Can anyone help me find a really difficult slip jig or simply a class slip jig to learn on the whistle? I don't know that many good ones, and I'd love a few hard ones maybe with 3 or 4 parts in it! Thanks!!
I don't know about hard, I find that good tunes are ones that feel easy, but Hardiman the Fiddler and Dever the Dancer are both quite satisfying tunes to play. there's any number of slip huge called The Humours of Whiskey, one of them I got from an Altan record is a bit tricky in spots. It's the one that starts out with the gfe eBB eBB bit.
All of those are two-part tunes, though. The classic big slip huge are kid in the Mountain and the one that gets people tittering about its name, already mentioned.
Gusty's Frollics is another, not one I've learned but it's got a few parts to it and it'd require some tinkering to play it one the whistle.
There's probably not a slip jig simpler than the one we played last night, I think it's called "Drops of Brandy", and there aren't a lot that are better.
(I'm thinking of the one with the B part that goes GBd gdB gdB| GBd gdB cBA|GBd gdB gdB| c~ A-B cBA| or thereabouts)
Hard doesn't always mean it'll sound better, especially if you're a beginner like me. I still unmercifully butcher the harder tunes i know, while i can play some of the simpler tunes beautifully. But on a slightly different note, some of my favorite tunes, i thought were hard until i learned them. The Foxhunter's Reel is probably the longest "easy" and "fun" tune i've learned. The Duke Of Leinster is also really fun, but i learned it waaaay faster than i thought i would. Cause it's not hard. You want a hard tune that's also a cracker, learn The Graf Spey.
Also, learning harder tunes may mean that not as many will be able to join in with you at sessions. Maybe because the harder tunes are harder to teach/learn so they don't spread around as much? If i'm wrong someone please correct me on this.
If you want to challenge yourself just take any tune and move it up or down a note -- or better still, a semitone. If, however you want a nice slip jig to play, I would second Hardiman the Fiddler.
I like An Phis Phliuch a lot - thanks to its performance by Willie Clancy - but I also find it difficult (on the whistle) at a few spots. I'm not sure why.
Well, of one of them I'm sure. It's the crans!
Ah, predictive text gone wrong. A couple weeks ago I texted a friend asking if she could go climbing the following day and she texted back that she was couldn't because she was "off to happiness tomorrow." I responded, "You're off to what???" Turns out she had written 'Galloway,' but her phone's predictive text changed it into 'happiness.' Fantastic.
Here's one might give you trouble, It was composed by a friend of mine Patrick Davey from Belfast. And played by two other friend's
Martin Shane - Flute, and his Daughter Jenny - Harp...
Slip jigs
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Can anyone help me find a really difficult slip jig or simply a class slip jig to learn on the whistle? I don't know that many good ones, and I'd love a few hard ones maybe with 3 or 4 parts in it! Thanks!!
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by Kevin Sewell
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An Phis Fliuch aka O'Farrell's Welcome to Limerick is a very rewarding one to learn. The Irish name is reputed to be rude.
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by RichardB
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Apart from "difficult" being merely subjective, what are you looking for a difficult tune for anyway?
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by ...
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Thanks Richard! I just like to challenge myself. Besides, difficult tunes usually sound better
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by Kevin Sewell
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Try Liz Carrol's The Houseboat and its pair, whatever its called also by Liz.
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by piobagusfidil
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I don't know about hard, I find that good tunes are ones that feel easy, but Hardiman the Fiddler and Dever the Dancer are both quite satisfying tunes to play. there's any number of slip huge called The Humours of Whiskey, one of them I got from an Altan record is a bit tricky in spots. It's the one that starts out with the gfe eBB eBB bit.
All of those are two-part tunes, though. The classic big slip huge are kid in the Mountain and the one that gets people tittering about its name, already mentioned.
Gusty's Frollics is another, not one I've learned but it's got a few parts to it and it'd require some tinkering to play it one the whistle.
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by Jon Kiparsky
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Here's one for llig
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7838
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by RichardB
From Scotland.......
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1756
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by Kenny
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also....
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/678
has 6 parts, but there are only 2 in the "dots". Another contributer has posted the "abcs" in the comments.
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by Kenny
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The Foxhunters slip jig. One of my fav's.
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by justwhistle
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"difficult tunes usually sound better" Kevin, I can't help wondering, in what way, you feel that difficult tunes sound better?
I ask, because some of my favourite tunes are actually quite easy to play really & I love them because they have such gorgeous wee melodies.
Of course some folks have an uncanny knack of making easy tunes sound difficult, while others can make hard tunes look & sound quite easy.
For me, the best tunes are the ones I love the sound of. My fondness has absolutely nothing to do with how easy or hard they are to play.
Listen to folk leaving a session or a concert, if they're humming or lilting anything, it'll probably be a slow tune .... with a great melody.
Cheers,
Dick
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by Ptarmigan
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There's probably not a slip jig simpler than the one we played last night, I think it's called "Drops of Brandy", and there aren't a lot that are better.
(I'm thinking of the one with the B part that goes GBd gdB gdB| GBd gdB cBA|GBd gdB gdB| c~ A-B cBA| or thereabouts)
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by Jon Kiparsky
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You could also argue that "difficult posters" usually give better advice....
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by Johnny Jay
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I was going to say Chloe's Passion too. I have been meaning to learn that one. A great tune but not easy.
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by No Cause For Alarm
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Redican's Mother. It's a simple little slip jig but one of my favourites. http://www.thesession.org/tunes/index/search?name=Redican%27s+mother&type_id=&mode_id=
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by DrSilverSpear
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Its not difficult, but fun; 'would the minister not dance' in 3 keys on one whistle..
Try singing the rocky road to Dublin at pace , thats pretty difficult!
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by piobagusfidil
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Hard doesn't always mean it'll sound better, especially if you're a beginner like me. I still unmercifully butcher the harder tunes i know, while i can play some of the simpler tunes beautifully. But on a slightly different note, some of my favorite tunes, i thought were hard until i learned them. The Foxhunter's Reel is probably the longest "easy" and "fun" tune i've learned. The Duke Of Leinster is also really fun, but i learned it waaaay faster than i thought i would. Cause it's not hard. You want a hard tune that's also a cracker, learn The Graf Spey.
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by fiddlelearner
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Also, learning harder tunes may mean that not as many will be able to join in with you at sessions. Maybe because the harder tunes are harder to teach/learn so they don't spread around as much? If i'm wrong someone please correct me on this.
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by fiddlelearner
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Oh and apologies for the non-slip jigs.
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by fiddlelearner
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If you want to challenge yourself just take any tune and move it up or down a note -- or better still, a semitone. If, however you want a nice slip jig to play, I would second Hardiman the Fiddler.
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by gam
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A third vote for Chloe's Passions
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by Solidmahog
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A fourth for Chloe's Passion. And I like the Rocky Road at pace suggestion, that's one of my specialties
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by Paudy
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@Jon, what's a "slip huge"?
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by SmashTheWindows
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I like An Phis Phliuch a lot - thanks to its performance by Willie Clancy - but I also find it difficult (on the whistle) at a few spots. I'm not sure why.
Well, of one of them I'm sure. It's the crans!
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by sixholes
Apologies to the Irish speakers if I misspelled the name...
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by sixholes
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@Jon, what's a "slip huge"?
Apparently that's what my phone considers the correct substitute for "slip jig".
I usually catch those, I guess one slipped through.
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by Jon Kiparsky
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I learn a tune because I like it, the level of difficulty has nothing to do with it
# Posted on August 18th 2011 by Barry1963
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Ah, predictive text gone wrong. A couple weeks ago I texted a friend asking if she could go climbing the following day and she texted back that she was couldn't because she was "off to happiness tomorrow." I responded, "You're off to what???" Turns out she had written 'Galloway,' but her phone's predictive text changed it into 'happiness.' Fantastic.
Anyway, back to slip jigs
# Posted on August 19th 2011 by DrSilverSpear
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"Off To Happiness" - I sort of like that. I'll keep that in mind in case I'm ever headed for Galloway.
# Posted on August 19th 2011 by Jon Kiparsky
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Here's one might give you trouble, It was composed by a friend of mine Patrick Davey from Belfast. And played by two other friend's
Martin Shane - Flute, and his Daughter Jenny - Harp...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8KsIK1khCA
jim,,,
# Posted on August 19th 2011 by FIDDLE4
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Nice one Jim That Harp is Lovely. Nice tune...
# Posted on August 19th 2011 by piobagusfidil
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Off To Happiness would be a great tune name.
# Posted on August 19th 2011 by Bob himself
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... and it could well be a non-slip jig.
# Posted on August 19th 2011 by gam
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Nice Northumbrian one (no-one will notice) is My Laddie Sleeps Ower Late Up. Heheh - no-one's mentioned The Butterfly yet.
# Posted on August 19th 2011 by Steve Shaw
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a SJ I've enjoyed learning over the past year has been Paddy O'Brien Tiny the Trooper which I picked up off the recent NicGaviskey recording
# Posted on August 19th 2011 by Reeds Munson
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Here's another of her playing in a session with her Dad ( Flute ) - Just for you piobagusfidil
jim,,,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crAMCpXwtQo
# Posted on August 21st 2011 by FIDDLE4
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Surprised nobody has mentioned "Kid on the mountain" it's a 5 part slip jig and tricky enough on the whistle to get up to speed.
# Posted on August 26th 2011 by blaydo
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"Surprised nobody has mentioned "Kid on the mountain""
6th post in this thread by Jon Kiparsky:
"The classic big slip huge are kid in the Mountain..."
OK, so the preposition is a bit off the mark.
# Posted on August 26th 2011 by Weejie