We've added a second fiddle to our group and it's become my job (oh yay) to find or create sets that would work well with two fiddles. Now, these sets would be primarily for performance, and then for dancers. While I love Altan, I am loath to just rip on of their sets and use it. Any ideas?
It's less about what tunes and sets, and more about meshing your variations and "doubling" (when one person plays a part an octave lower than the other).
good performance sets for twin fiddles?
good performance sets for twin fiddles?
We've added a second fiddle to our group and it's become my job (oh yay) to find or create sets that would work well with two fiddles. Now, these sets would be primarily for performance, and then for dancers. While I love Altan, I am loath to just rip on of their sets and use it. Any ideas?
# Posted on November 6th 2007 by thebunnystomper
Re: good performance sets for twin fiddles?
Have you seen this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeN4Vkj_Q9E
# Posted on November 6th 2007 by Marklar
Re: good performance sets for twin fiddles?
Listen to the Kane sisters for inspiration (and how straightforward two fiddles can be and still sound mighty):
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/252
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/1262
It's less about what tunes and sets, and more about meshing your variations and "doubling" (when one person plays a part an octave lower than the other).
# Posted on November 6th 2007 by Will CPT
Re: good performance sets for twin fiddles?
Have you seen this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga4qocQkH0A
# Posted on November 6th 2007 by slainte
Re: good performance sets for twin fiddles?
One of the best fiddle duet recordings of all time has to be Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds (backed by Paul Brady) .
# Posted on November 6th 2007 by skellig
Re: good performance sets for twin fiddles?
I guess I am confused. There are no special tunes or arranging required for twin fiddles. Just pick something you like and have at it!
# Posted on November 6th 2007 by AlBrown
Re: good performance sets for twin fiddles?
Bach's Double Violin Concerto - take the right approach and you can make it baroque around the clock
# Posted on November 6th 2007 by lazyhound
Re: good performance sets for twin fiddles?
The Butterfly played as a round.
Any shetland tunes.
Tunes that can be played in two octaves simultaneously..
# Posted on November 6th 2007 by kuec
Re: good performance sets for twin fiddles?
The Battle of Yellow Ford is a good one, I'm sure you can come up with a coule more for a set.
Mary
# Posted on November 6th 2007 by Antikhntr