In my early 60ies, with a varied musical biography (after travelling extensively through Appalachia in the early 70s): guitarist/5string banjo in a country band, concertina in an Irish group in the 70s, blues harp in a blues band for ten years in the 90s. After a recent (2007) visit to Ireland with lots of listening renewed interest in ITM. Instruments: mainly harmonica and 5string, a little bit of english concertina. Parallel: continuing interest in blues and old-time mountain tunes, especially clawhammer banjo, on the lookout for a new band, always willing to experiment with the music (instruments: blues harp, waltzes on the guitar/flatpicked, 5string). Most recent - deep - musical impression: staying summers in Nova Scotia, getting to know the close-knit and at the same time very varied scene there, and experiencing Cape Breton music live all over the little community halls and sessions there: an incredibly warm and musically rich experience! And: there´s also quite a blues scene on Barrington Street in Halifax NS - lots of session possibilities.
Tunes in alexweger's tunebook: 29
| "Newest recordings" without comments | January 29th 2011 |
| Making a difference between the music and the people who play it ?? | January 22nd 2011 |
| Playing the same tune on different instruments | December 10th 2010 |
| tenor banjo in ITM | February 13th 2008 |
| re: tenor banjo tunings | December 20th 2007 |
| Discussions | Re: Listening vs. Playing | May 5th 2012 |
| Discussions | Re: Harmonicas, easier bought than played. | January 10th 2012 |
| Discussions | Re: The Best Jigs | January 6th 2012 |
| Discussions | Re: Austrian Celtic tunes | December 28th 2011 |
| Discussions | Re: Things I like about this music No3527 | December 26th 2011 |
| Name | Type | Key |
|---|---|---|
| Amy's | waltz | Emajor |
| An Pointe | hornpipe | Gmajor |
| Andre Alain's | jig | Dmajor |
| At It Again | jig | Dmajor |
| Bernie Cunnion's Favourite | jig | Gmajor |
| Bracken's | jig | Aminor |
| The Burning Of The Piper's Hut | reel | Eminor |
| The Dark Island | waltz | Gmajor |
| Eighth Of January | reel | Dmajor |
| Empty Beercans | jig | Eminor |
| The Greenwood Tree | waltz | Gmajor |
| High Clouds | waltz | Gmajor |
| Ice On The Water | waltz | Gmajor |
| Judy Ann's | waltz | Gmajor |
| Kansas City | hornpipe | Dmajor |
| The Kerfunken | jig | Dmajor |
| Lighthouse Keeper's | waltz | Amajor |
| Midnight On The Water | waltz | Dmajor |
| Paddy Burke's | jig | Eminor |
| Perry's Victory | jig | Gmajor |
| The Sheep In The Boat | jig | Edorian |
| Trent Waters | jig | Eminor |
| Two Mile Bridge | jig | Eminor |
| Under The Bridge | jig | Aminor |
| Valse Astrid | waltz | Aminor |
| The Water | slide | Gdorian |
| The Wayfaring Stranger | reel | Eminor |
| Wexford | jig | Eminor |
| Within A Mile Of Dublin | reel | Dmixolydian |