French Schottische

[Alan Day]

A lovely little French Schottische attached that I hope you enjoy.

I will try and get the name of it

Al

I have now deleted this recording to make way for another. It is available as an MP3 if you would like it.Please send me your Email address and I will send Email it to you.

Al

Edited May 27, 2009 by Alan Day

[Marien]

A lovely little French Schottische attached that I hope you enjoy.

I will try and get the name of it

Al

 

Hello Al,

 

The name of the tune is La Luna Dins l'Aiga (it means the moon in the water), and it is supposed to be written by Pierre-Marie Blajà. It is a tune from the Toulouse region in the southern of France if I am correct. Peter Trimming plays it on Youtube, problably on a Bes/F jeffries.

 

 

I play the tune as well but never taped it. I suppose you play on a G/D anglo. On the fourth bar of the B part you play a D where I play a G chord.

 

Cheers,

Marien

[Marien]

...I play the tune as well but never taped it....

 

Woops that was a lie, I forgot I once recorded it with a mandolin player, here it is.

 

la_luna_dins_l_aiga.mp3

 

edited to add the mp3...

Edited April 29, 2009 by marien

[Alan Day]

Thanks for posting your version and Peter's, I must admit that I had forgotten that Peter was playing it on U tube and I would not have posted this one had I remembered.

We now have however three different styles of playing the same tune which I find most interesting.

Al

[Marien]

Thanks for posting your version and Peter's, I must admit that I had forgotten that Peter was playing it on U tube and I would not have posted this one had I remembered.

We now have however three different styles of playing the same tune which I find most interesting.

Al

 

Indeed it is interesting to hear different versions and different styles for playing the same tune. Yours on the GD was in the right tone, in G. Peter on the BesF played all repetitions properly. I (on a CG) failed on both .

 

People who want to pick up the tune may check out the version that fits to their concertina tuning. Actually, these days I (or we, that is me and Marc the mandolin player) play it in F, so if anyone wants to hear it on an FC concertina please let me know...

 

Marien

[Robin Harrison]

Here are the dots from the Session.

Edited April 30, 2009 by Robin Harrison

[michael stutesman]

Here are the dots from the Session.

I notice the rhythm indication is a 'barndance'. What defines a barndance rhythm?

[Alan Day]

Here are the dots from the Session.

I notice the rhythm indication is a 'barndance'. What defines a barndance rhythm?

Michael the rhythm of the music is such that it can be used as a Schottische (A French Dance) or a Hop Step (An English Country Dance or Barn Dance).

There are a number of Hop Step Dances and it can be used for one of those during a Barndance that comprises other dances Jigs,Reels Waltzes etc.

Al