Key signature: Amajor
Submitted on November 6th 2010 by Bazirilath.
This tune has been added to 8 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Portree Bay
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Amaj
|: e | A>ce e2c | f>ea f>ec | A>ce e2f |e>cA B2c |
A>ce e2c | f>ea f>ec | A>Bc B<fB | c>BA A2:|
|: g | a>Aa a2e | f>ea f>ec | a>Aa a>gf | e>cA B2c |
a>Aa a2e | f>ea f>ec | A>Bc B<fB | c>BA A2 :|
|: e | A>ce A>ce | f>ea f>ec | A>ce A>ce | e>cA B2c |
A>ce A>ce | f>ea f>ec | A>Bc B<fB | c>BA A2 :|
|: g | a>Aa a>fe | f<ae f>ec | a>Aa a>gf | e>cA B2c |
a>Aa a>fe | f<ae f>ec | A>Bc B<fB | c>Ba A2 :|
I have to admit
I was about a third the way through this ABC when I saw one John Kelly's post on a forum, which I checked for accuracy and just copied and pasted to finish it off.
Here's the post: http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/group.php?do=discuss&discussionid=1952
So a heartfelt THANKS! to you, if you're looking at this page, because you saved me a great deal of time.
Anyway, what I like about Portree Bay is how bright it is; it's in 6/8 and that's always lively, but it's also got that Scotch snap like how you'd have in a strathspey.
I like to play it (on my violin) slowly, emphasizing the snaps, and then go around a second time and play it much faster with no snaps, and with some slides (when going from e to f, for example) which gives it a more American backcountry feel.
# Posted on November 6th 2010 by Bazirilath
Sheet music?
I'm interested in writing out the sheet music to this one, but i'm not sure how...
# Posted on November 6th 2010 by Bazirilath
Writing out the tune
Get an abc program, download the abc file and print it.
or paste the abc into the abc convertor on Concertina.net and print the file.....
You can also print the gif file when it gets posted for this tune.
# Posted on November 6th 2010 by jardineromi
Sheet music?
There is a FREE ABC converter at the following, just click on the link & it'll take you straight to it:
http://www.concertina.net/tunes_convert.html
just copy the ABC before you go there & paste it in the box provided. Then hit "submit". It will show a rough sheet on the page. Above that it wiil read:
[MIDI Music File] [PDF Sheet Music] [ABC Source]
Click on "PDF Sheet Music" . It will show a much cleaner version of the tune on your screen, and in the upper left hand corner it will show icons for either printing or saving the sheet to your computer.
Hope this makes life a bit simpler for you. Have fun!
-Jay
# Posted on November 6th 2010 by jaychoons
Nice tune, BTW
Seems to have the character of an old 6/8 march (as opposed to it being for dancing). Sounds VERY Scottish, as well (and not just because of the snaps in it). Nice find!
# Posted on November 6th 2010 by jaychoons
D'oh!
Oops! Should've clicked on the link for the discussion, & I would've found out that it is indeed a 6/8 pipe march...sorry!
# Posted on November 6th 2010 by jaychoons
D'oh!
Yeah, I couldn't find a place to put this that would make it 6/8 but not a jig.
Also, Jay, I was actually wondering how to upload sheet music on *here*. How does one make that little tab that says "Sheetmusic" for this song?
# Posted on November 6th 2010 by Bazirilath
Patience...........
We don't do that - Jeremy, who owns this site will do that when he has the time.
# Posted on November 6th 2010 by Kenny
Portree Bay
Right enough; this is a highland pipe march originally, published in the Scots Guards Collection, and composed by a Skye piper. It makes a good jig, so it does.
# Posted on November 8th 2010 by siubhal