Bring your favorite tune, or maybe a newly learned one. Dust off that PC microphone you never use, and fire up your instrument. Realize how terrible your playing sounds on a recording; then post it online anyway. Link it to this thread. Better yet link it to the "comments" section for the tune, so people viewing the tune file can see how it's played. Let's hear more of eachother, and get more audio on this site eh?
I would like to point out first, however, that your link to ezfolk requires an account, and logging in... And that's too much work at the moment. (Apparently, not as much work as it is for puddy to get around to recording something... I totally spaced out helping him figure out how to record on his laptop... I can't imagine that it doesn't have an internal mic...)
Anyway, here is a good example of why I don't play mandolin in public... (But the banjo and zouk are all the way upstairs) And a good example of how things can go if you're not warmed up... but in the spirit of your thread, I played the first thing that came to mind (Road To Garrison, which I learned recently), and did one take and put it up... sigh.
Self analysis tells me that I am not playing particularly smoothly, and it sounds rather rushed. But it's good to listen to a recording of yourself every now and then...
Well, it was a nice try, silver bow, but it looks like your potluck isn't going to be well attended. Just you, me and CPT, sitting around, waiting for someone to bring a bottle of whiskey...
Oh, and CPT, I'm sure one of those video-game-playing kids of yours would be happy to lend you a microphone... They must have them for GameChat, don't they?
"Just you, me and CPT, sitting around" Heh. That reminds me of Butte.
"Well, it was a nice try, silver bow, but it looks like your potluck isn't going to be well attended. " Well, I'm not giving up that easy. Here's another tune: http://www.ke1th.com/trad/up_and_down_again.mp3
Ahhhh...I have a recording of that slip jig, silver bow, on a (wonderful) alt-Celtic CD - the type where the musicians give all of the tracks clever titles that have nothing whatsoever to do with the tune names, and take such liberty with the tunes themselves that it's nigh impossible to find the names of any of them through a search, and you wonder if there's any point in learning them by ear from THOSE versions, because what's the chance that anyone plays them that way at a session, anyway? And now I know what this one is called! Thank you!
Anyway, I was wondering if this was one of those potlucks where you have the choice of preparing a dish of your own, or going to the store and buying one there because, let's face it, you're not such a good cook, and the bakery around the corner makes such good cookies that it seems pointless to slave away all day making ones that will never live up to the ones that you can buy in bulk for $9.95/lb. Because I'm right now completely obsessed with this Newfoundland reel I picked up from a really talented bouzouki player in St. John's, and I've even got a recording of him playing it that I made at the St. John's session, and I'm learning it on my own, but I've only been fiddling for 14 months and when I try to make this reel it comes out kind of burned on the outside and raw on the inside, and I don't want to make the guests sick.
I'm sure the guests are already sick from my playing, so don't let that hold you back. And if your friend is cool with you putting his clip on the web, then go right ahead. Post it on the tune's comments too so others can get obesessed with it.
I still can't believe that more people haven't offered up some quick recordings of themselves, in the spirit of your thread!
silver bow, maybe it's your thread title. Maybe you should have titled the thread "MINICRAICONLINE" (as opposed to the mightycraiconline, which is only sort of being resurrected on ezfolk by bc_box_player)
TD&M, the spirit of the thread is to "Realize how terrible your playing sounds on a recording; then post it online anyway..." Even the most experienced fiddlers in the world had only been playing for 14 months at one point, themselves... Everybody remembers what it is like...
Core, I tried to join this thread - have ended up with a Media Max account and loaded a bum tune up in the spirit of the thread. It took me >24 hours of trying before it happened. In the meantime gone all bluudy shy and missed the moment. Next time perhaps. Mini-craic or Mighty crack!! Like the idea thanks Reverend.
Ahhh, Clear Drops... the thread is old and stale now... Nobody is reading it anymore, so you might as well get over the shyness and post a link anyway!
And don't credit ME for the idea of this thread... it's all silver bow - I'm just the cheerleader
Tune Potluck
Tune Potluck
Bring your favorite tune, or maybe a newly learned one. Dust off that PC microphone you never use, and fire up your instrument. Realize how terrible your playing sounds on a recording; then post it online anyway. Link it to this thread. Better yet link it to the "comments" section for the tune, so people viewing the tune file can see how it's played. Let's hear more of eachother, and get more audio on this site eh?
Here's my crappy rendition of Bobby Casey's Reel which I've just learned on accordion: http://ezfolk.com/audio/download.php?mode=song_lofi&band_id=3365&song_id=10450
# Posted on August 23rd 2007 by polkageist
Re: Tune Potluck
Gee, I'd like to offer my playing of The Tempest, but I sadly lack any recording device....
# Posted on August 23rd 2007 by Miss Lonelyhearts
Re: Tune Potluck
Guess you'll just have to wait till Thursday's session to hear it, silver bow....
# Posted on August 23rd 2007 by Miss Lonelyhearts
Re: Tune Potluck
Alright, silver bow, I'll play your silly game...
I would like to point out first, however, that your link to ezfolk requires an account, and logging in... And that's too much work at the moment. (Apparently, not as much work as it is for puddy to get around to recording something... I totally spaced out helping him figure out how to record on his laptop... I can't imagine that it doesn't have an internal mic...)
Anyway, here is a good example of why I don't play mandolin in public... (But the banjo and zouk are all the way upstairs) And a good example of how things can go if you're not warmed up... but in the spirit of your thread, I played the first thing that came to mind (Road To Garrison, which I learned recently), and did one take and put it up... sigh.
Self analysis tells me that I am not playing particularly smoothly, and it sounds rather rushed. But it's good to listen to a recording of yourself every now and then...
http://ntw.net/~reverend/rtg.mp3
How's that box playing coming?
Pete
# Posted on August 23rd 2007 by Reverend
Re: Tune Potluck
Ah, cripes. I didn't realize it required a login just to view it. Maybe ezFolk isn't the greatest choice. Here's a better link: http://www.ke1th.com/trad/bobby_caseys_reel.mp3
Nice tune Pete, btw.
# Posted on August 23rd 2007 by polkageist
Re: Tune Potluck
Well, that answers how the box playing is coming! I can't wait to hear you after you've been playing it for SIX months
Keep it up!
I know a couple other Bobby Casey tunes. Do you have another name for that one besides Bobby Casey's?
Looking forward to hearing CPT's Tempest... Somebody record it for me on Thursday!
Pete
# Posted on August 23rd 2007 by Reverend
Re: Tune Potluck
Well, it was a nice try, silver bow, but it looks like your potluck isn't going to be well attended. Just you, me and CPT, sitting around, waiting for someone to bring a bottle of whiskey...
Pete
# Posted on August 23rd 2007 by Reverend
Re: Tune Potluck
Oh, and CPT, I'm sure one of those video-game-playing kids of yours would be happy to lend you a microphone... They must have them for GameChat, don't they?
Pete
# Posted on August 23rd 2007 by Reverend
Re: Tune Potluck
I can't even get a mic to work on audacity, never mind the rest. Downloading and recording MP3s? Woooooow.
# Posted on August 23rd 2007 by bodhran bliss
Re: Tune Potluck
"Just you, me and CPT, sitting around" Heh. That reminds me of Butte.
"Well, it was a nice try, silver bow, but it looks like your potluck isn't going to be well attended. " Well, I'm not giving up that easy. Here's another tune: http://www.ke1th.com/trad/up_and_down_again.mp3
# Posted on August 23rd 2007 by polkageist
Re: Tune Potluck
Ahhhh...I have a recording of that slip jig, silver bow, on a (wonderful) alt-Celtic CD - the type where the musicians give all of the tracks clever titles that have nothing whatsoever to do with the tune names, and take such liberty with the tunes themselves that it's nigh impossible to find the names of any of them through a search, and you wonder if there's any point in learning them by ear from THOSE versions, because what's the chance that anyone plays them that way at a session, anyway? And now I know what this one is called! Thank you!
Anyway, I was wondering if this was one of those potlucks where you have the choice of preparing a dish of your own, or going to the store and buying one there because, let's face it, you're not such a good cook, and the bakery around the corner makes such good cookies that it seems pointless to slave away all day making ones that will never live up to the ones that you can buy in bulk for $9.95/lb. Because I'm right now completely obsessed with this Newfoundland reel I picked up from a really talented bouzouki player in St. John's, and I've even got a recording of him playing it that I made at the St. John's session, and I'm learning it on my own, but I've only been fiddling for 14 months and when I try to make this reel it comes out kind of burned on the outside and raw on the inside, and I don't want to make the guests sick.
# Posted on August 24th 2007 by Tall, Dark, and Mysterious
Re: Tune Potluck
I'm sure the guests are already sick from my playing, so don't let that hold you back. And if your friend is cool with you putting his clip on the web, then go right ahead. Post it on the tune's comments too so others can get obesessed with it.
Glad someone found my mp3 clip worthwhile.
# Posted on August 24th 2007 by polkageist
Re: Tune Potluck
I still can't believe that more people haven't offered up some quick recordings of themselves, in the spirit of your thread!
silver bow, maybe it's your thread title. Maybe you should have titled the thread "MINICRAICONLINE" (as opposed to the mightycraiconline, which is only sort of being resurrected on ezfolk by bc_box_player)
TD&M, the spirit of the thread is to "Realize how terrible your playing sounds on a recording; then post it online anyway..." Even the most experienced fiddlers in the world had only been playing for 14 months at one point, themselves... Everybody remembers what it is like...
Come on folks... chime in here!
Pete
# Posted on August 24th 2007 by Reverend
Re: Tune Potluck
I've a few tunes up on myspace, does that count?
http://www.myspace.com/kellycriscuolodebutts
# Posted on August 26th 2007 by seisflutes
Re: Tune Potluck
Well, seisflutes, I liked listening to your tunes... Your playing is coming along a treat for the short time you've been playing.
But myspace totally doesn't meet the spirit of the thread, where you just whip something up and bring it to the potluck
Pete
# Posted on August 27th 2007 by Reverend
Re: Tune Potluck
Core, I tried to join this thread - have ended up with a Media Max account and loaded a bum tune up in the spirit of the thread. It took me >24 hours of trying before it happened. In the meantime gone all bluudy shy and missed the moment. Next time perhaps. Mini-craic or Mighty crack!! Like the idea thanks Reverend.
# Posted on August 27th 2007 by Clear Drops
Re: Tune Potluck
Ahhh, Clear Drops... the thread is old and stale now... Nobody is reading it anymore, so you might as well get over the shyness and post a link anyway!
And don't credit ME for the idea of this thread... it's all silver bow - I'm just the cheerleader
Pete
# Posted on August 27th 2007 by Reverend
Re: Tune Potluck
No no no - not for tune potluck consumption! Definitely not!
# Posted on August 27th 2007 by Clear Drops
Re: Tune Potluck
But the whiskey sounds good.
# Posted on August 27th 2007 by Clear Drops
Re: Tune Potluck
I should read all the threads from the beginning, sorry Silver Bow, and not come in at the end.
# Posted on August 27th 2007 by Clear Drops