne: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SADtCM3jhRA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SADtCM3jhRA)
Really, really beautiful, Mr. E. I never tire of listening to your playing.
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There are so many place names in tunes. Here are some I did earlier:
Flaxley Green Dance and Danbury Hill (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O8k8ne78RI)
Orangeville reel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slBeTtZsMRw)
Sussex Mazurka and Essex Bazurka (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH93bYL8WIY)
(I will do a new one...)
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https://youtu.be/mHYELq1aXAM
Carnival of Venice, Chelsea Reach, The Dark Island. (Tunes change at 1.42 and 3.00.)
Best wishes
Bill
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Ill throw in Loch Lomond
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJE8zIrNFiA
...I like that, nice to hear someone singing, what model and key is your box? Barry.
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Well, it didn't do great in the TOTM poll this month (why not, it's fantastic?), so by one of those coincidences that isn't a coincidence, I get to have a go at it anyway in ThOTM as a 'Places' tune.
Here is Thomas Walsh's beautiful air, Inisheer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8CXgyt8FjQ
There's lots of interesting information about the composer here: http://irishtunecomposers.weebly.com/thomas-walsh.html - the tune sounds like it's hundreds of years old, but no, it was written in the 1970's. Great great tune. One of few recently composed tunes that you can put your hand on your heart and say, yes, that's still going to be around in 200 years time (by which time it will be 'trad'!).
Played on a Castagnari Mory in D/G.
Cheers,
Clive
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Ill throw in Loch Lomond
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJE8zIrNFiA
...I like that, nice to hear someone singing, what model and key is your box? Barry.
Thank you Barry. Its a older Hohner Corso in C/F.
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Well, it didn't do great in the TOTM poll this month (why not, it's fantastic?), so by one of those coincidences that isn't a coincidence, I get to have a go at it anyway in ThOTM as a 'Places' tune.
Here is Thomas Walsh's beautiful air, Inisheer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8CXgyt8FjQ
There's lots of interesting information about the composer here: http://irishtunecomposers.weebly.com/thomas-walsh.html - the tune sounds like it's hundreds of years old, but no, it was written in the 1970's. Great great tune. One of few recently composed tunes that you can put your hand on your heart and say, yes, that's still going to be around in 200 years time (by which time it will be 'trad'!).
Played on a Castagnari Mory in D/G.
Cheers,
Clive
We were very lucky to have Thomas staying in Seoul for a few months at the end of 2014, he's a lovely bloke and was down at the session every Sunday.
Here's an interview the IAK did with him one afternoon - he talks a bit about writing Inisheer at 1.30.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRcEdV9kfZ0
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Napoleon crossing the Alps - East Riding of Yorkshire version
http://youtu.be/QcvqJ5aLrLg
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London Pride
http://youtu.be/JYy5a4b6Nk8
Banbury Bill
http://youtu.be/N8AZEpJ1TU0
Mull of Kintyre
http://youtu.be/HumWLBbfZvo
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Here are two reels composed by Liz Carroll, both named after streets in American cities:
http://youtu.be/Xb8H-ebqFlE
Wissahickon Drive is in northwest Philadelphia--just a few miles from where I'm sitting, actually. Morse Avenue is located in Liz's native Chicago. Both tunes are session standards hereabouts.
Bob Michel
Near Philly
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White cliffs of Dover
http://youtu.be/XS9zstN3_vM
This is still the 51st Highlanders Farewell, not the white cliffs. :'(
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White cliffs of Dover
http://youtu.be/XS9zstN3_vM
This is still the 51st Highlanders Farewell, not the white cliffs. :'(
The tune is Farewell to the Creeks
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/scotlandssongs/secondary/farewelltosicily.asp
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One more topographical tune for this month's Theme, the four-part jig "The Humours of Ballyloughlin."
http://youtu.be/V4dX4Lmo4ac
So many Places, so little time.
Bob Michel
Near Philly
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Hello
Zycanthos http://youtu.be/7X1f7B1m5Vc
You know when your doing something and there's a point in a job where it look worse than when you started . Well this might be at exactly that moment .....
Andy
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I learnt this funky minor version of a fairly well-known Welsh tune from the bagpipe playing of John Tose; I think it fits rather nicely on the box:
https://soundcloud.com/robotmay/meillionen-o-feirionnydd
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I know nowt about Attingham as a place but hope it is one and that perhaps it inspired Helena Torpy to compose the Attingham Waltz.
Here's a go at it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRqBApV-gUs
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There is a place in Ireland, where the birds are said "to increase". How they manage that is not forthcoming, but the name of the place is Bunclody, and here is it's own tune, which I always enjoy playing.
https://youtu.be/1toNv9v2qtc (https://youtu.be/1toNv9v2qtc)
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hello everyone
this is my first post and my first video
and although my playing is still rather poor (and so is my english)
i'd like to add a well known swiss tune called "Guggisbärg" (a small village between
the towns of Fribourg and Thun in the alps...).
Its melody is not very alpine, specially when you play it a bit faster,
that's why I added a kletzmer-tune that fits quite well I think....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRU1Mjp3ylc
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and although my playing is still rather poor
Not. :D
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and although my playing is still rather poor
Not. :D
I like it, too. :D
Roger
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"Wir sind die Sänger von Finsterwalde (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finsterwalde)":
https://youtu.be/B2DfoYwokw4
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Well, it didn't do great in the TOTM poll this month (why not, it's fantastic?), so by one of those coincidences that isn't a coincidence, I get to have a go at it anyway in ThOTM as a 'Places' tune.
Here is Thomas Walsh's beautiful air, Inisheer
Played on a Castagnari Mory in D/G.
Cheers,
Clive
My goodness. It's not often a tune makes me cry. this is outstanding, Clive. thanks so much for posting. (And yes, I am playing it on my g/d/a/ Weltmeister right now.) thanks again, Dave
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"Wir sind die Sänger von Finsterwalde (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finsterwalde)":
https://youtu.be/B2DfoYwokw4
Superb! I love it!
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"Wir sind die Sänger von Finsterwalde (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finsterwalde)":
https://youtu.be/B2DfoYwokw4
Sehr schön 8)
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This is my contribution this month: Return From Helsinki. Wonderful tune ::)
http://youtu.be/Jx-oUFAqwRs
Thomas
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Nice playing, but you should credit the composer on your youtube: Ian Stephenson
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There is a place in Ireland, where the birds are said "to increase". How they manage that is not forthcoming, but the name of the place is Bunclody, and here is it's own tune, which I always enjoy playing.
https://youtu.be/1toNv9v2qtc (https://youtu.be/1toNv9v2qtc)
I am moved to comment how great that tune is. But further, what an amazing looking instrument. If you've ever seen a canal boat in England you'll understand when I say it's painted up a bit like a canal boat. And I'm not saying that to be rude. It wouldn't be out of of place at a retro steam fairground either.
Anyway, nice playing.
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Nice playing, but you should credit the composer on your youtube: Ian Stephenson
Thanks. I have updated the video description.
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Thank you. Ian is a friend.
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I really liked your Return from Helsinki by Ian Stephenson Thomas and it reminded me that we did this tune in a pub session a few years ago with Chris Brimley. Here it is:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlsegqAUaCw
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And here is on taught to me recently by my friend from Switzerland Erich Shatti :- My roof is the sky above Zurich.
https://www.facebook.com/roland.carson/videos/vb.1037829270/10205348847374162/?type=2&theater
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Before April's Theme gives way to a new one, here are a couple of hornpipes from "Ryan's Mammoth Collection" (Boston, 1883):
http://youtu.be/XiABEy5RTUU
I might have expected the Texarkana Blues, or just possibly the Texarkana Two-Step, but not a hornpipe. Turns out it bears a close family resemblance (at least) to both Rickett's and the Yarmouth Hornpipe. A lot of the tunes in Ryan's seem to have been named by someone pointing randomly at a map of the United States, as Stephen Foster is said to have come up with "Swanee (meaning Suwanee) River."
As for the Staten Island Hornpipe, the nonnegotiable flatted seventh in the B part of more familiar versions would ordinarily disqualify it as a one-row tune, but this old setting (which I can't remember having heard anywhere) works just fine. I like it, in an expectation-defeating sort of way.
Bob Michel
Near Philly
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It's a little bit rough and ready but I really wanted to share this tune before the end of the month, it's called Balfour Road and I learnt it from Jock Tyldesley at Burwell Bash (unfortunately I can't remember who it's by, I'll have to try and find out from Jock at some point). I think it's gorgeous, and am really glad I finally worked out how to fit it on the box (albeit in the stupid key of E major!).
https://youtu.be/ZvcuRIPWsAk
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It's a little bit rough and ready but I really wanted to share this tune before the end of the month, it's called Balfour Road ...................I think it's gorgeous, and am really glad I finally worked out how to fit it on the box (albeit in the stupid key of E major!).
https://youtu.be/ZvcuRIPWsAk
That's a very sweet tune, nicely played and presented. I like your quiet, simple arrangement, too. Was curious about the key, tho. Could it be in A maj?
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It's a little bit rough and ready but I really wanted to share this tune before the end of the month, it's called Balfour Road ...................I think it's gorgeous, and am really glad I finally worked out how to fit it on the box (albeit in the stupid key of E major!).
https://youtu.be/ZvcuRIPWsAk
That's a very sweet tune, nicely played and presented. I like your quiet, simple arrangement, too. Was curious about the key, tho. Could it be in A maj?
Yes, you're right. I think it must be A major, and I'm an idiot. :|bl
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Yes, you're right. I think it must be A major, and I'm an idiot. :|bl
Well, I wouldn't venture that far, but we're all a bit MAD actually.... ;)
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I really liked your Return from Helsinki by Ian Stephenson Thomas and it reminded me that we did this tune in a pub session a few years ago with Chris Brimley. Here it is:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlsegqAUaCw
Great version (:) Nice mix of instruments. We almost never get such endings in our sessions. Anyone always keeps on playing...
Thomas
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Here's my contribution: the Simcoe Waltz named for beautiful Lake Simcoe in southern Ontario. I had the pleasure of living on the shore of the lake for about 12 years. I had intended to provide a montage of photos of the lake to accompany the tune, but sadly didn't get around to figuring out how to do that - perhaps I'll manage to add it a later point! ::)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apOgRUEd9pU
I uploaded two other versions of this tune, almost three years ago. The progress I have made could be measured in the fact that the earlier recordings required dozens of takes ... the most recent one was done in one take! (:)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tSZlpMAqbo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1dNv6-HB90
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Here's my contribution: the Simcoe Waltz named for beautiful Lake Simcoe in southern Ontario. I had the pleasure of living on the shore of the lake for about 12 years. I had intended to provide a montage of photos of the lake to accompany the tune, but sadly didn't get around to figuring out how to do that - perhaps I'll manage to add it a later point! ::)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apOgRUEd9pU
Wow, that's a keeper, Peter! Lovely composition, and great sounding little box too. Nice to wake up to on a Sunday morn! ;D
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Can't believe it! it seems I've dug out an English tune Lester Bailey hasn't covered yet!
Calabria: https://youtu.be/T9hBnAg8Swc
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Used this month's theme to finally learn a tune I heard Andy Next Tune play almost exactly a year ago, the rather sweet and quite-annoying-when-you-cock-up-a-single-note Liverpool Hornpipe:
https://soundcloud.com/robotmay/liverpool-hornpipe
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Calabria: https://youtu.be/T9hBnAg8Swc
A nice tune. I put it on my learning list.
Can't believe it! it seems I've dug out an English tune Lester Bailey hasn't covered yet!
Maybe a potential theme of the month: tunes that Lester Bailey hasn't recorded ... ;-)
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Can't believe it! it seems I've dug out an English tune Lester Bailey hasn't covered yet!
Maybe a potential theme of the month: tunes that Lester Bailey hasn't recorded ... ;-)
Seriously, I've considered it already! Just a matter of time! ;D
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Here's my "Place":
https://youtu.be/KYGWZ_nssiY
The Moulsham Street Hornpipe was written by Greg Trice who played piano accordion for Chelmsford Morris and introduced me to the team when I started work there in 1975, thereby launching my parallel career as a folk musician.
Named after a busy shopping street in Chelmsford, this is a tune in 5/4 time, inspired by John Kirkpatrick's The Gas Almost Works which is also in 5/4. Greg was a fine musician but somewhat eccentric and enjoyed quirky tunes in odd time signatures and keys.
There's a CD of his more danceable and playable tunes, played by Mick and Sarah Graves (fiddle/mandolin and English concertina) with Colin Heaviside on piano. Highly recommended, and available from Sarah Graves' web site (http://sarahgraves.co.uk.websitebuilder.prositehosting.co.uk/the-greg-trice-tune-book-cd).
Also a tune book coming, maybe later this year, from Hedingham Fair.
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I've realised it's over 6 months since I posted a video so here is a stab at Coleford Jig, the only tune I know with a place name in it:
https://youtu.be/Wzz86BcGqUE
I would normally play it "straight" but I was messing around with the rhythm a bit to get closer to the way Gavin Atkin plays it in his fiddle version on YT. Not sure I've pulled it off, but it was fun trying. N
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Well done folks; time for a new theme - stick late submissions on the end here as usual of course