The name's Bindi (no relation to the Irwins). In a nutshell - why I'm here....
Spent a couple of years working over in the west coast of Ireland (Clare) in the early 90s, listening to and absorbing tunes amongst nightly pints with friends who played the nightly session in McDermotts in Doolin. Followed that with 3 yrs in film school in Dublin.
Am now beginning to extricate those old lovely tunes from my memory and playing them on a Morse anglo concertina. Been playing concertina since October 2006. Also play guitar. Spent a couple of frustrating years learning piano as a child but I learn tunes primarily by ear these days - I don't have the patience for dots!
Three of us play a regular 'session' in our attic each week, with hubby (banjo/guitar/whistle) and another friend (bass/guitar/bodhran), an unconventional combination, but having a lot of fun and magic moments and that's the whole point. Got about 60 tunes now after a year playing together. Singing a few songs now too.
While not a strict "traditionalist" (we play bluegrass and French Canadian tunes as well), my passion is for the 'nuts and bolts' of Irish trad, the style of music I remember absorbing in Clare - I like it simple, uncluttered and bright.
Still on a long learning journey but very much enjoying the scenery on the way!
Tunes in bindicat's tunebook: 30
| Reverse Beat Phenomenon - anyone had this? | August 6th 2008 |
| Tunes that "speak" to you | August 18th 2007 |
| Moving a session from home to the pub | August 2nd 2007 |
| Discussions | Re: Sound or not??? | August 20th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Reverse Beat Phenomenon - anyone had this? | August 7th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Reverse Beat Phenomenon - anyone had this? | August 7th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Reverse Beat Phenomenon - anyone had this? | August 6th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Reverse Beat Phenomenon - anyone had this? | August 6th 2008 |
| Name | Type | Key |
|---|---|---|
| Anything For John Joe? | reel | Dmajor |
| Bang Your Frog On The Sofa | reel | Dminor |
| The Boys Of Ballisodare | slip jig | Gmajor |
| The Bunch Of Keys | reel | Gdorian |
| The Butterfly | slip jig | Eminor |
| Calliope House | jig | Dmajor |
| Chief O'Neill's Favourite | hornpipe | Dmajor |
| The Cliffs Of Moher | jig | Adorian |
| The Clog | slide | Gmajor |
| The Coleraine | jig | Aminor |
| The Connaughtman's Rambles | jig | Dmajor |
| Coridinio | hornpipe | Gmajor |
| The Devil's Dream | hornpipe | Amajor |
| The Foxhunter's | slip jig | Dmajor |
| Give Me Your Hand | waltz | Gmajor |
| The Green Groves Of Erin | reel | Amixolydian |
| Humors Of Kilclogher | jig | Adorian |
| Inisheer | waltz | Dmixolydian |
| Jig Of Life | jig | Adorian |
| The Kesh | jig | Gmajor |
| The Kid On The Mountain | slip jig | Eminor |
| King Of The Pipers | jig | Adorian |
| The Maids Of Mitchelstown | reel | Dminor |
| Merrily Kissed The Quaker | slide | Gmajor |
| Morrison's | jig | Edorian |
| Music For A Found Harmonium | reel | Dmajor |
| Old Hag, You Have Killed Me | jig | Dmixolydian |
| The One-Horned Sheep | jig | Gmajor |
| Out On The Ocean | jig | Gmajor |
| Rolling In The Ryegrass | reel | Dmajor |