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Theme of the Month for May 2020: Minor Tunes
« on: May 01, 2020, 10:22:01 AM »

Thank you for the suggestion; let's have another nice general theme. Any tune in a minor key, waltz, mazurka, jig, reel, whatever - there are a *lot* of these, and they're all great :-)

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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2020: Minor Tunes
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2020, 10:45:38 AM »

That's a bit awkward for us non-musical dummies, but there's always next month.
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2020: Minor Tunes
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2020, 01:53:20 PM »

Princess Royal , Longborough

https://youtu.be/vbhVUS2Dtjo
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2020: Minor Tunes
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2020, 03:39:28 PM »

Pikey, that's a great version of Princess Royal, and very danceable!
I only ever dance it for a Fieldtown or Bampton jig in a major key.
Is the Longborough one in a minor key or have you tweaked it into the minor?
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2020: Minor Tunes
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2020, 05:30:06 PM »

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That's a bit awkward for us non-musical dummies, but there's always next month.

Minor often sounds kind of sad, if that's any help.

It's a minor problem anyway...  ;)
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2020: Minor Tunes
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2020, 09:20:46 PM »

Well, this theme fits something we recently did, playing the box I picked up from Rees at Witney in November. "A Bruxa" (Anton Seoane). As this affords a good view of my keyboard, I thought I'd share it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83x09haLgCA
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2020: Minor Tunes
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2020, 01:46:36 PM »

I've just successfully recorded a video for this Theme of the Month and somehow managed to delete it together with the botched attempts. Anyone else had such a pleasure before? It's a bit unnerving to be hoenst because I've never had that happen when recording pure audio.  :|glug
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2020: Minor Tunes
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2020, 02:24:50 PM »

I've already recorded an audio version of this but figured it might fit this month's theme just fine:

An Italian Rant
https://youtu.be/U0ZYyl9wpQ4

Played in Cmin on an old Bb/Eb Hohner Erika from the 1930s.

At some point all of my boxes need to get the "triple R treatment" (i.e. revalve, rewax, retune) but at least they're all airtight as can be and play nicely for the time being.
I think once this social distancing situation is over I'll try to find a (somewhat) local accordion workshop to get the work done for me. Although that might end up pretty costly because of the size of my herd... Well, there's still time to make a priority list which of the boxes gets the treatment first.  (:)
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2020: Minor Tunes
« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2020, 04:04:48 PM »

That's a bit awkward for us non-musical dummies, but there's always next month.

On an eight-bass box, the two buttons nearest to your face on the inside (bellows side) give you your minor chord when pulling. If you have a tune that starts and ends with these pulled buttons, you have a minor tune. Hope that helps. :)
 
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2020: Minor Tunes
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2020, 04:20:00 PM »

Thanks to both Tirpous and David for their guidance, we'll see what happens.
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2020: Minor Tunes
« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2020, 05:02:37 PM »

That's a bit awkward for us non-musical dummies, but there's always next month.


What shall we do with a drunken sailor should do for starters, played on the outside row of a 2 row box to match with the available minor chord (chinmost inside pair of buttons on the bass end)

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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2020: Minor Tunes
« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2020, 08:01:28 PM »

Here's a pair of E minor tunes, learned from Boldwood's Feet, Don't Fail Me Now album.

Tunbridge Beauties and Galloway Girth

Galloway Girth is obviously a version of All the Way to Galway.
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2020: Minor Tunes
« Reply #12 on: May 03, 2020, 02:47:05 PM »

Pikey, that's a great version of Princess Royal, and very danceable!
I only ever dance it for a Fieldtown or Bampton jig in a major key.
Is the Longborough one in a minor key or have you tweaked it into the minor?
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It’s the original version , out of the Black Book
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2020: Minor Tunes
« Reply #13 on: May 03, 2020, 02:49:31 PM »

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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2020: Minor Tunes
« Reply #14 on: May 03, 2020, 03:21:57 PM »

Oh thanks Pikey, will dig out my copy.
I thought that was a nice twist on a well - used - for - Morris tune.
Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2020: Minor Tunes
« Reply #15 on: May 03, 2020, 05:05:15 PM »

Well, this theme fits something we recently did, playing the box I picked up from Rees at Witney in November. "A Bruxa" (Anton Seoane). As this affords a good view of my keyboard, I thought I'd share it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83x09haLgCA

Sounding good, Joan.  (:)
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2020: Minor Tunes
« Reply #16 on: May 03, 2020, 07:13:11 PM »

https://youtu.be/4JsV46zuOww

Mary Young and Fair: seemingly a 'chestnut' but I hadn't come across it before. DG Pokerwork joined by 4stop MH for second time through.

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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2020: Minor Tunes
« Reply #17 on: May 04, 2020, 08:47:18 PM »

An Italian Rant
https://youtu.be/U0ZYyl9wpQ4

Spotted your youtube channel avatar, are you (or someone you know) a fan of of Order of the Stick?

Lovely bounce, in any case. A nice example of why I should keep trying because that f c _ c is worthwhile, and go back to this tune.
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2020: Minor Tunes
« Reply #18 on: May 04, 2020, 08:57:53 PM »

An Italian Rant
https://youtu.be/U0ZYyl9wpQ4

Spotted your youtube channel avatar, are you (or someone you know) a fan of of Order of the Stick?

Lovely bounce, in any case. A nice example of why I should keep trying because that f c _ c is worthwhile, and go back to this tune.

I'm fascinated by your ability to recognise it. Yes, indeed, that's a fictional character I've created lots of years ago in the style of OotS. You seem to be a lady with a refined taste in webcomics. Chapeau! :D

And thanks for the nice words on the recording as well.
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Re: Theme of the Month for May 2020: Minor Tunes
« Reply #19 on: May 06, 2020, 12:43:12 PM »

Anahata played Galloway Girth -

Galloway Girth is obviously a version of All the Way to Galway.

We play this is Tumbling Tom with The Sloe, but I’ve always thought it a major tune with A’s and B’s that both finish on the minor. Isn’t it great how different sets of chords all fit.

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