gcoover Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 Well, if some folks can't view some of the "Nancy" videos on YouTube, I guess they'll just have to learn to play the tune themselves! In the spirit of the OP (that's me) and the spirit of Christmas, here's Tom Clough's wonderful Northumbrian pipe tune "Nancy" with button numbering and directions for Anglo - and you can play the whole thing, including all the variations, on just one row. Of course, anyone else who can read music notation on whatever type of concertina can also play along. Thanks to Pete for his Christmas gift of the abc's! Gary 28-29-Nancy-C-ANGLO-123.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Gary - my understanding was and is not that watching a video would anyone spare the effort of learning a tune (how should that happen?), but to get an impression of a respective style or some inspiration. However - thank you for frequently and generously sharing your work here! Best wishes - Wolf PS: and yes, "Nancy" is a wonderful tune - has lead me to resume my practising it again and again today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Taylor Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Here is a pipe version by Chris Ormston that includes a picture of Tom Clough with Nancy, his wife. The tune Nancy begins at about 1:39 in. Very interesting video and musical history of the Clough family. https://youtu.be/5j2Z161Rzg4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubo Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 I just purchased Christmas Concertina and have started learning a few tunes. It's both challenging and wonderful, but I have a little question. Are the tunes in this book written in a different style from how one would play Irish music on the concertina (which is what I usually do), and what would that style be called? Hope this makes sense ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoover Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 Hi Bubo, Thanks for getting the book and hope you enjoy working through it! If you want to play in the single-note Irish style then you can approximate that by playing only the melody, but all the tunes in Christmas Concertina are arranged in what would be called the "harmonic style" to take advantage of the Anglo keyboard and it's ability to play full accompaniments for a nice big church organ sound. Not sure how these same tunes would sound with Irish ornaments - but I'd love to hear it! Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubo Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Gary - the arrangements are really wonderful. I've become more familiar with them now and I really like the organ sound! And thank you for the clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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