David Barnert Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 While I am a Morris musician, I don't get much chance to play this one. Here it is, a little faster than Morris tempo, and AABB just for symmetry. https://soundcloud.com/dr-sleep-1/sheriffs-ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Fisher Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I'm supporting the deployment of a new space debris laser tracking system this month (there wouldn't be many others with that excuse) so my time is limited. I've had a quick burl at playing the Sheriff - no tricksty interpretations this time, just trying to stay on my horse: https://soundcloud.com/7wheels-1/sheriffsride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Molkentin Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Second attempt on recording this month's TOTM, might give a better idea of how I take it. Again: A-part "Raggle Taggle Gipsies" (which had been lacking a B-part as far as I know it), B-part adapted from B-part of "Sheriff's Ride" to the style of part A. Raggle Taggle Gipsies' Ride (interpreting Sheriff's Ride) ...and yes I know, I'll have to go for some new bushings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) A silly experiment. While avoiding tons of snow shoveling, I started wondering what Sheriff's Ride would sound like as a jig. So I turned on the Zoom recorder and this is what came out. https://soundcloud.com/concertinist/sheriffslumpyride-mp3-mp3 It's what we call in these parts a "dorky jig." Not very useful, but fun to try. I abandoned the crooked A/B format my Morris group uses because I didn't want them to be associated with such frivolity. Played on a 30 button Jeffries G/D Anglo. Edited February 13, 2014 by Jim Besser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tona Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 In the same spirit I had recorded a three steps waltz version of xotis romanes (totm october 2013) Let's do more insane with a 5 steps waltz version of Sheriff's ride. (I am sorry for the real Morris men of the forum but a "serious" version of me would do nothing more (and probably less!) than the already existing versions of others so let's have fun...) https://soundcloud.com/thoon-1/sheriffs-ride-5-steps-waltz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan C Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 (edited) My first attempt at TOTM here goes . . . https://soundcloud.com/alanchard/sherrifs-ride this is played on my Morse English Edited February 14, 2014 by Alan C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 My first attempt at TOTM here goes . . . https://soundcloud.com/alanchard/sherrifs-ride this is played on my Morse English Nicely done! Very clean playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Hi Jim - can you offer an insight into how you choose chords for the arrangement? I had very little trouble learning the melody but struggle a great deal picking ways to accompany it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 Hi Jim - can you offer an insight into how you choose chords for the arrangement? I had very little trouble learning the melody but struggle a great deal picking ways to accompany it. Well, I'd like to give you a sophisticated music theory type answer, but the fact is, I chose chords mostly by trial and error. In the case of Sheriff's Ride, I started playing the chords our melodeon player used, and then just tried alternatives until I found an arrangement that sounded good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_holden Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 A quick question, Jim, does the (AB)4A2B mean play the A part through four times followed by the B twice? I believe P:(AB)4A2B means play both the A and B parts 4 times, then A twice, then B once. i.e. it's a shorter way of writing ABABABABAAB. For my group the pattern is AA-BB the first time thru, A- BB from then on - a pretty typical pattern for Morris dances. That would be something like P:AABB(ABB)4 (substitute 4 for however many repetitions of ABB the dance requires). http://abcnotation.com/wiki/abc:standard:v2.1#pparts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_holden Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) Whilst I've been trying to learn this tune well enough to offer up a recording by the end of the month, I got a bit side-tracked by studying the various different versions you can hear recordings of on the Internet. Here is my attempt at a transcription of the melody Lester Bailey plays in his YouTube video mentioned at the start of the thread. The biggest differences are in the second line. X: 2 T:Sheriff's Ride - Lichfield M:4/4 L:1/8 A:Lichfield S:Lester Bailey's English Tunes Selection No. 32 (YouTube video)P:(A2B2)3Q:130K:EminP:ABA|G2E2 E2FG|AGF2 E4|e2e2 e2fe|d2B2 B4|d2d2 e4|dc B2 A4 |GABc dcBA|B2 E2 E4 ||P:Be2e2 e2fe|d2B2 B3d |e2e2 e2fe|d2B2 B3d|d2d2 e4|dc B2 A4 |GABc dcBA|B2 E2 E4 || Edited February 24, 2014 by alex_holden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_holden Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Here is my entry, in just under the wire. This is the first time I've dared to post a recording of myself. I know it's far from perfect - I'm just chuffed that I managed to get once through AABB without hitting a wrong note! The melody is the one from Lester Bailey's YouTube video that I posted the ABCs for above. https://soundcloud.com/alex_holden/sheriffs-ride-lichfield Instrument is a steel-reeded Lachenal English treble, partially restored by myself (it currently has un-bushed aluminium ends and metal keys, hence the loud key clicks). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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