Hello everybody!
We're working on "A Midsummernight's Dream" in our drama group at school. I'm Puck and we decided that our Puck needs to play a bit on tin whistle from time to time. I used to play The Butterfly (almost nobody here connects this tune with sessions here, that's helpful ;) ), but I'd be happy to find another solution.
Any suggestions?
Something... i dont know... fairy-like?
wow that was fast! Thanks for your suggestions.
I thought of "The King of the Fairies" too, the only problem is that the audience doesnt know the title! I've to imagine it in a mysterious forest.. I'll try it though.
Great that the title of the second one actually is "Midsummer night's dream", i wonder why i didnt look for that. But unfortunately it sounds too much like an irish tune in a pub than like the lonesome dreamy deedledee of Puck who already thinks of his next mischief. But good idea
NOT The King Of The Fairies - it's a horrible, cliched, dull, depressing tune! I couldn't bear to think of it being inflicted on a lot of inoffensive parents etc. in Germany, or wherever you are... I've a better idea, an English Morris tune called Idbury Hill. It's easy enough, it's atmospheric, and as it's not in the Tunes base I'll put it in now: should be available tonight or tomorrow! (Or you might find it somewhere else...)
PK - 'Scuse my remarks on TKOTF - they're aimed at the tune, not you!
Henni - I've put Idbury Hill in the Tunes base - the ABCs are there, anyway. If you like it, it's normally played slower than an Irish polka - but I suppose Puck will do what he wants with it!
The tune comes from *fairly* near Shakespeare's country, by the way!
A Midsummernight's Dream
A Midsummernight's Dream
Hello everybody!
We're working on "A Midsummernight's Dream" in our drama group at school. I'm Puck and we decided that our Puck needs to play a bit on tin whistle from time to time. I used to play The Butterfly (almost nobody here connects this tune with sessions here, that's helpful ;) ), but I'd be happy to find another solution.
Any suggestions?
Something... i dont know... fairy-like?
# Posted on March 17th 2009 by Henni
Re: A Midsummernight's Dream
'King of the Fairies'?
# Posted on March 17th 2009 by P-K
Re: A Midsummernight's Dream
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2040
# Posted on March 17th 2009 by Nick Splease
Re: A Midsummernight's Dream
wow that was fast! Thanks for your suggestions.
I thought of "The King of the Fairies" too, the only problem is that the audience doesnt know the title! I've to imagine it in a mysterious forest.. I'll try it though.
Great that the title of the second one actually is "Midsummer night's dream", i wonder why i didnt look for that. But unfortunately it sounds too much like an irish tune in a pub than like the lonesome dreamy deedledee of Puck who already thinks of his next mischief. But good idea
# Posted on March 17th 2009 by Henni
Re: A Midsummernight's Dream
NOT The King Of The Fairies - it's a horrible, cliched, dull, depressing tune! I couldn't bear to think of it being inflicted on a lot of inoffensive parents etc. in Germany, or wherever you are... I've a better idea, an English Morris tune called Idbury Hill. It's easy enough, it's atmospheric, and as it's not in the Tunes base I'll put it in now: should be available tonight or tomorrow! (Or you might find it somewhere else...)
PK - 'Scuse my remarks on TKOTF - they're aimed at the tune, not you!
# Posted on March 17th 2009 by nicholas
Re: A Midsummernight's Dream
Dreamy, eh? How about 'Song of the Books', 'Inisheer', or 'Le Canal en Octobre'- all kinda dreamy and wistful in their different ways.
# Posted on March 17th 2009 by P-K
Re: A Midsummernight's Dream
That's OK, nicholas- I, too, can be horrible, dull and depressing at times
# Posted on March 17th 2009 by P-K
Re: A Midsummernight's Dream
Henni - I've put Idbury Hill in the Tunes base - the ABCs are there, anyway. If you like it, it's normally played slower than an Irish polka - but I suppose Puck will do what he wants with it!
The tune comes from *fairly* near Shakespeare's country, by the way!
# Posted on March 17th 2009 by nicholas
Re: A Midsummernight's Dream
try Fingal's Cave. here's the only youtube i could find:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShdaTSd5SzI&feature=related
. . . sorry about the orchestration, but it's a good weird tune. OBD has a nice dreamy setting of it on 'FIT?', if you can find that.
# Posted on March 17th 2009 by 'tinamatt
Re: A Midsummernight's Dream
Maybe Cliffs of Moher
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/12
or Full Rigged Ship
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/878
# Posted on March 18th 2009 by fuzzygreen
Re: A Midsummernight's Dream
Play Star of County Down
Everyone know that chesnut
# Posted on March 18th 2009 by zippydw
Re: A Midsummernight's Dream
Sheebeg and Sheemore is supposed to have been inspired by the legend of a faerie battle - I'm sure it qualifies as "lonesome dreamy deedledee"
# Posted on March 18th 2009 by RichardB
Re: A Midsummernight's Dream
How about Monaghan jig at a slower pace?
Or why not make up your own 'Puckish' tune? Lots of slides, bends, sharps and flats...
# Posted on March 18th 2009 by shanty
Re: A Midsummernight's Dream
wow thanks! Maybe I'll try a mix of everything...ooh... we'll see...
I'll speak with my groupmates. Though Puck wouldnt listen to them anyway, hehe
# Posted on March 22nd 2009 by Henni