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: The Joys of performing! | December 1st 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: buy a semi-professional concertina | December 1st 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Jeffries Concertina. | November 28th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Scottish Fiddle Music ~ help widen my perspective, please? | November 17th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Even more ways to ruin a session | November 14th 2008 |
| Name | Type | Key |
|---|---|---|
| The Cliffs Of Moher | jig | Adorian |
| King Of The Pipers | jig | Adorian |
| Humors Of Kilclogher | jig | Adorian |
| Jig Of Life | jig | Adorian |
| The Devil's Dream | hornpipe | Amajor |
| The Coleraine | jig | Aminor |
| The Green Groves Of Erin | reel | Amixolydian |
| Chief O'Neill's Favourite | hornpipe | Dmajor |
| Calliope House | jig | Dmajor |
| The Connaughtman's Rambles | jig | Dmajor |
| Rolling In The Ryegrass | reel | Dmajor |
| Music For A Found Harmonium | reel | Dmajor |
| The Foxhunter's | slip jig | Dmajor |
| Anything For John Joe? | reel | Dmajor |
| The Maids Of Mitchelstown | reel | Dminor |
| Bang Your Frog On The Sofa | reel | Dminor |
| Inisheer | waltz | Dmixolydian |
| Old Hag, You Have Killed Me | jig | Dmixolydian |
| Morrison's | jig | Edorian |
| The Butterfly | slip jig | Eminor |
| The Kid On The Mountain | slip jig | Eminor |
| The Bunch Of Keys | reel | Gdorian |
| The Kesh | jig | Gmajor |
| Merrily Kissed The Quaker | slide | Gmajor |
| Out On The Ocean | jig | Gmajor |
| Give Me Your Hand | waltz | Gmajor |
| The Boys Of Ballisodare | slip jig | Gmajor |
| Coridinio | hornpipe | Gmajor |
| The Clog | slide | Gmajor |
| The One-Horned Sheep | jig | Gmajor |