Tootler Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 For a theme of the month how about slow airs. Playing slow tunes well is not easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdormire Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Another idea for a theme could be Stephen Foster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maki Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 (edited) How about a tune, waltz, called Thirty Two by Larry Unger. Here is a taste played on melodion. Edited November 22, 2014 by maki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maki Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Two Rivers? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M95eMYVA_jE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maki Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Jamais Deux Sans Toi, by Stephan Delicq: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIxkEWskXPY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 Two Rivers? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M95eMYVA_jE I play many Unger waltzes and they're all great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 Jamais Deux Sans Toi, by Stephan Delicq: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIxkEWskXPY I love Delicq tunes. I was also thinking of Nadiejda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Mills Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I'd never heard of Delicq until now. What nice tunes! I found Nadiejda ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uCH0-No6Mc ) excellent. I located some dots here ( https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bwr-ZWeDeHFoLWtLUEtJS2RkWEE/edit ) and will make this my next tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maki Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I'd never heard of Delicq until now. What nice tunes! I found Nadiejda ( ) excellent. I located some dots here ( https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bwr-ZWeDeHFoLWtLUEtJS2RkWEE/edit ) and will make this my next tune. Another lovely tune. Thanks for the dots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 I'd never heard of Delicq until now. What nice tunes! I found Nadiejda ( ) excellent. I located some dots here ( https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bwr-ZWeDeHFoLWtLUEtJS2RkWEE/edit ) and will make this my next tune. Another lovely tune. Thanks for the dots. I think I posted this a while back: Squeezers doing Nadiejda at a rehearsal. 2 row D/G melodeon, Anglo concertina and English concertina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekc Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Foul Weather Call - this is a cracking tune, as demonstrated here; https://soundcloud.com/boxtet/foul-weather-call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 Foul Weather Call - this is a cracking tune, as demonstrated here; https://soundcloud.com/boxtet/foul-weather-call That's been on my list for a while - a great tune! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekc Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBJgDJjoX84 Sur Le Pont http://archive.folx.org/tune/scottishe/sur-le-pont-878 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidsqueezer Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Might I suggest "And the band played Waltzing Matilda" as April 25th is the centenary of the start of The Gallipoli disaster. Question of which key to play it in as I have heard it in G, D, and I think The Pogues sang it in A. Suggestions welcome. Oh, and singing along is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Might I suggest "And the band played Waltzing Matilda" as April 25th is the centenary of the start of The Gallipoli disaster. Question of which key to play it in as I have heard it in G, D, and I think The Pogues sang it in A. Suggestions welcome. Oh, and singing along is optional. Interesting idea; I love the original song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Might I suggest "And the band played Waltzing Matilda" as April 25th is the centenary of the start of The Gallipoli disaster. Question of which key to play it in as I have heard it in G, D, and I think The Pogues sang it in A. Suggestions welcome. Oh, and singing along is optional. Since this is one of the truly great anti-war songs (which are quite rare) IMO due to its personal and demonstrative approach (alongside another Eric Bogle song, Noman's Land), I used to sing it a lot accompanying myself with the guitar, and have already been planning to resume that with the EC in awhile. I just reckon the song needs voice and lyrics to find adequate expression, which might make it unfitting for TOTM. I would suggest starting a thread including basic historical information. I'll love to contribute, and promise I'll do... Best wishes - Wolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 Might I suggest "And the band played Waltzing Matilda" as April 25th is the centenary of the start of The Gallipoli disaster. Question of which key to play it in as I have heard it in G, D, and I think The Pogues sang it in A. Suggestions welcome. Oh, and singing along is optional. Since this is one of the truly great anti-war songs (which are quite rare) IMO due to its personal and demonstrative approach (alongside another Eric Bogle song, Noman's Land), I used to sing it a lot accompanying myself with the guitar, and have already been planning to resume that with the EC in awhile. I just reckon the song needs voice and lyrics to find adequate expression, which might make it unfitting for TOTM. I would suggest starting a thread including basic historical information. I'll love to contribute, and promise I'll do... Best wishes - Wolf GOod points. No Man's Land is an amazing song. Perhaps it's best not to use topical songs for TOTM, since their value is primarily in the lyrics, and many TOTM participants do not sing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Perhaps it's best not to use topical songs for TOTM, since their value is primarily in the lyrics, and many TOTM participants do not sing. Some song tunes are also great even without the words. This is probably particularly true of tunes that have been used for more than one otherwise "unrelated" song. But there's another potential problem with the tune (and words) to "And the band played Waltzing Matilda": copyright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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