which is the correct "ash plant" version played in the medley with fleur de mandragore and siobhn mcdonell (spelling is off cause I'm spelling it phonetically)
Don't know about "correct", but I believe it was originally in E dorian, and "shifting it up" a tone is relatively recent. Nothing wrong with it - it works.
Except they play it down a 5th (so it's in the key of A dorian, instead of E dorian). Judging by the book of Lunasa tunes we picked up last year, they take a lot of tunes down a 5th.
Ah, but "Notai" only covers the last three CDs, for the Ashplant you'd want the first book.
I'm not sure I understand the original question. If it's about key then that's been answered pretty thoroughly. However, if it's about octave, that's slightly different.
Lunasa's version has it in Ador, sure.
But then they also do it on flute/low F whistle first (at least these days Kevin plays flute and Cillian plays low F, not sure exactly who played waht on the recording), on flute that goes up to the high Cnat.
Then the fiddle does it an octave down, using the G string for the low notes.
So if you're playing in the Lunasa key, which octave you choose will depend on you instrument.
Like I said, I don't know if that was what you were after, but hey. Maybe it was.
question for you Lunasa fans
question for you Lunasa fans
which is the correct "ash plant" version played in the medley with fleur de mandragore and siobhn mcdonell (spelling is off cause I'm spelling it phonetically)
# Posted on January 22nd 2007 by celticagent
Re: question for you Lunasa fans
I donno....... but I'm a Lunasa fan for sure!
# Posted on January 22nd 2007 by morning star
Re: question for you Lunasa fans
I think it's played in F#minor postition on an low F whistle - which makes it A minor.
# Posted on January 22nd 2007 by Sinocal
Re: question for you Lunasa fans
Don't know about "correct", but I believe it was originally in E dorian, and "shifting it up" a tone is relatively recent. Nothing wrong with it - it works.
# Posted on January 22nd 2007 by Kenny
Re: question for you Lunasa fans
I'm pretty sure it's this one: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/726
Except they play it down a 5th (so it's in the key of A dorian, instead of E dorian). Judging by the book of Lunasa tunes we picked up last year, they take a lot of tunes down a 5th.
# Posted on January 22nd 2007 by Crysania
Re: question for you Lunasa fans
> I think it's played in F#minor postition on an low F whistle - which makes it A minor
Or the usual E dorian fingering on a low G whistle, which is also A dorian with no change of fingering.
# Posted on January 22nd 2007 by MTGuru
Re: question for you Lunasa fans
support the band and BUY THE BOOK "Notai" available from Ossian USA or wherever fine Irish music literature is sold.
# Posted on January 23rd 2007 by DADGADLad
Re: question for you Lunasa fans
Ah, but "Notai" only covers the last three CDs, for the Ashplant you'd want the first book.
I'm not sure I understand the original question. If it's about key then that's been answered pretty thoroughly. However, if it's about octave, that's slightly different.
Lunasa's version has it in Ador, sure.
But then they also do it on flute/low F whistle first (at least these days Kevin plays flute and Cillian plays low F, not sure exactly who played waht on the recording), on flute that goes up to the high Cnat.
Then the fiddle does it an octave down, using the G string for the low notes.
So if you're playing in the Lunasa key, which octave you choose will depend on you instrument.
Like I said, I don't know if that was what you were after, but hey. Maybe it was.
# Posted on January 23rd 2007 by seisflutes