stetix Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Hi, I am new to the anglo concertina. I have learned a couple of tunes so far I learned on the internet. Can you please give me your top 5 must know list of tunes in either irish or english traditional? I would be very grateful. I play an edgley 30b c/g. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lester Bailey Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 For English I would go for (random selection) Winster Gallop Keel Row Speed the Plough Huntsman's Chorus Micheal Turners Waltz <self promotion> Lots of tunes here Lester's Tune-a-Day albeit on melodeon </self promotion> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Michael Turner's Waltz Drowsey Maggie Planxty Irwin Jamie Allen Parson's Farewell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wild Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 When considering Irish traditional music, be wary of looking only at jigs & reels. Do not overlook the marvellous slow airs. In that category, I would suggest the Lark in the clear air, and The Coolin. On the last tune, I can share an amusing anecdote. I lent a tune book to a friend specifically so that he could get the notation for the Coolin. He told me he could not find it in the alphabetical index. When I checked, I found it was not listed under 'C' for Coolin as he expected. It was listed under T for 'The'. Regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill N Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Hornpipes are fun, and a few easy ones are session standards: -Off to California (pairs nicely with Rights of Man, but that's a little tricky) Boys of Blue Hill/Harvest Home Rakes of Mallow/Girl I left Behind Me is a good set of easy tunes as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stetix Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Thank you everyone so much! This list should keep me busy far a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Hare Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 (edited) Hi, I am new to the anglo concertina. I have learned a couple of tunes so far I learned on the internet. Can you please give me your top 5 must know list of tunes in either irish or english traditional? I would be very grateful. I play an edgley 30b c/g. Thanks. Five picked 'at random' from my (admittedly still small) repertoire: Moncks March (as it happens, this one appears in Lester's Tune-A-Day) German Musicianer (needs use of 'accidental' on non-home row on 20-button instrument) Bounding Billows (good 'first tune'? Whatever, it's not 'When the Saints', 'Twinkle, Twinkle', or 'Three Blind Mice'...) The Island Lass (needs use of 'accidental' row on 30-button instrument) La Carmeline (note the Gallic interloper - loads a good French stuff out there...) If asked tomorrow, I would pick 5 different tunes - I only learn 'must-have' tunes. Good luck - I'm a novice too! Roger [edited later to clarify meaning] Edited April 16, 2015 by lachenal74693 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 When considering Irish traditional music, be wary of looking only at jigs & reels. Do not overlook the marvellous slow airs. In that category, Very true. You might think of "Down By The Sally Gardens" or "On Raglan Road" and the likes as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stetix Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Thank you Blue Eye and Roger. I am listening to each one and really falling in love with some of the suggestions. Planxty Irwin is a gem and sounds fairly easy to learn. cant wait to dig in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Yes, Planxty Irwin is rather easy to learn but very rewarding! You might want to pair it with Fanny Powers, which may be slightly trickier in the B-section but not too hard to learn either...O Best wishes - Wolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stetix Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Will do, ty wolf! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stetix Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 When considering Irish traditional music, be wary of looking only at jigs & reels. Do not overlook the marvellous slow airs. In that category, Very true. You might think of "Down By The Sally Gardens" or "On Raglan Road" and the likes as well... OMG Wolf, Sally Gardens nearly made me cry. What a beautiful melody! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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