I think maybe someone confused this thread with the "Blackest Crow" collaboration and others followed. I have no interest in any of that, but I though it was interesting to hear what people are up to. I haven't felt much like playing lately, and thought the uke might be fun. So far it is. Got through "Frost is All Over" and moved on to hornpipes - "Galway" and "Fisher's" so far.
Have fun at the festival. If you happen to run into a cellist who's also an audio engineer, say a warm hello for me.
Sorry if I veered off in the wrong direction on the thread...I think somebody else mentioned the frustrations of the isolated lone fiddler or something and of course I jumped on board...isolation is driving me out of my mind at this point...lol...not just musically...but in all walks of life it seems...sorry to be so ready to jump onboard and let off some frustration so easily.
And..Geo...my phone doesn't really do apps...we have pretty much hand-me-down old technology at our disposal and nothing really works too well. My chromebook is my most advanced device and it's good at just being online...but unfotunately does nothing else. It's ok...some of us aren't into all the technical stuff...that's all. That's ok...no harm intended with that aspect of my existence...the only harmful thing I ever intentionally do is try to play that HARMonica...lol...now that is truly harmful. Otherwise...forgive me for being touchy about the isolation...it's very hard for me to deal with. It's been an ever-increasing problem with recent events and it's my future as far as I can see right now.
Edited by - groundhogpeggy on 01/20/2024 19:58:24
I'm still messing around with The Rights Of Man, in Bm for some reason? i think it's probably because it sounds nice and growly down there on the fiddle.
And the descending triplets at the start of the A part are handy...With a 2nd finger shift to the C# on the G string for the last triplet, then back to 1st pos using the open D string. ..Then i don't have to use my 4th finger in the triplet ..Hmmm
It’s sure hornpipey around here, I was playing Harvest Home yesterday…
(Pete, stupid question from me, but if in Bm, what finger/string does Rights of Man start on? I wanna try it! )
Peggy sorry about the isolation and hope things get better!
Edited by - NCnotes on 01/21/2024 07:27:49
Messin' around with the mandolin lately. Getting amusingly frustrated - strangely enough - because I'm finding tunes that I've struggled with on the fiddle seem to be easier to play on mandolin. Insult to injury, the mandolin is obviously not "cross-tuned". Now, I'm wondering what that is telling me...
D tunes - Indian Ate A Woodchuck, Run Down Boot, Yellow Cat
G tunes - Bullfrog On A Puncheon Floor, New Broom, Stump Tailed Dog
A tunes - I'll Reap What I've Sown (more fun on mandolin),
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Originally posted by alaskafiddlerTime to go back over to Folk Fest and play some of those tunes mentioned. Had a great jam earlier, great version of Last of Harris.
Love to hear that version.
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Originally posted by NCnotesIt’s sure hornpipey around here, I was playing Harvest Home yesterday…
(Pete, stupid question from me, but if in Bm, what finger/string does Rights of Man start on? I wanna try it! )Peggy sorry about the isolation and hope things get better!
Count in: ...1,2,3, D,E |F#,G,F# E, F#,E D,E,D C#,D,C# | B, C#, D,E, F#.....
Red notes are groups of triplets. Start on open D string
Rights Of Man Bm
Basically how i hear it in Bm
Wow thank you Pete!! Gonna try it out in this key.
Boston's Long Time
Gordon Lightfoot: Redwood Hill
Cooley's Reel
Ookpik Waltz
Gusty's Frolics (slip jig)
NCnotes - "It's sure hornpipey around here." Maybe that's because the "Irish" constellation is so prominent in the night sky.
Today I mostly played Hell Broke Loose in Georgia, Hell and Grace, Tater Roll, and then I worked just a little bit on Down at the Mouth of Old Stinson.
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Originally posted by pete_fiddleRights Of Man Bm
Basically how i hear it in Bm
Love it in this key! ( I can already hear the flute players grumbling...I think low B is their lowest note and it can be hard for them... :-)
Edited by - NCnotes on 01/21/2024 21:18:19
Faded love by ear...almost there
Played the gig Saturday and we got into the flow of the show and Mary of the Wild Moor didn't make it into the set.
Another tune I've been working on lately is one we used to sing at Church... Brethren We Have Met to Worship. I always liked the tune for its simplicity with just five notes or so making a lot of moods... the words never did much for me. It's a folk tune from my understanding and works well as a fiddle piece.I can't decide on G, D, or Eb. Leaning to Eb.
I'm working on the A part of Growling old Man Grumbling Old Woman in an attempt to learn the Georgia Shuffle, for which the A part is amenable. My eventual goal is to get the Georgia shuffle into my muscle memory, so I don't even have to think about it. I like the syncopation it brings to a tune when done well.
If anybody has any tips on how to practice the Georgia Shuffle, and make it mine, I'd love to hear them!
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Originally posted by pete_fiddleRights Of Man Bm
Basically how i hear it in Bm
I'm just now exploring playing in Bm. It's sure is a hell of a lot more fun than playing in B.
Just when things were getting civilized again someone brings up shuffles... ;)
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Originally posted by AlleghenyFrontJust when things were getting civilized again someone brings up shuffles... ;)
??? I think I'm missing something.
Edited by - doryman on 01/22/2024 10:59:28
Getting ready for my second memorial service gig in the last couple of months. Playing before the service as folks walk in and sit down. No requests on this one. Trying to come up with old-time tunes that sound different from each other that non-old-time players can hear the difference. Here's the list so far.
G Tunes
Sail Away Ladies
Colored Aristocracy
Big Footed Man in a Sandy Lot
Seneca Square Dance
D Tunes
Sadie at the Back Door
Georgia Camp Meeting
Sugar Hill
Over the Waterfall
Sarah Armstrong’s Tune
Winderslide
I've always heard "Georgia Camp Meeting" in G (the original key.) Might want to keep some of those titles under your hat, but maybe it doesn't matter.
Georgia Camp Meeting - Well, think this is where I started. Think I actually looked at a Alan Jabbour hand written transcription I found somewhere.
loc.gov/item/afcreed000112/
Interesting. I don't think I ever heard that one.
Here's the original sheet music: americanhistory.si.edu/collect...ah_662350
In case that's just the cover, here's another copy: levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu/col...n/170/016
