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[michael sam wild]

I'm interested in any information on tunes Eddie Kelly fiddler, ( originally East Galway, now Roscommon) has composed, any help welcome

[michael sam wild]

I found this interesting info. as it is the first of two Eddie Kelly jigs Mandy Murray has on Anglo International .

http://www.cranfordp...MellickTeam.htm


The dots are in Em , the MP3 is in Dminor

Edited by michael sam wild, 03 May 2012 - 10:22 AM.

[Azalin]

I found this interesting info. as it is the first of two Eddie Kelly jigs Mandy Murray has on Anglo International .

http://www.cranfordp...MellickTeam.htm


The dots are in Em , the MP3 is in Dminor

Michael,

This is an amazing tune. This tune is Em, don't be fooled by the reference to Dm. Mary McNamara plays it in Dm on her CD because she is using a flat keyed concertina, but this tune is commonly played in Em.

[michael sam wild]

Eilis Crean is his fiddle student and these are from her web site. She is collecting his tunes too and apparently Tim Collins is doing a thesis on East Galway styles. Eddie Kelly now lives in Roscommon. He is a friend of Paddy Fahy

http://www.eiliscrea...io_samples.html

Edited by michael sam wild, 05 May 2012 - 05:06 AM.

[ceemonster]

[This is an amazing tune. This tune is Em, don't be fooled by the reference to Dm. Mary McNamara plays it in Dm on her CD because she is using a flat keyed concertina, but this tune is commonly played in Em.]

famous paddy carty tune....can't remember, what key is it in on the carty recording? i thought it was flat there as well....?

[Azalin]

[This is an amazing tune. This tune is Em, don't be fooled by the reference to Dm. Mary McNamara plays it in Dm on her CD because she is using a flat keyed concertina, but this tune is commonly played in Em.]

famous paddy carty tune....can't remember, what key is it in on the carty recording? i thought it was flat there as well....?

I should have added, "commonly played *in sessions* in Em". Éilís Crean herself plays it in Dm I think on the audio clip posted by Michael, and Brad Hurley's plays it on the flute with her. But I could bet a big $5 with you that Brad is using his C flute to play this, using an "Em" fingering.

I assumed Mary would play this in Em on a C/G concertina, but I might be wrong! I saw her a few weeks ago for a workshop, I wish I'd have asked her the question then :-)

The ideal thing to do would be to learn this tune in both keys, leaving you with the option to be session friendly or anti-social

[michael sam wild]

I find there is an interest in East Galway playing at the moment, at least with peopleI know. I wonder why? I like the more laid back approach. I just got The Coen Brothers ) not the film makers!) the Branch Line as a CD , I had lost the LP years ago.