I'm what they call a "returning student". Played a bit of
classical violin as a kid, but quit as soon as I could. A couple
of years back, on my 42th birthday, I decided to try irish
traditional music and went out and bought a violin. Now,
I'm what they call an obsessed personality (actually, that's
nothing new, they've been calling me that for years :). I
spend as much time as possible scratching and screeching
away making noises that I like to call music. Neglecting
work, family and friends for the love of ITM.
I live somewhere (obsessed *and* confused) north of
Santa Fe, New Mexico, deep in the heart of mariachi land.
We had a discussion recently about pets and whether they
like the music or not. I have no pets, the coyotes ate them
all :-( - but sometimes, late at night, when the moon is
casting it's beautiful, silvery light over the desert
landscape, I sit outside and play tunes - the wind rustling
in the pines as the accompainist, and the coyotes prowl
close by, their howls providing a counterpoint to the
tunes. I like to think they are howling in approval, but
they are probably just wanting me to get another cat :-)
Tunes in chicagofiddler's tunebook: 10
| Dark Corners | jig | July 29th 2002 |
| The Wounded Hussar | jig | July 25th 2002 |
| The Caves Of Kiltanon | jig | May 24th 2002 |
| Xesus And Felicia | reel | April 19th 2002 |
| Paddy In The Smoke | Lynn Saoirse | August 27th 2002 |
| Traditional Irish Music | James Kelly | July 29th 2002 |
| Traditional Music From The Legendary East Clare Fiddler | Paddy Canny | May 22nd 2002 |
| New Tricks | Old Blind Dogs | April 18th 2002 |
| Blue Dragon Coffeehouse | September 2nd 2002 |
| Murphy's Law At The Quality Inn | August 15th 2002 |
| Email through the session | September 20th 2002 |
| Chicago sessions | August 10th 2002 |
| What do you hear in your head? | April 19th 2002 |
| lump and/or red marks on neck? | April 16th 2002 |
| Injuries, can't play with em, can't go without em | February 25th 2002 |
| Discussions | Re: How many tunes do you know? How often do you learn tunes? Ear or Notes? | August 7th 2004 |
| Tunes | Paddy fahy's jig on paddy in the smoke | October 7th 2002 |
| Discussions | Re: Favourite pipers | October 3rd 2002 |
| Discussions | Re: What's your drink? | October 2nd 2002 |
| Discussions | Re: What are your most hated tunes? | September 27th 2002 |
| Name | Type | Key |
|---|---|---|
| The Bank Of Ireland | reel | Dmixolydian |
| The Banshee | reel | Gmajor |
| The Cliffs Of Moher | jig | Adorian |
| The Crooked Road To Dublin | reel | Gmajor |
| The Drab Plateau | slip jig | Adorian |
| Jackson's | jig | Gmajor |
| Reel Beatrice | reel | Aminor |
| Sean Ryan's | jig | Adorian |
| Sean Ryan's | reel | Dmajor |
| The Swallow's Tail | reel | Adorian |