Ciaran O'grady's Challenge To Write 30 New Tunes In 30 Days

[Cogsey]

Hi from Melbourne

 

In the last few days I've set myself a challenge to write a new piece of music every day for 30 days and upload it on Facebook. I've done 2 so far - a sort-of-reel and a waltz. Today is likely to be a jig. All the tunes are/will be played on a fabulous C&R Dipper & Son concertina. I had better get cracking.

 

I dont know how to create a link to my facebook page but if you search Ciaran O'Grady, hopefully you'll find and enjoy it.

 

All the best

 

Ciaran

[Cogsey]

For anyone that didn't get to see/hear the new tunes and would like to, I'm putting them up on Youtube currently.

 

The link to the first one is below. You should be able to find the rest from there. (20 uploaded so far - the rest will be up by tomorrow).

 

Link:

 

https://youtu.be/EFbkHi6Y3u0

 

 

And here is a list of all the tunes. Each video has an introduction/bit of background to the tune.

1. Reel – Four Balls Remaining
2. Waltz – Cape Otway
3. Reel - Bonny Boy of Ballarat
4. Slide – in Support of the Government
5. Reel – Carrowkeel
6. March – O’Grady’s Valour
7. Waltz - West End house
8. Tune – Last Walk with Dad
9. Jig – Poodles
10. Jig – The thick with the Brick
11. Hornpipe – The migrant
12. Tune – Halls Gap
13. Tune – Alaskatoooo
14. Polka – The Leagrave
15. Jig – Sopwith Camel
16. Reel – Radnor Reel
17. Hornpipe – The March of the Barnpipe
18. Waltz – The Brides
19. Sadler’s Hornpipe
20. Polka - Moleskine Polka
21. No Name yet
22. I got good news I got bad news
23. Jig – The Fudge Jig
24. Back to Back Reel
25. Donncha's Kangaroo Polka
26. Slipjig – Carty’s
27. Polka - Ruairidh Gene’s Polka
28. Tune – The Path Ahead
29. Reel – The Fairfield Reel
30. Waltz – The Equality Waltz

All the best

 

Ciaran