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[Alan Morley]

Dark Girl Dressed in Blue was new to me too, anyway learnt it this morning - here my version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWhlQ6YhW6k

Almo

[Ray]

Dark Girl Dressed in Blue was new to me too, anyway learnt it this morning - here my version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWhlQ6YhW6k

Almo

Fantastic! 

[mayord21]

Dark Girl Dressed in Blue was new to me too, anyway learnt it this morning - here my version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWhlQ6YhW6k

Almo

Amazing morning's work ! What instrument do you start with and how do you know when to stop ? 
Great video production. Are you doubling the melody with a different instrument as well ?
Don

[Alan Morley]

Dark Girl Dressed in Blue was new to me too, anyway learnt it this morning - here my version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWhlQ6YhW6k

Almo

Amazing morning's work ! What instrument do you start with and how do you know when to stop ?  
Great video production. Are you doubling the melody with a different instrument as well ?
Don

Thanks a lot for the nice comments, and interest.
The recording just grew as I went along, there is a mix of acoustic instruments and midi in there. The midi was the starting point, then came the boran to set the feel of the thing, the melodeon, rhythm guitar, lead guitar. The melody is in three tracks if you listen it through headphones - melodeon and two midi tracks.

Please listen through either big speakers or headphones - turn the volume up to 11 and  have a jump around  

thanks again Don and Ray

[Clive Williams]

There've been some great versions already, haven't there? Here's my humble effort, played on my Preciosa in Bb/Eb (so it plays in Bb), and you get the foot stomping for free!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTUye9ox4Ps

For info, I play this mostly on the outer row, going in to the inner row occasionally, rather than the other way round. That's simply because that's how I learned this tune many years ago, and I'm a creature of habit.

Enjoy,

Clive

[Larry]

calm and self possessed; running over with longstanding knowledge suited to a king

[jackson10]

There've been some great versions already, haven't there? Here's my humble effort, played on my Preciosa in Bb/Eb (so it plays in Bb), and you get the foot stomping for free!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTUye9ox4Ps

For info, I play this mostly on the outer row, going in to the inner row occasionally, rather than the other way round. That's simply because that's how I learned this tune many years ago, and I'm a creature of habit.

Enjoy,

Clive

That sure sounds good!

[Owen Woods]

I was going to record this over the weekend. Maybe I'll do the Playford thing instead...

Some lovely versions there Best do more practice...

[Owen Woods]

My practice may be reduced, due to someone complaining about me playing box in my room to the porters. Not to me, which I would have welcomed and therefore would have reacted considerately, but to the porters, which I think is absolutely inexcusable behaviour. Now I have to see the Senior Tutor for permission to continue. Playing music in my room is the single thing which if it were taken away from me would have the greatest effect, in that I would probably drop out.

It is so inconsiderate. I'm a bit cross about this

[shift]

Hello all,

I'm new to this forum, and had a go at learning this tune yesterday. I thought I'd dive straight in and try it - I've seen many of your videos on YouTube when looking for new tunes, and learned a lot from them, so here's my effort...

Firstly, the excuses - the Pastourelle is a new box, and considerably larger than the Lilly I've had for quite a few years, so I'm slowly getting used to the size/weight. I've also never recorded myself playing, so wasn't sure how it'd turn out, and how I'd actually sound... So, please excuse a few wobbles, and please feel free to give any constructive feedback/pointers.

Cheers, hope to meet you all, either here or at a session somewhere one time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bLNlQOmiMs

[Chris Ryall]

My practice may be reduced, due to someone complaining about me playing box in my room to the porters. Not to me, which I would have welcomed and therefore would have reacted considerately, but to the porters, which I think is absolutely inexcusable behaviour. Now I have to see the Senior Tutor for permission to continue. Playing music in my room is the single thing which if it were taken away from me would have the greatest effect, in that I would probably drop out.  It is so inconsiderate. I'm a bit cross about this

When I was there my 'long afternoons of study' were marred by some bloke across the court always practising his cello. Actually he was pretty good and probably a mate of Anahata's in the Uni orchestra (Julian?).  Can't say anyone complained and his is room was right under the Dean's - so perhaps my establishment was more tolerant?

I'd go into assertiveness mode and negotiate 'appropriate times' with perhaps the windows closed. The colleges are pretty intimate little places and give and take is necessary.  The Senior Tutor will have been there before,  and his reaction will be depend to some extent on your (and the complainant's) attitude.  You can always get your own back on the latter by posting it all on the internet  

Actually - they should never have elected Mr Skullion as Master.  It was always gonna lead to trouble!

[edit] Jeez, I'm off topic!  Apologies. C

[Alan Morley]

Hello all,

I'm new to this forum, and had a go at learning this tune yesterday. I thought I'd dive straight in and try it - I've seen many of your videos on YouTube when looking for new tunes, and learned a lot from them, so here's my effort...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bLNlQOmiMs

Hi Shifty - welcome to the forum btw.
Nice playing - used to have a Lilly very different box to what you're playing now, mine was VERY fast. I don't think I'd cope with all the extra bass buttons on ya new box :)

[shift]

Thanks for that, Almo. I'm trying to figure out what all of those new buttons on both ends do... It's a completely different beast, but I still love my Lilly. I wanted to try a bit more range in terms of sound/voices, and also want to learn to play across rows more...

[Larry]

Shifty Talent! :0) If this is the first can't wait for the next. salterelle is good too!

[zubz]

I'm new to this forum, and had a go at learning this tune yesterday. I thought I'd dive straight in and try it - I've seen many of your videos on YouTube when looking for new tunes, and learned a lot from them, so here's my effort...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bLNlQOmiMs

Welcome to the forum! And good on you for diving straight in! That's what TOTM should be all about.
And what a good dive it is too! Full of intricacies, deft touches and, above all, great rhythm. Lovely. 

Firstly, the excuses - [blah, blah, blah, blah ...]

Nonsense! None needed. 

Cheers, hope to meet you all, either here or at a session somewhere one time.

Ditto. (whereabouts are you? - list the area in your profile?)
  

[zubz]

I didn't know Dark Girl ... before this month, but it's been enjoyable to learn and try some developments.
Here's my version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qwDJFo5Wik

Brill, it is musical art. I really like the first droned version with slight dark change of melody. Reverb is almost psychedelic  

thanks
Sandy
 

Thank you! And thanks to those other kind souls who've commented - it's very warming to the soul.
There are some great submissions already. It seems to me that this month's Tune (and Theme) are warming up nicely, and maybe getting a bit more momentum again ... it'd be good for the forum if they did don't you think?

Come on everyone ... let's have more submissions and comments!   

[shift]

Thanks for the warm welcome, and the encouraging comments - I'll have to look through for some Playford inspiration!

Cheers all

[dave t]

Here's my contribution -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmQM-Du-nHA

It's on a C/G box so comes out in G not D.

Mitch

A great version, very nice. And nice Pro Tools system too!

[Alan Morley]

Here's my contribution -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmQM-Du-nHA

It's on a C/G box so comes out in G not D.
Mitch

Nice playing Mitch - you use the same fingering and crossovers as me btw.

Love the sound of the box too.

[Owen Woods]

When I was there my 'long afternoons of study' were marred by some bloke across the court always practising his cello. Actually he was pretty good and probably a mate of Anahata's in the Uni orchestra (Julian?).  Can't say anyone complained and his is room was right under the Dean's - so perhaps my establishment was more tolerant?

I'd go into assertiveness mode and negotiate 'appropriate times' with perhaps the windows closed. The colleges are pretty intimate little places and give and take is necessary.  The Senior Tutor will have been there before,  and his reaction will be depend to some extent on your (and the complainant's) attitude.  You can always get your own back on the latter by posting it all on the internet  

Actually - they should never have elected Mr Skullion as Master.  It was always gonna lead to trouble!

[edit] Jeez, I'm off topic!  Apologies. C

My establishment may be less tolerant than yours, I've had friends who have been through the same process and who haven't come out well. I'm trusting to my generally competent enough dealing-with-people-who-might-get-annoyed skills. I don't like the idea of appropriate times, other than the existing curfew times (not after 10pm and not before some time when I am asleep anyway), because one of the joys of music for me is that I can just pick up a box when I feel like it and play away. I don't think that it's a problem, I rarely play for more than 2 hours in a day and some days don't play at all.