Bob Norris Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 (edited) Hi, Anywhere I can find some traditional scottish/irish tunes for the concertina? Tunes like High Road to Linton Wings, Rowan Tree The Wearing of the Green The Jolly Beggar Man drunken Sailor Any traditional reels, hornpipes, jigs Edited March 22, 2008 by Bob Norris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Hi Bob I'll bet you can find a tune or two in one of these sites: O'Regan's Session Tunebook http://music.gordfisch.net/oregans/ JC's ABC Tune Match http://ecf-guest.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/tunefind The Fiddler's Companion http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/FCfiles.html Contemplator.Com http://www.contemplator.com/ Thanks Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Norris Posted March 23, 2008 Author Share Posted March 23, 2008 Hi Bob I'll bet you can find a tune or two in one of these sites: O'Regan's Session Tunebook http://music.gordfisch.net/oregans/ JC's ABC Tune Match http://ecf-guest.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/tunefind The Fiddler's Companion http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/FCfiles.html Contemplator.Com http://www.contemplator.com/ Thanks Leo Thanks,, theres a few there. Any other sources? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrik Müller Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 ...... Thanks,, theres a few there. Any other sources? There is "The Session dot Org" and the (Swedish site) Henrik Norbecks (enormous) ABC collection /Henrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Dunk Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 The Lewes Arms Favourites Paul Hardy's Sessions Tunebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Norris Posted March 23, 2008 Author Share Posted March 23, 2008 (edited) ...... Thanks,, theres a few there. Any other sources? There is "The Session dot Org" and the (Swedish site) Henrik Norbecks (enormous) ABC collection /Henrik Thanks! I found High Road to Linton. Does this transpose correctly to music for the concertina? I'm still waiting for mine to arrive. I also need to learn to read music for this instrument. I play several other "Things" so I think I can figure it out X: 1 T: High Road To Linton, The M: 4/4 L: 1/8 R: reel K: Amix |:ceef a2 ae|fgfe a2 ae|ceef a2 ae|faec B2 A2:| |:cdeg fddf|ecce fBBf|cdeg fddf|e/^g/a ec B2 A2:| |: {^g}a2 a2 efa2|efae faef|{^g}a2 a2 efae|faec B2 A2:| |:cdec defd|cdec BcdB|cdec def^g|afec B2 A2:| Edited March 23, 2008 by Bob Norris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterT Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 I found High Road to Linton. Does this transpose correctly to music for the concertina? I'm still waiting for mine to arrive. I also need to learn to read music for this instrument. I play several other "Things" so I think I can figure it out If you need to transpose the ABC into another key, try this: http://www.8ung.at/abctransposer/ Regards, Peter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Norris Posted March 23, 2008 Author Share Posted March 23, 2008 (edited) I found High Road to Linton. Does this transpose correctly to music for the concertina? I'm still waiting for mine to arrive. I also need to learn to read music for this instrument. I play several other "Things" so I think I can figure it out If you need to transpose the ABC into another key, try this: http://www.8ung.at/abctransposer/ Regards, Peter. Neat! But,,, is there any software that can play an abc that sounds like a concertina? Even sorta? Most ive seen sould like pianos. One of my softwares can convert it to the flute (sounds better to me) but ?? Also, is this correct format for the concertina? Edited March 23, 2008 by Bob Norris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindizzy Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Thanks,, theres a few there. Any other sources? This is a good site (With a great DIY tunebook) Sheffield Ceilidh Soc. You can get dots or ABC as you please. High Road to Linton has some extra G-sharps, I don't know what sort or key of concertina you're getting, but it's best to stick to the given key if you aim to play with other people :-) (and of course an English COncertina can play in any key - or it could if it's owner could manage it - I'm still struggling with "Joe Scurfield's Favourite") The actual pitch or note range should be OK for anything that's not too exotic! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Norris Posted March 23, 2008 Author Share Posted March 23, 2008 (edited) Thanks,, theres a few there. Any other sources? This is a good site (With a great DIY tunebook) Sheffield Ceilidh Soc. You can get dots or ABC as you please. High Road to Linton has some extra G-sharps, I don't know what sort or key of concertina you're getting, but it's best to stick to the given key if you aim to play with other people :-) (and of course an English COncertina can play in any key - or it could if it's owner could manage it - I'm still struggling with "Joe Scurfield's Favourite") The actual pitch or note range should be OK for anything that's not too exotic! Chris Hi, Actually Im getting two Renting a 20 button anglo G/D and bought a 30 key anglo G/C from a friend. Not sure which I will play yet. Our small pipes are in the key or A Recording: Recording Exported ABC High Road with my piping software. Exported as flute: High Road Edited March 23, 2008 by Bob Norris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laitch Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 (edited) Music composed in the following keys will be perfect "concertina music" for the G/D as long as there are no accidental notes in the music and the music is within the instrument's range: G Major, D Major, A Dorian, E Dorian, A Mixolydian, D Mixolydian, B Minor, Eminor. A 30-button C/G or G/D can tackle those and other common fiddle keys/modes with C major, F major, D Dorian, G Mixolydian and A minor being some of them however, understanding the relationship of scales to a concertina and its range in order to play from sheetmusic will be really tough sledding for anyone who hasn't devoted time to working slowly through the keyboard layout relating notes generated by its buttons to notes of scales on a staff, and explanations from bystanders would amount to their pushing the sled and its rider uphill while the rider is eating a box of chicken wings and slugging down a quart of brew. Edited March 23, 2008 by Laitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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