Robin Harrison Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) 'Bout this time of year I like to sit down and review all the new tunes that I have most enjoyed playing ( or am trying to learn) in the preceding 12 months. I wonder if anyone else might like to see what I've been up to and in turn share their own For the first time I have nominated an winner......................this is all quite arbitrary and will change tomorrow ! So here we go. Sport ........heard from the playing of Michael O'Reilly Joe Bann's Barn Dance..........Jack Talty & Cormac Begley ( CD "Fir Na Bolg") Grenadier's Return ( John Kirkpatrick via Rich Arrowsmith) All in a Garden Green ( fabulous anglo from Adrian Brown in Dapper's Delight......CD "Indoors") Red Ribbon ........... Playford ? Grey Bull..........discovered last week from the playing of Kathryn Tickell But the winner is................PIXIE WINGS...............written by Jody Kruskel. Just a delightful, smooth, English Country Dance infused tune. I have attached music for all the tunes except Jody's . It under copyright in his book " Cool tunes for Hot Dances". I look forward to hearing about yours. Seasonal greeting to all. Robin How soon we forget ! Mylecharaine's march too ( see Jim B's post but here's the music) Spórt.pdf Joe Bann's & Gypsy Princess.pdf Grenadier's Return in D.pdf Grey Bull Hornpipe.pdf All in a Garden Green.pdf Mylecharaine's March.pdf Edited December 23, 2013 by Robin Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) 'Bout this time of year I like to sit down and review all the new tunes that I have most enjoyed playing ( or am trying to learn) in the preceding 12 months. I wonder if anyone else might like to see what I've been up to and in turn share their own For the first time I have nominated an winner......................this is all quite arbitrary and will change tomorrow ! So here we go. I have attached music for all the tunes except Jody's . It under copyright in his book " Cool tunes for Hot Dances". I look forward to hearing about yours. Seasonal greeting to all. Robin Great idea, Robin. Mine for the last six months or so - a partial list of those I've recently learned and enjoy playing: March of the Demon Daffodils Unexpected Pleasure Boar Hunters ( all three by John Kirkpatrick. I recently bought his tune book and it is full of fantastic original tunes) The BLossom and the Rain (Brian Peters) Downfall of the Ginn (learned from Brian Peters CD Squeezing out Sparks) Whistling Rufus The Furlough (48 bar jig written by several bandmates) Zycanthos Jig Tra Veglia e Sonno Lemmy Brazil Number 2 (learned from...well, Robin Harrison) The Wonder Hornpipe Walsh's Hornpipe Jiggery Pokerwork (Great tune by John Spiers) Mylecharaines March (learned from our own Wayman) Fickle Moon (Jody Kruskal) And this one: Nadjieda (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnAB3sCm7Bg ), rapidly becoming a favorite. Edited December 24, 2013 by Jim Besser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Mansfield Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 (edited) So many good tunes this year, I'm sure I'll forget some but here goes. The Powderkegs Morris added the dance Hook North to our repertoire this year, and that brought with it the tune Schroeders Schottische by Richard Reader. A simple little tune and I nearly changed it for another tune, to be honest, as the first few notes are so close to Theme Vanitaise - but having seen the dance 'live' it just fits so well, and it also ear-worms its way into your head with the modal shift in the B part ... I had the opportunity to take a musicians' workshop with Naragonia in June, where we learnt Toon van Mierlo's splendid schottische Den Hemel In - I've also thoroughly fallen in love with his 5 time waltz Evening Glory. Blowzabella released a new CD ('Strange News') this year and as with all their repertoire it's chock full of brilliant arrangements, but the melodies themselves are often so special and work as tunes in their own right away from the Blowzabella sound. From the new CD I'm particularly fond of The Muffler by Jon Swayne, Main Dans La Main by Gregory Jolivet (another 5-time waltz), and the traditional schottische Le Vicaire - favourite tunes on new Blowzabella CD not written by Andy Cutting shock! Tune book of the year has to be the long-time-coming publication of The Winders Of Wyredale, Andy Hornby's collection of four tune books from 1789-1840s all connected to the Winder family of Wyredale just South of Lancaster. Brimming with great tunes, but special mentions to the Iron Legs Hornpipe, and Jack The Horse Courser which I've loved ever since I first learnt it in sessions around the Rumworth Morris of Bolton in the 1990s. It's one of those tune books you can just open at any random page and start playing great tunes - http://www.andyhornby.net/Winders.html [Edit - corrected spelling, added some more links] Edited December 26, 2013 by Steve Mansfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Harrison Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 I asked Jody and he was very pleased to have his tune more widely published.............and why not, it's a wonderful tune. Attached is Pixie Wings, with his chords. Robin Pixie Wings.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I asked Jody and he was very pleased to have his tune more widely published.............and why not, it's a wonderful tune. Attached is Pixie Wings, with his chords. Robin An excellent tune. It's on my (long) list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Stein Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) I worked hard to redo my solo repertoire and develop some new pieces for self accompanied EC. The one piece that really stands out for me is Stardust by Hoagy Carmichael. I worked months on the arrangement and came up with one I really like to play whenever I have my box out. rss Edited February 7, 2014 by Randy Stein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 My 36 button Anglo loves to play 'Stardust' They are made for one other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I meant of course one another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Day Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I think a very close second to Pixie Wings must have been "The Hallsway Schottishe" by Nigel Eaton Hurdy Gurdy player. There are a large number of recordings of this tune by different artists.Well worth a look. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Stein Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 My 36 button Anglo loves to play 'Stardust' They are made for one other. Rod, Here is a performance at last years NESI of me playing my arrangement. Got lost a bit in the middle but overall you get the idea. http://www.squeeze-in.org/2013Concert/2013Concert-EditedAudio/1015A-Stein-Stardust-MP3.mp3 And now share yours! rss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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