My teacher is an master of obscure tunes. I can usually track down recordings, spots and such.
Found one that has me stumped. It's a reel called Patsy Campbell. I have on arrangement with spots. But am looking for another to confirm and looking for a recording or recordings to get a sense of it.
Usually tunes like this are known by a different name. But I even tried Rev's tune finder no luck. Here is the first phrase
Thanks for the link, Jack!
Earlier this morning I was searching on irishtune.info & noticed a button for playing 10 seconds of a tune. Either I've never noticed it before, or it's a new feature. I suspect the latter as it wasn't working for the tune I was searching.
So, I checked out the album details & the button(s) work there as well; http://www.irishtune.info/album/RF/
Unfortunately the button does not work (yet) on the tunes I was searching earlier.
Cheers, ceolachan. You must be right, because now all the buttons are working like a charm.
I'm just glad the 10 seconds are from actual recordings. Sometimes I try listening to stupid MIDIs, but they're simply rubbish. I swear, if I was stranded on a desert island with an Android, TunePal, a solar-charger, & all the tune MIDIs in the trad-murdering universe; I'd swim home . . . against a tsunami! Hopefully the MIDIs would scare away some of the sharks.
What's obscure for some ~ is Heinz beans for others...
I was chuckling while lurking over Zip's thread here, wandering if it was a leopard hunt, and curious about who the 'master of obscure tunes' was, and why he hadn't asked them? But I didn't want to ask, just pop in and see how things developed. Besides, it was such an odd heading don't you think ~ "Obscure tune advice sought" ~ it just kind of sounds like someone wanting directions on how to change a flat, or what's the best cure for a verrucae? What kind of cream should be used on an obscure tune?
Let's approach this calmly. Before we panic, what colour are the polka dots and what's their shape and size? Are they perfectly round or are they amoebic and in a constant flux?
I think the problem is you shouldn't let your obscure tune eat polka dots - the dots themselves are fine, but the tune will be unable to digest the dots' fur, and will have to expel them messily, usually on your sofa or on the nice carpet.
I concur with Jon's diagnosis, that it's not a good idea to feed any tune too many dots, it makes them unstable and cantacerous. That's just too much starch and sugar and not enough protein. They need a diet rich in fibre and fruit too... The fibre, as most know, is good for the digestion and keeping things 'regular'...
I'll have to chase that one up for a listen. I suspect I've only got it on vinyl and have yet to replace the lovely turntable we'd given away... It went to good people...
Everyone here knows I am ecumenical about dots. Take them or leave them
When it comes to obscure tunes with few recordings if any like this one (it is certainly not the Kesh for Pete's sake) it's nice to see how someone who took the time to memorialize the tune on paper trasncribed the tune he/she/it knew.
And also if it is known by another name, it's nice to have some dots to translate to ABC so I can use the very fine Reverend's tune finder.
My motto- 'Spots...Spots...I don't need no stinkin Spots...' with apologies to Mel Brooks and the Marx Brothers!
Obscure tune advice sought
Obscure tune advice sought
My teacher is an master of obscure tunes. I can usually track down recordings, spots and such.
Found one that has me stumped. It's a reel called Patsy Campbell. I have on arrangement with spots. But am looking for another to confirm and looking for a recording or recordings to get a sense of it.
Usually tunes like this are known by a different name. But I even tried Rev's tune finder no luck. Here is the first phrase
|d2AG F^GAB|c2AB cdec|dc^AG F^GA2|f^age d2fe|
Any assistance appreciated
# Posted on January 30th 2012 by zippydw
Re: Obscure tune advice sought
Maybe Humours of Carrigaholt?
Patsy campbell's
micho russell plays a variation of this under the name patsy cambell's
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1730
# Posted on January 30th 2012 by Toppish
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I've sent you a PM. I have the sheet music for it.
Cheers.
# Posted on January 30th 2012 by Ailin
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It's on the Russell Family recording.
# Posted on January 30th 2012 by Prof. Prlwytzkofski
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http://www.irishtune.info/tune/3424/
(found by doing a b/w Google image search on the title).
# Posted on January 30th 2012 by Jack Campin
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I must have messed up the search because i did not come up with Jack's reference.
i will have to check out micho russel and the russel family
Thanks
# Posted on January 30th 2012 by zippydw
Re: Obscure tune advice sought
Thanks for the link, Jack!
Earlier this morning I was searching on irishtune.info & noticed a button for playing 10 seconds of a tune. Either I've never noticed it before, or it's a new feature. I suspect the latter as it wasn't working for the tune I was searching.
So, I checked out the album details & the button(s) work there as well;
http://www.irishtune.info/album/RF/
Unfortunately the button does not work (yet) on the tunes I was searching earlier.
# Posted on January 30th 2012 by ain't fluffed
Re: Obscure tune advice sought
Yes, it's a relatively newish feature...
Maybe you caught it on an off day? 
Or you didn't catch it just right with your pointer? 
# Posted on January 31st 2012 by ceolachan
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Cheers, ceolachan. You must be right, because now all the buttons are working like a charm.
I'm just glad the 10 seconds are from actual recordings. Sometimes I try listening to stupid MIDIs, but they're simply rubbish. I swear, if I was stranded on a desert island with an Android, TunePal, a solar-charger, & all the tune MIDIs in the trad-murdering universe; I'd swim home . . . against a tsunami! Hopefully the MIDIs would scare away some of the sharks.
# Posted on January 31st 2012 by ain't fluffed
Re: Obscure tune advice sought
Midis sound better under water...
# Posted on January 31st 2012 by ceolachan
What's obscure for some ~ is Heinz beans for others...
I was chuckling while lurking over Zip's thread here, wandering if it was a leopard hunt, and curious about who the 'master of obscure tunes' was, and why he hadn't asked them? But I didn't want to ask, just pop in and see how things developed. Besides, it was such an odd heading don't you think ~ "Obscure tune advice sought" ~ it just kind of sounds like someone wanting directions on how to change a flat, or what's the best cure for a verrucae? What kind of cream should be used on an obscure tune?
# Posted on January 31st 2012 by ceolachan
Help! My obscure tune is coughing up polka dot fur balls and I don't know what to do...
# Posted on January 31st 2012 by ceolachan
Re: Obscure tune advice sought
Let me get the manual out...
Sorry Zip, it's late...
# Posted on January 31st 2012 by ceolachan
O O O O O O O O O O O O
Let's approach this calmly. Before we panic, what colour are the polka dots and what's their shape and size? Are they perfectly round or are they amoebic and in a constant flux?
# Posted on January 31st 2012 by ceolachan
Re: Obscure tune advice sought
I think the problem is you shouldn't let your obscure tune eat polka dots - the dots themselves are fine, but the tune will be unable to digest the dots' fur, and will have to expel them messily, usually on your sofa or on the nice carpet.
# Posted on January 31st 2012 by Jon Kiparsky
Diagnosis sought for an obscure tune
I concur with Jon's diagnosis, that it's not a good idea to feed any tune too many dots, it makes them unstable and cantacerous. That's just too much starch and sugar and not enough protein. They need a diet rich in fibre and fruit too... The fibre, as most know, is good for the digestion and keeping things 'regular'...
# Posted on January 31st 2012 by ceolachan
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Nothing worse than a constipated hornpipe.
# Posted on January 31st 2012 by Weejie
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# Posted on January 31st 2012 by ceolachan
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Sounds like a good question to me, what's the negativity?
# Posted on January 31st 2012 by kook
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Why do u always turn threads into ur constipated horny pipes. Go shut up yerself
# Posted on January 31st 2012 by kook
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I can recommend a good laxative, kook.
# Posted on January 31st 2012 by Weejie
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U kill music with words.
# Posted on January 31st 2012 by kook
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iab9YKocUcw
# Posted on January 31st 2012 by Weejie
Obscuration to obfuscation
Whoa, is that a snail trail? Where's a hedgehog when you need one? /On second thought, has someone been licking slugs?
# Posted on January 31st 2012 by ceolachan
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http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/1777
Track 4 - can't understand how it hasn't been posted here by now. Whistle solo by Cathal McConnell, if I remember correctly.
# Posted on January 31st 2012 by Kenny
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U r a scab. Music should be your weapon, not words.
# Posted on January 31st 2012 by kook
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Hope that's not directed at me. Who's the "scab" ?
# Posted on January 31st 2012 by Kenny
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Music is not a weapon and you obviously have a problem with words.
# Posted on February 1st 2012 by Weejie
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Nice link Kenny, and dear Cathal too...
# Posted on February 1st 2012 by ceolachan
I'll have to chase that one up for a listen. I suspect I've only got it on vinyl and have yet to replace the lovely turntable we'd given away...
It went to good people...
# Posted on February 1st 2012 by ceolachan
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Everyone here knows I am ecumenical about dots. Take them or leave them
When it comes to obscure tunes with few recordings if any like this one (it is certainly not the Kesh for Pete's sake) it's nice to see how someone who took the time to memorialize the tune on paper trasncribed the tune he/she/it knew.
And also if it is known by another name, it's nice to have some dots to translate to ABC so I can use the very fine Reverend's tune finder.
My motto- 'Spots...Spots...I don't need no stinkin Spots...' with apologies to Mel Brooks and the Marx Brothers!
# Posted on February 1st 2012 by zippydw