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Ellie

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Re: Tune of the month idea?
« Reply #80 on: September 27, 2009, 06:00:22 PM »

Am I the only melnetter who has downloaded the dots for 'Granny hold the etc...' and is trying to nut it out? I am obviously very easily led  ;D

Nope, I had a look, and will print it off when I get into work again  ;D It's about time I made use of that high G# (if only I can find some time...)

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Re: Tune of the month idea?
« Reply #81 on: September 27, 2009, 07:08:48 PM »

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Am I the only melnetter who has downloaded the dots for 'Granny hold the etc...' and is trying to nut it out? I am obviously very easily led  


Nope, I had a look, and will print it off when I get into work again   It's about time I made use of that high G# (if only I can find some time...)

Go for it Ellie!
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Re: Tune of the month idea?
« Reply #82 on: September 27, 2009, 07:52:59 PM »

As a beginner not knowing anything I hope its ok to suggest one I'm already trying to get to grips with...(hope I got it right?)
what about Marmalade Polka (as seen here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNP5mPr_MgM)
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http://abcnotation.com/tunePage?a=www.banjolin.co.uk/tunes/abcs/marmalade/0000


Actually i am not convinced that the tune being played in that clip is the same as the music, although marmalade polka is quite a nice tune (from the music).  What does the team think?   I think i know the tune in the clip as something like "Poor old ?? can't get the ?? out" (?).

The first tune in that clip is Uncle Bernard's Polka which goes into the Maramalade Polka. I spot our (Devil's Dyke Morris Men) fiddle player and one of our melodeon players there.
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Re: Tune of the month idea?
« Reply #83 on: September 27, 2009, 09:23:33 PM »

As a beginner not knowing anything I hope its ok to suggest one I'm already trying to get to grips with...(hope I got it right?)
what about Marmalade Polka (as seen here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNP5mPr_MgM)
ABC
http://abcnotation.com/tunePage?a=www.banjolin.co.uk/tunes/abcs/marmalade/0000


Actually i am not convinced that the tune being played in that clip is the same as the music, although marmalade polka is quite a nice tune (from the music).  What does the team think?   I think i know the tune in the clip as something like "Poor old ?? can't get the ?? out" (?).

The first tune in that clip is Uncle Bernard's Polka which goes into the Maramalade Polka. I spot our (Devil's Dyke Morris Men) fiddle player and one of our melodeon players there.

oops, sorry, I didn't play to the end.  Apologies LDT.

I haven't yet voted, so i might go for the marmalade polka in that case...  (I love polkas)
« Last Edit: September 27, 2009, 09:26:24 PM by brianread »
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Re: Tune of the month idea?
« Reply #84 on: September 28, 2009, 02:54:35 PM »

I haven't yet voted, so i might go for the marmalade polka in that case...  
good for a jam session
Is there any toast themed tunes? Then you can have marmalade on toast....

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Re: Tune of the month idea?
« Reply #85 on: September 28, 2009, 04:06:24 PM »

I haven't yet voted, so i might go for the marmalade polka in that case...  
good for a jam session
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Re: Tune of the month idea?
« Reply #86 on: September 28, 2009, 05:37:30 PM »

I'm starting to think people just record and link to whatever they want for a tune- but the commonality is a 2 row D/G box for now, since it's most common.
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Re: Tune of the month idea?
« Reply #87 on: September 28, 2009, 06:06:27 PM »

I've been away for the weekend and mayhem appears to have broken out.  ::)

I'm still up for 'tune of the month' in principle. My personal preference, though, would be for a tune which is neither a standard that 90% of any session will join in on enthuastically (like Speed the Plough, Egan's Polka or Princess Royal), nor yet a party piece like 'Granny Hold the Candle'. Instead, I'd like to propose tunes that are slightly less well known but still session standards, and completely accessible to relative beginners. Marmalade Polka would fit well here (and gets my vote this first month); others in this category that spring to mind are The Perfect Cure, Foul Weather Call and Horse's Brawl (a special for those who like accidentals). But there are hundreds of suitable tunes.

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Re: Tune of the month idea?
« Reply #88 on: September 28, 2009, 06:16:03 PM »

Is there any toast themed tunes? Then you can have marmalade on toast....

X: 1
T:Daminen's Toastie
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:180
C:John McCusker
R:reel
D:John McCusker: Goodnight Ginger
Z:Devin McCabe
F:http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/irishtunes.net/reels/daminemstoastie.html    2009-09-28 17:15:24 UT
K:E
B2BA G/2A/2BE2|e/2f/2g fe deB2-|Bc A/2B/2c BeEG|A/2B/2c BA GAF2|
!B2BA GBE2|e/2f/2g fe deBe|c/2d/2e af gedc|1Bagf feec:|2Bagf feeg|
!|:gafe dBB2|c/2d/2e dc- cBGB|c3e B2Be|c/2d/2e de fgag|
!g2ga f2fe|c/2d/2e dc- cBGB|c2A/2B/2c BeEe|1f/2g/2a gf fe e/2f/2g:|2f/2g/2a gf feec||
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Re: Tune of the month idea?
« Reply #89 on: September 28, 2009, 06:59:52 PM »

Somebody just post a basic version of any tune, and I'll try it lol. Just not too tricky. This is funny, like family members who can't decide on what restaurant to go to. :D
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Re: Tune of the month idea?
« Reply #90 on: September 28, 2009, 08:45:11 PM »

And GbH of this forum has already responded with a great recording of 'Granny Hold the Candle While I Shave the Chicken's Lip' - although it may lose in the poll, Granny has still won the race! You see, you just can't trust those polls  ;D
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Re: Tune of the month idea?
« Reply #91 on: September 28, 2009, 09:11:37 PM »

How about having, say, one month a selection of reels, then jigs, then polkas etc etc (alphabetically) In this way if we don't particularly want to learn e.g. "polka of the month" we could pick up some general ideas on "polkas" and apply them to whatever "polka" we played or were learning.
Just an idea to take the focus away from one tune in particular and refocus on a broader area of e.g. playing a "polka" for dance, developing the left hand for "waltzes" etc etc etc
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Re: Tune of the month idea?
« Reply #92 on: September 29, 2009, 11:43:40 AM »

Is there any toast themed tunes? Then you can have marmalade on toast....

X: 1
T:Daminen's Toastie
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:180
C:John McCusker
R:reel
D:John McCusker: Goodnight Ginger
Z:Devin McCabe
F:http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/irishtunes.net/reels/daminemstoastie.html    2009-09-28 17:15:24 UT
K:E
B2BA G/2A/2BE2|e/2f/2g fe deB2-|Bc A/2B/2c BeEG|A/2B/2c BA GAF2|
!B2BA GBE2|e/2f/2g fe deBe|c/2d/2e af gedc|1Bagf feec:|2Bagf feeg|
!|:gafe dBB2|c/2d/2e dc- cBGB|c3e B2Be|c/2d/2e de fgag|
!g2ga f2fe|c/2d/2e dc- cBGB|c2A/2B/2c BeEe|1f/2g/2a gf fe e/2f/2g:|2f/2g/2a gf feec||

doesn't work when I put the abc in the tune o tron. :(

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Re: Tune of the month idea?
« Reply #93 on: September 29, 2009, 11:57:08 AM »

Works fine for me, but it's in E (4#'s), so I'm not sure you'd want to try it!
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Re: Tune of the month idea?
« Reply #94 on: September 29, 2009, 12:13:45 PM »

Works fine for me, but it's in E (4#'s), so I'm not sure you'd want to try it!

How about in D

X: 1
T:Daminen's Toastie
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:180
K:D
A2AG F/2G/2AD2|d/2e/2f ed cdA2-|AB G/2A/2B AdDF|G/2A/2B AG FGE2|
A2AG FAD2|d/2e/2f ed cdAd|B/2c/2d ge fdcB|1Agfe eddB:|2Agfe eddf||
fged cAA2|B/2c/2d cB- BAFA|B3d A2Ad|B/2c/2d cd efgf|
f2fg e2ed|B/2c/2d cB- BAFA|B2G/2A/2B AdDd|1e/2f/2g fe ed d/2e/2f:|2e/2f/2g fe eddB||

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Re: Tune of the month idea?
« Reply #95 on: October 02, 2009, 08:21:13 PM »

Clever clogs!

I have to say, if nothing else, then recording and listening to myself playing, and listening to others playing the same thing has certainly made me realise that I need to go back and *think* about how I'm playing. I had no idea that my StP was so mushy! Back to basics for a while I think, and a bit more (or at least *some*) focus on how I'm playing as well as what I'm playing...! That's a bit of a shock to the system  :-[ ::) (:)
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