RAc Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 (edited) Hi there, in preparation for the upcoming workshop season, I've recorded and uploaded a little set I like to play (nothing like last minute panic to keep them old bellows moving): https://soundcloud.com/rac-13/market-rasen-quickstep-v20 https://soundcloud.com/rac-13/louth-quick-step-29-liverpool-quick-step Still somewhat anemic and could use more dynamics, methinks, but getting there. Thanks for listening. Edit: Replaced the original recording w/ v2.0 Edited November 17, 2017 by RAc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adey Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Lovely. Brightened up my grey morning, especially the 'Market Rasen'. Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAc Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 Why thank YOU John! There's not a whole lot more a manufacturer of music (and no, I won't call myself a musician, that would be a disgrace to all of you who are) can ask for than helping someone through the day! And coming from somebody of your calibre, it's even more flattering... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAc Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 Here's another one. Those are rather straightforward pieces, but I find them hard to render appropriately, probably because they *are* uncomplicated: https://soundcloud.com/rac-13/speed-the-plough-dorset-four-handed-reel I upload those even though I know there are shortcomings (and I even believe I know where they are). Why? I don't know; I guess it's as good as I can possibly get at this point (time to practice always appears too short no matter how much one can shell out for it). And hey, maybe someone even likes it, or somebody has new helpful hints for improvement. In any case, thanks for listening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Braun Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Good jobs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAc Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 couldn't think of a more flattering compliment... many thanks, Kurt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAc Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 (edited) I uploaded another set: https://soundcloud.com/rac-13/weavers-marchthe-great-north-run I learned this one from master concertina player, dance instructor, tune collector and gentleman David Ball about a year ago. This year he brought in another great set which I hope will take me less than a year to, well, at least render recognizably. Thanks for listening, as usual. Edited May 6, 2017 by RAc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAc Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 FWIW, here's another set I just recorded. It's two jigs introduced by master musician Neil Brookes during this year's German Folk Camp in Zeilitzheim. Formidable pieces. Of course I don't do them the justice they deserve, but hey. https://soundcloud.com/rac-13/new-midsummers-day-hunting-the-rabbit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAc Posted November 3, 2017 Author Share Posted November 3, 2017 Another one for everybody who might care. This is somewhat of a strange set as the two dances are very different, so they'd not normally combined (at least not in a dance context), but I think they work together well musically: https://soundcloud.com/rac-13/bm-sp-140 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAc Posted November 25, 2017 Author Share Posted November 25, 2017 FWIW, I uploaded a few more self recorded tunes during the last 3 weeks onto my SC presence: https://soundcloud.com/rac-13 I believe that setting myself goals helps me improve my playing. Thanks everybody for listening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAc Posted August 24, 2018 Author Share Posted August 24, 2018 (edited) FWIW, I added two more sets to my soundcloud collection: Herd on The Hill/Windshield's Hornpipe Jane's Fancy/Just as the Tide Was Flowing The most recent one is a Northumbrain Pipe classic I learnt from Alex Wade on this year's Folk Camp. It's tons of fun to play. The other one is somewhat unusual as a combo but I thougt it fits quite nicely. Thanks for listening! Edited August 25, 2018 by RAc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich C R Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 I have enjoyed listening to your tunes but those recently posted are not coming up...….? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAc Posted August 25, 2018 Author Share Posted August 25, 2018 (edited) HI Rich - thanks for the feedback! Do you mean nothing happens when you click or you can not even see the tracks on my main page http://www.soundcloud.com/rac-13 ? Probably the former. It seems as if the new forum software does not automatically detect web links nor convert them, so by clicking into the string http://... nothing happens. I did convert them to links manually a minute ago, so now they should work in the last but one posting - please let me know if you can listen to them now! Thanks again and apologies for the mishap! Edited August 25, 2018 by RAc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich C R Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 54 minutes ago, RAc said: HI Rich - thanks for the feedback! Do you mean nothing happens when you click or you can not even see the tracks on my main page http://www.soundcloud.com/rac-13 ? Probably the former. It seems as if the new forum software does not automatically detect web links nor convert them, so by clicking into the string http://... nothing happens. I did convert them to links manually a minute ago, so now they should work in the last but one posting - please let me know if you can listen to them now! Thanks again and apologies for the mishap! Thanks, that's it sorted now. Interested to know how long you have been playing the Crane Duet? How many keys does it have? I am just starting out on an English 56 key extended treble. Have a long, long journey ahead of me. Keep the tunes rolling, much appreciated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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