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Re: Theme for the Month for January 2020: Mountains, Hills, Valleys, etc
« Reply #20 on: January 27, 2020, 03:08:08 PM »

Bit of silliness on a gloomy Sunday...

In the high and far off times oh best beloved, before Casta was Nari or Salty was Relled, Hohner Owners would sit in houses that were public, and play songs for their friends to sing along to...here's a couple for them...

https://youtu.be/7kcPa6hWOSg

Enjoyed those a lot.
I love the old Hohner saound of that box./
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Re: Theme for the Month for January 2020: Mountains, Hills, Valleys, etc
« Reply #21 on: January 27, 2020, 03:10:32 PM »

Enjoyed those a lot.
I love the old Hohner saound of that box./ :|glug

Ta...she doesn't get played as much as she should do....
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Re: Theme for the Month for January 2020: Mountains, Hills, Valleys, etc
« Reply #22 on: January 29, 2020, 04:10:51 PM »

Better late than never. (:)

Here's a tune I stumbled upon by accident.
It's a tune from the Carpathian mountains. Even has that in its name. I reckon that counts as a submission criterion.
I very much like its groove, it just keeps on going and going and going.  :||:

https://soundcloud.com/laubblaeser/carpathian-tune-take-1

Played on a G/C Pariselle with LM voicing
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Re: Theme for the Month for January 2020: Mountains, Hills, Valleys, etc
« Reply #23 on: January 29, 2020, 04:12:28 PM »

Oh right, for those interested, here's the abc for the tune:

Code: [Select]
X:1
T:Carpathian Tune
S:String Beings 11/98
N:From a hand-scribbled MS ...
M:C|
L:1/8
K:Gm
"Gm"GABc d2d2 | "(A7)"^c2c2 "(D7)"d4| "Gm"BAG2 A2B2 | "D"A4-A4 |
 "Gm"GABc d2d2 | "(A7)"^c2c2 "(D7)"d4 | "Gm"BAG2 A2B2 | "Gm"G4-G4 :|
|: "Cm"(3cdcG2 (3cdcG2 | "Gm"(3BcBG2 (3BcBG2 | "Cm"(3cdcG2 c3d | "D7"BcAB "Gm"G4|
"Cm"(3cdcG2 (3cdcG2 | "Gm"(3BcBG2 B2c2 | "D7"d6 de | d2c2 B2A2 :|

Got it from folktunefinder, iirc.
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Re: Theme for the Month for January 2020: Mountains, Hills, Valleys, etc
« Reply #24 on: January 29, 2020, 10:43:23 PM »

Hi there,

Here is a small attempt at Tullochgorum, that apparently translates to "the blue hill" (or at least it is known with this other name), with the first two variations from J. Scott Skinner.

Hope you'll like it (it's the first time I try and play some Scottish music).

https://soundcloud.com/larrydondaine/tullochgorum-strathspey

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Re: Theme for the Month for January 2020: Mountains, Hills, Valleys, etc
« Reply #25 on: January 29, 2020, 11:05:46 PM »

Better late than never. (:)

Here's a tune I stumbled upon by accident.
It's a tune from the Carpathian mountains. Even has that in its name. I reckon that counts as a submission criterion.
I very much like its groove, it just keeps on going and going and going.  :||:

https://soundcloud.com/laubblaeser/carpathian-tune-take-1

Played on a G/C Pariselle with LM voicing
That's a great tune, well played on a lovely sounding box.
Who could ask for more?
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Re: Theme for the Month for January 2020: Mountains, Hills, Valleys, etc
« Reply #26 on: January 29, 2020, 11:16:14 PM »

Hi there,

Here is a small attempt at Tullochgorum, that apparently translates to "the blue hill" (or at least it is known with this other name), with the first two variations from J. Scott Skinner.

Hope you'll like it (it's the first time I try and play some Scottish music).

https://soundcloud.com/larrydondaine/tullochgorum-strathspey

This has such a mellow tone to it and does not need any more than the melody you put out. Awesome.
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Re: Theme for the Month for January 2020: Mountains, Hills, Valleys, etc
« Reply #27 on: January 30, 2020, 11:39:43 AM »

Better late than never. (:)

Here's a tune I stumbled upon by accident.
It's a tune from the Carpathian mountains. Even has that in its name. I reckon that counts as a submission criterion.
I very much like its groove, it just keeps on going and going and going.  :||:

https://soundcloud.com/laubblaeser/carpathian-tune-take-1

Played on a G/C Pariselle with LM voicing

I've been looking for the name of that tune! Finally!! Great playing as ever :)
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Re: Theme for the Month for January 2020: Mountains, Hills, Valleys, etc
« Reply #28 on: January 30, 2020, 12:44:55 PM »

Better late than never. (:)

Here's a tune I stumbled upon by accident.
It's a tune from the Carpathian mountains. Even has that in its name. I reckon that counts as a submission criterion.
I very much like its groove, it just keeps on going and going and going.  :||:

https://soundcloud.com/laubblaeser/carpathian-tune-take-1

Played on a G/C Pariselle with LM voicing

I've been looking for the name of that tune! Finally!! Great playing as ever :)

Glad I could help and thank you for the nice words.

Here's a nice version of the tune played in an ensemble:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwzpYh9vFFM
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Re: Theme for the Month for January 2020: Mountains, Hills, Valleys, etc
« Reply #29 on: January 30, 2020, 01:13:54 PM »

The Carpathian Tune is also used by Bogart's Breakfast for a dance called 'Blue Jay', vis a vis http://www.boggartsbreakfast.org.uk/docs/tunes/Bluejay.pdf so it's a tune you will occasionally here it out on the circuit - I couldn't find a video of them doing it though - Anonymous learnt the dance from them so the tune as written there is in our repertoire. Interesting to hear it played as Fred did! Those fast notes in the B section do make for a much more intricate puzzle, I'm sure.
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Re: Theme for the Month for January 2020: Mountains, Hills, Valleys, etc
« Reply #30 on: January 30, 2020, 02:06:55 PM »

Took a bit of brain-wracking this one! Here's the Wild Hills of Wannie, replete with airy intro ;D

https://youtu.be/oZZ2PwZvmhk

That was fantastic! Some of the best playing I’ve heard.
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Re: Theme for the Month for January 2020: Mountains, Hills, Valleys, etc
« Reply #31 on: January 30, 2020, 02:31:36 PM »

"Some of the best playing I’ve heard"

And now for something completely different, then!

Here's a tune called Little Cornard, a title which (admittedly) doesn't immediately engender thoughts of hills and/or mountains and valleys. It's only once through, but those of us who were educated at mainstream schools during the 50's or 60's will recall the first line of the words straight away, which may be a case for allowing it in this month. Who knows?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdeR3IowlIA
« Last Edit: January 30, 2020, 02:36:06 PM by Winston Smith »
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Re: Theme for the Month for January 2020: Mountains, Hills, Valleys, etc
« Reply #32 on: January 30, 2020, 05:59:23 PM »

The Carpathian Tune is also used by Bogart's Breakfast for a dance called 'Blue Jay', vis a vis http://www.boggartsbreakfast.org.uk/docs/tunes/Bluejay.pdf so it's a tune you will occasionally here it out on the circuit - I couldn't find a video of them doing it though - Anonymous learnt the dance from them so the tune as written there is in our repertoire. Interesting to hear it played as Fred did! Those fast notes in the B section do make for a much more intricate puzzle, I'm sure.

Yes that was where I first heard it! I saw this video of Boggarts years ago and have been looking for the tune ever since. They write some cracking dances eh!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQPjdv0eQ7w
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Re: Theme for the Month for January 2020: Mountains, Hills, Valleys, etc
« Reply #33 on: January 31, 2020, 02:49:34 AM »

A different take on McGrooger's fantastically lively "Mount Hills":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E7KCbi33-M

Learnt from the wonderful playing of Saul Rose at a recent workshop (in sweltering Auckland heat so quite a tutoring challenge).
Was my first workshop so a bit over-awed being in the presence of such melodeon greatness, but really pleased that I managed to learn this by ear when normally a dots person.
Hopefully some encouragement to others out there who feel they cannot learn by ear.  It is indeed possible.

All mistakes and poor playing of course mine and not down to the teaching ::)
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Re: Theme for the Month for January 2020: Mountains, Hills, Valleys, etc
« Reply #34 on: February 01, 2020, 07:16:59 PM »

Thanks everyone - time for a new theme coming up in a minute! Please continue to put any late contribs on the end of this thread as usual!

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« Reply #35 on: February 05, 2020, 10:37:44 AM »

A few days late, but here's a simple take on Green Mountain Petronella - a session tune I found on Nick Barber's "Lovely Nancy" (Mally 2002).

Played on my D/G Maestro.

https://youtu.be/xH1kf0Uab30
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Re: Theme for the Month for January 2020: Mountains, Hills, Valleys, etc
« Reply #36 on: February 05, 2020, 01:36:18 PM »

Nice one Mr Petit Oeuf. I think it's a great little tune.

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Re: Theme for the Month for January 2020: Mountains, Hills, Valleys, etc
« Reply #37 on: February 15, 2020, 11:04:45 PM »

OK so it's late and I've cheated (same video as for February).

Beinn Donail  overlooks Loch Liobhan.

 https://youtu.be/9q1SaNh8Mw4

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