Poll: Tune Of The Month For January 2014

[Jim Besser]

Can it possibly be 2014 already? Let's make this a great year for learning new tunes and sharing them in the TOTM forum!

 

For your consideration this month, two recycled tune from past polls and and two new ones suggested by c.netters in the "Suggestions for Future Tunes of the Month" thread. Keep 'em coming!

 

Whistling Rufus: A runner up last month, this is a classic cakewalk that works nicely on all concertina systems. There are many versions of this, some with more parts, but I am partial to this

 

Josefins Dopvals:

 

A totally gorgeous modern Swedish waltz suggested by c.netter Maki. This one gets played a lot in this part of the world both for contra dances and at Scandinavian sessions. Many recordings are in F, but we generally play it in G. Here's a nice version on melodeon, and another by a trio that includes a nyckelharpa.

 

Hanter Dro de Languidig:

 

I've heard this fine Breton tune played mostly on melodeon, but I suspect there are lots of cool things we can do with it on various concertina systems. Suggested by our own Matthewvanitas.

Here's a very nice version on melodeon.

 

Old Copperplate:

It's Irish, and it's back in a TOTM poll. We never seem to vote for Irish tunes despite the large number of ITM players on C.net. Why is that? Old Copperplate is a fine, driving reel. Play it fast, with the full Irish ornamentation, or give it your own spin. There are lots of examples on YouTube -

- and plenty more on Spotify.

Edited December 25, 2013 by Jim Besser

[MatthewVanitas]

I was going to vote for the Swedish waltz as soon as I saw it, until I saw that you'd listed by recommendation of doing a Breton tune, so I'm voting for mine.

 

 

 

We never seem to vote for Irish tunes despite the large number of ITM players on C.net.

 

I'm new to this settup (though I've done on TOTM at MelNet) but personally I'd be less inclined to vote for ITM tunes just because people play them all the time on concertina anyway. Same way I'm less likely to vote for Morris tunes and all, but much more for Breton, Galician, Scandinavian, etc. tunes that haven't been done so often on concertina. Part of that too is it's liberating because there's nothing approaching the "right way" to play such tunes on concertina because they aren't customarily done on that instrument, whereas if we play "Road to Lisdoonvarna" we're "competing" with hundreds of guys schooled in Noel Hill technique. If I were to vote for an Irish tune, I'd be more inclined to back something like a slow aire, or an instrumental interpretation of a sean nos song like "Amhrán na Trá Báine": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABCS5ldVqyw&list=PLERO1Kv7JUt30EXIDwZ3jhW4SFFGOwbTj . The last may be hard to envision at first as an instrumental, but Johnny Connolly does an amazing melodeon version as track 14 of his album "An Mileoidean Scaoilte"; previewable on iTunes and well worth a buck to download.

[David Barnert]

I've heard Josefins Dopvals many times and even played along with it, but never knew the name. I like it, but whenever I hear the last four bars, I can't keep out of my mind the words, "Sweet little Buttercup, I."

[Chris Drinkwater]

I've been playing Roger Tallroth's lovely Christening waltz for a few years now at a monthly Scandi session I go to in London. Great tune, great choice for TOTM.

 

Chris

[Wolf Molkentin]

I've been playing Roger Tallroth's lovely Christening waltz for a few years now at a monthly Scandi session I go to in London. Great tune, great choice for TOTM.

 

The inimitable Iris Bishop played it at the opening night at Tenterden 2013 - I simply had to learn it the day after...

[Steve Mansfield]

I think I first heard it from Chris Wood & Andy Cutting, or maybe their excellent Two Duos record with Karen Tweed & Ian Carr (too post-Christmas-lazy to go to the Brennan and check). Either way a lovely tune, working on my version already regardless of the TOTM poll result

[Geoff Wooff]

Ralph ( Ralphie) Jordan recorded it for his solo Duet Album....

[Pete Dunk]

X:15
T:Hanter Dro de Languidig
C:Trad 1, 30
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:C
ee/d/ ce A2|ee/d/ cd eg|\
ee/d/ ce A2|ee/d/ cd e2:|
|:ee/e/ fe Bc|de/d/ cA/c/ B2|\
ee/e/ fe Bc|de/d/ cB A2:|

 

X:1
T:The Old Copperplate
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Ador
A2 EA cAAe|aged cAFA|G2 DG BGBd|gedc BAGB|
A2 EA cAAe| aged cAGB|ABcd efge|aged cA A2 :|
ageg a2 eg|aged cA A2| gfef g2 ef|gfge dBGB|
ageg a2 eg|aged cAGB|ABcd efge|aged cA A2 :|

X:1
T:Whistling Rufus
R:Cakewalk
C:Kerry Mills (1899)
Z:added by Alf warnock alf0@rogers.com - www.alfwarnock.info/alfs
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
P:A
|:G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|G2GA BAG2|d8|\
G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|a2aa age2|a8|
G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|G2GA BAG2|d6g2|\
eg2e d2ed|B2G2 AGED|GB2G AGA2|[1 G2z2 g2z2:|[2 G2B2 F2G2||
P:B
|:d4d4-|d2e2d2G2|F4F4-|F2 c2^G2A2|\
e4e4-|e2f2e2c2|B4B4-|B2B2F2G2|
d4d4-|d2e2d2G2|c4c4-|c2d2c2G2|\
B4c2B2|E4F4|[1G8-|G2B2F2G2:|[2 G8-|G4g2z2||
P:A
G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|G2GA BAG2|d8|\
G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|a2aa age2|a8|
G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|G2GA BAG2|d6g2|\
eg2e d2ed|B2G2 AGED|GB2G AGA2| G2z2 g2z2|
K:C
P:C
|:c6d2|e6g2|a3ba3b|a2g2e2c2|\
d3ed3e|d2A2B2c2|d3ed2e2|d2B2A2G2|
c6d2|e6g2|a3ba3b|a2g2e2c2|\
d3ed3e|d2A2B2c2|[1 d8|c4G4:|[2 d8|c2e2B2c2||
P:D
|:g4g4-|g2a2g2c2|B4B4-|B2f2 ^c2d2|\
a4a4-|a2b2a2f2|e4e4-|e2e2B2c2|
g4g4-|g2a2g2c2|f4f4-|f2g2f2c2|\
e4f2e2|A4B4|[1 c8|-c2e2B2c2:|[2 c8-|c4c'2z2|]

 

X: 1
T:Josefin's Dopvals
C:Roger Tallroth
M:3/4
R:waltz
L:1/4
Q:1/4=140
K:G
|:DGA|Bdc|BAG|D2E|C>CC|EGF|E3|D3|
DGA|Bdc|BAG|D2E|C>CC|EFG|[1(A3|A3):|[2A3-|ABc|
|:dBd|g2f|e3|d3|ced|cBA|B>cB|ABc|
dBd|g2f|e3|d3|ced|cBA|B>cB|ABc|
BAG|F2G|G3|C>DC|B,DG|FEF|[1(G3|G)Bc:|[2G3-|G3|]

Edited December 30, 2013 by tallship

[Chris Drinkwater]

Ralph ( Ralphie) Jordan recorded it for his solo Duet Album.

 

 

 

He did, indeed, on Eloise, along with at least one other Swedish tune, Yrsno. And Ptarmigan (Dick Glasgow) has previously recorded a version played on concertina and mandolin. Link below.

 

Josefin's Waltz

 

Chris

 

 

Edited December 27, 2013 by Chris Drinkwater

[Chris Drinkwater]

X:15

T:Hanter Dro de Languidig

C:Trad 1, 30

M:3/4

L:1/8

K:C

ee/d/ ce A2|ee/d/ cd eg|\

ee/d/ ce A2|ee/d/ cd e2:|

|:ee/e/ fe Bc|de/d/ cA/c/ B2|\

ee/e/ fe Bc|de/d/ cB A2:|

 

X:1

T:The Old Copperplate

R:reel

M:4/4

L:1/8

K:Ador

A2 EA cAAe|aged cAFA|G2 DG BGBd|gedc BAGB|

A2 EA cAAe| aged cAGB|ABcd efge|aged cA A2 :|

ageg a2 eg|aged cA A2| gfef g2 ef|gfge dBGB|

ageg a2 eg|aged cAGB|ABcd efge|aged cA A2 :|

X:1

T:Whistling Rufus

R:Cakewalk

C:Kerry Mills (1899)

Z:added by Alf warnock alf0@rogers.com - www.alfwarnock.info/alfs

M:C|

L:1/8

K:G

P:A

|:G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|G2GA BAG2|d8|\

G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|a2aa age2|a8|

G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|G2GA BAG2|d6g2|\

eg2e d2ed|B2G2 AGED|GB2G AGA2|[1 G2z2 g2z2:|[2 G2B2 F2G2||

P:B

|:d4d4-|d2e2d2G2|F4F4-|F2 c2^G2A2|\

e4e4-|e2f2e2c2|B4B4-|B2B2F2G2|

d4d4-|d2e2d2G2|c4c4-|c2d2c2G2|\

B4c2B2|E4F4|[1G8-|G2B2F2G2:|[2 G8-|G4g2z2||

P:A

G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|G2GA BAG2|d8|\

G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|a2aa age2|a8|

G2GB d2de|g2g2 ed3|G2GA BAG2|d6g2|\

eg2e d2ed|B2G2 AGED|GB2G AGA2| G2z2 g2z2|

K:C

P:C

|:c6d2|e6g2|a3ba3b|a2g2e2c2|\

d3ed3e|d2A2B2c2|d3ed2e|d2B2A2G2|

c6d2|e6g2|a3ba3b|a2g2e2c2|\

d3ed3e|d2A2B2c2|[1 d8|c4G4:|[2 d8|c2e2B2c2||

P:D

|:g4g4-|g2a2g2c2|B4B4-|B2f2 ^c2d2|\

a4a4-|a2b2a2f2|e4e4-|e2e2B2c2|

g4g4-|g2a2g2c2|f4f4-|f2g2f2c2|\

e4f2e2|A4B4|[1 c8-c2e2B2c2:|[2 c8-|c4c'2z2|]

 

X: 1

T: Josefin's Dopvals

R: waltz

M: 3/4

L: 1/8

K: Gmaj

"G"DGA|B d c|BAG|D2 E|"C" C2 C/2C/2|EGF|E3|"D"D3|

"G"DGA|B d c|BAG|D2 E|"C"C2 C/2C/2| EFG|("D"A3|A)Bc|

|:"G"dBd|g2f|"C"e3|"G"d3|"C"ced|cBA|"G"B>c B|"D"ABc:|

|"Em"BAG|"D"F2G|"C"G3|CDC|"G"B,DG|"D"FEF|("G"G3|G)|

 

 

 

Pete.

Your version of Josefin's Dopvals misses out repeats in the A and B parts. Here's a more correct version, with chords.

X: 1T:Josefin's DopvalsC:Roger TallrothM:3/4R:waltzL:1/4K:G|:"G"DGA | Bdc | BAG | D2D | "C"C>CC | EGF | "Am"E3 | "D7"D3 |"G"DGA | Bdc | BAG | D2E | "C"C>CC | EFG | [1"D"(A3 | A3):| [2"D"(A3 | A)Bc ||:"G"dBd | g2f | "C"e3| "G/B"d3 | "Am"ced | "D"cBA | "G"B>cB | "D"ABc |"G"dBd | g2f | "C"e3 | "G/B"d3 | "Am"ced | "D7"cBA | "G"B>cB |"D"ABc |"Em"BAG | "Em/D"F2G | "C"E3 | "Am"C>DC | "G"B,DG | "D7"FEF | [1"G"(G3 | G)Bc :|[2"G"(G3 | G3) |]

Chris

[David Barnert]

Two minor issues in Whistling Rufus, as well (typos). Both in the C section.

 

In the 7th measure of the C section, "d3ed2e" should be "d3ed3e"or "d3ed2e2" (otherwise the measure is a quaver short) and there's a bar line missing in the first ending after "c8-".

[Pete Dunk]

Sorry about errors in abcs , now corrected. None of these were my transcriptions I just grabbed them off the web!

[Irene S.]

 

Josefins Dopvals:

 

A totally gorgeous modern Swedish waltz suggested by c.netter Maki. This one gets played a lot in this part of the world both for contra dances and at Scandinavian sessions. Many recordings are in F, but we generally play it in G. Here's a nice version on melodeon, and another by a trio that includes a nyckelharpa.

 

 

 

Errmm, yes indeed. That trio is Vasen (can't do the thingy over the "a") ... and includes the composer of Josefins Dopvals, Roger Tallroth (as referred to previously by Chris Drinkwater) on guitar . And yes Ralphie Jordan did record it on "Eloise" - still available to buy direct from him. He is insistent, by the way, that it should be played in F (as originally written by the composer) and not G as played by many, as it gives the tune a slightly different feel. - must say that I tend to agree with him,

[Chris Drinkwater]

Sorry about errors in abcs , now corrected. None of these were my transcriptions I just grabbed them off the web!

 

Sorry about errors in abcs , now corrected. None of these were my transcriptions I just grabbed them off the web!

 

 

Oooh, you naughty boy, Pete!

 

Chris

[Irene S.]

 

Ralph ( Ralphie) Jordan recorded it for his solo Duet Album.

 

 

 

He did, indeed, on Eloise, along with at least one other Swedish tune, Yrsno. And Ptarmigan (Dick Glasgow) has previously recorded a version played on concertina and mandolin. Link below.

Josefin's Waltz

 

Chris

 

 

 

Re that Chris ... quite a few Swedish tunes (not surprisingly) crop up on Ralphie's CD - in fact about half a dozen including Langsammazurkan by Benny Andersson, Augustins Tema by Lars Hollmer, Vipschottis by Jan Ekedahl, Over Heiane, ,Josefins Dopvals and Yrsno (by Mats Eden) ... makes about one third of the CD Swedish in content. :-)

[Irene S.]

 

 

Ralph ( Ralphie) Jordan recorded it for his solo Duet Album.

 

 

 

He did, indeed, on Eloise, along with at least one other Swedish tune, Yrsno. And Ptarmigan (Dick Glasgow) has previously recorded a version played on concertina and mandolin. Link below.

Josefin's Waltz

 

Chris

 

 

 

Re that Chris ... if you check the label out quite a few Swedish tunes (not surprisingly) crop up on Ralphie's CD - in fact about half a dozen including Langsammazurkan by Benny Andersson, Augustins Tema by Lars Hollmer, Vipschottis by Jan Ekedahl, Over Heiane, ,Josefins Dopvals and Yrsno (by Mats Eden) ... makes about one third of the CD Swedish in content. :-)

 

[david fabre]

I'm back here after several months of absence, and Oh, I've already missed too many TOTM !

 

I wish I have time to contribute regularly in 2014...

[David Barnert]

 

Josefins Dopvals:

 

A totally gorgeous modern Swedish waltz suggested by c.netter Maki. This one gets played a lot in this part of the world both for contra dances and at Scandinavian sessions. Many recordings are in F, but we generally play it in G. Here's a nice version on melodeon, and another by a trio that includes a nyckelharpa.

Errmm, yes indeed. That trio is Vasen (can't do the thingy over the "a") ... and includes the composer of Josefins Dopvals, Roger Tallroth (as referred to previously by Chris Drinkwater) on guitar . And yes Ralphie Jordan did record it on "Eloise" - still available to buy direct from him. He is insistent, by the way, that it should be played in F (as originally written by the composer) and not G as played by many, as it gives the tune a slightly different feel. - must say that I tend to agree with him,

 

 

On a Mac, it's easy enough: Väsen. And if that's really the composer on stage, perhaps we should regard that version as definitive. It differs from what's posted above in several respects. Here's how I hear it (I haven't included the chords, since he's playing DADGAD tuning—or something like it—and much of what comes out is not really chords but full of suspensions and other non-chordal tones):

X:1

T:Josefin's Dopvals

C:Roger Tallroth

M:3/4

R:waltz

L:1/4

K:F

P:A

|:CFG|AcB|AGF|C2D|B,>B,B,|DFE| D3| C3 |

CFG|AcB|AGF|C2D|B,>B,B,|CEF|1G3|GED:|2(G3|G)AB||

P:B

|:cAc|f2e|d3|c3|Bdc|BAG|A>BA|GAB|

cAc|f2e|d3|c3|Bdc|BAG|A>BA|GAB|

AGF|E2F|F3|B,CB,|A,CF|EDE|[1F3|FAB:|[2F3-|F3|]

Note, particularly, the first note in the measure before the first ending in the A section, the first ending itself, and the rhythm in the fourth measure in the last line of the B section.