Davydd McDonald
Brisbane Australia
I play fiddle, DADGAD guitar, Octave Mandolin & Piano. Play mostly Irish... but also enjoy playing Scottish, Australian & Contra Dance tunes.
Thankyou to George, Beth, Rose & Steve for your friendship and constant inspiration!
Here's a video of me on the fiddle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsz3JI2Mstw
And one on the guitar:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXZ3OyTaEvU
You can visit me at my myspace site:
http://www.myspace.com/georgeanddavydd
or:
http://www.myspace.com/dancerdavydd
I'm also a member of our local fiddle club... check them out!:
http://brisbanecelticfiddleclub.com/
:o)
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I have a passion for writing tunes altho i get just as much enjoyment out of the trad ones!
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Reels:
A tune for a Rose
The particular "Rose" that this title refers to is a fine fiddle player from Brisbane named Rose Jacob. I always enjoy a session with Rose. She always reminds me that music is meant to be fun. :o)
X: 1
T: A Tune For A Rose
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Ador
EA AG AA EA|EG AB cB AG|EB, B,E c,E B,E|DE GA BA GD|
EA AG AA EA|EG AB c2 Bc|dB (3cBA BA GD|EG AB A4:|
ge de Be AB|cA GA EA DA|EA AG AB AG|EG AB cd e^f|
ge de Be AB|cA GA EA DA|EA AG AB AG|EG AB A4:|
Alyssia's Reel:
Alyssia is a beautiful & cheeky person from near Lismore NSW. She was one of the reasons I started playing fiddle in the first place. (Alyssia plays fiddle & concertina) I tried to re-create some of her personality in this tune.
X: 1
T: Alyssia's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
d,2(3f,e,d,a,d,b,d,|a,2fedb,a,f,|d,2(3f,e,d,a,d,b,d,|e,f,g,a,db,a,f,|
d,2(3f,e,d,a,d,b,d,|a,2fedb,a,f,|g,2b,g,f,2a,f,|e,d,e,f,d,4:|
d2(3dca,b,2b,a,|g,2g,b,a,f,e,f,|d,2dd,cd,b,d,|e,f,g,a,b,a,b,c|
d2(3dca,b,2b,a,|g,2g,b,a,f,e,f,|g,2b,g,f,2a,f,|e,d,e,f,d,4:|
Jerry's Reel:
I wrote this tune for my <then> girlfriend's father. (Jerry Everard... a mad keen fiddle player from Canberra) He was kind enough to let me stay at his place for a couple of weeks
X: 1
T: Jerry's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
eA~ A{\B}A eA fA|e2 af ed BA|G2 BG cG BG|EF GA BA B{c/}d|
eA AA eA fA|e2 af ed BA|G2 BG cG BG|ED EG A4:|
EA, A,A, EA, FA,|EF GA GE DB,| G,2 DG, EG, DG,|C2 EC =FC EC|
EA, A,A, EA, FA,|EF GA GE DB,| G,2 DG, EG, DG,|CA, A,G,A,4:|
Trip to Dorrigo:
I wrote this tune after an eventful trip down to the Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival with my friends Karen, Jacko, George & Mackenzie from the band Fiddlesticks. (http://fiddlesticks.co.nz) It was quite a pleasant drive down but the drive back was plagued with a series of thunderstorms. My friends... being from NZ... had never really seen lightning like that before and it was quite an experience for them. The dramatic 'B' part to this tune tries to depict the storms on our way back.
X: 1
T: Trip To Dorrigo, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
G3A B2dB|AGEG A2BA|G~E3 EDB,D|DGBG AGED|
G3A B2dB|AGEG A2BA|G~E3 EDB,D|DEED DEED:|
BEEB BAGE|C2~C2 B,2B,2|A,CDE GABG|A3A A2GA|
A~B3 BAGE|C2~C2 B,2B,2|A,CDE GABA|GEED DEED:|
Declan, Claire and Javesie Bell:
Declan (Fiddle, Guitar, Banjo) and Claire (Cello, Fiddle) are two talented young players from the band "Celtaclysmic" (Melbourned Based)... "Javesie Bell" is their pet name for me (It's a long story) :o)
X: 1
T: Declan, Claire and Javesie Bell
C: Davydd McDonald
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: Reel
K: Dmaj
|DF Ad cd AF|DF Ad cd ec|dA fA eA dA|Bc (3ccc 2cB AF|
|DF Ad cd AF|DF Ad cd ec|dA fA eA dA|cd ec d2AF:|
|Dd cd BA FE|DF AF DG BG|D2 (3AAA B2 (3BBB|=c=c =c=c BB BB|
|Ad cd BA FE|DF AF DG BG|Df ed cA Bc|d2 dc d2 AF:|
Breakfast Epiphanies:
Ok... the title of this tune is a bit silly... I admit it! This is a tune I wrote in the morning after a visit from some friends from Melbourne. They are all great young musicians in a band called Celtaclysmic. After George and I decided to put it on an album we are doing... it needed a name. It was actually my former housemate Dave Logan who came up with this title.
X: 1
T: Breakfast Epiphanies
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
D2 AD (3EFG AF|DE Ad cA ED|G2 AG BG AG|Bd gf dc AE|
D2 AD (3EFG AF|DE Ad cA ED|G2 AG BG AG|Bd dc d2 AF:|
Dd (3ddd fd gd|fd gd ad gd|f2 af ed BA|B2 (3BBB BA FE|
Dd (3ddd fd gd|fd gd ad gd|f2 af ed BA|Bd dc d2 AF:|
Le Jour Rouge (The Red Day)
A short little tune inspired by the playing of Martin Hayes. I named it after a strange day.... when everything my friends and I ate seemed to be red.
X: 1
T: Le Jour Rouge
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amin
cB AG EG (3GGG|BG cG BA Bd|cB AG EG (3GGG|ED EG A2 AB:|
c2 ec gc ec|A2 eA fA eA|d2 (3ddd dc BA|GA BG AB dB|
c2 ec gc ec|A2 eA fA eA|dc BA G2 (3GGG|ED EG A2 AB|
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Slip Jigs:
Marcie's Night out:
Ever since i started playing tunes, Marcie's enthusiasm for the music and her passion for learning new tunes has been infectious. A fine fiddle player and a mother to a tribe of kids... i wrote this tune to celebrate her one night out to play tunes.
X: 1
T: Marcie’s Night Out
C: Davydd McDonald
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Gmaj
|G2A B2d BAG|E2D E2D DEF|G2A B2d BAG|A2G AAG A2B:|
|G2A Bdg e2d|e2d eed e2g|d2B A2G E2B|A2G AAG A2B|
|G2A Bdg e2d|e2d eed e2g|edB dBA GED|E2A AAG A2B|
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Tunes in davydd's tunebook: 48
| The Best Day Of My Life | jig | October 9th 2009 |
| Kilteery | reel | March 22nd 2009 |
| New Years Alone | reel | March 20th 2009 |
| Miss Baird Of Saughton Hall | three-two | February 3rd 2009 |
| Dun Ibrig | jig | October 9th 2008 |
| Ashe Road | May 16th 2008 |
| Cut Up The Floor | Jigsaw | July 31st 2008 |
| George Jackson & Davydd McDonald | May 6th 2008 |
| Brisbane Celtic Fiddle Club | January 17th 2007 |
| Where do you get your info? | July 29th 2009 |
| Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh | June 23rd 2009 |
| Looking for a video... | June 16th 2009 |
| I haven't seen one of these at a session... yet. | May 31st 2009 |
| Valley of the Moon 2009 | April 29th 2009 |
| Tunes | The Best Day of My Life | October 11th 2009 |
| Tunes | The Best Day Of My Life | October 9th 2009 |
| Discussions | Re: 8 Hand Jig title | October 4th 2009 |
| Discussions | Re: Cathal Hayden's Tune Name | October 4th 2009 |
| Discussions | Re: MIDI Melodeon - WHAT THE ???? | August 20th 2009 |