We've got a fair Nor'easter hammering the New England, (USA) coast today. Blizzard conditions shut the whole region down. Cabin fever looms. Any suggestions for thematically apropos tunes?
Gra5ity,
Try these for size,
1 Tame her When Da Snow Comes - a Shetland on this website
2 The Snowy Path - a slip-jig (appropriately) on this website
3 The Snowy Mountain - on this website
4 Snowy Monday - on this website
5 The Snow Storm - a reel in O'Neill
6 The Snow on the Hills - a reel in O'Neill
7 Frost and Snow - a reel in O'Neill
8 The Stormy Scenes of Winter - a traditional song from Nova Scotia in jig time, with a lovely icy feel, which I'm submitting today so that everyone can enjoy it at this time of the year in the northern hemisphere
Well that should keep my fingers from freezing up!
Thanks, Paul and Trevor. I eagerly await the posting of the N.S. song.
Any one else like to chime in? I can't recall the last time I had a WHOLE day to play tunes!
Snowflake Reel is a fun tune. Not Irish. Maybe it's Canadian. I guess it's not quite time for Easter Snow. If you type in the word snow at JC's tune finder you'll get a bunch of hits.
That's one of my favorite anglo concertina tunes! I hadn't thought of it as I'm reveling in abundance of down time watching the landscape transform before my very eyes.
Calls and e-mails to my dear ones confirm all is well so I'm exploring new tunes. If the Winter persists for another month (or 28 days, now) on St, Pat's I'll be playing & singing 'Drive the Cold Winter Away' for all I'm worth. I've heard there's a dozen verses for the melody but only found six.
Trevor's post of 'The Stormy Scenes of Winter' includes some wonderful lyrics quite fitting for the recently passed St. Val's. Especially if one observed the festivites as 'Black Friday!' (eek!)
The weather alchemists predict no break in the storm 'til midnight EST so my shoveling (now that's traditional!) must wait for morning.
I'm not too fond of contemporary compositions, being a rugged traditionalist, but that one kept me away from the pile of dishes in my sink so I'll give it another go.
I love the slip jig 'The snowy path'. Played just right it leaves you up in the air on this play on words.
I've never quite got the moment right for this one here in the more temperate climes of Eastern England.
Snowy Monday, which you posted on 17 December 2002, seems the perfect fit for my environs today. My in house humidity creaks at 10% and I'm looking at a snow drift in excess of 1 meter in height! I try to enjoy that which each season offers up.
My partner spent the months of August and September skiing "down under" in Jindy. She brought back many ripping yarns of the Austrial Winter. Who'd-a-thunk of snow on the 'Fatal Shore' but it's available in the right season.
How's about 'Apples in Winter', or for Dow , is it 'Apples in Summer'??. Or just drink a "Cup of Tea", put your elbows on your 'Dusty Windowsills' and look out at the window. Stay warm.
What to play on a Snowy Day?
What to play on a Snowy Day?
We've got a fair Nor'easter hammering the New England, (USA) coast today. Blizzard conditions shut the whole region down. Cabin fever looms. Any suggestions for thematically apropos tunes?
Pro-active thanks,
Gra5ity
# Posted on February 17th 2003 by Gra5ity
Re: What to play on a Snowy Day?
Gra5ity,
Try these for size,
1 Tame her When Da Snow Comes - a Shetland on this website
2 The Snowy Path - a slip-jig (appropriately) on this website
3 The Snowy Mountain - on this website
4 Snowy Monday - on this website
5 The Snow Storm - a reel in O'Neill
6 The Snow on the Hills - a reel in O'Neill
7 Frost and Snow - a reel in O'Neill
8 The Stormy Scenes of Winter - a traditional song from Nova Scotia in jig time, with a lovely icy feel, which I'm submitting today so that everyone can enjoy it at this time of the year in the northern hemisphere
Enjoy!
# Posted on February 17th 2003 by lazyhound
Re: What to play on a Snowy Day?
How about The Frost Is All Over?
# Posted on February 17th 2003 by sergeant fox
Re: What to play on a Snowy Day?
Well that should keep my fingers from freezing up!
Thanks, Paul and Trevor. I eagerly await the posting of the N.S. song.
Any one else like to chime in? I can't recall the last time I had a WHOLE day to play tunes!
Gra5ity
# Posted on February 17th 2003 by Gra5ity
Re: What to play on a Snowy Day?
Snowflake Reel is a fun tune. Not Irish. Maybe it's Canadian. I guess it's not quite time for Easter Snow. If you type in the word snow at JC's tune finder you'll get a bunch of hits.
Steve
# Posted on February 17th 2003 by SteveKendall
Re: What to play on a Snowy Day?
and if you're really cranky about the snow, there's 'drive the cold winter away.' it's on jc's
sarah
# Posted on February 17th 2003 by eleyne
Re: What to play on a Snowy Day?
Hey Sarah,
That's one of my favorite anglo concertina tunes! I hadn't thought of it as I'm reveling in abundance of down time watching the landscape transform before my very eyes.
Calls and e-mails to my dear ones confirm all is well so I'm exploring new tunes. If the Winter persists for another month (or 28 days, now) on St, Pat's I'll be playing & singing 'Drive the Cold Winter Away' for all I'm worth. I've heard there's a dozen verses for the melody but only found six.
Trevor's post of 'The Stormy Scenes of Winter' includes some wonderful lyrics quite fitting for the recently passed St. Val's. Especially if one observed the festivites as 'Black Friday!' (eek!)
Gra5ity
# Posted on February 17th 2003 by Gra5ity
Re: What to play on a Snowy Day?
Shovel the walk (jig)
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/318
# Posted on February 17th 2003 by glauber
Re: What to play on a Snowy Day?
Thanks glauber,
The weather alchemists predict no break in the storm 'til midnight EST so my shoveling (now that's traditional!) must wait for morning.
I'm not too fond of contemporary compositions, being a rugged traditionalist, but that one kept me away from the pile of dishes in my sink so I'll give it another go.
Gra5ity
# Posted on February 17th 2003 by Gra5ity
Re: What to play on a Snowy Day?
I love the slip jig 'The snowy path'. Played just right it leaves you up in the air on this play on words.
I've never quite got the moment right for this one here in the more temperate climes of Eastern England.
# Posted on February 17th 2003 by Susie-Lee
Re: What to play on a Snowy Day?
There's a jig I posted a while ago called "Snowy Monday".
I'm afraid I can't get in the mood - it's hot, humid and stormy down here in Sydney
# Posted on February 17th 2003 by Dow
Re: What to play on a Snowy Day?
This too shall pass, Dow,
Snowy Monday, which you posted on 17 December 2002, seems the perfect fit for my environs today. My in house humidity creaks at 10% and I'm looking at a snow drift in excess of 1 meter in height! I try to enjoy that which each season offers up.
My partner spent the months of August and September skiing "down under" in Jindy. She brought back many ripping yarns of the Austrial Winter. Who'd-a-thunk of snow on the 'Fatal Shore' but it's available in the right season.
Gra5ity
# Posted on February 17th 2003 by Gra5ity
Re: What to play on a Snowy Day?
How's about 'Apples in Winter', or for Dow , is it 'Apples in Summer'??. Or just drink a "Cup of Tea", put your elbows on your 'Dusty Windowsills' and look out at the window. Stay warm.
# Posted on February 18th 2003 by Tusong200
Look out 'of' the window, as well as 'at' the window
# Posted on February 18th 2003 by Tusong200
Re: What to play on a Snowy Day?
How about the Sound of Sleat? It has a wintry title, although it's actually a coastal area off Scotland.
Conán
# Posted on February 18th 2003 by Conán McDonnell
Re: What to play on a Snowy Day?
hooky! *heh, heh*
# Posted on February 18th 2003 by Caoimghgin