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    My First (Slow)Seisún, Redondo Beach Ca

    in Teaching and Learning

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    My wife and I attended our firs slow session on Thursday night at the Redondo Beach Hennessey Pub.

    It was lots of fun, but our skill set is, apparently, slower than a slow session!

    Now we have a motivator to get our speed and settings perfect.

    Both our instruments seemed on the quite side in a pub setting, which was surprising.

     

    BTW, we found this group through the Meet-up Org., and there is also a Irish Language meet up immediately before the session.

    I'd like to cut and paste hot links to both, but seem unable to currently. New policy due to abuse?

    Theme Of The Month, Jan. 2015: Hornpipes And Other Swingy Things

    in Tune of the Month

    Posted

    Here's two

     

    Till The Tide Comes In is a pipe tune and not normally dotted but I've given it a bit of swing and I think it works quite well. Steamboat is a hornpipe composed by 19th century fiddler and composer, James Hill. James Hill was born in Scotland but lived most of his adult life in Gateshead and his hornpipes are a staple of the Northumbrian repertoire as well as being widely known elsewhere.

     

    The photos in the video are of the North of England. In order, Whitby, Saltburn both in North Yorkshire and two of Steamers on Windermere in the English Lake District.

    Very nice playing indeed.

    And lovely photos to accompany the video.

    Is there a Coble on the beach in the second photo?

    Fs: 26 Button G/d Jones Anglo

    in Buy & Sell

    Posted

    I bought this G/D Jones anglo. It arrived today. I like its mellow tone. I played it for about an hour, and had fun playing a few folk song melodies by ear, with lots of trial and error. I found it much easier to play by ear on the anglo than on the EC, although I can see it is going to take me a while to get used to different notes on the push and pull.

    I was inspired to try the anglo after listening to Gary Coover's Christmas carol videos. It will be a challenge to learn to play like that.

    Congratulations on your new anglo.

    Do you also play Duet?

    Formidable!

    Seeking Simple Arrangements For Duet

    in Tunes /Songs

    Posted · Edited by maki

    Not a duet player, yet.

    But I am mighty intrigued by cords.

    My music knowledge is pretty meagre so to improve

    this I've been reading this music theory book.

     

    http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Idiots-Guide-Theory-Edition/dp/1592574378

    I also got this cord wheel for the same reason.

    http://www.amazon.com/Chord-Wheel-Ultimate-Tool-Musicians/dp/0634021427/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421848693&sr=1-1&keywords=cord+wheel

     

    The cost of both purchased together was about $20 from Amazon.

    I suspect that if you go duet you really need to be able to make your own

    arrangements.( Not that I have a clue.)

    Learning "across The Rows,"or The "cross Row Technique&#34

    in Teaching and Learning

    Posted

    Face to face lesson are probably the best way to learn, follwed by

    Skype.

     

    I really like the Online Academy of Irish Music.

    Free lessons and info here:

    http://www.oaim.ie/free-lessons/concertina

     

    I have "A Tutor for the Anglo Concertina in the Irish Style by Mick Bramich".

    Which is good, and has some really wonderful tunes, I much prefer

    "The Concertina Diaries".

    http://www.irishtunebook.com/the-concertina-diaries.php

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