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Two-Fifty To Vigo

reel

Key signature: Bminor

Submitted on March 25th 2004 by Frulator.

This tune has been added to 113 tunebooks.

Also known as 250 To Vigo, Two Fifty To Vigi, Two Fifty To Vigo, The Two-Fifty To Vigo.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Dansoozies by The Poozies
Farrar by Duncan Chisholm
Hangin At The Crossroads by Eoin O'Neill
Hangin' At The Crossroads by Ceili Bandits
Redwood by Lunasa
Venus In Tweeds by Shooglenifty

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

X: 1
T: Two-Fifty To Vigo
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Bmin
fBBA BdFG-|GBdB Acec|fBBA BdFG-|GBBd cBB2|
fBBA BdFG-|GBdB Ac(3efg|f2BA BdFG-|GBfe defg|
affe decd-|decd ed(3cBA|affe decd-|dfab fee2|
affe decd-|decd ed(3cBA|f2BA Bdcd-|decd ed(3cBA||
% the middle 8 bit
cFFc dGGd|cFFe dBB2|cFFc dGG2|1dfec dBB2:|2dfec defg|
% ... and 2nd part variation
affd caBc-|cABc dcBA|affd caBc-|cfab fee2|

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Lunasa: Redwood: track 10

I saw someone on this site looking for this tune, it was written by the fiddler from Shooglenifty I believe, and is a little cracker, though lunasa play it a little slow for my taste, and their variated 2nd part seems a little pointless as it is so similar to the real 2nd part, enjoy.

# Posted on March 25th 2004 by Frulator

Angus Grant, I think is his name. If I remember correctly (and could be wrong), he wrote it while riding on the back of a motorcycle to Vigo. It's on the Shooglenifty album "Venus in Tweeds". Other people have been recording it, it's a nice one, I think.

# Posted on March 26th 2004 by Zina Lee

P.S.

And, again if I remember correctly (it's been a while since I've heard them play it), the Shoogles play it rather slowly as well, though I haven't heard that track in a while.

# Posted on March 26th 2004 by Zina Lee

Speed

You're right, Zina, even that slow that I've always seen it as a tune in the 'miscellaneous'-department rather than as a reel.
Recorded by the Poozies and the Ceili Bandits as well.

# Posted on March 26th 2004 by Henk Bos

Thanks

I was the one looking for the tune. I like the syncopation of it. Thanks for supplying the ABC. My group meets Tuesday and we'll all have a go at it.

# Posted on March 28th 2004 by harpnfiddle

I managed to pick up a fair amount of this tune at a session with the Peatbog Faeries the other week - they play it fairly fast and it sounds awesome... but that's also because they're an awesome band :oD

# Posted on May 19th 2004 by tbag

250 to vigo

check out the band's website @ shoogle.com for their version of the tune - thanks Dzoni.

# Posted on July 5th 2004 by allan21

Tricky !

Am I the only one who finds that middle 8 bit tricky to do neatly? Any tips?

cFFc dGGd|cFFe dBB2|

# Posted on November 29th 2005 by domnull

Yes, tricky.

I think the problem is in playing these cF and dG "fretting" with a finger and sound in tune. As always there's nothing else to do except practice. It can be very usefull in other tunes.

# Posted on March 9th 2006 by fer

250 to Vigo and Otter's Holt

Some similarities between these two?

# Posted on October 12th 2006 by domnull

Vigo

I would like to remember you that Vigo is in Galiza, one of the celtic countries invited at the Festival of Lorient in Bretagne.
I love this tune but I preffer Lunasa´s tempo, slowly with more feeling and swing than Shooglenifty one.

# Posted on November 1st 2006 by Manu Novo

As played by Duncan Chisholm on his CD Farrar:

# Posted on May 21st 2008 by DonaldK

Mmm.
Have just checked the Shoogles website and the version posted there is almost identical to what Mr Chisholm plays.

# Posted on May 21st 2008 by DonaldK

Maybe he learnt it from the dots!

# Posted on May 21st 2008 by DonaldK