Lester Bailey Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 Been invited to a friends house tomorrow evening for a night of Christmas Carols. He holds it every year and invites his two friends from his village who play with the London Symphony Orchestra. He plays English concertina and harmonium. I have just received the music for the night and most is in either 3 or 4 flats . I am strictly a Morris musician who thinks G and D will suffice for most everything. Wish me luck, I'm off to practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 Lester, good luck! You will, of course, take along some of your own favourite Christmas tunes to play, too! I hope you have a ball! Samantha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Oh Lester, Have tons and tons of fun. Oh, you mean there are other keys? Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays. Helen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Dickey Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Hi Lester Perhaps the answer is to send some very strong drink along first and then arrive late. If you leave it long enough you can probably play in the key of "H" and no-one will notice. Have Fun Cheers Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Prebble Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 (edited) Hi Lester, Take charge, get stuck in and educate your friends to the delights and G & D on the Anglo ! ...... but why not transpose and take copies of your favourites in G/D just in case? Have fun and all the best for Christmas and the New Year Regards Dave Ps..... key of "H" ..... a certain 'early bath' for a G/D player Edited December 23, 2003 by Dave Prebble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Besser Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Hey, G and D are the Peoples Keys. Forget that other stuff. Jim Besser, Bluemont Morris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharron Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Lester why not impress them all, when there is a lull, by playing some of your tunes without the music It isn't right to have to play in keys other than 1 to 3 sharps. I am sure the b stands for something rude and shouldn't be brought out in decent company Sharron ps. Sing some alternative version of the carols in your head whilst playing, sure to ease the playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoachimDelp Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Hi Lester, thank you for beautiful webs (information) you have send in your thread. Shall look to it with more time the coming days abd revert. Me too, tomorrow evening have to play as SOLO PEFOMRE ON MY ANGLO, KNOWING THE KEYS i PLAY, BUT ALSO ON MY cHMNIOTZER RECENTLY PURCHASE WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING IN WHICH KJEYS THE INSTRUMET IS TUNED, ALSO IT SEEMS TO BE A g/f (VERY STRABGE ?!), WILL FIND IT OUT. nO TIME NOW, MUST PLAY, IT SPOUND GOOD ANYWAY. mERRY cHRISMAS TO YOU ALL jOACHIM dELP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Oo Oo Key of H For Helen of course. Lester, you have to let us know how this all turns out. If you had fun. If you got everybody drunk and no one knew what was being played. Whatever. Sure hope it's fun. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays Helen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.elliott Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Transpose away, Carols are in 3 & 4 flats for singing purposes, if you are only playing them (not singing too), then put them back into brighter dance keys, after all many started out as dance tunes. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lester Bailey Posted December 24, 2003 Author Share Posted December 24, 2003 Chums All went well. 4 flats ain't that hard once you work out that Db is really C#. Also observed that the folky part of the band was much more able to play by ear/busk than the classically trained who had to have dots to make it happen. Cheered me up no end. Joy, Health Love and Peace Be all here in this land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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