I am looking for a reel called Andy Renwick's Ferret... it is found on Leahy's self titled album, and is in the set of tunes called, the Call to Dance, I think... It is also on one of Kirkmount's CD's, if anyone else knows who they are....
Any help getting this tune in gif format would be very very appreciated!!! thanks.
Another source for abc notation (with several versions of this tune) is the sectionalised abc index at:
www.gre.ac.uk/~c.walshaw/abc/index/split.html
Click on "A" in the alphabetized index, then scroll down to "Andy Renwick's Ferret." It's best to save the files (which will have 30-100 tunes) to a disk, then use "find" to zoom in on the tune title you're looking for.
EireLibra, take a look in the links section of The Session. You'll see a link there for John Chambers's website. Copy all the ABC coding of the tune. Go to John's website. Input all the information you see (it's pretty self explanatory, and there's a tutorial available at John's website if you're puzzled. Take a look at the ABC in GIF format. Print it off.
E.L., the abc notation just isn't that difficult to read. The letters are the notes, upper case (CAPITALS) for the B that's your index finger on second string on fiddle or left index on a D flute or whistle, on down to the open lowest string on fiddle G, where the comma tells you it's an octave below the ring finger G on third string. And lowercase (small) letters signify notes from the c natural (second finger second string on fiddle) on up, with an apostrophe to indicate the next higher octave (example: c').
The notes are divided into bars by vertical lines, so: K: D maj, |DEFG ABcd| is a D major scale in 4/4 time.
Yes, there are a bunch of other symbols to show sharps (the ^ before a note), naturals (=), the tilde (~) for a roll or cut, colons ( for repeats, etc, but there's nothing excruciatingly tricky about it. If you're having a hard time, ask for help on the discussion thread I just started for that purpose. Sometimes the online ABC tutorial is easier with a voice--or at least a bunch of typed words--helping you through it. I'd be happy to explain anything that's confusing you with the ABC stuff...
Will
Andy Renwicks Ferret.
Andy Renwicks Ferret.
I am looking for a reel called Andy Renwick's Ferret... it is found on Leahy's self titled album, and is in the set of tunes called, the Call to Dance, I think... It is also on one of Kirkmount's CD's, if anyone else knows who they are....
Any help getting this tune in gif format would be very very appreciated!!! thanks.
# Posted on December 3rd 2001 by EireLibra
Re: Andy Renwicks Ferret.
Go to
http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/FindTune.html
Type "Andy Renwick" in the search box and press find.
# Posted on December 3rd 2001 by Jeeves Tones
Re: Andy Renwicks Ferret.
Another source for abc notation (with several versions of this tune) is the sectionalised abc index at:
www.gre.ac.uk/~c.walshaw/abc/index/split.html
Click on "A" in the alphabetized index, then scroll down to "Andy Renwick's Ferret." It's best to save the files (which will have 30-100 tunes) to a disk, then use "find" to zoom in on the tune title you're looking for.
# Posted on December 4th 2001 by Miss Lonelyhearts
Re: Andy Renwicks Ferret.
I can't read ABC notation... does anyone know where I can find a gif with sheet music!!!!
# Posted on December 17th 2001 by EireLibra
Re: Andy Renwicks Ferret.
EireLibra, take a look in the links section of The Session. You'll see a link there for John Chambers's website. Copy all the ABC coding of the tune. Go to John's website. Input all the information you see (it's pretty self explanatory, and there's a tutorial available at John's website if you're puzzled. Take a look at the ABC in GIF format. Print it off.
Et voila. You can read ABC format.
Zina
# Posted on December 17th 2001 by Zina Lee
Re: Andy Renwicks Ferret.
Check the Tune Archive on The Session. I've posted Andy's Ferret there. It'll soon show as sheet music (and a sound file!).
Will
# Posted on December 17th 2001 by Miss Lonelyhearts
E.L., the abc notation just isn't that difficult to read. The letters are the notes, upper case (CAPITALS) for the B that's your index finger on second string on fiddle or left index on a D flute or whistle, on down to the open lowest string on fiddle G, where the comma tells you it's an octave below the ring finger G on third string. And lowercase (small) letters signify notes from the c natural (second finger second string on fiddle) on up, with an apostrophe to indicate the next higher octave (example: c').
The notes are divided into bars by vertical lines, so: K: D maj, |DEFG ABcd| is a D major scale in 4/4 time.
Yes, there are a bunch of other symbols to show sharps (the ^ before a note), naturals (=), the tilde (~) for a roll or cut, colons (
for repeats, etc, but there's nothing excruciatingly tricky about it. If you're having a hard time, ask for help on the discussion thread I just started for that purpose. Sometimes the online ABC tutorial is easier with a voice--or at least a bunch of typed words--helping you through it. I'd be happy to explain anything that's confusing you with the ABC stuff...
Will
# Posted on December 17th 2001 by Miss Lonelyhearts