David Nichols Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Hello! Fairly new to the concertina - started maybe 6 months ago. Been working through Gary Coover's book of Irish session tunes (I play a 30-button C/G anglo). Wondering if anyone had suggestions for a good tune to learn in preparation for St. Patrick's day - I'm not performing (though I do like to post videos for my friends who get a kick out of my weird hobbies), just thought it was a good chance to get some suggestions. Are there any that are particularly thematically appropriate beyond just being Irish? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Hare Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 (edited) 6 hours ago, David Nichols said: ...thought it was a good chance to get some suggestions. Are there any that are particularly thematically appropriate beyond just being Irish... I did a quick trawl through my 'Master Tune Book' and came up with the attached tunes. Some duplication, some ambiguity over tune names, some non-Irish. Whether they are 'thematically appropriate' is above my pay-grade... SaintPatrick.abc SaintPatrick.pdf Edited March 14 by Roger Hare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Taylor Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 See https://thesession.org/discussions/49075 for some suggestions/opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 How about tunes for Pi day (3.14)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Taylor Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 19 minutes ago, David Barnert said: How about tunes for Pi day (3.14)? Will the Circle be Unbroken. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wild Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 X:743 T:St.Patrick's Day M:6/8 L:1/8 K:G d|:G>AG GBc|d>ed dBG|A>Bc BGD|E>FE E2D| |G>AG GBc|d>ed dBG|A>Bc BGD|E2FG2d:|| |:def .g2.e|.f2.d.e2B|def g2e|f2de2g| |G>AG GBc|d>ed dBG|A>Bc BGD|E2FG2:|| This version of St.Patrick's day was played in the 1959 film A night to remember, about the sinking of the Titanic. It was depicted in a ceilidh scene among the Irish passengers in steerage. From a close up of the fingers, it looks like an actual concertina player, not an actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nichols Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 All great suggestions! I've put some tunes on my "To Learn" list now... I think I'll get "St. Patrick's Day" under my belt - we'll see if I can get it down in time for the holiday. Thanks all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Eskin Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Anything but "Danny Boy". 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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