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Theme of the Month for May 2018: Tunes from America
« on: May 01, 2018, 11:15:09 AM »

A deliberately vague theme this month, intended to cover all of North, Central and South America, as well as USA of course. From the north we could have old time fiddle music, cajun, newfoundland, quebecois, shaker, texmex, and all manner of other traditions, but there's a world of Central and Southern music I'm sure which we haven't really covered before. What can you find?

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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2018: Tunes from America
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2018, 01:02:07 PM »

You may find Vallenato, Perico Ripeao, Merengue, Cumbia, Chamame and Brazilians have their own genres which I haven’t tapped into find my recent Ranchera tune here:

Estas son las mañanitas ( sleeping beauty Mexican song) in A Mayor ( Corona II ADG)

https://youtu.be/o77qIrOQWIU
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2018: Tunes from America
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2018, 07:20:38 PM »

Walnut Gap

https://youtu.be/n3SItC-PepE

A tune by Owen "Snake " Chapman which I heard played by Jane Rothfield at a recent house concert and thought, hmmm.... Quirky but fun.

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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2018: Tunes from America
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2018, 11:25:46 PM »

Quinta Anauco - Venezuelan love song
by Aldermaro Romero

https://youtu.be/Te0nRDIhuWk

I first heard this played by Accordéon Mélancolique
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoDGPnW1q7A

I am in awe of their musicality and nuance on this an other wonderful pieces in their album, Parade des Poules. Much of their music (scores published by Reba Productions available in the USA from CDBaby), fits on a three row G/C with a bit of faking here and there, for which I am grateful.
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2018: Tunes from America
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2018, 12:37:01 PM »

Okay, so there's some question as to whether this tune is American, Scottish, or Irish... But I wanted to play it anyway!
https://youtu.be/FO8hmeHBic4

Just in case, here's one that's definitely American :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pLtoyhXXmI

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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2018: Tunes from America
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2018, 11:11:32 PM »

Very nice songs. I'm enjoying the versatility of tunes submitted so far.

Personally I'm kind of at a loss as to where to start. Are there good tune compilations on the internet which someone of you would like to share? I don't think I actually know any. Thanks in advance.
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2018: Tunes from America
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2018, 12:18:35 AM »

Very nice songs...
Do you have the words? Especially for Old Joe Clarke?
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2018: Tunes from America
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2018, 01:28:16 AM »

Saul I am always in awe of your playing, and docEdock, that was a very special performance.  Just beautiful.
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2018: Tunes from America
« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2018, 10:33:56 PM »

This month's theme happened to coincide with my finally learning several tunes that are from America. Oddly none from the US. So here is another contribution:

Volver Tango
https://youtu.be/4ZGWUbDt3Bk

Carlos Gardel composed the tune in 1934. Since he immigrated to Argentina from France in 1893, at age one, Volver ended up being a tune of the Americas. Had he stayed in France, perhaps it would Volver mazurka or the like.

I learned Volver from Accordeon Melancholique's terrific album, Parade des Poules. Their much more dramatic version is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGLY1OIXpqA/u]

While there are many renditions on YouTube, I think I may be the first diatonic accordion to take a stab at it. It certainly got me to explore new Handry buttons.
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2018: Tunes from America
« Reply #11 on: May 08, 2018, 11:19:12 PM »

This month's theme happened to coincide with my finally learning several tunes that are from America. Oddly none from the US. So here is another contribution:

Volver Tango
https://youtu.be/4ZGWUbDt3Bk

Carlos Gardel composed the tune in 1934. Since he immigrated to Argentina from France in 1893, at age one, Volver ended up being a tune of the Americas. Had he stayed in France, perhaps it would Volver mazurka or the like.

I learned Volver from Accordeon Melancholique's terrific album, Parade des Poules. Their much more dramatic version is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGLY1OIXpqA/u]

While there are many renditions on YouTube, I think I may be the first diatonic accordion to take a stab at it. It certainly got me to explore new Handry buttons.

Nice take. That Handry is quite a beast. Lovely tone. though.
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2018: Tunes from America
« Reply #12 on: May 09, 2018, 09:31:55 AM »

@Tone Dumb Greg
The Handry is a beast, big and muscular. It has elbowed aside my other more delicate boxes and gets almost all my playing these days, which surprises me. Its layout and extra basses seem a better match to adapting the chromatic stuff on which I'm focused but that may be only an excuse. I suspect the boxes pick me rather than the other way around and Signore Handry is amazingly assertive.
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2018: Tunes from America
« Reply #13 on: May 12, 2018, 03:10:53 PM »

Here's my effort for this moth - the March of St. Timothy.
https://soundcloud.com/thrupenny-bit/the-march-of-st-timothy

I googled it to make sure it was American, as I believed it was, and found
" From Maine Folque co-op, website deicated to Maine’s cultural heritage....
March of St. Timothy was written in 1985 by dulcimer-player Judi Morningstar of Michigan. It takes its name from St. Timothy Methodist Church in Detroit, where Judi's band - the Ruffwater String Band - first played it for an evening of contra dancing."

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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2018: Tunes from America
« Reply #14 on: May 12, 2018, 03:24:47 PM »

This month's theme happened to coincide with my finally learning several tunes that are from America. Oddly none from the US. So here is another contribution:

Volver Tango
https://youtu.be/4ZGWUbDt3Bk

Carlos Gardel composed the tune in 1934. Since he immigrated to Argentina from France in 1893, at age one, Volver ended up being a tune of the Americas. Had he stayed in France, perhaps it would Volver mazurka or the like.

I learned Volver from Accordeon Melancholique's terrific album, Parade des Poules. Their much more dramatic version is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGLY1OIXpqA/u]

While there are many renditions on YouTube, I think I may be the first diatonic accordion to take a stab at it. It certainly got me to explore new Handry buttons.

Splendid version Philip! I really like the more staccato effect of the diatonic box. 
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2018: Tunes from America
« Reply #15 on: May 12, 2018, 06:27:42 PM »

Hi all,

Here's my tune this month - I really liked the version of The Ookpik Waltz that Forrest posted a while back so I thought I'd learn it. It's taken me bleedin' ages - in fact I've considered it as a recording for 2 other themes before this one and dropped it because it wasn't anywhere near ready. Anyway, here we go!

I notice having surfed a few other versions on youtube, including Frankie Rodgers' original version (he wrote it) and the Altan version which is fairly famous that there's lots of variation in the different versions out there. Lots and lots. None of them terribly close to Frankie's version, and neither is this!

Played on my Kay Albrecht'ed Lilliput in G/C.

https://youtu.be/S-sO-RrIb4A

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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2018: Tunes from America
« Reply #16 on: May 12, 2018, 08:09:00 PM »

Clive,
Your rendition seems so effortless with the notes pouring out of that box. The pace feels leisurely, though it skips right along. Lovely.
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2018: Tunes from America
« Reply #17 on: May 12, 2018, 08:42:49 PM »

Clive,
Your rendition seems so effortless with the notes pouring out of that box. The pace feels leisurely, though it skips right along. Lovely.

Thank you - glad you liked it -  that was take 23!  :D

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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2018: Tunes from America
« Reply #18 on: May 12, 2018, 10:32:25 PM »

"that was take 23!"

Thanks for owning up to that, Clive. It's very encouraging to us lesser mortals to know that we aren't alone!
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2018: Tunes from America
« Reply #19 on: May 12, 2018, 10:56:24 PM »

I really like the more staccato effect of the diatonic box.

Thanks. That's an interesting observation about the staccato. I hadn't thought of it that way.
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