After listening to some Paddy Glackin (and others) recently, I've been on the lookout for tunes where one can drone and play the melody at the same time.
Obviously you can do this with open strings, but I'm looking for something slightly different.
For example, the Pinch Of Snuff (http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/591), in the A & B parts one can keep a 4th finger on the G string virtually the entire time to have a D drone. This can also be repeated on lots of pipe tunes for an A drone. I've also seen it done in third & higher positions (Sean Keane I *think*?).
Fiddle drones
Fiddle drones
After listening to some Paddy Glackin (and others) recently, I've been on the lookout for tunes where one can drone and play the melody at the same time.
Obviously you can do this with open strings, but I'm looking for something slightly different.
For example, the Pinch Of Snuff (http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/591), in the A & B parts one can keep a 4th finger on the G string virtually the entire time to have a D drone. This can also be repeated on lots of pipe tunes for an A drone. I've also seen it done in third & higher positions (Sean Keane I *think*?).
Anyway, suggestions are welcome!
# Posted on February 11th 2012 by SmashTheWindows
Re: Fiddle drones
Plenty of Shetland tunes - though did you just mean Irish tunes?
# Posted on February 11th 2012 by Weejie
Re: Fiddle drones
You can do it on a lot of tunes really...
# Posted on February 11th 2012 by Patrick Murray
Re: Fiddle drones
I guess my initial thoughts were Irish, but I'm open to any suggestions!
# Posted on February 11th 2012 by SmashTheWindows
Helps me learn new tunes either way
# Posted on February 11th 2012 by SmashTheWindows
Re: Fiddle drones
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/878
You can raise the bottom string to A for "dat een".
# Posted on February 11th 2012 by Weejie
Re: Fiddle drones
I reckon you should get hold of some recordings by John Doherty or perhaps Vincent Campbell.
# Posted on February 11th 2012 by MacCruiskeen
James Byrne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUv3SL3Cio4
# Posted on February 11th 2012 by Dragut Reis