gcoover Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Perhaps the musical ancestor of Andy Cutting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellowbelle Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Okay, here's so far: http://box.com/PackingtonsPoundTOTM It's difficult -- for me -- to record the foot bass just right. There's some extra noise. This is of the foot bass and the Geordie baritone English. I may end up re-doing this, but I'm busy so this may be it, for July! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Swett Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Wendy, that is fantastic. Love it! Wish I could watch you playing that foot bass. Sarah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellowbelle Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Wendy, that is fantastic. Love it! Wish I could watch you playing that foot bass. Sarah Thanks, Sarah. I'll try to make a decent video sometime. I'm lucky there wasn't one of this session.... I think I looked a bit like a struggling hermit crab on beach sand... I had things falling on the floor around me and everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Wendy, that is fantastic. Love it! Wish I could watch you playing that foot bass. Sarah Thanks, Sarah. I'll try to make a decent video sometime. I'm lucky there wasn't one of this session.... I think I looked a bit like a struggling hermit crab on beach sand... I had things falling on the floor around me and everything. However, your recording doesn't seem to suffer from that... Did you play and record the foot bass and the Geordie simultaneously? At least it would be possible, wouldn't it? The bass appears to be such a great tool, love the sound, and you're making very effective use of it... Best wishes - Wolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Fisher Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Okay, here's so far: http://box.com/PackingtonsPoundTOTM It's difficult -- for me -- to record the foot bass just right. There's some extra noise. This is of the foot bass and the Geordie baritone English. I may end up re-doing this, but I'm busy so this may be it, for July! My wife just called from the next room "Is that a bass pedally thing?". I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellowbelle Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Hi all... Yup, I did manage to get this recorded all 'as is,' no real edits, and both instruments were played together. I can't tell you how many tries it took me, though... maybe about 30? 50? I decided I didn't want to have to splice out anything, I just wanted one straight recording. So, that meant several attempts. The bass pedally thing... yup, a real live "basse aux pieds", made by Harry Geuns. I am STILL kind of getting used to it, even though I've had it a while. So, even if the tune is simple, there are 4 main challenges, for me: 1 -- How well I actually know the tune, inside and out 2 -- The concertina goes one way 3 -- The foot bass goes another way 4 -- How recently have I been to the gym? I have in fact been getting to the gym more often. Love it. Gotta "keep fighting back" -- (the sore back). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Yup, I did manage to get this recorded all 'as is,' no real edits, and both instruments were played together. I can't tell you how many tries it took me, though... maybe about 30? 50? I decided I didn't want to have to splice out anything, I just wanted one straight recording. So, that meant several attempts. Brava! You know I really dig that "live" approach, and I always find it both challenging and rewarding to go for such a recording (in my case: self accompanied song). It's great that you were so successful with this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 (edited) My first rough recording after finally turning to this month's tune - with Air XLIII from The Beggar's Opera... (love it - thank you once again Jim! and Adrian, you'll know why!) Edited July 29, 2014 by blue eyed sailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Hey, it's still just about July in this longitude. Packington's Pound has been an interesting way of rediscovering the Crane duet after a very long time away from it. I'm spending so much time sitting playing that I've renamed it Packing on t' Pounds (anag.)! https://soundcloud.com/jignatius-aeola/packingtons-pound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share Posted July 31, 2014 Hey, it's still just about July in this longitude. Packington's Pound has been an interesting way of rediscovering the Crane duet after a very long time away from it. I'm spending so much time sitting playing that I've renamed it Packing on t' Pounds (anag.)! https://soundcloud.com/jignatius-aeola/packingtons-pound Wonderful interpretation, very nicely played. You got in right under the wire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqzbxr Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 My first effort here was pretty rough, and I promised at the time I would make a better recording before the end of the month. In typical fashion, I've waited until the last minute, but here it is: https://soundcloud.com/sqzbxr/packingtons2 Played AABB, twice through on my 1892 (estimated) Lachenal New Model extended treble concertina. Recorded on an iPhone 5s using TwistedWave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share Posted July 31, 2014 My first effort here was pretty rough, and I promised at the time I would make a better recording before the end of the month. In typical fashion, I've waited until the last minute, but here it is: https://soundcloud.com/sqzbxr/packingtons2 Played AABB, twice through on my 1892 (estimated) Lachenal New Model extended treble concertina. Recorded on an iPhone 5s using TwistedWave. Very nice. Not many people can make the transition from Anglo to English, and you seem to have done it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqzbxr Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Thanks! I'm afraid that if I picked up an Anglo right now, I'd be all thumbs - even though it's only been a couple of months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Wonderful interpretation, very nicely played. You got in right under the wire! Thanks Jim. I must try to be prompter in future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Mills Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 (edited) The following versions of Packington’s Pound constitute my first TOTM submission. (They are in fact my first recording ever.) As in the Julian Bream version, he being my original classical guitar hero dating back to the mid ‘70s, I first play the so-called anonymous version, followed by the Francis Cutting setting, recorded later and tacked on. Unlike Bream, I do not repeat the first version. https://soundcloud.com/stephandp/ppfinal The final cadence of the Cutting version kicks my butt a bit, but it’s August now and I wanted to move on. I am playing my Hayden 52 button hybrid duet, made by Bob Tedrow. Edited August 1, 2014 by Stephen Mills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Stephen, the link leads just to "the stream" and not your sound(s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveM Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Stephen, The best way to link to a track on Soundcloud is to use one of the small buttons below the track (looks sort of like a box with an arrow), and not to copy the URL from the top of the browser (which just directs me to /my/ stream). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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