Robin Harrison Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I seem to recall this has been been played as a folk tune but when I listen to it here......... ...................no bells go off in my mind except maybe a snatch of Sun Assembly ? Anyone know ? Thanks Robin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Drinkwater Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I seem to recall this has been been played as a folk tune but when I listen to it here......... ...................no bells go off in my mind except maybe a snatch of Sun Assembly ? Anyone know ? Thanks Robin I've no recollection of it being played as a folk tune but I do know that the popular session tune, 'Sun assembly', is supposedly derived from Handel's Harmonious Blacksmith and I can see why when I listen to the two pieces and compare them; Sun Assembly being played in the key of G rather than E, of course. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael sam wild Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 (edited) A nice piece in E major I think.Wikipedia gives some interesting info Including a possible original source http://en.wikipedia....ious_Blacksmith A pedal B is supposed to be the hammer ringing The video clip at the end of the Wikipedia piece is a very nice piano version with the variations The well known reel the Merry Blacksmith in D doesn't seem related Edited January 8, 2010 by michael sam wild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanette Hooker Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Frank Butler has written an arrangement of this piece. It is in his Concertina Mini Tunes booklet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael sam wild Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Frank Butler has written an arrangement of this piece. It is in his Concertina Mini Tunes booklet. It's got me foxed in E, I play a 30 button C/G Anglo so i'm working on key of F which has a nice tone and there seem to be some nice chords . I am grappling with ending up too far extended on the bellows. But I do love F it's so mellow and with nly the Bb accidental it's good to get off the home keys What do people do for a Push F chord A and C don't sound to good together without the F.. What is it with 3rd and 5th together? In C the chords are quite easy but I keeo going into Strawberry Fair (Singing Buttercups and Daisies!) and it's really another of the ubiquitous Shepherd's Hey variants! Anyway a nice tune to be snowed in to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Drinkwater Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Anyway a nice tune to be snowed in to. Yes, if you can Handel it. BTW, do you know his Barrel Organ Symphony? Handel's that is? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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