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Clive Williams

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Tune of the Month for June 2019: The Rope Waltz
« on: May 31, 2019, 09:56:52 PM »

Yay - it won!

Rope Waltz -  I used to play this a long time ago - it's from Orkney, and here played by Lester: https://lesters-tune-a-day.blogspot.com/2013/01/tune-141-rope-waltz.html

There's a couple more versions of it (which appear to be more accidental loaded) here https://thesession.org/tunes/13443 though I will admit it's the standard non-accidental one that I used to play.

Happy playing!

Clive

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Re: Tune of the Month for June 2019: The Rope Waltz
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2019, 06:11:53 PM »

Dead slow and slow, inner row on AD, outer row on DG in key D.

https://youtu.be/_a5yBQeusTc

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Re: Tune of the Month for June 2019: The Rope Waltz
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2019, 07:31:51 PM »

see youtube george garside melodeon for my rendition of stronsey waltz and rope waltz on hohner trichord made about 6 years ago

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Re: Tune of the Month for June 2019: The Rope Waltz
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2019, 08:04:51 PM »

Here's an attempt at the Ropey er...Rope Waltz. I'd not come across it before. I don't think it'll prove a keeper for me. There aren't many waltzes I can get too excited about.

It's played on the outer row of my newly acquired (in a bout of MADness) Hohner Koch Eb/Bb.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhEUQ2VweVU
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Re: Tune of the Month for June 2019: The Rope Waltz
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2019, 05:59:10 AM »

It's played on the outer row of my newly acquired (in a bout of MADness) Hohner Koch Eb/Bb.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhEUQ2VweVU

Nothing ropey about that.  What a lovely sounding box
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Re: Tune of the Month for June 2019: The Rope Waltz
« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2019, 08:46:29 AM »

see youtube george garside melodeon for my rendition of stronsey waltz and rope waltz on hohner trichord made about 6 years ago

george


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es1rMLTisbw&t

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Re: Tune of the Month for June 2019: The Rope Waltz
« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2019, 11:32:39 AM »

My playing from a couple of years ago. I think I've taken a few liberties, and I hope the gods (and Melnet) will forgive me...

https://youtu.be/e9qKm-gtRbc

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« Last Edit: June 03, 2019, 12:01:21 PM by gmatkin »
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Re: Tune of the Month for June 2019: The Rope Waltz
« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2019, 12:34:37 PM »

Not often do I hear a tune and immediately know which other melody I'd like to combine it with in a mini set. Will have to relearn the other tune because I know it already in Gmaj but really like to play it in Dmaj just like Rope Waltz. Very much looking forward to this. (:)
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Re: Tune of the Month for June 2019: The Rope Waltz
« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2019, 09:43:15 PM »

Here’s my rendition.
https://youtu.be/zrzpYdm5xFQ

I’ve known the tune for many years but only in bands where I’ve played bass, not melodeon.
It’s an education to find that there’s a version without the accidentals.

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Re: Tune of the Month for June 2019: The Rope Waltz
« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2019, 01:53:05 PM »

A version of rope waltz in D without accidentals  is in the book  'fourth ceilidh collection'  published by
taigh na Teud  1998   . the 4 books in this series are well worth having

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« Last Edit: June 04, 2019, 02:48:41 PM by george garside »
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Re: Tune of the Month for June 2019: The Rope Waltz
« Reply #10 on: June 06, 2019, 03:30:20 AM »

Here's an attempt at the Ropey er...Rope Waltz. I'd not come across it before. I don't think it'll prove a keeper for me. There aren't many waltzes I can get too excited about.

It's played on the outer row of my newly acquired (in a bout of MADness) Hohner Koch Eb/Bb.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhEUQ2VweVU

Nicely played on a lovely sounding box!
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Re: Tune of the Month for June 2019: The Rope Waltz
« Reply #11 on: June 06, 2019, 08:32:01 AM »

I have been playing this tune for some time. First discovered it on a CD by John and Sue Kirkpatrick.

Here's my version which was recorded a few years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI0roKyiVio
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Re: Tune of the Month for June 2019: The Rope Waltz
« Reply #12 on: June 06, 2019, 08:40:41 AM »

Yay - it won!

Rope Waltz -  I used to play this a long time ago - it's from Orkney, and here played by Lester: https://lesters-tune-a-day.blogspot.com/2013/01/tune-141-rope-waltz.html

There's a couple more versions of it (which appear to be more accidental loaded) here https://thesession.org/tunes/13443 though I will admit it's the standard non-accidental one that I used to play.

Happy playing!

Clive

I first heard the tune by John and Sue Kirkpatrick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONhyQelMA94
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Re: Tune of the Month for June 2019: The Rope Waltz
« Reply #13 on: June 06, 2019, 12:53:21 PM »

I first heard the tune by John and Sue Kirkpatrick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONhyQelMA94

This may be because of my relatively young age (at least in comparison to the majority of melnetters), but would this have been posted as reference for the tune, I would definitely not have been interested in playing it at all. :D (No intention to insult either the Kirkpatricks or anyone else, of course.)
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Re: Tune of the Month for June 2019: The Rope Waltz
« Reply #14 on: June 06, 2019, 02:09:23 PM »

It's funny and really goes to show how tastes differ! I also first heard this tune from Sue Harris and John Kirkpatrick's recording, and I was excited it won the poll because I really like that track. And I enjoy the hammered dulcimer and the way it creates a sort of shimmering cloud of resonant sound. From a melodeon standpoint, what interested me about this track is how JK plays accompaniment to the dulcimer in three different ways. I think it's a good study for learning that kind of background playing.
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Re: Tune of the Month for June 2019: The Rope Waltz
« Reply #15 on: June 06, 2019, 02:17:38 PM »

I also learned the Rope Waltz first of all from Sue and John's playing on their 1980 recording 'Facing the Music' (Topic Records 12 TS 408). Lovely playing from both of them.

But also I mention it because it was the first John K recording I ever heard, when I was just begining to learn the melodeon and the anglo concertina, and it became highly influential to my style. Definitely worth trying to obtain a copy of it if possible.
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Re: Tune of the Month for June 2019: The Rope Waltz
« Reply #16 on: June 06, 2019, 06:28:39 PM »

..and one from me. Its years since I played these tunes.
https://picosong.com/wAsRN
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Re: Tune of the Month for June 2019: The Rope Waltz
« Reply #17 on: June 06, 2019, 08:41:40 PM »

interesting that each rendition of the rope waltz on here is  demonstrates a quite different approach to the same tune  which goes to show that there is no such thing as a  ''correct'' version  which to me is the great thing about folk/trad music

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Re: Tune of the Month for June 2019: The Rope Waltz
« Reply #18 on: June 07, 2019, 01:21:56 AM »

A version of rope waltz in D without accidentals  is in the book  'fourth ceilidh collection'  published by
taigh na Teud  1998   . the 4 books in this series are well worth having

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Yes - but with the Caveat "First/Second/Third/Fourth Ceilidh Collection for Fiddlers".
Taigh nan Teud also publsh First and Second Ceilidh Collection for Accordian- These are books of tune settings for the PA and the tune selection is also quite different.

Bit off topic- sorry.
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Re: Tune of the Month for June 2019: The Rope Waltz
« Reply #19 on: June 07, 2019, 08:55:22 AM »

I have been playing this tune for some time. First discovered it on a CD by John and Sue Kirkpatrick.

Here's my version which was recorded a few years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI0roKyiVio

No offence to any other contributors, but that is my favourite version so far. I don't like the tune much but I actually like this.
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