Hey I was wondering if anyone knows any really nice traditional irish set dances or marches? I need two for my forth tune on the banjo and mandolin for the fleadh. I thought best to start early hehe. Thanks
Set dances - I've just posted "Rodney's Glory", and there's "The Job Of Journeywork", "The Downfall Of Paris"[ 4 parts ], "The Garden Of Daisies", but my recommendation would be "The Three Sea Captains". I wouldn't play a march on banjo or mandolin. I'd recommend you speak to [ and maybe practice with ]a step-dancer to make sure you have the right tempo.
I played a march last and it payed off hehe highest mark. Got me a place to. But i no what you mean. It does take time to get the speed right especially on the banjo. Thanks for the selection there anyway.
The Blackbird is another great set dance and also The Hunt as written in O'Neills (not the Mount Phoebus Hunt sometimes played by ceili bands) - The F natural in the "B" part is magic!
PS I've checked out the setting for the Blackbird on this site at http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1996 - this is not, in my view anyway, the normal setting. The one to learn is the setting shown in the O'Neill's 1001 tune book.
Hi, I meant to reply to your NI question, but I hope this will help with both. One of my favourite fiddlers is a guy called Eugene O'Donnell, originally from Donegal, but lived for a long time in the Philadephia area of the US. He's done some recording on the Green Linnet label, both on Mick Maloney's albums and one of his own, called Slow Airs and Set Dances. You'll either love his style or the opposite, but he's a great exponent of Set Dance tunes, there's no denying. He does a great version of The Kilkenny Races on the first Mick Maloney album (called Mick Maloney with Eugene O'Donnell), which I should think would suit the competition platform down to the ground. Best of luck!
kris - I think Mick Moloney's first album - apart from his work with "The Johnstons" - was "We Have Met Together" on the London Transatlantic label. I'm pretty sure of this as it was the first traditional Irish LP I ever bought. I'll post it later this week. Thumbs up to Eugene O'Donnell.
Yes, Kenny, you are probably right there. I just meant Mick's 1st album with Green Linnet. That one must have been just about the first ITM album I owned, back in the 70s.
Fleadh tunes!
Fleadh tunes!
Hey I was wondering if anyone knows any really nice traditional irish set dances or marches? I need two for my forth tune on the banjo and mandolin for the fleadh. I thought best to start early hehe. Thanks
# Posted on November 1st 2004 by Trad Girl
Re: Fleadh tunes!
Set dances - I've just posted "Rodney's Glory", and there's "The Job Of Journeywork", "The Downfall Of Paris"[ 4 parts ], "The Garden Of Daisies", but my recommendation would be "The Three Sea Captains". I wouldn't play a march on banjo or mandolin. I'd recommend you speak to [ and maybe practice with ]a step-dancer to make sure you have the right tempo.
# Posted on November 1st 2004 by Kenny
Re: Fleadh tunes!
I played a march last and it payed off hehe highest mark. Got me a place to. But i no what you mean. It does take time to get the speed right especially on the banjo. Thanks for the selection there anyway.
# Posted on November 1st 2004 by Trad Girl
Re: Fleadh tunes!
The Blackbird is another great set dance and also The Hunt as written in O'Neills (not the Mount Phoebus Hunt sometimes played by ceili bands) - The F natural in the "B" part is magic!
# Posted on November 1st 2004 by Bannerman
Re: Fleadh tunes!
PS I've checked out the setting for the Blackbird on this site at http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1996 - this is not, in my view anyway, the normal setting. The one to learn is the setting shown in the O'Neill's 1001 tune book.
# Posted on November 1st 2004 by Bannerman
Re: Fleadh tunes!
Hi, I meant to reply to your NI question, but I hope this will help with both. One of my favourite fiddlers is a guy called Eugene O'Donnell, originally from Donegal, but lived for a long time in the Philadephia area of the US. He's done some recording on the Green Linnet label, both on Mick Maloney's albums and one of his own, called Slow Airs and Set Dances. You'll either love his style or the opposite, but he's a great exponent of Set Dance tunes, there's no denying. He does a great version of The Kilkenny Races on the first Mick Maloney album (called Mick Maloney with Eugene O'Donnell), which I should think would suit the competition platform down to the ground. Best of luck!
# Posted on November 1st 2004 by kris
Re: Fleadh tunes!
kris - I think Mick Moloney's first album - apart from his work with "The Johnstons" - was "We Have Met Together" on the London Transatlantic label. I'm pretty sure of this as it was the first traditional Irish LP I ever bought. I'll post it later this week. Thumbs up to Eugene O'Donnell.
# Posted on November 1st 2004 by Kenny
Re: Fleadh tunes!
Yes, Kenny, you are probably right there. I just meant Mick's 1st album with Green Linnet. That one must have been just about the first ITM album I owned, back in the 70s.
# Posted on November 2nd 2004 by kris
Re: Fleadh tunes!
Trad Girl...
have you heard the set dance The Ace and Deuce of Pipering?
Also the Drunken Gauger in a nice tune....
G'luck in comps.....
# Posted on November 2nd 2004 by Eoino