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What's the most beautiful song to play on fiddle?

I would like to know the most beautiful song to play on fiddle or in harp. Thanks!!

# Posted on May 24th 2007 by Fiddle player

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Just for clarity - do you mean song? Or any tune?

Do we have to sing it while playing? (If so, btw, as a serious suggestion, it would be A Week Before Easter for me, voice and fiddle.)

# Posted on May 24th 2007 by benhall.1

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An Cualinn - Sing it or playi it... A Waltz!!! Not the way I learnt it long ago!
Look it up in the session's tunes - AKA Coolin.

# Posted on May 24th 2007 by John B

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Catriona McKay's "The Swan LK243" is a beautiful harp tune. I heard her play with Chris Stout on fiddle and was blown away. You can see a video of it on their www.fiddlersbid.com site.

Note: This is not the same song that is linked to their "Da Farder Ben Da Welcomer" cd on the RECORDINGS area. That is a different "The Swan" tune.

# Posted on May 24th 2007 by nofrets

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I've always loved Sheebeg and Sheemore

# Posted on May 24th 2007 by mandolinman

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Port na bPucai

# Posted on May 24th 2007 by crazy_fingerz

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There seems to be a lot of confusion on this recently. You don't play songs, you sing them. Sorry if I sound a bit cranky here but you play tunes and sing songs!

# Posted on May 25th 2007 by Bannerman

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I just submitted one of my favorites.

# Posted on May 25th 2007 by The Merry Highlander

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i will never forget hearing vincent griffen play "cape clear" in a session during clancy week .

# Posted on May 25th 2007 by ceemonster

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I've always been partial to The Burning of the Piper's Hut...

...Kevin

# Posted on May 25th 2007 by atftb

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"An Raibh Tu ar an gCarraig?" is one of my personal favourites.

# Posted on May 25th 2007 by Murph

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I really like the Fanny Power waltz. I first heard it at a session, and made an arrangement for my middle school orchestra. Now, the kids really like it as well.

# Posted on May 25th 2007 by Greg the Piano Tuner

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Leaving Friday Harbor.

# Posted on May 25th 2007 by Martin Milner

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Beauty is in the ear of the behearer?

# Posted on May 25th 2007 by showaddydadito

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I agree with showaddydadito.

A beautiful tune i've heard is a Calvin Volrath tune called Mist over Cape Breton. If you can find it give a listen

# Posted on May 25th 2007 by fiddlingcaper

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O'Carolan's Farewell to music, played an octave lower than written.

# Posted on May 25th 2007 by Freddy Frog

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Ashokan Farewell, on a viola.

# Posted on May 25th 2007 by Criostoir

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try Leaving Stoer

# Posted on May 25th 2007 by Yohan

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"MIst Covered Mountains."

# Posted on May 25th 2007 by Rook

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Actually, I have not heard the above on harp, but imagine it would be grand.

Harpers take note?

# Posted on May 25th 2007 by Rook

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I have always been fond of the air Ned of the Hill myself, a tune that lends itself to a very slow and plaintive rendering.

# Posted on May 25th 2007 by AlBrown

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Always liked Iain MacLachlan's / Dark Island since I heard it as the theme tune for a 1960's TV thriller (in thrilling b+w). Didn't know then this was 'traditional music' - or at least written in the style of trad. Just really liked the moodiness of the piece. Was probably one of the first pieces of trad /folky stuff to catch my ear as a youngster (between about 5 and fifty something -it was all jazz - then I discovered a local ITM session!)
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4906

# Posted on May 25th 2007 by Col Arco

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Lament For The Death Of The Reverend Archie Beaton =]

# Posted on May 26th 2007 by creathana

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Souvenir Of Venice (Hornpipe)/ Belle Of The Stage (Clog) as done by Oisín McAuley on Far From The Hills Of Donegal

# Posted on May 26th 2007 by Key Maniac Lad

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Mrs Jamieson's Favourite, played as a slow air

# Posted on May 27th 2007 by Theo Gibb

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Miss Hamilton.

# Posted on May 27th 2007 by wordnerd129

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'De Banks'

# Posted on May 27th 2007 by Alancorsini