Jim Besser Posted March 7, 2015 Author Posted March 7, 2015 By way of giving the old Lachenal Anglo an outing, here are a couple of favorite slip jigs, "A Fig for a Kiss" and "The Rakes of Westmeath." http://youtu.be/G-RG2uarsBQ Bob Michel Near Philly I always liked A Fig for a Kiss, but never learned it. Maybe I will now!
Chris Drinkwater Posted March 8, 2015 Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) Here's my entry, a self-penned jig I wrote a few years ago called "Gardener's Delight". It's played on my Wheatstone treble, accompanied by the late Ralph Jordan on bouzouki. https://soundcloud.com/aeolaman/gardeners-delight Chris Edited March 8, 2015 by Chris Drinkwater
JimLucas Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 Here's my entry, a self-penned jig I wrote a few years ago called "Gardener's Delight". It's played on my Wheatstone treble, accompanied by the late Ralph Jordan on bouzouki. https://soundcloud.com/aeolaman/gardeners-delight Nice one. Nice tempo, too.
Chris Drinkwater Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 Thanks for the nice comments re: my tune, guys. Chris
Alan Day Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Here are two raves from the grave Sussex Bonny Breast Knot / Hullachan Jig Two tunes to have fun with. https://youtu.be/AXNmIHwnOZk Al
Jim Besser Posted March 13, 2015 Author Posted March 13, 2015 Here are two raves from the grave Sussex Bonny Breast Knot / Hullachan Jig Two tunes to have fun with. https://youtu.be/AXNmIHwnOZk Al Really nice, ALan. Especially like the descending bass lines. I'm digging back through memory: you have a 38 button, right? I' thnk I can't quite replicate the bass lines on a 30 button.
Alan Day Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Here are two raves from the grave Sussex Bonny Breast Knot / Hullachan Jig Two tunes to have fun with. https://youtu.be/AXNmIHwnOZk Al Really nice, ALan. Especially like the descending bass lines. I'm digging back through memory: you have a 38 button, right? I' thnk I can't quite replicate the bass lines on a 30 button. All on the push Jim Left hand base notes. L= Little finger ,R=Ring finger G - G row® , F- D row (L) ,E- Acc Row ® , D - G row (L) Should all be descending As you know I use this run quite a lot Please let me know if this is OK Al
Chris Drinkwater Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Here are two raves from the grave Sussex Bonny Breast Knot / Hullachan Jig Two tunes to have fun with. https://youtu.be/AXNmIHwnOZk Al Very nice Al. The second tune is perhaps more commonly known as 'Tripping Upstairs'. I was thinking of posting a version of it but you beat me to it! Chris
Alan Day Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Thanks Chris Hang on to it Chris it might be a future Tune of the Month. Al
JimLucas Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Very nice Al. The second tune is perhaps more commonly known as 'Tripping Upstairs'. I was thinking of posting a version of it but you beat me to it Please post yours, anyway. It's not just the one "Tune" of the month that I'd like to hear styled by different players. I would hope that anything that fits under the "Theme" is also fair game.
Jim Besser Posted March 15, 2015 Author Posted March 15, 2015 Here are two raves from the grave Sussex Bonny Breast Knot / Hullachan Jig Two tunes to have fun with. https://youtu.be/AXNmIHwnOZk Al Really nice, ALan. Especially like the descending bass lines. I'm digging back through memory: you have a 38 button, right? I' thnk I can't quite replicate the bass lines on a 30 button. All on the push Jim Left hand base notes. L= Little finger ,R=Ring finger G - G row® , F- D row (L) ,E- Acc Row ® , D - G row (L) Should all be descending As you know I use this run quite a lot Please let me know if this is OK Al AH...as soon as I tried it I realized what you were doing. Works just fine on 30 buttons. Fun tune!
Jim Besser Posted March 15, 2015 Author Posted March 15, 2015 Finally a chance to do some recording. First, a wonderful jig by Bellowhead's Jon Spiers, Jiggery Pokerwork. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/68325595/C.net%20Tune%20of%20the%20Month/Jiggery_Pokerwork_jb.MP3 The B part makes my head explode. On a G/D Jeffries 30 button Anglo
Jim Besser Posted March 15, 2015 Author Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) And a silly experiment. I wanted to see if I could string together most of the jigs I do for various Northwest Morris clog dances in a single take. What made it hard: they're from different dances, and out of sequence (most Northwest dances use specific medleys, with a repeating chorus tune interspersed with other tunes). And I had no preconceived order - just whatever popped into my head. I think I need some migraine medicine after that experiment. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/68325595/C.net%20Tune%20of%20the%20Month/northwest_medley_jb.MP3 I'd tell you the tune names, but I can't remember some of them. It starts with the Roman Wall and ends with Oyster Girl. Just before Cock of the North is Glandyfyi, a nice jig by Brian Peters. Edited March 15, 2015 by Jim Besser
JimLucas Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Okay, here's another jig time tune, of what I think is yet another variety. It's an English country dance version (Playford, I think) of the classic "Greensleeves". Green Sleeves & Yellow Lace My own arrangement. Rather rough, and neither the acoustics nor the recording equipment were very good, but I won't disown it.
gcoover Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Here's a new one, named after a favorite miscreant puppet. At one point the full name was "Mr. Punch's Victory Dance", so imagine him gleefully wielding a stick and prancing about: http://youtu.be/GON5_7WhnOY In the second measure, is that a stick clash, a barking Toby, a crocodile bite, a snapping noose, or maybe even a dropped baby?!?!?
Jim Besser Posted March 16, 2015 Author Posted March 16, 2015 Here's a new one, named after a favorite miscreant puppet. At one point the full name was "Mr. Punch's Victory Dance", so imagine him gleefully wielding a stick and prancing about: http://youtu.be/GON5_7WhnOY In the second measure, is that a stick clash, a barking Toby, a crocodile bite, a snapping noose, or maybe even a dropped baby?!?!? Good one!
JimLucas Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Here's a new one, named after a favorite miscreant puppet... http://youtu.be/GON5_7WhnOY Good one!. Sounds like it would make a great Morris tune. In the second measure, is that a stick clash, a barking Toby, a crocodile bite, a snapping noose, or maybe even a dropped baby?!?!? Definitely a stick clash Didn't Mr. Punch first learn his moves dancing Morris?
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